Breaking political developments from the United States
US Ambassador Mike Huckabee and other Trump allies sought to ease Israeli concerns over tensions with Washington following a US-Iran interim deal and White House criticism of Israel, stressing that US-Israel ties remain strong despite disagreements.
Maryland holds primary elections today, with contests including one of the country's most expensive House races and another drawing heavy special-interest spending.
Over 50 national intelligence staffers have lost their jobs since Bill Pulte became acting Director of National Intelligence, sources tell CBS News.
EvanstonDaniel Biss says he plans to resign from office on Oct. 18, the final day required by state law to trigger a 2027 special election to select the city's next mayor. He is heavily favored to win November's IL-09 congressional election after his March 17 primary win.
New York's top court split Tuesday in a 'rewrite' of a law passed in response to the 2022 Buffalo mass shooting.
Government documents raise new doubts about Trump's unsubstantiated claim that vandals sabotaged the Reflecting Pool, showing no indication the peeling blue coating and algae blooms were caused intentionally. The Trump administration was aware of this, according to NYT reporting.
The US Senate has approved a war powers resolution aimed at preventing President Donald Trump from using military force against Iran without congressional authorization.
The Senate voted 50-48 to limit Trump's ability to strike Iran without congressional authorization and directed him to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities unless explicitly authorized by Congress, except to defend America, an ally, or partner from imminent attack.
The Pung decision rejects the argument that the longstanding use of tax foreclosure sales to collect unpaid real-estate taxes violates the takings clause of the 5th Amendment or the excessive fines clause of the 8th Amendment.
Officials knew the $16.4 million Reflecting Pool renovation was peeling and turning green earlier than they acknowledged, The New York Times reports.
San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria, who also serves as president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, joins CBS's "The Takeout" to discuss a Senate-passed sweeping federal housing bill expected to reach President Trump's desk and how it will impact the nation's housing crisis.
Court lifts 250th anniversary deadline for Trump administration to reinstall US park exhibits
Senate Republicans announce the passage of Tim Scott's ROAD to Housing bill, aimed at lowering housing costs for Americans.
Bill Gates told US lawmakers he believed Jeffrey Epstein may have been considering blackmailing him, according to transcripts released Tuesday by the House Oversight Committee.
The House is expected to pass an affordable housing bill and send it to Trump's desk for signature.
New York's top court says hate speech social media law likely passes muster
The Republican-majority US Senate backed legislation to halt US military action against Iran.
President Donald J. Trump endorsed Mike Collins in Georgia and Ken Paxton in Texas, while comparing their Democratic opponents' appearances to Alfred E. Neuman and Pee-wee Herman.
Trump's push for stricter voter eligibility laws is meeting resistance from Republican senators ahead of midterm elections, while his administration separately lobbies Congress for additional funding for the war in Iran.
The Senate voted 50-48 in a bipartisan vote to end the U.S. military campaign against Iran and block Trump's authority to wage the war, with four Republicans breaking ranks.
The U.S. Senate has voted to halt the Iran war despite Trump's push for a peace deal, according to a report shared via SmartNews.
The U.S. Senate has passed a measure requiring congressional authorization before any military operations against Iran can continue, a direct challenge to executive war powers.
Court sides with government in dispute over rights of green card holders accused of committing a crime
The Senate has instructed President Trump to end the war in Iran or seek congressional approval, in what is described as a major bipartisan rebuke.
The U.S. Senate voted 50-48 to pass a concurrent resolution limiting Donald J. Trump's ability to resume combat operations against Iran. Four Senate Republicans voted in favor: Susan Collins, Bill Cassidy, Lisa Murkowski, and Rand Paul.
The U.S. National Parks Service has begun erecting a chain link fence around the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington after President Trump accused 'Pro-Algae Protesters' of creating algae in and damaging the newly renovated pool.
The Supreme Court has ruled that Exxon Mobil can sue the Cuban government over more than $1 billion in seized property, potentially giving the United States greater financial leverage over the cash-strapped country.
The U.S. Senate voted to cut off the American military campaign against Iran, handing a fresh loss to Trump, according to Politico.
The Senate instructed President Trump to end the war in Iran or seek congressional approval, a major bipartisan rebuke.
The Senate has voted to block President Trump from resuming the war with Iran, setting up a potentially contentious fight with the White House.