Border czar says ICE agents not “found guilty of anything inappropriate” amid raids

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

Trump Will Support Russia Sanctions Bill as It Advances in Congress: Sen. Graham

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

Trump Hints at Years-Long US Oversight of Venezuela

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

Trump lays out Venezuela oil strategy as war powers vote expected

President Trump said on Truth Social Wednesday that Venezuela will use the money that it draws from a recent oil sale deal with the U.S. on “ONLY American Made Products.” Those purchases could include agricultural products, medicines, medical devices and equipment needed to fix the country’s beleaguered electrical grid, Mr. Trump wrote. “In other words,