White House Economist Proposal Coming Soon on $2,000 Tariff Rebate Checks

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Blank government checks are run through a printer at the U.S. Treasury printing facility in Philadelphia on July 18, 2011. William Thomas Cain/Getty Images A top White House economic official said that it appears more and more likely that the Trump administration will be sending out $2,000 tariff rebate checks and would be bringing a

Full transcript of “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Dec. 21, 2025

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On this “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” broadcast, moderated by Margaret Brennan:  Reps. Thomas Massie, Republican of Kentucky, and Ro Khanna, Democrat of California Anthony Salvanto, CBS News director of elections and surveys  White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett UNICEF executive director Catherine Russell Archbishop Paul Coakley, President of the U.S. Conference

U.S. Coast Guard pursuing third oil tanker off Venezuela coast, source says

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The U.S. Coast Guard on Sunday was pursuing another sanctioned oil tanker in international waters, a U.S. official told CBS News, as the Trump administration appeared to be intensifying its targets of such vessels connected to the Venezuelan government. The pursuit of the tanker, off the coast of Venezuela, is the second such operation this

DOJ Says It Re-released 119 Pages of Epstein Files That Were Redacted

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Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington on Nov. 19, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Sunday re-released with “minimal redactions” 119 pages of grand jury materials in the 2021 case against Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell. “Documents and

White House Warns It Might Withhold Smithsonian Funds Pending Content Review

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People visit the Smithsonian Museum of American History on the National Mall in Washington, April 3, 2019. AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais The White House last week warned the Smithsonian that if the museum system does not submit more documentation to the administration to enable a review of its content, funds may be withheld from the

Khanna says DOJ Epstein files release was a “slap in the face” to survivors

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Washington — Lawmakers who led the push to compel the release of the files related to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein criticized the Justice Department’s release of an initial tranche of files and photos Sunday, advocating for survivors seeking more key documents about individuals involved in the abuse.  Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California called