Politics

Trump rally security ejects protester wearing 'kill your local pedophile' shirt

Security personnel escorted out a protester donning a “kill your local pedophile” shirt during President Donald Trump‘s speech at a rally in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Trump campaigns with Darline Graham ahead of runoff: "Say that I'm on the ballot one more time"

August 21, 2026 / 8:39 PM EDT / CBS News

Another Pulte Purge

Before becoming a regular travel companion of President Trump’s, the nation’s top housing-finance official and the nation’s top intelligence official for one summer, Bill Pulte, was a meme-stock celebrity who was once honored in a livestream with a gag dinosaur trophy inscribed with the words Bill Pulte Fucks on the front and only the young on the back. “That looks pretty badass,” he said upon accepting the bizarro honor.

‘She’s not afraid of anyone’: the prison writings of one of Hong Kong’s last outspoken democracy activists

Chow Hang-tung has been detained since 2021, and written about everything from clothes to Tiananmen Square and the meaning of freedom

Trump threatens $5bn lawsuit over liberal national guard policy report

A report released by thinktank Cap argues the deployment of the national guard failed to have a measurable impact on crime, despite costing billions

Trump says 'Scott Jennings is good' for Leavitt position

President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday that conservative commentator Scott Jennings is a “good option” to replace outgoing press secretary Karoline Leavitt after the CNN contributor jumped to support the administration in a media storm over the president’s top aide, Natalie Harp.

Trump: GOP disagreement on data centers is 'OK with me'

President Donald Trump on Friday said it’s no issue if Republican lawmakers and candidates disagree with him on regulating data centers, something his preferred candidates and allies have taken an opposing stance on.

Reports of sexual assault in the military declined for third straight year, Pentagon says

Updated on: August 21, 2026 / 7:16 PM EDT / CBS News

Piker calls Hamas 'moderate' as commentator faces backlash

Hasan Piker this week again cast Hamas in a favorable light, refusing to back away from his support for the terrorist organization that has controlled Gaza, despite backlash from many Democrats.

DOJ opinion gives Marco Rubio final say over Foreign Service firing appeals

President Donald Trump‘s Secretary of State Marco Rubio should have the final say when U.S. diplomats and other Foreign Service employees appeal their firings or discipline, according to Justice Department legal guidance issued Friday.

Thank You for Your Inattention to This Matter

The good news is that the world has stopped responding breathlessly to Donald Trump’s every empty provocation. That’s also the bad news.

TikTok Agrees to $400m Settlement to Resolve US Children's Privacy Litigation

The DoJ sued TikTok and its former parent company in August 2024 for allegedly failing to protect children's privacy and collecting their information