The glamorous sex therapist demanding internment camps for 'American Zionists' could upend nail-biter Texas race
The glamorous sex therapist demanding internment camps for 'American Zionists' could upend nail-biter Texas race Politics is fast. We're faster. Sign up to the DC Insider newsletter for a front-row seat to Washington... and unlock 3 FREE months of DailyMail+ HEREGlamorous Texas Democrat's secret KINK exposed: Congressional candidate's past life returns to haunt her See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred SourceBy JON MICHAEL RAASCH, WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT and VICTORIA CHURCHILL...
South Carolina Senate rejects Trump's call to redraw congressional map
Politics South Carolina Senate rejects Trump's call to redraw congressional map Updated on: May 26, 2026 / 2:27 PM EDT / CBS/AP Add CBS News on Google As early in-person voting began Tuesday in South Carolina's primaries, the state Senate rejected a Republican plan to cancel those congressional votes and instead schedule a new primary under revised districts designed to help the GOP oust a longtime Democrat.Some senators said it was simply too late to make a change."South Carolina citizens are g...
Breaking down the wider situation in the Middle East as U.S. and Iran exchange fire
Eric Lob, associate professor for politics and international relations at Florida International University, joins CBS News to discuss the latest developments between the U.S. and Iran.
Trump scrambles Cabinet for rare Camp David summit... as chilling decision looms behind closed doors
Trump scrambles Cabinet for rare Camp David summit... as chilling decision looms behind closed doors Politics is fast. We're faster. Sign up to the DC Insider newsletter for a front-row seat to Washington... and unlock 3 FREE months of DailyMail+ HERESee more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred SourceBy ELINA SHIRAZI, US SENIOR POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 18:12, 26 May 2026 | Updated: 18:13, 26 May 2026 e-mail View comments
Supreme Court rejects Florida suit against other states over immigrant truck drivers
Politics Supreme Court rejects Florida's attempt to sue California and Washington over immigrant truck drivers By Melissa Quinn Melissa Quinn Senior Reporter, Politics Melissa Quinn is a senior reporter for CBSNews.com, where she covers U.S. politics, with a focus on the Supreme Court and federal courts. Read Full Bio Melissa Quinn May 26, 2026 / 1:11 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Florida's bid to file a lawsuit against Washington and...
Rep. Thomas Kean Still Trading Stocks Amid Months-Long Absence
BreakingBusinessRep. Thomas Kean Still Trading Stocks Amid Months-Long AbsenceBySara Dorn,Forbes Staff. Sara Dorn is a Forbes news reporter who covers politics.Follow AuthorMay 26, 2026, 12:37pm EDTToplineRep. Thomas Kean, R-N.J., signed a congressional disclosure form Friday acknowledging a series of stock trades during his months-long absence from Congress—as the mystery surrounding his disappearance deepens. Rep. Tom Kean, Jr., R-N.J., participates in a House Transportation Committee hearing...
DHS memo directs ICE to ramp up asylum-related fraud cases
Exclusive Politics DHS memo directs ICE to ramp up asylum-related fraud cases By Nicole Sganga Nicole Sganga Homeland Security and Justice Correspondent Nicole Sganga is CBS News' homeland security and justice correspondent. She is based in Washington, D.C., and reports for all shows and platforms. Read Full Bio Nicole Sganga May 26, 2026 / 11:25 AM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Washington — The Department of Homeland Security's top lawyer on Tuesday directed Immigration and Customs Enfo...
Trump to hold Cabinet meeting at Camp David on Wednesday
Politics Trump to hold Cabinet meeting at Camp David on Wednesday By Jennifer Jacobs, Jennifer Jacobs Senior White House reporter Jennifer Jacobs is a senior White House reporter at CBS News. Read Full Bio Jennifer Jacobs, Sara Cook Sara Cook Sara Cook is a White House producer and multi-platform reporter for CBS News. She has covered three presidential campaigns and the Obama, Biden, and Trump administrations. Read Full Bio Sara Cook May 26, 2026 / 11:13 AM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google...
Court blocks Alabama congressional map with 1 majority-Black district
Politics Court blocks Alabama from using congressional map with 1 majority-Black district By Melissa Quinn Melissa Quinn Senior Reporter, Politics Melissa Quinn is a senior reporter for CBSNews.com, where she covers U.S. politics, with a focus on the Supreme Court and federal courts. Read Full Bio Melissa Quinn May 26, 2026 / 10:24 AM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Washington — A federal district court on Tuesday temporarily blocked Alabama from using a congressional map adopted by state...
UK may be ‘tipped into a general election’ if Burnham replaces Starmer, says Harman
Former deputy Labour leader says Nigel Farage could say Manchester mayor is a ‘usurper’ and he may seek his own mandateUK politics live – latest updatesThe UK may find itself “tipped into a general election” if Andy Burnham replaces Keir Starmer as prime minister, Labour’s former deputy leader Harriet Harman said on Tuesday.If Burnham replaces Starmer as prime minister in the coming months, he may feel he needs to secure his own mandate, partly because Nigel Farage would accuse him of being a “u...
