'No white knight coming': Federal authorities will face limits responding to election lies

Federal law enforcement are preparing for election threats and minsinformation, but they're limited by law and already mistrusted by Donald Trump's supporters.

Trump supporters who bought his lies about the last election face reality in court

Days before the 2024 election, the FBI continues to arrest alleged Jan. 6 rioters who stormed the Capitol because of Donald Trump's lies about the last election.

Politics - NBC News - 6 days ago

Australian authorities respond to a reported bomb scare on a New Zealand flight

Australian authorities have responded to a reported bomb scare on flight from New Zealand to Sydney

World - ABC News - October 19

North Korea comes to Europe: How will the next president respond?

As Election Day approaches, voters should worry whether either Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Donald Trump are awake to and able to handle this immediate danger and its ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

White Women Could Decide the Election

Also, Russia is making swift advances in Ukraine. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.

Top stories - The New York Times - 14 hours ago

Trump repeated election lies in his interview with Joe Rogan. Here are the facts

Donald Trump used a lengthy interview with podcaster Joe Rogan to dig in on his false claims about voting, election fraud and his loss in the 2020 presidential election

Factchecking the most pervasive myths and lies about US elections

False claims include that non-citizens are voting in broad numbers and attacks on the voting and counting process. The conspiracy theory that the 2020 election was stolen is now mainstream on the ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Analysis: Iran faces tough choices in deciding how to respond to Israeli strikes

How Iran chooses to respond to the unusually public Israeli airstrikes could determine whether the region spirals further toward all-out war or holds steady at an already devastating and ...

World - ABC News - 4 days ago

Bryan Cranston Is Coming Back As Walter White In A Wholesome And Unexpected Way

Actor Bryan Cranston famously played Walter White in five seasons of Breaking Bad before hanging up the Heisenberg hat and calling it quits. But now, he's coming back to play White once again, but ...

Tech - GameSpot - October 18

2024 election updates: Musk asks to move $1 million lottery case to federal court

The hearing will come a day earlier than scheduled and the judge stipulated that all parties be present.

OpenAI CEO responds to report of GPT-5 Orion coming later this year: ‘Fake news out of control’

It's an interesting quasi-denial given how precise The Verge report is, noting specific details about Orion's supposed release plans.

Tech - VentureBeat - October 25

Pentagon: No, troops not authorized to use force against Americans during election

The Pentagon clarified in a statement Thursday that U.S. troops are not authorized to use force against American citizens during the election. In doing so, the Pentagon pushed back at suggestions ...

Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago

Guinea authorities dissolve dozens of political parties with no election date set

Guinea authorities have dissolved dozens of political parties and placed two major opposition ones under observation, while the transitional government has yet to announce an election date

World - ABC News - 3 days ago

Secret Files in Election Case Show How Judges Limited Trump’s Privilege

The partly unsealed rulings, orders and transcripts open a window on a momentous battle over grand jury testimony that played out in secret, creating important precedents about executive privilege.

Top stories - The New York Times - 3 days ago

Jan. 6 rioter who assaulted police says she was 'duped' by Trump's election lies

Dana Jean Bell who was sentenced to prison for assaulting law enforcement on Jan. 6 now says she was "duped" by Donald Trump's 2020 election lies.

Vikings coach and QB respond to controversial no-call on obvious face-mask penalty against Rams

The resulting safety sealed Minnesota's defeat

Sports - CBS Sports - 6 days ago

'Interagency operation' launched at New York federal jail housing Sean 'Diddy' Combs

Federal investigators have launched an “interagency operation” at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, where Sean “Diddy” Combs is incarcerated

Entertainment - ABC News - 3 days ago

NFL: It's "likely" that making face mask fouls reviewable will come up in the offseason

The ending to last night's Vikings-Rams game was marred by a face mask foul that was seen by everyone but the officials responsible for seeing it.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 6 days ago

Get ready: Republican election disruption is coming

Whichever presidential candidate is leading on that night, and however many ballots still need to be counted, Donald Trump will claim victory and dare the world to dispute him.

