Trump Justice Department indicts former FBI chief James Comey again
NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump Justice Department indicts former FBI chief James Comey againJohn Bowden in Washington, D.C. Tuesday 28 April 2026 18:58 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2966665","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news...
Starmer sees off Tory calls for inquiry into Mandelson role after No 10 flexes muscle
Vote goes PM’s way but he faces anger from his own MPs who accuse him of creating perception of ‘cover-up’UK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer saw off an opposition bid to refer him to a standards committee over Peter Mandelson’s appointment after Downing Street deployed its full weight to force Labour MPs to shore up the prime minister.However, the Labour leader bore the brunt of anger from some of his own backbenchers who accused him of creating a situation where they would be perceie...
Florida to consider new House map to give GOP potential 24-4 advantage
Politics Florida to consider new congressional map with 4 more GOP-leaning seats, for potential 24-4 advantage By Aaron Navarro, Aaron Navarro Digital Reporter Aaron Navarro is a CBS News digital reporter. He covered the 2024 elections and was previously an associate producer for the CBS News political unit in the 2021 and 2022 election cycles. Read Full Bio Aaron Navarro, Caroline Linton Caroline Linton Associate Managing Editor, Politics Caroline Linton is an associate managing editor on the p...
Biggest cigar smokers in Congress taken aback by 'order' to put down their pipes out of 'respect for the King'
Biggest cigar smokers in Congress taken aback by 'order' to put down their pipes out of 'respect for the King'Politics is fast. We're faster. Sign up to the DC Insider newsletter for a front-row seat to American politics... and unlock 3 FREE months of DailyMail+ HEREBy VICTORIA CHURCHILL, US POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 17:28, 28 April 2026 | Updated: 17:28, 28 April 2026 e-mail View comments
Trump fast tracks child deportation hearings as cost to American taxpayer of housing foreign kids SOARS
Trump fast tracks child deportation hearings as cost to American taxpayer of housing foreign kids SOARSPolitics is fast. We're faster. Sign up to the DC Insider newsletter for a front-row seat to American politics... and unlock 3 FREE months of DailyMail+ HERE By JAMES CIRRONE, US NEWS REPORTER Published: 16:59, 28 April 2026 | Updated: 17:03, 28 April 2026 e-mail 1 View comments
Texas Democrat Talarico leads senator Cornyn and AG Paxton in Senate race poll
TPOR poll of 1,018 likely voters puts Talarico ahead of John Cornyn by three percentage points and Ken Paxton by fiveUS politics live – latest updatesDemocrats’ hopes of winning control of the US Senate in November’s midterm elections have been boosted by a poll showing James Talarico, the party’s candidate in Texas, leading in a head-to-head matchup against two potential Republican opponents.The Texas public opinion research (TPOR) survey has Talarico, a Democratic state legislator, ahead of th...
Judge allows Maurene Comey's lawsuit challenging her firing to proceed
Politics Judge allows Maurene Comey's lawsuit challenging her firing to move forward in federal court By Melissa Quinn Melissa Quinn Senior Reporter, Politics Melissa Quinn is a senior reporter for CBSNews.com, where she covers U.S. politics, with a focus on the Supreme Court and federal courts. Read Full Bio Melissa Quinn April 28, 2026 / 11:15 AM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Washington — A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that former federal prosecutor Maurene Comey's case challen...
CBS News poll and analysis of California policies ahead of governor's race debate
Politics CBS News poll and analysis of California policies ahead of governor's race debate By Anthony Salvanto, Anthony Salvanto CBS News Director of Elections and Surveys Anthony Salvanto, Ph.D., is CBS News' executive director of elections and surveys. He oversees the CBS News Poll and all surveys across topics and heads the CBS News Decision Desk that estimates outcomes on election nights Read Full Bio Anthony Salvanto, Fred Backus, Jennifer De Pinto April 28, 2026 / 11:00 AM EDT / CBS News A...
'Politics has its place': Akhilesh visits BJP MLA who was injured while burning his effigy
SP leader Akhilesh Yadav visited BJP MLA Anupama Jaiswal in a Lucknow hospital after she sustained severe facial burns while attempting to set fire to an effigy. Yadav expressed his wishes for her speedy recovery, emphasizing that political differences should not overshadow compassion and human relationships. Jaiswal's husband lauded the visit as an act of "human sensitivity and democratic courtesy."
