Republicans battle déjà vu as they return to tackle reconciliation bill, FISA extension
Republicans on Capitol Hill are battling a bad case of déjà vu, as intraparty disputes over an immigration enforcement funding package and an extension of the government’s warrantless spying powers have left lawmakers no closer to a resolution on the two matters than they were a month ago. Senate...
Booker on Platner: ‘That guy has questions to answer’
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) on Sunday said Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner “has questions to answer” following reports that he allegedly shared sexually explicit messages with multiple other women. ABC’s Jonathan Karl asked Booker on “This Week” about whether thi...
GOP strategist: Trump made a ‘$100M mistake’ backing Paxton
GOP strategist Brad Todd on Sunday said President Trump made a “100-million-dollar mistake” by backing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) to replace incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas).  “I think the president made a 100-million-dollar mistake in picking Ken Paxton and urging Republican ...
Senate Democrat: Iran is ‘stronger’ than before war
Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) claimed Sunday that Iran is “stronger” than it was before the beginning of the U.S. war with the Middle Eastern country three months ago. “Frankly, Iran is stronger than they were 90 days ago, before this war, because they’ve used their cheap and lethal drones, not...
‘Texas is in play’ for Democrats after Paxton win: Beshear
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) said Democrats have a chance at locking down a Senate seat in Texas after state Attorney General Ken Paxton’s (R) recent victory in a runoff. “Paxton will now face off against State [Rep.] James Talarico. Democrats have not won a Texas Senate seat, as you know, in m...
RNC moves forward with midterm convention, chair says
Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Joe Gruters on Sunday said the party would hold a midterm convention “before the general election” as outlined by President Trump last September.  “There’s a very short window of doing it after the last primary ballots have been cast and bef...
Hassett predicts oil will flow through Strait of Hormuz in ‘a month or two’
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett on Sunday predicted that oil shipments will pass through the Strait of Hormuz in “a month or two,” while it has been closed off amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict in Iran. Hassett told ABC’s Jonathan Karl on “This Week” th...
Trump has turned Republicans into the anti-Black party
The Republican Party, led by President Trump, has embraced white Christian nationalists and is working to reduce the number of Black House members through redistricting, while also attacking African Americans with racist rhetoric and policies.
Zelensky says he hopes Witkoff, Kushner visit Kyiv for talks
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday said he hopes White House special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, will come to Kyiv, Ukraine, for talks in the coming weeks. CBS News’s “Face the Nation” host Margaret Brennan asked the p...
The peril of transactional deterrence: How the US unwittingly shifted Taiwan’s timeline
Washington's shift to a hyper-transactional foreign policy framework has weakened its strategic architecture, making Taiwan a flexible variable in the U.S.-China rivalry and threatening to unravel decades of American deterrence in Asia.
Jill Biden says Joe ‘was slowing down’ during presidency
Former first lady Jill Biden said in her first interview since leaving the White House that former President Biden “was slowing down” before he dropped his 2024 presidential bid. Jill Biden told “CBS News Sunday” correspondent Rita Braver in an interview released Sunday th...
Pence calls Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund ‘a bad idea’
Former Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday slammed the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) recent “anti-weaponization” fund and pushed to “get rid of” it. “Well, look, I think that the weaponization fund is a — it’s a bad idea from the start. And I would encourage the administration just to...
U.S. strike on alleged drug boat kills 3 in Pacific Ocean, in fourth attack this week
The U.S. military said it carried out another strike on a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the Pacific Ocean, killing three in the fourth attack this week and putting the total death toll at 205.
Politics chat: No progress on Iran peace deal, Trump offers to perform at festival
We look at the progress on a ceasefire extension with Iran, as well as President Trump offering to perform at the Freedom 250 event marking America's 250th birthday after major acts dropped out.
Former DOJ official on why its criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll is unusual
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks former federal prosecutor Ankush Khardori about investigations and prosecutions originating from U.S. Attorneys offices around the country.
Democrats and Republicans think control of Congress runs through Iowa
Iowa is no stranger to political attention in presidential elections, but surprisingly competitive midterm contests highlight the state's importance for both parties as it holds its primary Tuesday.
Proposed NDAs for federal workers spark diverse backlash
A proposal by the Trump administration to push federal workers to sign nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) has sparked accusations that the White House is trying to silence its workforce, including those who have been speaking to the press. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) on Tuesday pro...
Redistricting battle set to escalate ahead of 2028 elections
For Americans fed up with partisan redistricting, there’s bad news on the horizon: The gerrymandering war is just heating up. Even while the ink is still drying on the new House maps of the midterm cycle, the 2028 redistricting battle is already taking shape — and it threatens to eclipse the curr...
GOP’s Bill Cassidy faces new decisions on bucking Trump
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) finds himself in a unique position: scorned by President Trump and out of the running for reelection, but still in charge of the highly influential Senate health committee, which can block nominees to head three health agencies currently without permanent leaders.  ...
T.V. reality stars throw their hats into the ring for political office
Reality shows are an escape with characters who can be larger than life. But some stars use the experience of fame as a stepping stone toward another challenge: running for political office.
Zelensky expecting ‘big attacks’ from Russia soon
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is bracing for a major attack from Russia that he said he expects to occur within the next 48 hours, citing intelligence shared by the U.S. and European allies. “Today at night, or tomorrow at night, we will have, we think that we will have big attacks from ...
Justice Department asks for judge’s recusal from Georgia election case over Fani Willis event
The Justice Department (DOJ) on Friday asked a federal judge to recuse herself from overseeing the department’s lawsuit against Georgia election officials, arguing that her attendance at an event honoring Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis raises questions about her ability to rema...
Immigrant detainees sue over 'horrific' conditions at Texas ICE facility
Immigrant detainees accuse the federal government of 'inhumane' abuse and treatment at Camp East Montana in El Paso, Texas.
Trump calls out Pope Leo for meeting with ‘useless’ Chicago mayor
President Trump swiped at Pope Leo XIV and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) on Saturday after the two met in Rome, saying someone at the Vatican should have advised the pope not to meet Johnson because he is “useless.” “Someone should explain to the Pope that the Mayor of Chicago is useless, and...
Lead prosecutor steps away from Comey criminal case
The federal prosecutor who secured an indictment against former FBI Director James Comey for allegedly threatening the life of President Trump in a since-deleted social media post of seashells has stepped down, according to a recent court filing. A “notice of substitution” filed in the Eastern Di...
Sherrill, Mullin find common ground on securing protests outside ICE facility in NJ
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin found common ground on Saturday after the governor deployed state police to maintain order outside a Newark immigration detention center that has been the site of escalating protests. Sherrill ...
Sunday shows preview: Will Trump greenlight a new Iran deal?
All eyes are on an emerging deal between the U.S. and Iran that would extend the current ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but it remains unclear when — or if — President Trump and Tehran will ultimately sign off. The two sides reached a tentative agreement this week that, if approved, w...
Judge agrees to review Trump's $1.8 billion 'anti-weaponization' fund
The fund has sparked a broad backlash since it was announced earlier this month, exposing fractures within the Republican Party.
Reports: Platner’s wife told campaign staff he sent sexual messages to other women
The wife of Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner (D) alerted campaign staff last year that he had exchanged sexually explicit messages with other women, according to reports. The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal on Saturday reported that his wife Amy Gertner told former senior campaign s...