Politics

Peter Laffin says questioning el Sayed-Piker ties isn't 'Islamophobic'

Washington Examiner senior editor Peter Laffin pushed back against criticism that Republicans are unfairly targeting Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul el Sayed over his association with left-wing Twitch streamer Hasan Piker.

Bill Cassidy defends decision to back Blanche as attorney general

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), whose vote proved crucial in confirming the president’s nominee for attorney general, defended his decision to back Todd Blanche.

Netanyahu rejects US-led 15-point Gaza peace plan in rare public break with Trump

Israeli PM says IDF will not withdraw until Hamas is disarmed and rebukes US pressure to end wars without his country’s buy-in

Full transcript of "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Aug. 9, 2026

Updated on: August 9, 2026 / 3:42 PM EDT / CBS News

Max Miller stays in Ohio House race as GOP ballot deadline passes

Rep. Max Miller is set to remain the Republican nominee in Ohio’s 7th District after the window for the GOP to replace him on the November ballot closed.

Trump trades Iran's annihilation for economic pressure

President Donald Trump indicated on Sunday that he is moving away from threatening military force in favor of applying economic pressure on Iran to end the war.

Alleged crime boss Daniel Kinahan’s return to Ireland ends global game of cat-and-mouse

Kinahan built boxing empire while in exile in Dubai but now faces trial in Dublin charged with directing organised crime

Suspected Irish crime boss with operation that reached U.S. extradited from Dubai

The alleged leader of an Irish organized crime gang has been extradited to Ireland from Dubai to face charges that he ran an international drug smuggling and money laundering empire with tentacles that stretched to Britain, Spain and the U.S.

Transcript: Sen. Bernie Sanders on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Aug. 9, 2026

Updated on: August 9, 2026 / 2:11 PM EDT / CBS News

Transcript: Sen. Bill Cassidy on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Aug. 9, 2026

Updated on: August 9, 2026 / 2:10 PM EDT / CBS News

Foreign money Is flooding US politics

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Sen. Bill Cassidy says his vote to confirm Todd Blanche wasn't a "black or white decision"

August 9, 2026 / 1:49 PM EDT / CBS News