Trump administration's late midterm push

The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to set aside 20,000 ballots in California from alleged noncitizens. CBS News' Natalie Brand has the latest.

• Nov 2

Trump asks Supreme Court to intervene in California ballot case

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to intervene in its effort to force California to set aside mail ballots from thousands of people it claims are not U.S. citizens.

• Nov 2

DOJ vows to appeal Alaska lawsuit

A federal judge has tossed out a Justice Department lawsuit seeking to delay the Alaska Senate race certification over potential name confusion. CBS News' Jake Rosen reports.

• Nov 2

Stuck in shelters, some migrant kids lose hope of staying in U.S.

The federal Office of Refugee Resettlement is supposed to care for migrant children who arrive in the country alone. But new policies are stranding kids in shelters and undermining their mental health.

• Nov 2

Inside Cuba under tough U.S. sanctions

The basics have become luxuries in Cuba, which has been under communist rule and a U.S. trade embargo for decades. The Trump administration says new sanctions target the country's corrupt regime.

• Nov 1

Virginia and D.C. sue over Trump's planned arch

There are now three lawsuits calling for a halt to potential work on a monument that would rise 250 feet over Washington, D.C.

• Nov 1

Analyzing the midterms with 3 days to go

Robert Costa shares his analysis of key races with just a few days to go.

• Oct 31

Trump DOJ election monitors headed to polls

Frank LaRose, Ohio's secretary of state, joins CBS News with more details on the Trump administration's deployment of 1,000 election monitors nationwide for the midterm elections.

• Oct 30

Details on Bolsonaro's escape from Brazil

CBS News' Lilia Luciano has the details on how Flávio Bolsonaro, the defeated candidate in Brazil's presidential election, managed to flee the country for Florida, despite being asked to turn over his passports to Brazilian authorities.

• Oct 29

Hegseth fires another top military general

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's aggressive and, what critics call, dangerous overhaul of the U.S. military continued this week. Top military strategist Lt. General Brett Sylvia was abruptly fired, accused of leaking classified information to the media. Charlie D'Agata reports.

• Oct 29

Controversy upends Alaska Senate race

The Justice Department has issued subpoenas into allegations that people associated with the Alaska Senate campaign of Democrat Mary Peltola launched an effort to confuse Republican voters by recruiting a spoiler candidate who shared the Republican incumbent's name. Jonah Kaplan reports from Petersburg, Alaska.

• Oct 29

Hegseth fires top military strategist

Secretary Pete Hegseth has removed Army Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia, the Pentagon's top military planner, according to a Pentagon official. CBS News' Olivia Rinaldi reports.

• Oct 29

Alaska Senate race takes surprising turn

A New York Times report alleges that Democrats launched a scheme to confuse voters in a race that could determine the power in Washington, D.C. Democrat Mary Peltola is running against incumbent Dan Sullivan. But there is a second Dan Sullivan on the ballot, and the report finds that Peltola's campaign was behind an effort to recruit the other Dan Sullivan as a spoiler, and the candidate herself was aware. Ed O'Keefe reports.

• Oct 28

Iran war has cost $47 billion, U.S. military says

The war with Iran has cost the U.S. military at least $47.1 billion as of mid-October, according to a new estimate from U.S. Central Command obtained by CBS News.

• Oct 27

How gas prices are impacting midterms

CBS News polling shows that economic issues have given the Democrats an edge in the midterm elections. Democratic strategist Chuck Rocha and Republican strategist Terry Sullivan join CBS News to break it down.

• Oct 27

Thune's precarious Senate balancing act

Senate Majority Leader John Thune is fighting to maintain Republican control of the U.S. Senate. CBS News' Kaia Hubbard spoke with Thune about his leadership and behind-the-scenes work.

• Oct 27

Trump kicks off aggressive campaign week

President Trump rallied voters in Mississippi on Monday night and is set to go to Texas on Tuesday and South Carolina and Iowa later in the week. Weijia Jiang and Ed O'Keefe report.

• Oct 27

DOJ charges Comey for a third time

Former FBI Director James Comey once again faces potential charges from the Trump administration's Department of Justice, which is now seeking charges for allegedly leaking classified information. Defense attorney and former federal prosecutor Scott Fredericksen comments on the case's legality.

• Oct 27

In Trump's pardon economy, victims lost out on $119M in restitution

Small businesses and retirees are left empty-handed as fraudsters, some represented by Trump allies, win clemency.

• Oct 27

DOJ takes steps to charge James Comey again

The DOJ took steps to charge James Comey with leaking information earlier this month, in its third attempt to bring criminal charges against the former FBI director and Trump foe.

• Oct 27

Trump, Obama hold rallies ahead of midterms

President Trump is holding several rallies, including in deep-red states, in the week before the midterm as he tries to keep his party in control of Congress. Former President Barack Obama is also headlining events, hoping to help flip control to the Democrats. Weijia Jiang reports and Robert Costa joins for analysis.

• Oct 26

Why DOJ's attempt to charge Comey is unusual

The Department of Justice took steps to charge former FBI director James Comey for the third time on Monday. CBS News senior Justice Department reporter Sarah Lynch explains why the situation is so unusual.

• Oct 26

James Comey says he remains innocent

The Trump administration is attempting to charge former FBI director James Comey again. Comey said he remains innocent. CBS News legal contributor Rebecca Roiphe has more.

• Oct 26

Local Mississippi reporter on voter sentiment

President Trump is visiting Mississippi on Monday, a historically bright-red state that he won in 2024, when he gained more than 60% of the vote. Ashton Pittman, a news editor for the Mississippi Free Press, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss the midterm elections there.

• Oct 26

Court rejects DOJ bid to block some votes

Anthropic admitted that its Claude chatbot accessed voter statistics in Georgia without being instructed to do so. Also on Monday, an appeals court ruled against the Trump administration's bid to block certain votes in California. CBS News election law expert and contributor David Becker has more.

• Oct 26

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