ZAQS.ORG

Tuesday, July 07, 2026 9:47 PM ET

CBS News - Politics

DOJ threatens criminal action against states that allow non-citizens to vote -- The head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division sent letters to election officials in all 50 states threatening criminal action if they knowingly allow non-U.S. citizens to vote.

8 minutes ago

U.S. rescinds waiver permitting Iranian oil sales after Iranian attacks on tankers -- The Trump administration has revoked a waiver that allowed Iranian oil sales, a key source of revenue for the regime, after Iran attacked three tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.

2 hours ago

Fetterman tells those who backed Platner to "sit it out" on a possible replacement -- Sen. John Fetterman condemned his colleagues who continued backing Graham Platner amid a string of scandals.

3 hours ago

U.S. launches strikes against Iran over attacks on 3 ships in Strait of Hormuz -- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has over the past two days attacked three commercial vessels that were traveling through the Strait of Hormuz.

4 hours ago

Judge rejects DOJ's attempt to get names of 2020 election workers in Fulton County -- A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Department of Justice cannot have access to personal information for every person who worked during the 2020 election in Georgia's Fulton County.

2 hours ago

Here's how Democrats could pick a new Maine Senate nominee if Platner drops out -- Democrats have a brief window of time to replace Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner on the ballot if he drops out of the race amid a sexual assault allegation.

6 hours ago

Senate GOP leaders say they've talked with McConnell by phone -- The top Republicans in the Senate spoke with the Kentucky Republican by phone this week, according to their spokespeople.

7 hours ago

Prosecutors in LA announce charges against Indian syndicate "Bishnoi" -- An indictment announced in Los Angeles accuses Lawrence Bishnoi and another defendant of ordering the killing of "H.S.N." - the apparent initials for Hardeep Singh Nijjar​, who was gunned down​ on June 18, 2023, near a Sikh temple in Surrey, British Columbia​.

7 hours ago

Sen. Bernie Sanders says he encouraged Graham Platner to step aside -- Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont said Tuesday that he spoke with Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner and recommended that he exit the Senate race.

8 hours ago

Rahm Emanuel expected to say Israel needs "significant changes" in speech -- Rahm Emanuel​ is viewed as a potential Democratic presidential candidate and has been a longtime defender of Israel.

8 hours ago

U.K. far-right leader Nigel Farage resigns as lawmaker in risky gamble -- Populist British lawmaker Nigel Farage has resigned amid a financial scandal, but says he'll run in a snap election to reclaim his seat.

9 hours ago

Cuba slowly getting power back after third nationwide blackout in 6 months -- Cubans were gradually getting power restored after the third nationwide power outage this year, causing mounting despair in the face of an energy collapse precipitated by a U.S. fuel blockade.

13 hours ago

First on CBS - Senate Democrats push Trump-affiliated companies for answers about IRS settlement - Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Chuck Schumer and Ron Wyden are probing whether companies affiliated with the Trump family are included in a DOJ deal to resolve a lawsuit brought by President Trump. 15H ago

37 minutes ago

Democrats Stevens and El-Sayed spar in tense Michigan Senate debate -- The debate comes days after a third candidate, Mallory McMorrow, suspended her campaign.

1 hour ago

Trump weighs allowing Turkey to have F-35s as NATO summit begins -- Amid simmering tensions between the U.S. and some NATO allies over Iran and Greenland, President Trump is tightening bonds with Turkey.

7 hours ago