Politics

Xi Jinping has hosted more than a dozen leaders this year, as ‘middle powers’ look beyond the US

China’s leader wants to promote his alternative to the current world order, and his efforts are being assisted by a capricious US

Trump news at a glance: US asylum policy slated to change after supreme court ruling

Supreme court ruling will allow Trump administration to block asylum seekers at the US-Mexico border – key US politics stories from Thursday 25 June

Judge orders DOJ to unredact Epstein files related to Trump and 'torture video'

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., ordered the Department of Justice on Thursday to unredact more pages of the Epstein files within one week or explain why it cannot.

Iran-U.S. Updates: Iran strikes vessel in Strait of Hormuz amid debate over "transit fees"

Updated on: June 25, 2026 / 8:26 PM EDT / CBS News

Iran strikes commercial ship in Strait of Hormuz in challenge to U.S.-Iran deal

Updated on: June 25, 2026 / 8:20 PM EDT / CBS News

Man Who Set Virginia Councilman on Fire Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison

The man who set a local Virginia politician on fire last summer has been sentenced to 40 years in prison.

California’s proposed billionaire tax: what you need to know

Plan to levy 5% tax on California billionaires championed by progressives – but state’s super rich are forcefully opposed

California billionaire tax will appear on ballot after deadline for deal passes

Proposal to introduce one-time tax of 5% will go to voters in November after backers decline to withdraw measure

Los Angeles investigating alleged unpermitted construction at warehouse involved in massive fire

Los Angeles building inspectors have launched an investigation into alleged unpermitted construction at a warehouse that erupted in flames last week causing a health hazard emergency, city records show.

JD Vance says Nixon’s Watergate scandal would be ‘12-hour news story’ today

Vice-president declares admiration for 37th president and claims Nixon and Trump are targeted by ‘deep state’ forces

What’s Really Behind Hegseth’s Purge of Generals?

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Supreme Court sides with Monsanto in case over cancer risks from weedkiller Roundup

Updated on: June 25, 2026 / 7:48 PM EDT / CBS News