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What to know as voters head to the polls to shake up British politics

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London — British voters started heading to the polls Thursday morning to vote in the country’s first general election since 2019. Here’s what to know.  Who is up for election in the U.K.? British voters are not directly electing a new leader on Thursday. Under the United Kingdom’s parliamentary system, voters choose their local representatives for

What to know as voters projected to shake up British politics

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London — British voters voted Thursday in the United Kingdom’s first general election since 2019, with an exit poll projecting the Labour Party notching 410 seats for a decisive win over the Conservative Party.  Among those seen heading to their local polling stations were incumbent Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, whom Conservative Party voters were forecast to

4 takeaways from the Supreme Court’s most consequential term in years

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Washington — It was one of the most momentous Supreme Court terms in decades, resulting in a flurry of blockbuster decisions on guns, abortion, the power of federal regulatory agencies and the prosecution of former President Donald Trump. For most of those cases decided by the nation’s highest court, the outcomes reflected its rightward shift

Planned Parenthood to blitz GOP seats to sway California’s voters

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Planned Parenthood is preparing a seven-figure campaign blitz to oust GOP incumbents from California congressional seats, part of a larger national effort by the reproductive rights group to prevent a Republican majority from passing abortion restrictions, including a national ban. Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California is targeting eight districts where voters largely backed Republicans in

A look at the fallout from the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity decision

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A look at the fallout from the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity decision – CBS News Watch CBS News Former President Trump is appealing his conviction in New York following the Supreme Court’s ruling that presidents have immunity for official acts. Jan Crawford examines whether that will affect the conviction and how it will impact the