Thomas Markle Sr., the estranged father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, was arrested in Florida in connection with allegations that he possessed child sex abuse materials, three sources familiar with the matter told CBS News on Friday. The case remains under seal, one of the sources added. Last month, it was reported that Thomas Markle was under…
Washington — Voters across the country delivered a stinging rebuke to Republicans in Congress and President Trump’s agenda in the 2026 midterm elections on Tuesday, with Democrats capturing House and Senate seats that had seemed out of reach just a few months ago. CBS News projects Democrats will take control of both chambers when the…
London — Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, confronted her estranged father last year about child sexual abuse allegations leveled against him, about six years after she was first made aware of the claims, according to new information from CBS News’ British partner BBC News. Last week, police in the Philippines confirmed they were investigating Thomas Markle Sr….
Jared Kushner is pushing back on a report involving a hacked iPhone, international spies and billion-dollar transfers from foreign governments. An upcoming book by journalist Matthew Cole claims Kushner, who is President Trump’s son-in-law, had access to more than $2 billion in “slush money funds” from Middle Eastern leaders in an attempt to influence U.S….
Washington — A federal judge on Tuesday found that billionaire Elon Musk and former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, as well as other senior Trump administration officials, engaged in a coordinated campaign to spread false information about a former FEMA official and impugn her integrity. U.S. Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick condemned the Trump administration for…
As Sen. Thom Tillis exits the Senate, he’s blasting many of the advisers President Trump has surrounded himself with as “sycophants, and calling on his colleagues to stand up to executive power like the co-equal branch of government they are.” The 66-year-old senior senator from North Carolina unloads on what he calls the “WTF moments”…
The Amazon Prime Air Boeing 767 cargo plane that crashed off a Miami runway on Sunday, killing five people, was operated by a North Carolina company that has been accused by past employees of violating safety regulations, legal documents reveal. The cargo airline hired by Amazon, 21 Air, is controlled by Houston Astros owner Jim…
Washington — GOP Sen. Bernie Moreno of Ohio said on Sunday that his former son-in-law, Rep. Max Miller, shouldn’t serve in Congress amid swirling abuse claims, as Miller vowed to stay in the race for another term and strongly denied all allegations of misconduct. “If there are any basic standards of character required to hold…
The Trump administration on Thursday reiterated its view that China’s alleged efforts to collect millions of American voter registration files constituted election interference — an allegation leveled by President Trump in a primetime address two weeks ago. The White House said the voter files that were swept up by China “included non-publicly available data,” in…
FIFA lodged disciplinary charges against two Argentina players Wednesday for striking Spain opponents moments after the World Cup final and charged Argentina’s soccer federation for players showing a political banner about the Falkland Islands after beating England in the semifinals. A list of disciplinary cases opened by FIFA against Argentina also include “discriminatory chants and…
