Politics

Jimmy Kimmel on Trump’s new press secretary: ‘attorney in the way George Santos was volleyball champion’

Late-night host discussed Trump’s falling poll numbers and concerns over his new press secretary, Katie Zacharia

The ultra-rich are spending one million dollars a day fighting California’s proposed billionaire tax

Tech billionaires have raised more than $340m to defeat Prop 40, a one-time 5% wealth tax that will fund healthcare and education

Outwitting DOGE: How 'the swamp' ran out the clock on Elon Musk

Give the Department of Government Efficiency its due. They did what many hoped. They took the federal bureaucracy head-on, a bane to the average American. DOGE identified the problem, zeroed in on a few particularly egregious federal offices, and proved there is an appetite for a smaller, cheaper federal government.

Norwegian teenage hitman hired for UK murder by Iran-backed crime gang jailed for 20 years

Johannes Kongsnes Natland, 19, was arrested in Huddersfield with two guns and live ammunition

American journalist, Palestinians injured in clashes with masked Israeli settlers in West Bank

Updated on: October 16, 2026 / 11:18 AM EDT / CBS News

AGs v. Trump: How an AWOL Congress made hundreds of lawsuits possible

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El Sayed’s cure for high gas prices would make them worse

In a recent column about Democrats’ dubious claim to any political advantage over “affordability,” we noted that while the opposition party’s approach to exploiting elevated fuel costs for political advantage is a strategic layup, it’s a noncredible and incoherent policy position.

Katie Zacharia was bad, but the job is becoming impossible

It is a truth universally acknowledged that Katie Zacharia did not make a successful debut as White House press secretary. Standing for the first time at the briefing room podium, she stumbled badly. And now she appears to be out — “transitioning out” within days.

I’ve debated with Israel’s most fervent defenders – NAZA debunks their talking points

The film’s testimonies from Israeli soldiers and intelligence officers expose years of baseless propaganda. Don’t take my word – take theirs

Letitia James has a habit of speaking before evidence. Case in point: Cornell

Prosecutors can have opinions. They shouldn’t announce verdicts. On Sept. 28, New York Attorney General Letitia James posted that what the Cornell University accuser “has been forced to endure is horrific and unacceptable,” adding, “To her, and to all survivors: you’re not alone. We stand with you.” Three days later, Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) named James special prosecutor in that case. It wasn’t her first time talking before she had evidence.

Why France's Financial Crisis Foreshadows What Will Come in the US Without King Dollar and Reform

Because it’s a day ending in “y,” the French are rioting again.

Fiery speeches, LED hats and infighting: inside an Alberta separatist conference

WeUnify’s Reclaiming Alberta brought together ardent supporters of independence from Canada while highlighting key disagreements over strategy – not least how close a free Alberta should be to the US