U.S. intel shows Iran’s late leader was wary of son in power, sources say

U.S. intelligence has circulated to President Trump and to a small circle around him that Iran’s late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, had misgivings about his son replacing him, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CBS News. The analysis showed the elder Khamenei was wary of his son, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, ever taking power

Trump snarls GOP’s midterm message 

House Republicans have spent months scrambling to unite around a midterm strategy that will keep them in the majority following November’s elections. In just the last two weeks, President Trump has made their task much tougher. On the messaging front, the president’s attacks on Iran have muddled his “America First” mantra and caused the price…

Wake-Up Call for a Sleeping Giant

China is engaged in the largest military buildup in modern history. It has both Washington and world domination in its sights. To prevent the cataclysm of great power war, the United States must revamp its industrial base and once again prioritize manufacturing. So argue Shyam Sankar and Madeline Hart in their new book Mobilize: How

2 former federal workers turned their firings into a movement to help others

Washington — One year ago, Rebecca Ferguson-Ondrey and Drew Ruby-Howe were abruptly terminated from their jobs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. They are among more than 300,000 workers to leave the federal government as part of cuts by the second Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE. Ferguson-Ondrey said she did not cope well in

FCC chair Brendan Carr says broadcast licenses are not a “property right”

In an exclusive interview with CBS News Saturday, Federal Communications Chair Brendan Carr doubled down on his warning that broadcast licenses could be revoked amid President Trump’s criticisms of media coverage of the war in Iran.  “People have gotten used to the idea that, you know, licenses are some sort of property right, and there’s

Trump Positive on Renewed Talks With Kim Jong Un, South Korean Prime Minister Says

President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, South Korea, in this June 30, 2019. Susan Walsh/AP Photo President Donald Trump remains positive about resuming dialogue with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, South Korean Prime Minister Kim Min-seok said after visiting