It began with a phone call. A grassroots write-in campaign had been launched weeks before Tuesday’s midterm election in an effort to keep longtime Alabama Sheriff Jay Jones in office. Jones was ousted in May by about 300 votes in a bitterly fought Republican primary in Lee County by a former sheriff’s deputy, Cameron Hunt. …
On this “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” broadcast, moderated by Margaret Brennan: Sen. Bernie Sanders, Independent of Vermont Rep. Mike Lawler, Republican of New York Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat David Becker, CBS News election law contributor and the executive director of the Center for Election Innovation and Research Anthony Salvanto, CBS News…
The following is the transcript of the interview with Sen. Bernie Sanders, Independent of Vermont, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Nov. 1, 2026. MARGARET BRENNAN: Good morning, and welcome to Face the Nation. We are just hours away from voters in 50 states going to the polls for an election…
As a mist of rain sprinkled the fields around him in Homestead, Florida, Ford bemoaned how expensive it had been running a fossil fuel-powered irrigation system on his five-acre farm — and how bad it was for the planet. Earlier this month, Ford installed an automated underground system that uses a solar-powered pump to periodically saturate…
Mexican authorities arrested an official allegedly linked to the killing of a mayor who was vocal about drug violence, prosecutors reported on Thursday. Assassins killed Carlos Manzo in the city of Uruapan last November during Day of the Dead celebrations, in a case that ignited fury across Mexico last year. Uruapan’s welfare secretary Rosa Alejandra…
Few U.S. Senate races have captured the public’s attention like the battle in Michigan between Republican Mike Rogers and Democrat Abdul El-Sayed. It pits a 63-year-old former FBI agent and former congressman who has strong backing from President Trump against a charismatic doctor and political newcomer who, if elected, would become the first Muslim U.S….
Page, Arizona — Doug Herrera still lives in the house his father built, though his dad died some time ago from cancer. Herrera wonders if that illness could have been linked to pollutants from nearby uranium mining. Now, he worries that a possible new neighbor — a proposed $10 billion mega data center — could imperil…
French authorities are extending curfews and increasing the police presence in public spaces as President Emmanuel Macron’s government tries to regain control after rioters torched buildings and looted thousands of businesses this weekend. But addressing the problems that have brought students and workers to the streets for the last five weeks will be a tougher…
In the days since U.S. House candidate Bernadette Greene-Placentia publicly came forward alleging she was raped over the summer while repairing a campaign sign, she says women have been reaching out to her to share their own stories. “The humbling thing is that so many – hundreds and hundreds of women from around the world…
Washington — He still calls himself the “hope guy.” Former President Barack Obama, who ran on “hope and change,” is resurrecting his signature campaign slogan in a new series of digital ads for the Democratic National Committee that were viewed exclusively by CBS News. “I’ll be honest with you: I never imagined some of…
