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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is under fire by critics asking whether his ties to Chinese companies friendship with ex-Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang contributed to a lack of oversight over Nvidia AI chip sales.

White House counsel Will Scharf warned that congressional subpoenas could lead to investigations from the executive branch.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth awarded a medal to the service member who reprimanded his group for making noise at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier​.

Democrats won control of the House on Tuesday by flipping more than three dozen Republican-held seats, picking up perennial swing districts and seats that were once considered deep red.

Democrats won sizable House and Senate majorities in the 2026 midterm elections, but the exact margins are unclear because some races haven't been projected yet. Here's where the results stand.

Republicans on Capitol Hill are negotiating for now-resigned Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang​ to appear before Congress.

Since 1995, mixed-status families have been permitted to live together in federally funded housing, but a revised rule changes that.

Nvidia's board of directors is preparing to oust CEO Jensen Huang soon, according to two sources, amid allegations Huang had an affair with a woman U.S. intelligence agencies believe was a Chinese asset.

Democrat Scott Colom defeated GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in the Mississippi Senate race, delivering Democrats an eighth flipped Senate seat after the dramatic race had been up in the air for days.

New Department of Homeland Security figures show more than 483,000 deportations and 491,000 immigration arrests in fiscal year 2026.

Republicans described the incoming minority leader as a "fighter" who can go head to head with Hakeem Jeffries.

A guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier reprimanded a group of people that included Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for making noise at the site.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has moved out of his home in Washington, D.C., and onto a military base out of concern for his safety, including Iranian threats to his life, officials said. Nancy Cordes has more.

President Trump traveled to Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday, laying a wreath in honor of fallen U.S. soldiers. But the cameras also captured a U.S. Army sentinel reprimanding a group that included Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, demanding that they…

Democrats won pivotal races in Texas, South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Michigan and elsewhere. Here are the biggest victories of the 2026 midterms.

The board of Nvidia, the world's largest artificial intelligence chipmaker whose stock makes up a major portion of many retirement programs, is preparing to force out its CEO after his affair with a suspected Chinese spy, sources told CBS News. Kelly O'Grady…

Several people were killed in a Brooklyn building collapse; Nvidia's board is preparing to oust CEO Jensen Huang, sources say.

The Senate race in deep-red Mississippi remains unresolved, as Democrat Scott Colom has mounted a surprisingly competitive challenge to incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.

Details on the vote count in Mississippi's Senate race; Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent moved to military base after Iran threats.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is the latest U.S. official to be threatened or targeted by Iran, but he is far from the first.

GOP Rep. Thomas Massie launched a discharge petition over the summer to circumvent leadership and force a vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act II.

Protesters targeted former President Joe Biden and members of his family as they exited an event in Dublin, Ireland, on Tuesday night.

Republicans undertook a historic effort to redraw several states' congressional districts mid-decade in an attempt to maintain control of the House.

A Democratic-controlled Senate is unlikely to help President Trump and Republicans continue their push to remake the federal judiciary in the next two years.

Republicans spare Hegseth from impeachment; U.S. soldier accused of spying for Russia.

First, President Donald Trump: The 2026 60 Minutes post-midterms interview. And, French protests may shift the political landscape.

Susie Wiles exits as White House chief of staff; Secret Service arrests man with guns near White House.

The Supreme Court on Monday blocked the Postal Service from enforcing new mail voting rules ahead of the midterm elections.

Tennessee voters head to the polls on Thursday to choose their gubernatorial nominees, as well as candidates in newly redrawn congressional districts.

In Michigan, 55.8% of voters supported a ballot measure known as Prop 3, which protects abortion rights. What does the proposition say?