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The Supreme Court has dismissed a case that raised whether inmates with intellectual disabilities are eligible for the death penalty. CBS News correspondent Jan Crawford reported the court took the matter off its docket...
The Supreme Court has dismissed a case that concerned the death penalty and the role of IQ testing for inmates on death row. The matter, which drew attention because it questioned how intellectual disability and...
Updated on: May 21, 2026 / 12:21 PM EDT / CBS News The Democratic National Committee on Thursday released a long-awaited, 192-page autopsy of the 2024 election that party chair Ken Martin had kept private for months....
Reckoning Action, an advocacy group founded by social media creator Cheyenne Hunt, has launched a campaign to confront misogyny and gender bias in U.S. politics and to push for stronger accountability for members of...
Republican state lawmakers in South Carolina are expected to move forward this week with a new congressional map drawn under Republican leadership. The measure, backed by the GOP-controlled legislature, is slated for...
A string of high-profile primaries across six states on Tuesday produced several notable results that could shape both parties heading into the midterms and beyond — especially the continuing influence of former...
Ed Gallrein, fresh off a victory in the Kentucky Republican primary, used his victory speech to praise former President Donald Trump as "courageous." Gallrein defeated incumbent Rep. Thomas Massie in the contest, and...
Updated May 19, 2026 — President Donald Trump on Tuesday endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the Republican runoff for the U.S. Senate, aiming to bring a costly primary fight to a close a week before the May...
Attorney General Todd Blanche told the Senate Appropriations Committee the Justice Department’s settlement with President Trump includes a $1.7 billion “anti‑weaponization fund” and defended the provision’s purpose and...
Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen and acting Attorney General Todd Blanche engaged in a tense exchange during a Senate hearing Tuesday after Van Hollen pressed Blanche over a newly announced $1.7+ billion...
Several states held primaries Tuesday that offered tests of former president Donald Trump’s influence — and a look at contests that could reshape the midterm map.
President Trump toured the construction site for the White House ballroom on Tuesday and spoke briefly with reporters, defending the work underway and answering questions about national security. While walking through...