Top Anthony Fauci adviser indicted for 'criminal conspiracy' against the United States
Top Anthony Fauci adviser indicted for 'criminal conspiracy' against the United States Politics is fast. We're faster. Sign up to the DC Insider newsletter for a front-row seat to American politics... and unlock 3 FREE months of DailyMail+ HEREBy JON MICHAEL RAASCH, US POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 15:42, 28 April 2026 | Updated: 15:44, 28 April 2026 e-mail View comments
John Hinckley Jr calls Trump shooting at same hotel he shot Reagan ‘spooky’
Hinckley says ‘bad things keep happening’ at Washington Hilton and it was ‘not a secure place to hold big events’US politics live – latest updatesThe man who shot Ronald Reagan at the Washington Hilton in 1981 has said it was “spooky” for him to learn of Saturday’s shooting at the hotel during a prestigious media gala attended by Donald Trump and senior members of the president’s administration.In an interview with TMZ published on Monday, John Hinckley Jr also observed that “bad things keep hap...
SPLC seeks disclosure of grand jury transcripts in criminal case
Politics Southern Poverty Law Center seeks disclosure of grand jury transcripts in criminal case By Jacob Rosen, Jacob Rosen Justice Department Reporter Jake Rosen is a reporter covering the Department of Justice. He was previously a campaign digital reporter covering President Trump's 2024 campaign and also served as an associate producer for "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan." Read Full Bio Jacob Rosen, Melissa Quinn Melissa Quinn Senior Reporter, Politics Melissa Quinn is a senior report...
The Strait of Malacca, a 900km freight corridor, could be the next global flashpoint
NewsWorldWorld PoliticsThe Strait of Malacca, a 900km freight corridor, could be the next global flashpointWhile recent global attention has focused on the Strait of Hormuz, a quieter development has been taking shape in Southeast AsiaGokcay Balci The Conversation & Ebru Surucu-Balci Tuesday 28 April 2026 15:19 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmar...
Real reason White House Correspondents' Dinner alleged shooter left Kash Patel off his chilling kill list manifesto
Real reason White House Correspondents' Dinner alleged shooter left Kash Patel off his chilling kill list manifestoPolitics is fast. We're faster. Sign up to the DC Insider newsletter for a front-row seat to American politics... and unlock 3 FREE months of DailyMail+ HERE By JON MICHAEL RAASCH, US POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 14:50, 28 April 2026 | Updated: 14:54, 28 April 2026 e-mail View comments
Gavin Newsom claps back at Katie Miller after she blamed him for DC shooting
NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsGavin Newsom claps back at Katie Miller after she blamed him for DC shootingKatie Miller also praised her husband, White House adviser Stephen Miller, for protecting her during the shootingIsabel Keane in New York Tuesday 28 April 2026 14:40 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"sho...
Trump aides fear Iran could turn into a drawn-out ‘Cold War situation’ with no deal - but no bombs either
NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump aides fear Iran could turn into a drawn-out ‘Cold War situation’ with no deal - but no bombs eitherTrump promised that the U.S. would not be dragged into a lengthy conflict in the Middle EastRhian Lubin in New York Tuesday 28 April 2026 14:30 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark...
Man who heckled Shabana Mahmood dismisses ‘laughable’ white liberal claim
Protester says he migrated from Malaysia as a child and describes home secretary’s immigration policies as cruelUK politics live – latest updatesA protester who heckled Shabana Mahmood said he came to the UK as a child from Malaysia, describing the home secretary’s claim that he was a white liberal as “laughable”.Joe, 32, who did not wish to give his last name, migrated from Malaysia at the age of four with his family. He said the home secretary’s proposed immigration reforms would have left him...
Federal agents return to Minneapolis to target daycares for suspected fraud
Politics Months after Operation Metro Surge, federal agents return to Minneapolis to target daycares for suspected fraud By Jonah Kaplan Jonah Kaplan Investigative Reporter Jonah Kaplan is an award-winning journalist who has built a strong reputation for his balanced reporting, thoughtful interviews, and deeply researched coverage of high-impact issues affecting the community. His work appears on all of WCCO's newscasts and is often featured on CBS News' programs and platforms, including the CBS...
Press dinner shooting conspiracy theories spread in era of fractured politics
Neither political party is immune to conspiracies in a time of intense distrust in government and media, experts say After an armed man attempted to breach the ballroom where Donald Trump was set to speak to White House journalists on Saturday, conspiracies immediately spread about whether the event was staged.The rhetoric has become a common refrain from both sides of the aisle in an era of deeply fractured politics and intense distrust in political institutions and media, and in the president...
Trump administration fires board overseeing National Science Foundation
Politics Trump administration fires independent board overseeing National Science Foundation April 28, 2026 / 7:02 AM EDT / AP Add CBS News on Google The Trump administration has fired members of an independent board that oversees the National Science Foundation.Members of the National Science Board received an email on Friday sent from the Presidential Personnel Office "on behalf of President Donald J. Trump" stating that their position was "terminated, effective immediately." "I wasn't entirel...