Negotiators from the U.S. and Iran have made “substantial progress” toward a deal to curb Iran’s nuclear program, Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi told CBS News on Friday, as President Trump considers strikes on Iran. Albusaidi — who has mediated several rounds of U.S.-Iran talks over the last month — told “Face the Nation” moderator
The Trump administration on Friday formally designated Iran as a state sponsor of wrongful detention, escalating pressure on Tehran at a moment of mounting military tensions and sputtering diplomacy. The designation, announced by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, activates authorities created under an executive order signed in September that expanded the government’s ability to penalize
The Justice Department on Friday announced it is charging 30 more people for their roles in a January anti-ICE protest at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, in a criminal civil rights case that has also ensnared journalist and former CNN anchor Don Lemon. The department moved to unseal the superseding indictment in the U.S.
Washington — President Trump said Friday that he is “not happy” with the pace of progress in negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program, as tensions continue to ratchet up amid the administration’s deployment of military assets to the Middle East. In remarks to reporters before leaving the White House for Texas, where the president
With Americans facing a housing affordability crunch, lawmakers from both parties are advancing rival bills aimed at curbing institutional investors’ purchases of single-family homes. One proposal would eliminate tax advantages for large real estate investors, while the other would bar big firms from buying single-family properties altogether. The two proposals come after President Trump reiterated his
Washington — Former President Bill Clinton denied any knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes in an opening statement before the House Oversight Committee in New York on Friday, the first time a former president has been compelled to testify to Congress. “I had no idea of the crimes Epstein was committing,” Clinton said in his statement.
Washington — Former President Bill Clinton is sitting for a deposition before the House Oversight Committee in New York on Friday as part of its investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, marking the first time a former president has been compelled to testify to Congress. The deposition caps what Rep. James Comer of Kentucky,