Politics

Trump Gets Roasted on Bill Maher’s Night

The Mark Twain Prize ceremony illustrated the perils of a president making everything about himself.

Joe Manchin says it's 'insane' that Democrats prefer socialism

Former West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin criticized his former political party for embracing socialist ideology, as the Democratic Party leans into more far-left candidates following progressives’ primary wins in New York and across the country.

The Muslim Brotherhood's British piggy bank

Each month, U.K.-based charity Human Appeal receives roughly a quarter of a million visitors to its website. In 2024 alone, the organization drew in an estimated $110 million in donations.

Supreme Court says states can count mail ballots that arrive after Election Day

Updated on: June 29, 2026 / 2:38 PM EDT / CBS News

What is Andy Burnham’s economic and political blueprint for Britain?

Plans include greater regional power, public ownership of utilities and the end of trickle-down economics

The LGBT movement is being consumed by 'pro-Palestinian' activists

The LGBT movement is currently being consumed by the antisemitic “pro-Palestinian” movement, to the point that even the biggest champions of the former now find themselves as targets of their left-wing base.

The Trump administration says the food stamp program is rife with fraud and waste. Is it?

Updated on: June 29, 2026 / 2:09 PM EDT / CBS News

IRS says Trump Account contributions will not trigger annual gift tax reporting requirements

Parents, guardians and others who contribute to a Trump Account will not be required to file a gift tax return, the IRS and Treasury Department said Monday.

GOP doubles down on SAVE America Act after Supreme Court allows mail ballots to be counted late

Congressional Republicans continue to push the voter identification bill, which has left Washington in gridlock for months, after the Supreme Court ruled states can count mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day.

Britain's political class has been mistaking the signal for noise

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Senate Ethics Committee dismisses misconduct complaint against Gallego

Washington — The Senate Ethics Committee informed Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego that it dismissed a complaint against him in which GOP Rep. Anna Paulina Luna accused him of misconduct, Gallego's office said Monday.

The Guardian view on Andy Burnham’s speech: Rewiring Britain needs Westminster to give up real power

The country’s likely next prime minister sketches a post-Thatcherite state built on radical devolution. The test is whether Whitehall yields