Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-S.D.) has picked up the support of at least two of his GOP colleagues, as he holds conversations about becoming the upper chamber's next Republican leader. Republican Sens. Markwayne Mullin (Okla.) and Mike Rounds (S.D.) on Sunday indicated their support for Thune during appearances on the Sunday morning talk shows....

Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna (Calif.) suggested Sunday that President Biden "do something bold" and call for a permanent cease-fire in Gaza as support from his base appears to be wavering. CBS News "Face the Nation" anchor Margaret Brennan presented polling showing nearly twice as many Democrats rate Biden's presidency as fair or poor compared with...

More than 40 percent of Americans now believe Israel has gone “too far” in its response to the militant group Hamas in Gaza, according to a new poll. The survey conducted by The Wall Street Journal found that 42 percent of Americans believe Israel’s actions in Gaza following Hamas’s attack on Oct. 7 have gone “too far.”...

In challenging the West, Russia often shoots itself in the foot.

Tenure for college professors is the latest front in Republicans’ battle with higher education. Since tenure gives a professor job security for decades, undercutting it is one way conservatives can more easily change campus culture, experts say, as well as fight against the liberal values the right says have taken over schools. In Indiana, lawmakers...

House Intelligence Chair Mike Turner on Sunday claimed he was told by CIA Director William Burns "we're close" to reaching a cease-fire deal in the Israel-Hamas war after weeks of negotiations and mediation with international leaders. Turner told CBS News's "Face the Nation" anchor Margaret Brennan he was briefed last Friday by Burns on the...

President Biden narrowly leads former President Trump in a new poll asking whether democracy and the rule of law will be protected if either of the front-runners is elected to the White House. The new CBS News/YouGov poll found that 34 percent of voters think U.S. democracy and rule of law “will be safe” if Biden wins...

Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) on Sunday brushed off low favorability numbers for President Biden and his policies, arguing Democrats often "overperform" polls when it actually comes down to the elections. Anchor Shannon Bream pointed to recent Fox News polling that shows the majority of voters disapprove of Biden's job, with his worst ratings over border...

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee visited members of the state's National Guard ahead of their deployment to the southern border to help with the immigration crisis.

DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas reacted to a "Saturday Night Live" sketch making fun of President Biden's age and his administration's defense of him.