Are we ready to host the FIFA World Cup, and who can afford to go?
The biggest World Cup ever starts this week. Laura Williamson, editor in chief of The Athletic, describes how sky-high prices, travel restrictions, politics and the Ebola outbreak are impacting fans.
Why Jared And Ivanka’s Island Project Could Ruin Albania’s Bid To Join EU
BreakingBusinessWhy Jared And Ivanka’s Island Project Could Ruin Albania’s Bid To Join EUByAlison Durkee,Forbes Staff. Alison is a senior news reporter covering US politics and legal news.Follow AuthorJun 09, 2026, 12:13pm EDTToplineOngoing environmental concerns over Jared Kushner’s planned resort development in Albania could infringe on the Balkan country’s efforts to join the European Union, as European Commission officials in Brussels confirmed Tuesday they’ve warned the Albanian government...
JD Vance accused of ‘political stunt’ after referring Tim Walz for Minnesota fraud investigation
House report alleged governor and state attorney general knew of ‘widespread taxpayer fraud’ in social programsUS politics live – latest updatesThe US vice-president, JD Vance, asked the Department of Justice to investigate Tim Walz, his rival in the 2024 election, after a congressional report renewed allegations of inaction and retaliation over fraud schemes in Minnesota.In the Trump administration’s latest broadside against the midwestern state and its political leaders, Vance referred Walz, i...
Trump to meet House speaker as pressure mounts over surveillance law deadline
Section 702 renewal stalls amid dispute over Bill Pulte’s role as acting intelligence chief and leadership vacuumUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump is reportedly set to meet with the House speaker, Mike Johnson, at the White House on Tuesday as pressure mounts on the president to nominate a permanent director of national intelligence, the step some Republicans now believe is the only way to save a controversial and powerful surveillance law before it expires by the end of the week.At...
Trump to meet House speaker as pressure mounts over surveillance law deadline
Section 702 renewal stalls amid dispute over Bill Pulte’s role as acting intelligence chief and leadership vacuumUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump is reportedly set to meet with the House speaker, Mike Johnson, at the White House on Tuesday as pressure mounts on the president to nominate a permanent director of national intelligence, the step some Republicans now believe is the only way to save a controversial and powerful surveillance law before it expires by the end of the week.At...
Key spy power on verge of lapsing after Trump appoints controversial intel chief
Politics Key spy power on verge of lapsing after Trump appoints Bill Pulte as intelligence chief By Caitlin Yilek, Caitlin Yilek Politics Reporter Caitlin Yilek is a politics reporter at CBSNews.com, based in Washington, D.C. She previously worked for the Washington Examiner and The Hill, and was a member of the 2022 Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowship with the National Press Foundation. Read Full Bio Caitlin Yilek, Kaia Hubbard Kaia Hubbard Politics Reporter Kaia Hubbard is a politics r...
DOJ finds EEOC violated law by pressuring employers to make race-based decisions
Politics DOJ finds EEOC violated civil rights laws with guidelines that pressured employers to make race-based decisions By Sarah N. Lynch Sarah N. Lynch Senior Justice Department Reporter Sarah N. Lynch is the senior Justice Department reporter for CBS News, based in Washington, D.C. Read Full Bio Sarah N. Lynch Updated on: June 9, 2026 / 12:02 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Washington — The Justice Department on Tuesday accused the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission of violating...
Nigel Farage to headline Liz Truss’s UK CPAC conference after apparent snub
Reform had previously suggested Farage would be ‘steering clear’ of event, modelled on US conservative gatheringUK politics live – latest updatesNigel Farage will be headlining at an American conservative summit brought to the UK by Liz Truss next month alongside a raft of hard-right speakers, despite his party previously suggesting he would be “steering clear”.The Reform UK leader has announced he will speak in July at the Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC), which claims it wants to...
House to vote on ICE funding, ending months-long impasse
Politics House to vote on ICE funding, ending months-long impasse By Caitlin Yilek Caitlin Yilek Politics Reporter Caitlin Yilek is a politics reporter at CBSNews.com, based in Washington, D.C. She previously worked for the Washington Examiner and The Hill, and was a member of the 2022 Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowship with the National Press Foundation. Read Full Bio Caitlin Yilek June 9, 2026 / 10:15 AM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Washington — The House is set to vote Tuesd...
