The U.S. confirmed that it seized an oil tanker near Venezuela, the second such seizure this month. The U.S. Coast Guard led the operation, which took place in international waters. Meanwhile, the U.S. military hit more than 70 targets in a retaliatory assault against ISIS in Syria. Willie James Inman has more. Original CBS News
The Justice Department released thousands of new records on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, but at least 550 pages in the documents were fully redacted in the initial release, CBS News has found. The newly released files included photos of several prominent people in Epstein’s orbit, images from his homes and investigative records
At least 15 files that were released by the Justice Department Friday in relation to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were no longer available on the department’s website on Saturday, CBS News has determined. CBS News downloaded the complete set of documents on Friday and compared it to what is available Saturday. It was unclear
President Trump endorsed Bruce Blakeman, a Republican county executive on New York’s Long Island, for governor on Saturday, just a day after GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik announced her exit from the highly-contested race. Mr. Trump initially signaled he would not make an endorsement at this stage, but Stefanik’s exit cleared the way for him to
Here are the guests for Dec. 21, 2025 on CBS News’ “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” this Sunday: Joint Interview: Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California and Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
The U.S. seized a second vessel in international waters, authorities announced, days after President Trump announced a “blockade” of all sanctioned oil tankers entering or leaving Venezuela. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem shared a video of the seizure in a post on X on Saturday. The video shows helicopters surrounding the vessel. “In a pre-dawn action
Tens of thousands of pages of documents have been released over the past year, in most cases by a House committee that subpoenaed the Justice Department and Epstein’s estate. They included emails and text messages showing that Epstein continued to court the rich and famous right up until his 2019 arrest. Dec. 18, 2025: Democrats