Politics

Senate candidate El-Sayed says it's "funny to me" to assume Michigan votes for moderates when it voted twice for Trump

Updated on: August 3, 2026 / 8:21 PM EDT / CBS News

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche issues order rescinding "anti-weaponization" fund

Updated on: August 3, 2026 / 8:18 PM EDT / CBS/AP

Trump Blames America First

The president would rather condemn Minnesota than Iran.

Far-right Republican accused of stiffing student debate champion of $8,000

Florida gubernatorial candidate James Fishback calls failure to pay Briana Whatley money owed ‘an oversight’

Justice Dept. moves to dismiss Jan. 6 class action lawsuit

August 3, 2026 / 7:52 PM EDT / CBS News

Senate pushes ahead with plan to fund the government through midterm elections

Updated on: August 3, 2026 / 7:37 PM EDT / CBS News

Grassley invites Jack Smith to testify before Senate Judiciary Committee

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) invited former special counsel Jack Smith to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee over his handling of Operation Arctic Frost.

‘Completely hollow’: critics denounce Blanche deal to halt Trump slush fund

Democrats say agreement – which clears way for Blanche’s confirmation – makes promises president can easily reverse

House Ethics Committee Recommends Censure for Rep. Chuck Edwards in Sexual Harassment Probe

Updated on: August 3, 2026 / 7:17 PM EDT / CBS News

CNBC's The China Connection newsletter: AI wins come with an old investor risk

From a surprise yuan devaluation in 2015 to crackdowns in recent years, many of Beijing's policy moves appear abrupt to outsiders.

US House ethics panel recommends censure for Republican Chuck Edwards

North Carolina congressman’s campaign rejects committee finding that Edwards ‘engaged in sexual harassment’

US states sue Trump administration over new tariffs on 60 trading partners

Coalition of 25 states asks US Court of International Trade to halt tariffs and declare them them unlawful