Politics

JD Vance claims US ‘very close’ to peace deal with Iran

Vice-president says deal could ‘absolutely’ come before midterms, as US strikes Iran after downing of helicopter

Trump launches strikes against Iran after downing of US army helicopter

US president blames Tehran for loss of Apache gunship, whose crew were rescued by a drone near strait of Hormuz

House Approves Bill to Fund ICE for Rest of Trump's Term, Ending Monthslong Impasse

Updated on: June 9, 2026 / 6:25 PM EDT / CBS News

U.S. launches self-defense strikes against Iran, CENTCOM says, after Apache downing

U.S. Central Command says it began launching self-defense strikes Tuesday in response to Iran's shoot-down of a U.S. military helicopter patrolling the Strait of Hormuz. CBS News' Eleanor Watson and Natalie Brand have more.

Brutal stabbing attack in Belfast sparks calls for anti-immigration protests in Northern Ireland

Updated on: June 9, 2026 / 6:08 PM EDT / CBS/AFP

Riots consume Belfast over attempted beheading by immigrant

Protests and riots broke out in Belfast, United Kingdom, the day after a Sudanese immigrant stabbed and attempted to behead a local.

A Disorienting Weekend With the Women of Turning Point

Some sounded vaguely feminist; another doesn’t want women to vote.

House Republicans approve $70bn bill for Trump’s immigration crackdown

Secure America Act passes largely along party lines in 214-212 vote, ending months-long standoff with Democrats

‘He was a master manipulator,’ Jeffrey Epstein assistant Lesley Groff testifies

Groff tells lawmakers ‘I am not a conspirator’ and that she had no knowledge of Epstein’s crimes while working for him

House Republicans pass immigration funding bill

House Republicans passed a $70 billion immigration enforcement bill Tuesday afternoon, sending President Donald Trump an early gift ahead of his 80th birthday.

'There’s wee girls inside': panic as masked men storm house in Belfast

Protests across the city turned violent on Tuesday night – with some police officers acting as if it wasn’t safe to intervene

New analysis warns FEMA overhaul would make disaster aid harder to access, shifting costs to survivors

A new analysis warns that a proposed overhaul of the Federal Emergency Management Agency by a Trump-appointed panel would limit access to federal disaster aid for survivors, shifting the burden to state and local governments amid hurricane season.