Politics

The AI Super PACs Trying to Influence the Midterms

The elections will be a test for the industry’s ability to translate money into political power.

Another Top General Is Out at the Pentagon

C. D. Donahue, the last American soldier to leave Afghanistan, is the latest in a long line of military departures.

Andy Burnham picks former Blair minister James Purnell as chief of staff

Decision is one of Makerfield MP’s most significant since his Westminster return as he builds his team for government

Roger Stone asked Trump to run for president in 1988

Roger Stone recalled urging then-businessman Donald Trump to seek the presidency in 1988, saying he believed the New York businessman possessed the leadership skills and instincts needed to lead the country years before Trump became a political figure.

Republicans Hang On

REPUBLICANS HANG ON. By a number of conventional measures, the Republican Party should be headed for a huge loss in this November’s House midterm elections. But some experts think the results will be much closer than originally thought. The problem for Republicans is those experts still think the GOP will lose, just not in an old-fashioned blowout.

House Passes Affordable Housing Bill, Sends It to Trump's Desk

The House on Tuesday gave final passage to a bill aimed at lowering costs for homebuyers and reining in private equity.

Reflecting Pool renovation, a massive White House ballroom and a triumphal arch: Here's how Trump is remaking D.C.

Updated on: June 23, 2026 / 5:06 PM EDT / CBS News

Tucker Carlson says 'of course' he won't run for president

Conservative media personality Tucker Carlson said he has no plans to seek the presidency, days after declaring that he was “out” of the Republican Party.

Ultra-Orthodox Jews become political football for Netanyahu

The Haredim, or ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities, of Israel are threatening to dissolve the Knesset if the prime minister does not immediately pass laws reinstating their social privileges.

CFTC sues Kentucky over actions against prediction markets, making it first red state to face federal scrutiny

The commission has now sued nine states in its battle to defend what it sees as its exclusive right to regulate event contracts.

Bill Gates testimony on Jeffrey Epstein ties released by House oversight panel

"I should never have met with Epstein in the first place," Bill Gates told members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

Dan McKee Sacrificed Rhode Island’s Children to Save His Career

Gov. Dan McKee (D-RI) signed into law a three-year ban on new charter schools in Rhode Island on Thursday. He told reporters that “the circumstances have changed,” despite saying five years ago that there was “no room for compromise.”