Acting Pentagon Comptroller Jules Hurst (L), Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (C), and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine (R) testify on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 30, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine faced
President Trump said again on Thursday that oil and gas prices will drop after the war with Iran is over. But for now, they are back to levels last seen around the start of the war in Ukraine during the Biden administration. Jo Ling Kent reports from Los Angeles. Original CBS News Link
The New York Times reported that the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein may have left a suicide note following an earlier incident about three weeks before his death. However, that note has been sealed in a separate case for nearly seven years and remains out of public view. Meg Oliver reports. Original CBS News
Iran war cost may be close to double what the Pentagon claims, officials say – CBS News Watch CBS News U.S. officials told CBS News that the estimated price tag delivered to lawmakers on Wednesday is only about half the true cost of $50 billion. Ed O’Keefe has more. link.lazyload { position: absolute; } .content__meta-wrapper::before
Trump joked he'd look 20 pounds heavier in a bulletproof vest, but acknowledged the protection works after a Secret Service agent was shot in D.C.
The House took a major step in passing a Senate bipartisan bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Thursday, but the tougher fight over funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol still lies ahead. Republicans are aiming to fund ICE and Border Patrol for three years through…
The White House April 30, 2026 On Thursday, April 30, 2026, the President signed into law: S. 4465, which amends the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes. Original Story Link