Graham Platner to hold Maine rally with Rep. Ro Khanna as scandals shake up campaign

PORTLAND, Maine — Graham Platner, the insurgent Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine, will hold his first major campaign rally on Friday night as reports continue emerging about his history with women. Last weekend, his campaign wrestled with stories about sexually explicit messages that Platner sent to several women while he was married. Then … Read more

White House is expected to shake up more leadership roles at Justice Department, sources say

President Donald Trump is likely to make leadership changes involving two more top roles at the Justice Department, sources told CBS News on Saturday. The changes were likely to affect Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward, the No. 3 official at the Justice Department and Harmeet Dhillon, the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division. … Read more

Strait of Hormuz disruption threatens to shake global economy

The near shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz is beginning to ripple through the global economy, threatening energy supplies, raising fuel prices, and reshaping geopolitical dynamics. The narrow waterway along Iran’s southern coast is one of the most important shipping lanes in the world. It connects the oil-rich countries of the Persian Gulf to international … Read more

GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales forced into primary runoff after affair allegations shake up race

Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales has been forced into a repeat primary runoff with far-right gun activist Brandon Herrera, CBS News projects, weeks after Gonzales was accused of having an affair with an aide who later died by suicide — drawing calls for him to resign. Gonzales and Herrera are locked in a tight contest, with … Read more