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The president’s much-touted foreign policy shake-up is blighted by continued support for genocide. Ad Policy President Donald J. Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attend a bilateral meeting at the Saudi Royal Court on May 13, 2025, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.(Win McNamee / Getty Images) Fate made a mistake placing Donald Trump in the White House, since he is much more suited to be a Saudi princeling than an American president. In last week’s trip to the Middle East, Trump was right at home consorting with Arab nobility, most notably Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (popularly known…

An Indiana man convicted in the 2000 killing of a police officer was put to death by lethal injection early Tuesday in the state’s second execution since 2009. Indiana resumed executions in December after a 15-year hiatus.Benjamin Ritchie, 45, had been on death row for more than two decades following his conviction in the fatal shooting of Beech Grove Police Officer Bill Toney during a foot chase.Ritchie was executed at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City, according to Indiana Department of Correction officials. IDOC said in an online statement the execution process started shortly after midnight and he was…

What’s next for House budget battle as Speaker Johnson calls latest move a “big win” – CBS News Watch CBS News House Republicans’ massive budget plan barely made it out of committee for a second straight vote. Nikole Killion lays out the sticking points. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On Source link

Incumbent Prime Minister and leader of the center-right Social Democratic Party Luis Montenegro gestures while addressing his supporters following Portugal’s general election, in Lisbon on Monday. Armando Franca/AP hide caption toggle caption Armando Franca/AP LISBON — Portugal’s third general election in three years has failed to deliver the result that could break the worst spell of political instability for decades in the European Union country of 10.6 million people. Sunday’s vote delivered another minority government for the center-right Democratic Alliance, which will be at the mercy of opposition parties. The significant rise in support for the hard-right populist party Chega…

5/12: Face the Nation – CBS News Watch CBS News This week on “Face the Nation,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken joins Margaret Brennan as America’s relationship with Israel faces a serious stress test this week, with a new U.S. report that says it is “reasonable to assess” that Israel violated international law in its war with Hamas. Plus, a story about how a group of special operations veterans helped a fellow service member’s family get their mother out of war-torn Gaza. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now…

Democrats are acting more like a bickering political science department than an opposition party. Ad Policy Ken Martin, chair of the DNC, speaks to reporters during a press conference.(Ashlee Rezin / Chicago Sun-Times via AP, File) As the political press lit up last week with new revelations about the extent of former President Joe Biden’s physical and cognitive decline, the Democratic Party moved with alacrity to bolster the conditions that enabled Biden to dodder his way into a second Trump term. In the wake of the 2024 election debacle, seemingly chastened party leaders flirted with the idea of adopting a…

The Trump administration will pay nearly $5 million to the family of Ashli Babbitt, the Trump supporter who was shot and killed while in the mob breaching the House Speaker’s Lobby on Jan. 6, 2021.    Outgoing U.S. Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger confirmed to CBS News he was informed that the Justice Department has agreed to make the payment to Babbitt’s family to settle its wrongful death claim.Manger told CBS News he learned of the settlement amount “a few weeks ago” and the same day sent a message to the entire force expressing his dismay.”I told them I was…

Video shows escaped New Orleans inmates walking through French Quarter – CBS News Watch CBS News New surveillance video shows two of the inmates who escaped an Orleans Parish jail last Friday walking through New Orleans’ French Quarter. Seven of the 10 inmates who escaped are still at large. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On Source link

President Trump boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on May 12, 2025. Brendan Smialowski/AFP hide caption toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP The luxury Boeing 747 gifted to the U.S. government by Qatar is standing by at the San Antonio, Texas, airport, awaiting a specialized overhaul from a defense contractor so that President Trump can use it as the next Air Force One. It’s not clear how quickly the plane — which touched off a firestorm of ethical, legal, political and security concerns just ahead of Trump’s trip to the Middle East last week — will be ready…

Washington — The Senate is expected to take a key procedural vote Monday evening on a crypto regulation bill after Democratic opposition tanked an initial attempt to advance the measure earlier this month amid concern over ties between the digital asset industry and the Trump family.The first-of-its-kind legislation, known as the GENIUS Act, would create a regulatory framework for stablecoins — a type of cryptocurrency tied to the value of an asset like the U.S. dollar. After the measure advanced out of the Senate Banking Committee with bipartisan support in March, Senate GOP leadership first brought the measure to the…