POLITICS

María Machado visiting Trump after offering to share Nobel with him

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Washington — President Trump is hosting Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado for lunch Thursday, after Machado earlier this month offered to share her Nobel Prize with him for what she said was his “historic” action in Venezuela, the removal of Nicolás Maduro from power. “I certainly would love to be able to personally tell

FCC Undertaking ‘Largest Deregulatory Effort in the Agency’s History,’ Chairman Says

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FCC Chairman Brendan Carr testifies before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington on May 21, 2025. John McDonnell/Getty Images The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is undertaking the “largest deregulatory effort in the agency’s history,” eliminating waste, improving efficiency, and modernizing operations, agency chairman

Trump Says He Has No Plans to Fire Fed Chair Powell

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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell answers questions from reporters following the regular Federal Open Market Committee meetings at the Fed in Washington, on July 30, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President Donald Trump said in an interview that he has no plans to remove Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. The president’s comments follow Department of Justice

ICE’s No. 2 official, a Noem ally, leaving agency to run for Congress

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Madison Sheahan, the No. 2 official at Immigration and Customs Enforcement and close ally of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, is leaving the agency to run for Congress, two U.S. officials familiar with the move told CBS News on Thursday. Sheahan was installed as ICE’s deputy director in March, when the Trump administration overhauled the