U.S. forces on Wednesday seized two oil tankers, one in the North Atlantic and the other in the Caribbean, as part of the Trump administration’s blockade of Venezuela’s oil exports. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. will take between 30 million and 50 million barrels of oil and sell it in the marketplace.
Tom Homan, the Trump administration’s border czar, spoke to CBS News about the deadly ICE shooting in Minneapolis. When asked if ICE uses excessive force, Homan said, “I haven’t seen one…ICE officer found guilty of anything inappropriate.” He added he’s not involved in every arrest, but trusts ICE and border control agents. Original CBS News
Washington — The House is on track Thursday to approve a three-year extension of health care tax credits that Congress let expire at the end of last year, with a growing number of Republicans poised to join Democrats to back the measure. GOP members who revolted against GOP leadership to join Democrats in forcing a
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 7, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump will support a bipartisan sanctions bill targeting nations still doing business with Russia moving forward in Congress, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said on Jan. 7. The veteran South Carolina senator said the legislation could be
President Donald Trump, alongside Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine, speaks to the press following US military actions in Venezuela, at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Fla., on Jan. 3, 2026. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump
President Donald Trump approved a Russia sanctions bill backed by Sen. Lindsey Graham as tensions between Moscow and Washington continue.
Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) (L) listens to Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) in Washington on Jan. 3, 2025. Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), the longest-serving Democrat in Congress and one of the oldest members, said he plans to retire rather than run for another term. “I did not want to be one