Politics

Kalshi traders are not expecting a U.S. and Iran nuclear deal soon

As of early Sunday morning, Kalshi traders saw a 29% likelihood of a nuclear deal between the U.S. and Iran before January 2027.

Kay Granger, first Texas Republican woman elected to House, dies aged 83

Representative who did not seek re-election in 2024 died of Alzheimer’s disease, her son said

ICE detentions set Trump-era high in July, as immigration crackdown widens

Updated on: August 3, 2026 / 11:52 AM EDT / CBS News

Anti-war politician flees Russia amid pre-election crackdown on dissent

Boris Nadezhdin, who gained prominence after standing against Putin in 2024, says he is now in France

Is this a new America First movement or just another MAGA splinter?

Welcome to Monday’s Washington Secrets, where we ask whether the world is on the brink of a new political movement, decorated with antler chandeliers? Plus, we have polling on how to win the data center wars (sort of). It may be slated to reach 87 degrees today, but Secrets has a cold. Send honey and lemons, and see you tomorrow.

Vampire-obsessed man detained after dumping animal corpses outside churches in New Forest

Benjamin Lewis, who believed drinking blood would prolong life, will be kept in hospital for treatment

What is the process to replace Max Miller if he steps aside in the face of abuse allegations?

Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) is facing growing questions about his campaign for a third term representing Ohio’s 7th Congressional District, as allegations of domestic abuse made by his ex-wife have engulfed his reelection campaign.

Federal workers sour on government work, decrying eroding job security

August 3, 2026 / 11:07 AM EDT / CBS News

Cynics do not build

The American dream has come to be measured almost entirely in the things that can be counted — a home, a wage that outpaces the year before it, a child who rises higher than the parent. These metrics are real, and the fight for them is just.

Trump's Maduro Raid Has Brazil's Left in Fear

Brazil has had a complicated relationship with the United States throughout its history. The American Revolution inspired Brazil’s own Independence, and Brasilia was a reliable ally throughout both world wars and the Cold War.

They didn’t stop Trump. They just broke America

In Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, Mark Antony stands over the murdered leader’s body and repeats with cold irony: “For Brutus is an honorable man; so are they all, all honorable men.” The line works because the audience understands that the repeated claim of honor is itself the accusation. We have been living inside our own version of that scene.

The Naturalization Oath Should Be Our North Star

When taking the Naturalization Oath of Allegiance, immigrants make a solemn vow to “renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, of whom or which [they] have heretofore been a subject or citizen.”