Politics

Mamdani reaches budget agreement omitting costly campaign promises

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani reached a handshake agreement with City Council Speaker Julie Menin regarding the $126 billion budget on Tuesday, hours before the city’s next fiscal year starts.

Mamdani wants Austin housing results with socialist rent-freeze politics

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani unveiled his solution to Gotham’s housing crisis, invoking the free-market housing renaissance in Austin, Texas. Weeks later, his Rent Guidelines Board installed historic price controls.

Why the US supreme court’s birthright ruling brings only partial relief

There is anger the decision was not unanimous, and worry that dissenting justices have given weight to fringe theories

Notre Dame GOP group calls Amy Coney Barrett ‘absolute disgrace’

The Notre Dame College Republicans issued a stern denunciation of Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett after she ruled against President Donald Trump’s attempt to rescind birthright citizenship.

Trump administration cuts off funding to New York fraud unit

The Trump administration announced Tuesday that it is cutting off federal funding for New York’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, arguing the office has failed to adequately prosecute Medicaid fraud despite overseeing one of the nation’s largest programs.

AfD wants to end Germany's boycotts of Russia and says they aren't a threat

The Alternative for Deutschland, the rising right-wing party of Germany, is pitching an end to boycotts on Russian energy as its leader lays out her road map to leading the national government.

Trans Youth Athletes Vow to Keep Playing After US Supreme Court Ruling

Justices upheld laws in West Virginia and Idaho, boosting similar restrictions in 25 other states

Key quotes from the supreme court birthright ruling: ‘Citizenship is the right to have rights’

John Roberts wrote majority opinion, while Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote concurring opinion and Brett Kavanaugh dissented in part

Trump's victory coincides with right-wing wave across Latin America

Keiko Fujimori won the Peruvian presidential election on her fourth try, making Peru the latest in a trend of Latin American countries shifting right since President Donald Trump took office.

How the Supreme Court Ruled on Trump's Agenda: Birthright Citizenship, Tariffs, Presidential Power

Updated on: June 30, 2026 / 3:26 PM EDT / CBS News

New York: Two Killed and 20 Injured in Long Island Expressway Crash

Officials say coach bus struck vehicle in Queens, triggering chain collision involving four other vehicles

US district judge faces ethics complaint tied to Biden DOJ

EXCLUSIVE — A government watchdog group has filed a bar complaint against U.S. District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan, accusing the Biden appointee of engaging in dishonesty, deceit, and conduct that interfered with the administration of justice during her tenure as a senior Justice Department official before joining the federal bench.