Sen. Bill Cassidy's defeat shows the price of dissent in Trump's Republican Party  —  The senator lost his primary in Louisiana Saturday night, five years after voting to convict Trump on impeachment charges following the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.  —  Sen. Bill Cassidy's primary loss Saturday brings …

Stress, uncertainty as economy views decline; many voice frustration with Trump's economic approach, CBS News poll finds  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Big numbers of Americans are concerned and stressed about finances, and feelings of being secure and content about them are down from this time last year.

WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda  —  The World Health Organization declared the Ebola disease outbreak caused by a rare virus in Congo and neighboring Uganda a public health emergency of international concern on Sunday, after more than 300 suspected cases and 88 deaths.

Scoop: Trump advisers fear China may target Taiwan in next 5 years  —  Some close advisers to President Trump fear the biggest substantive result of the China summit is heightened danger that Chinese President Xi Jinping will invade Taiwan in the next five years, potentially choking off the chips used to power AI to U.S. companies.

Suing His Own IRS?  Creating a $1.8 Billion Slush Fund?  What the Hell Is Trump Trying to Pull?  —  Whatever it is, it's staggeringly corrupt, and possibly very dangerous.  —  Sen. Ron Wyden, longtime Oregon Democrat and ranking member of the Senate Finance Commitee, has never been a fan of President Donald Trump.

Senate Ruling Threatens Ballroom Funding in G.O.P. Budget Bill  —  Democrats announced Saturday night that the Senate's top parliamentary referee had determined that the $1 billion provision did not comply with budget rules.  —  The Republican bid to provide $1 billion for President Trump's …

Suspicious Betting in Washington Is on the Rise—and Authorities Are Playing Catch-Up  —  Regulators are seeking information from Kalshi and Polymarket over wagers tied to political events and military operations  —  For decades, the information that fueled insider trading was found …

Trump Calls Xi a ‘Friend.’ But He Left China Without Any Breakthroughs.  —  The lack of concrete agreements with Beijing shows the risks of President Trump's personality-driven foreign policy, which rests on the belief that he can defend U.S. interests through charm and force of will.

Exclusive: U.S. eyes attack-drone threat from Cuba  —  Cuba has acquired more than 300 military drones and recently began discussing plans to use them to attack the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, U.S. military vessels and possibly Key West, Fla., 90 miles north of Havana, according to classified intelligence shared with Axios.

Why Neutral Maps Could Empower Black Voters as Much as the Voting Rights Act  —  Our simulations show that the act isn't needed for minority representation in the South, if partisan gerrymandering were checked.  —  The number of Black representatives from the South is set to plunge …

Trump administration promote program to check voter eligibility.  Critics fear a midterm purge  —  Even as Democratic officials fight the effort in court, the Trump administration has run millions of voter registrations through government databases to determine their eligibility in a process …