Politics

The President’s Arsenal of Insults Has a Telling New Entry

Trump’s already notorious interview with NBC’s Kristen Welker was a rare up-close portrait of a presidential meltdown.

Epstein files triggered "freakout" in White House, new report shows

The release of the Epstein files triggered a "freakout" inside the White House for President Trump's top advisers, a new report from The New York Times shows. CBS News' Nancy Cordes has more.

Jimmy Kimmel on Trump at NBA finals: ‘He shut down a city so he could take a nap’

Late night hosts weighed in on the president’s failing Iran peace talks and plans for a new Trump Promenade

Trump endorses short-term FISA extension

President Donald Trump called on lawmakers Wednesday to approve a short-term extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to allow the president time to nominate and confirm a new director of national intelligence.

Why is it so hard to persuade lawmakers to protect children online?

Welcome to Wednesday's edition of Washington Secrets. Today, we hear from Rep. Erin Houchin about why it is so hard to protect children when they are online (spoiler alert: it’s Big Tech billionaires). And there’s good news (sort of) for Donald Trump: Voters don’t care much about the changes he is making to the White House.

Trump asks Congress for short-term FISA extension amid impasse over Pulte appointment

Updated on: June 10, 2026 / 11:40 AM EDT / CBS News

Oversight Committee chair says he's working to have Blanche testify in Epstein investigation

Updated on: June 10, 2026 / 11:39 AM EDT / CBS News

Regulators' proposed prediction markets rules ban trading on terrorism, assassinations

The proposed rules from the commission will now face a public comment period.

Trump's Slush Fund Is Gone – But His IRS Agreement Is a New Level of Self-Dealing

The president's immunity from continuing audits made fewer headlines than the 'anti-weaponization fund', but it's no less egregious

Pilot accused of flying 900 flights without valid license

An Air Canada pilot is accused of flying 900 flights over 17 years without a proper license. The man used false documents after being promoted to captain in 2009 until his retirement last year, authorities said. He did have a valid commercial pilot license, but never got the license required to act as a captain.

Trump's Israel hypocrisy: Rules for thee but not for me

When Iran struck Israel on Sunday, President Donald Trump demanded that the Jewish nation stop firing back. But when Tehran struck a U.S. military helicopter the next day, it was “bombs away” against the Islamic Republic. You can call it strategic, but I call it hypocrisy.

No fairytale: what happened to the real children behind fiction’s best-loved characters?

Peter Pan, Christopher Robin and Alice in Wonderland … being the star of a classic story might seem like a dream, but there’s a dark side, argues the author of The Children