Politics

New York City Council probing Kalshi, Polymarket and other prediction markets over marketing claims

Updated on: August 12, 2026 / 12:04 PM EDT / CBS News

Tennessee Set to Execute Man Despite Botched Attempt on Another Prisoner

Darrell Hines's lawyers ask supreme court to intervene, arguing he could face fate similar to failed execution in May

Patriot Games: Trump’s ‘freedom finale’ to celebrate 250 is … a school sports day

‘Outstanding young Americans’ came together to catch a tennis ball for freedom

Mike Lindell refuses to concede in Minnesota primary despite getting far fewer votes

With almost all votes counted in Republican primary for governor, Lisa Demuth is ahead by over 10% of ballots

What's Hunter Biden up to? He's doing what Bidens always do

Welcome to Wednesday’s Washington Secrets. No, we don’t know what last night’s election results mean either. Today, we focus on Hunter Biden and his media blitz. If you are wondering what his strategy is, well, he said it all out loud to Tucker Carlson. Plus, we have polling that suggests Republicans are going to have to work harder to turn voters off the socialists …

USS Abraham Lincoln sailors tried to jump overboard amid extended deployment

Aircraft carrier’s crew in ninth month at sea and has spent record 250 days consecutively without making land

In upset, moderate David Crowley defeats democratic socialist Francesca Hong in Wisconsin gubernatorial primary

Updated on: August 12, 2026 / 10:29 AM EDT / CBS News

Judge orders Kennedy Center to pay musician who canceled concert in protest

A judge ordered the Kennedy Center to pay over $250,000 in legal fees to jazz musician Chuck Redd after he canceled his Christmas concert in protest of President Donald Trump.

Stars, trees, mountains: Santa Rosa outdoor youth program is using nature to combat gun violence

LandPaths takes at-risk youth out of their concrete, urban environments and into the natural one, offering many their first encounters with the land

Kansas father kills his four children and their mother before shooting himself

Incident marks second familicide in midwest in two weeks, with the children who died ranging in age from three to nine

Farage has turned Clacton into a human zoo. Here’s the truth about what’s happening here

When I moved to the town in 2022 I loved the beach walks, cheap drinks and panoramic coastal views. Now it feels like a never-ending circus

Trump ally loses, mixed results for progressives: takeaways from primaries in Minnesota, Wisconsin and beyond

Primaries across US included Darline Graham advancing to runoff, while progressive Francesca Hong and MyPillow’s Mike Lindell fell short