Outrage as Netanyahu is caught SPYING on Trump's Iran negotiators...as JD Vance reveals a chilling truth about Israel
Outrage as Netanyahu is caught SPYING on Trump's Iran negotiators...as JD Vance reveals a chilling truth about IsraelSPECIAL OFFER: Sign up to our weekly US politics newsletter and get three FREE months of DailyMail+ HERE See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred SourceBy PHILLIP NIETO, US POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 13:58, 9 June 2026 | Updated: 14:00, 9 June 2026 e-mail View comments
WATCH: Kemi Badenoch details plan to 'restore common sense' and abolish 'identity politics'
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has vowed to get rid of "identity politics" as she has branded the UK as the "least racist country in the world".Speaking at a press conference in Westminster, she said: "Modern Britain is the least racist country on earth. I speak from experience. As a child, I lived on three different continents."I have seen what life is like for ethnic minorities in other places. There is nowhere else on Earth I'd rather be."There is nowhere else on Earth that I would be doin...
'Nonsense!' Claire Coutinho furiously shuts down Lib Dem attack on 'self-indulgent' plan to remove 'identity politics'
Claire Coutinho has launched a furious attack on the Lib Dems after taking aim at Kemi Badenoch's plan to "restore common sense" and abolish "identity politics".Speaking to GB News, the Shadow Energy Secretary blasted Daisy Cooper's claims that the plans are "self-indulgent", branding the remarks "nonsense".Appearing on GB News Breakfast, Ms Cooper said of Mrs Badenoch's plan: "I think she's fundamentally misunderstood what the public sector duty is about. It's not about preferential treatment a...
BJP Leader Criticises Operation Bluestar In Big Shift In Punjab Strategy
For the first time, a senior BJP leader has publicly echoed sentiments traditionally associated with panthic politics.
Nithya Raman ‘incredibly honoured’ to advance to LA mayor runoff after seeing off Republican - US politics live
Left-wing candidate vows ‘fight for a healthier, safer and more joyful Los Angeles’ after edging out Spencer Pratt Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog.Left-wing candidate Nithya Raman said she was “incredibly honored” and would “fight for a healthier, safer” and “more joyful Los Angeles” as she edged out former reality TV villain Spencer Pratt in the city’s mayoral race.Donald Trump was loudly booed when he was shown on the video screens at Madison Square Garden on Monday night before...
China's Xi hails deeper understanding at end of North Korea summit
Chinese President Xi Jinping wrapped up on Tuesday his first visit to North Korea in seven years, saying it had established a deeper, more comprehensive understanding yielding a clearer path for development of ties, the official Xinhua news agency said. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Xi agreed to expand cooperation in the areas of politics, economy and culture at a summit in Pyongyang that opened a new chapter in ties, the North’s official KCNA news agency said. “The mutual understanding be...
Platner seeks Maine Senate nomination and more primaries to watch today
Politics Graham Platner seeks to win Democratic Senate nomination in Maine, and more primary races to watch today By Kaia Hubbard, Kaia Hubbard Politics Reporter Kaia Hubbard is a politics reporter for CBS News Digital, based in Washington, D.C. Read Full Bio Kaia Hubbard, Kathryn Watson, Kathryn Watson Politics Reporter Kathryn Watson is a politics reporter for CBS News Digital, based in Washington, D.C. Read Full Bio Kathryn Watson, Caitlin Yilek, Caitlin Yilek Politics Reporter Caitlin Yilek...
The flag Iranians are not allowed to wave at the World Cup
The flag Iranians are not allowed to wave at the World CupImage caption, The flag of the pre-1979 Islamic revolution, featuring a lion and a sun, is banned from stadiums at the World CupByShaimaa KhalilNorth America correspondentPublished2 minutes ago"The Iranian team is not playing. The Islamic Republic's team is."For Roozbeh Farahanipour, there is no separating football from politics.Before Iran has kicked a ball in Los Angeles, the team's presence at this World Cup is already fraught.Farahani...
Unions rebuff Farage and say Reform ‘cosplaying’ as workers’ champions
TUC, GMB and Unison leaders reject invitation to affiliate to Reform amid rising support for party among their membersUK politics live – latest updatesMajor trade unions and the TUC have rebuffed Nigel Farage’s call for unions to affiliate to Reform UK, saying the party is “cosplaying” as workers’ champions and has opposed new employment rights.Farage issued a call on Tuesday for unions to attend Reform’s conference and to affiliate to the party, and he suggested one union may be on the brink of...
Labour accuses Badenoch of wanting to ‘turn clock back’ with plan to scrap public sector equality duty – UK politics live
Technology secretary says legal requirement that protects women, older people and others from workplace discrimination is ‘really important’Good morning. For the last week or so much of the media has been dominated by a debate triggered by the murder of Henry Nowak, and claims that video footage of the police handcuffing him as he was dying showed that the police cared more about an accusation of racism than they did about a stabbing. The judge who presided over the trial of Nowak’s killer did n...
Bengal Politics LIVE Updates: Churn Within Trinamool After Poll Loss, MP Says Rebels "Power Hungry"
West Bengal Politics LIVE Updates: Crisis within the party escalated dramatically with a full-blown rebellion in the legislature and Parliament wings.