California Democrats are poised to pass a contentious redistricting effort on Thursday in the latest escalation to a national back and forth that could prove critical in which party is able to win the U.S. House in next year’s midterm elections. The new map would shift five of California’s Republican U.S. House seats to be
The U.S. will impose a 15% tariff on imports of European cars, pharmaceuticals and other products, according to a joint statement announced Thursday by the Trump administration and European Union. The pact also calls for the 27-member EU to eliminate tariffs on all American industrial exports and to offer preferred terms for some seafood and
The United States is deploying three Aegis guided-missile destroyers to the waters off Venezuela as part of President Trump’s effort to combat threats from Latin American drug cartels, a White House official confirmed to CBS News on Wednesday, confirming a report by the Reuters news agency. The USS Gravely, the USS Jason Dunham and the
A resident drops off a vote-by-mail ballot in a drop box in Chicago on Oct. 2, 2020. Scott Olson/Getty Images President Donald Trump wants to make mail-in ballots and electronic voting machines a thing of the past, calling for these voting methods to be replaced with paper ballots. “Mail-in ballots are corrupt,” Trump told reporters
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents detain an man after a court hearing at the Connecticut Supreme Court in Stamford, Connecticut, on July 3, 2025. John Moore/Getty Images President Donald Trump’s administration has sued multiple states and localities for allegedly violating the Constitution by hindering federal immigration enforcement. These areas, known as sanctuary jurisdictions, have
A man walks past a money exchange house with exchange rates in Mexico City on April 7, 2025. While the US dollar rebounded after sharp losses last week, stock markets and oil prices around the world collapsed further on a black Monday for markets as US President Donald Trump stood firm over his tariffs despite
A Cambodian Buddhist monk holds a portrait of U.S. President Donald Trump as he takes part in a march for peace following a border conflict with Thailand in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Aug. 10, 2025. Tang Chhin Sothy/AFP President Donald Trump has received the support of 70,000 Cambodian Buddhist monks for recognition by the Nobel