Washington — Widespread Republican losses in the midterm elections are roiling the GOP, prompting soul-searching over what went wrong and a brewing blame game that’s expected to heat up as the party looks toward the next election. From House and Senate races to governors’ mansions, Republicans saw striking losses, both in battlegrounds and in places…
Stephen Hubbard, a U.S. citizen who was jailed in Russia for more than four years after being accused of fighting for Ukraine, has been released from custody, U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff confirmed Wednesday during a meeting with President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg. Trump administration officials, including Witkoff, were in St. Petersburg Wednesday for talks…
Deposed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are now facing an additional charge of conspiracy to commit torture as federal prosecutors filed a superseding indictment in the Southern District of New York on Thursday. “As alleged in the indictment, the Maduro regime subjected over a dozen American citizens to torture while held…
Washington — Justice Department lawyers on Tuesday defended President Trump’s move to bar three news outlets from the White House over coverage of his administration, arguing that their reporting raises national security concerns and claiming their journalists failed to act with “professionalism and decorum.” In a filing with a federal district court in Washington, D.C.,…
For over 100 days, Sylvia Zin has not been allowed to see or speak with her husband Min Zin, a U.S. citizen and scholar whose work focuses on Myanmar. She says he is being held without charge in China at a detention facility that is referred to by human rights groups as a “black site.” …
A bipartisan group of senators is urging Secretary of State Marco Rubio to make the release of an American journalist imprisoned in Iran an “urgent priority,” warning that his health has deteriorated and his life could be at risk. In a letter to Rubio obtained by CBS News, Sens. Brian Schatz, Democrat of Hawaii, Republican…
Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday left intact a lower court decision that blocked the U.S. Postal Service from enforcing new regulations for mail voting, rejecting the Trump administration’s effort to move forward with the rules in the run-up to the November midterm elections. The court’s decision keeps implementation of the Postal Service’s requirements,…
A federal judge in Maryland blocked the Trump administration’s plan to relocate the FBI’s proposed headquarters to the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C., after the Biden administration had announced a plan in 2023 to move the headquarters to Greenbelt, Maryland. In July 2025, FBI Director Kash Patel announced that the bureau would instead relocate a few…
The Foreign Office (FO) said on Wednesday that Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi’s visit to Iran was aimed at discussing bilateral relations, security-related matters and regional developments, particularly peace and stability in the region. Addressing a weekly press briefing, FO spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said Naqvi — who arrived in Tehran on Tuesday — was holding meetings…
Washington — The Supreme Court just over a month ago expanded presidential power when it struck down removal protections for members of the Federal Trade Commission, clearing the way for the president to fire members of certain independent boards and commissions at-will. But as the high court considered the legality of Congress’ efforts to shield…