Politics - The Hill - October 14

Election superstitions: A look at if theories hold clues to the White House winner

With the race for the White House heating up, "CBS Mornings Plus" explores three superstitious election theories, from cookie sales to other quirky predictions. Scott MacFarlane checks to see if ...

OceanGate Faces Federal Investigation a Year After the Titan Submersible Implosion

A US Attorney's office is investigating the company behind the doomed expedition to the wreck of the Titanic, sources tell WIRED, even as a civil suit is already underway.

Tech - Wired - October 25

Latino voters face surge in misinformation as election nears

As the Latino vote gains attention in the 2024 election, concerns arise over targeted misinformation. Roberta Braga, co-founder of the Digital Democracy Institute of the Americas, joins "CBS ...

Democrats braced for jobs report blow ahead of election

Lacklustre data could obscure an ‘incredibly healthy’ employment market and weigh on Kamala Harris’s prospects

Business - Financial Times - Yesterday

Tucker Carlson on Trump’s election: ‘There has to be a point at which Dad comes home’

Tucker Carlson addressed a raucous crowd in Georgia on Wednesday, where he compared former President Trump's prospective return to the White House to a dad returning home, adding that he would give ...

Politics - The Hill - October 24

Harris says election will "decide fate of our nation for generations to come"

Vice President Kamala Harris, who campaigned in the Delaware Valley last week, spoke at a Philadelphia church Sunday morning before holding a rally later tonight.

Johnson believes 'massive reform' is coming to health care if Trump wins election

In video obtained by NBC News, Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., was asked about plans to address health care reform and the Affordable Care Act if former President Trump wins the 2024 election. Johnson ...

A big pandemic-era IOU is coming due after the U.S. election

Major U.S. companies will need to refinance some $250 billion in low-coupon bonds issued in 2020. Tax policy is up for grabs in the election.

Business - MarketWatch - 2 days ago

How The Times’s Home Page Comes Together on Election Night

“It’s about being prepared, but also being able to pivot,” said Justin O’Neill, one of the editors who programs the home page at night.

Business - The New York Times - Yesterday

Winning the US election could come down to this small Pennsylvania county

Erie has predicted every presidential winner since 2008

World - Financial Times - 5 hours ago

Yankees facing World Series sweep vs. Dodgers: What history says about incredibly slim chances of coming back

The Yankees enter Tuesday's Game 4 in a 3-0 hole against the Dodgers in the Fall Classic

Sports - CBS Sports - 2 days ago

If Musk and Trump want to cut federal spending by $2 trillion, they’ll have to come for Social Security and Medicare

Musk is talking big cuts. Something’s got to give.

Business - MarketWatch - 2 days ago

Our future lies in floating islands

Reducing overall methane emissions is the best lever we have for reducing near-term warming. Aquatic methane could be the best lever for reducing overall methane emissions; it’s time to pull that ...

Politics - The Hill - October 19

The Lies Piling Up in Philadelphia Mailboxes

I took a look at some of the mail showing up in largely Black neighborhoods in southwest Philadelphia.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 21

Black women face a maternal health crisis, and advocates want that to be an election issue

Advocates want the Nov. 5 election to help raise awareness about reproductive health inequities impacting Black women.

Election Officials Face Torrent of Threats as Nov. 5 Looms

Law enforcement’s task for Election Day this year goes far beyond providing physical security, to the essential mission of safeguarding democracy.

Top stories - The New York Times - 6 days ago

Japan plunged into political turmoil after voters punish ruling LDP

Coalition led by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s Liberal Democratic party loses parliamentary majority

Business - Financial Times - 4 days ago

America's European allies face challenging times, whoever wins the presidential election

The United States’ European allies are bracing for an America that’s less interested in them no matter who wins the presidential election — and for old traumas and new problems if Donald Trump ...

World - ABC News - Yesterday

Federal judge blocks Alabama's voter purge program ahead of election

A federal judge temporarily blocked Alabama’s voter removal program that flagged thousands of registered voters and accused them of illegally registering in the state.

Evidence unsealed in federal 2020 election interference case against Trump

A judge has unsealed more evidence collected by special counsel Jack Smith in the federal 2020 election interference case against Donald Trump. CBS News legal contributor Caroline Polisi has the ...

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