Iran names its price to end war with US after Trump launches new strikes on Tehran
Iran names its price to end war with US after Trump launches new strikes on Tehran Politics is fast. We're faster. Sign up to the DC Insider newsletter for a front-row seat to Washington... and unlock 3 FREE months of DailyMail+ HERESee more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred SourceBy PHILLIP NIETO, US POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 14:16, 26 May 2026 | Updated: 14:18, 26 May 2026 e-mail View comments
Can the US and India repair ties over trade and China?
Rubio's visit to India comes as Washington seeks closer ties with New Delhi amid trade tensions and energy politics.
Cornyn fights to hold Texas Senate seat in runoff with Trump-backed Paxton – US politics live
Vote for Republican nomination is latest test of President’s grip over GOPHello and welcome to the US politics live blog.Texans are voting for a Republican nominee for US Senate in Tuesday’s runoff election, following Donald Trump’s late bid to influence the race in his latest effort to rid the GOP of less devoted leaders.Iran has poured cold water on suggestions that a deal with the US is imminent, pointing to the confusion in US positions and Israeli interference as reasons why an agreement is...
‘True Maga warrior’ takes on old-guard Texan in key test of Trump’s GOP grip
Scandal-plagued Ken Paxton has won Trump’s backing – can he defeat John Cornyn in a high-stakes primary runoff? Ken Paxton, the state attorney general, takes on four-term incumbent John Cornyn on Tuesday in the ugliest primary election of the year. The winner of the Republican Senate runoff in Texas will contest November’s general election against Democrat James Talarico.Paxton and Cornyn have spent months coveting the most valuable endorsement in Republican politics: Donald Trump. Last week, sc...
Here's what to watch for in the Texas primary runoff election today
Politics Here's what to watch for in the Texas primary runoff election today By Fin Daniel Gómez, Fin Daniel Gómez Political Director and Executive Director of Politics and White House, CBS News Fin Daniel Gómez is CBS News' political director and executive director, Politics and White House. In this role, Gómez oversees the daily White House and political coverage for CBS News and works closely with Washington bureau leadership to inform the Network's political coverage. Read Full Bio Fin Danie...
Bad Policies Brew Poisonous Politics
BusinessPolicyBad Policies Brew Poisonous PoliticsBySteve Forbes,Forbes Staff. “With all thy getting, get understanding."Follow AuthorMay 26, 2026, 06:00am EDT@font-face{font-family: "Schnyder"; src: url("https://i.forbesimg.com/assets/fonts/schnyders/schnyders-bold-webfont.woff2") format("woff2"), url("https://i.forbesimg.com/assets/fonts/schnyders/schnyders/schnyders-bold-webfont.woff") format("woff"); font-weight: 700; font-style: normal;} @font-face{font-family: "Merriweather"; src: url("htt...
Wes Streeting says Starmer ‘behind the curve’ on under-16s social media ban – UK politics live
Former health secretary says he unsuccessfully argued for tougher action when in cabinetGood morning. The government has been consulting on whether to follow Australia and impose a ban on social media for under-16s, or whether to opt for other restrictions, and the consultation ends at 11.59pm tonight. Keir Starmer is expected to announce the government’s response soon afterwards. He has already said that there will be action of some sort. Last year ministers were sceptical about following the A...
Trump mocks Obama's 'pallets of cash' deal with Iran while celebrating strikes on ships in Strait of Hormuz
Trump mocks Obama's 'pallets of cash' deal with Iran while celebrating strikes on ships in Strait of HormuzPolitics is fast. We're faster. Sign up to the DC Insider newsletter for a front-row seat to American politics... and unlock 3 FREE months of DailyMail+ HERE See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred SourceBy STEPHEN M. LEPORE, US SENIOR REPORTER Published: 06:26, 26 May 2026 | Updated: 06:26, 26 May 2026 e-mail View comments
The parables of absurdity
AN entire genre of absurdist literature exists, wrapped in poetry and nursery rhymes, which has regaled the world for centuries. Occasionally, the humour and satire they spawn assume the form of an inscrutable poker-faced dilettante relishing a faux involvement in the morose world of politics. Take the Quad foreign ministers under the dilettante’s watch. They plan to meet in Delhi on Tuesday (today) as part of America’s long-expired Obama-era ‘pivot to the east’ policy. The idea was to somehow t...
Andy Burnham’s (third) bid for the Labour leadership – podcast
Josh Halliday on why Manchester mayor Andy Burnham is tipped to be the future Labour leader … if he wins the Makerfield byelectionThe mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, is running in the Makerfield byelection in June. Winning a seat as an MP would open up his chance to challenge Keir Starmer for the Labour party leadership.“He’s expressed multiple times that politics doesn’t work for most of the country,” the Guardian’s north of England editor, Josh Halliday, tells Nosheen Iqbal. “We liv...