Politics

John Quincy Adams and America’s Tortured Adolescence

And what his example of statesmanship can teach us today.

DOJ says Trump's name will be removed from Kennedy Center early Saturday morning following judge's order

Updated on: June 13, 2026 / 12:37 AM EDT / CBS News

Congress misses deadline to pass extension of key spy program

The deadline for Congress to extend a key government spy program passed at midnight after Democrats and Republicans failed to strike a deal to reauthorize the tool.

‘It looks like Chornobyl’: peril of living in Kyiv’s most bombed neighbourhood

Residents in area around Lukianivska Square say situation is only getting worse after repeated Russian attacks

Trump says U.S. killed Tren de Aragua leader in airstrike in Venezuela

Updated on: June 12, 2026 / 11:36 PM EDT / CBS News

Live Updates: "Final, agreed upon text" of U.S.-Iran peace deal has been reached, Pakistan says

Updated on: June 12, 2026 / 11:24 PM EDT / CBS News

Judge continues to block Justice Department's $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund

Updated on: June 12, 2026 / 10:49 PM EDT / CBS News

Judge orders Trump to reinstall slavery exhibits at national parks

A Biden-appointed judge ordered the Trump administration to reinstall scrapped exhibits about slavery and climate change that had been removed from parks and monuments across the country.

DC set for shake-up as longtime politicians opt out of reelection

Washington, D.C.'s 2026 election cycle will feature ranked choice voting and fresh faces, with longtime politicians opting out of reelection.

"It rips my heart apart": U.S. military veteran calls on ICE to release wife

An American citizen who served in the U.S. Army and the Texas National Guard for roughly 20 years is desperately urging federal immigration officials to release his wife, who is facing deportation to her native Honduras.

Trump News at a Glance: President’s Name to Be Removed from Kennedy Center

Appeals court in Washington DC rejected emergency appeal seeking to pause the removal of Donald Trump’s name from the building on Friday – key US politics stories from Friday 12 June at a glance

US killed Tren de Aragua leader in coordination with Venezuela, Trump says

President Donald Trump announced that the head of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, also known as Nino Guerrero, was killed in a U.S. airstrike, in coordination with the Venezuelan government.