Politics

Trump will get another pick on influential federal appeals court

President Donald Trump will have the opportunity to nominate another judge to a key federal appeals court after one of the judges announced this week that he would take senior status.

How Belfast knife attack became the latest far-right ‘trigger event’

The rapid spread of footage shows how social media is pivotal in enabling far-right agitators to mobilise internationally

Accused murderer busted in DC. Mayoral candidate objects

Eduardo Cruz was beaten to death in Northwest D.C. on Jan. 22. Cruz had reportedly objected after his neighbor, Jose Ramos, was being too loud. Ramos and his friends allegedly reacted to this complaint with a lethal beatdown.

‘You can never be safe’: Belfast’s Sudanese community hunkers down after grisly attack

Fears grow over anti-immigration protests after asylum seeker charged with attempted murder in Northern Ireland

Ukraine winning war with Russia, retired U.S. generals say, as top Ukrainian commander says over 230 square miles retaken

Kyiv — Several retired U.S. generals and the former director of a U.S. intelligence agency told CBS News they believe Ukraine now has the upper hand in the war with Russia.

Tom Steyer Wastes $550 Million and 'Everyone's Time' in Failed Bids for Office

Billionaire Tom Steyer, who had been polling near the top of the leaderboard for California governor, sank more than $213 million of his own money into what now increasingly looks like a futile bid.

Hard-right groups have expanded their influence across US government, report finds

Southern Poverty Law Center releases report as US government pursues federal fraud charges against group

Suspect in Charlotte train stabbing found incompetent for trial "at this time"

Decarlos Brown Jr, the man accused of fatally stabbing Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte, North Carolina, light rail train, has been ruled incompetent for trial "at this time." CBS News correspondent Shanelle Kaul has more.

Don’t Fall for Bernie Sanders’s Authoritarian AI Power Grab

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US judge finds man accused of killing woman on Charlotte train incompetent to stand trial

Decarlos Brown Jr to stay in custody while receiving treatment for remainder of case over Iryna Zarutska’s death

White House border czar Tom Homan blames New York Gov. Hochul for promised ICE surge

Gov. Kathy Hochul in May signed a New York law that barred agreements with ICE that made it easier for the agency to detain immigrants who had been jailed.

Man who fought off Belfast knifeman with hurling stick named

Maitiu Mag Tighearnan said he was there by chance and managed to ‘protect a young lad’