Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday allowed President Trump’s administration to move ahead with implementing key portions of an executive order that seeks to tighten the rules for mail voting ahead of the November midterm elections. In a 6-3 ruling, the high court granted a request for emergency relief sought by the Trump administration…
GOP Sen. Ted Cruz said on Monday that the race for Texas’ other Senate seat will be a “$200 million” fight, outlining the road ahead for Republicans as state Attorney General Ken Paxton faces off against state Rep. James Talarico in the closely watched contest. “I think we’re going to win this race, but it…
On this “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” broadcast, moderated by Margaret Brennan: Neel Kashkari, Minneapolis Fed president and CEO Dr. Mehmet Oz, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former FDA commissioner Rep. Byron Donalds, Republican of Florida and candidate for governor Rep. Seth Moulton, Democrat of Massachusetts and…
The following is the transcript of the interview with Rep. Seth Moulton, Democrat of Massachusetts and Senate primary candidate, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Aug. 23, 2026. MARGARET BRENNAN: We’re going to turn now to another congressman, and that is Seth Moulton, who joins us from Salem, Massachusetts. And Congressman…
Nancy Kassebaum Baker, a Kansas governor’s daughter who became the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate without following a spouse into office, has died, her son Bill Kassebaum told CBS News on Saturday. She was 94. Kassebaum Baker died Friday, he said. Bill Kassebaum told CBS News that his mother was “an independent voice…
In a special election, Bay Area voters have chosen state Sen. Aisha Wahab to carry out the remainder of former Rep. Eric Swalwell’s term, The Associated Press projects. Wahab will represent California’s 14th Congressional District until January 2027. New vote totals from the Alameda County Registrar of Voters indicate Wahab’s lead over Bay Area…
Washington — A series of victories by leftist congressional candidates — from New York to Colorado to Michigan, and now, Florida — have punctuated the Democratic primaries and defined the midterm campaigns so far, raising questions about the reach of their influence and viability of the progressive-left’s movement as Democrats seek to take control of…
Sen. Darline Graham fumbled a question on national security in the South Carolina GOP Senate debate, admitting she was “not that informed on national security” and neglecting to answer a question about Taiwan and the South China Sea. The novice senator is beginning her sixth week on the job, having been appointed to fill…
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro doesn’t want data center developers “running roughshod” in Pennsylvania communities, he said, explaining his decision to sign an executive order on Tuesday limiting data centers in the commonwealth, after he previously worked to bring AI data centers to Pennsylvania. Appearing on “CBS Mornings” on Wednesday, Shapiro said that increasingly, he’s seeing developers…
An undercover video could land a handful of activists in legal trouble. They pretended to be Minnesota voters during the primary. Members of a group once known as Project Veritas say they were testing Minnesota’s 53-year-old voter voucher law, but in videos now seen more than 7 million times, they may have broken the law instead. The…
