Trump to meet with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado

Washington — Venezuelan opposition leader and 2025 Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado will meet with President Trump at the White House on Thursday, a White House official said.  Mr. Trump has not endorsed Machado to lead Venezuela after the U.S. military operation to remove former President Nicolás Maduro, who is now facing drug trafficking

Former Fed chairs, Treasury chiefs condemn Trump admin’s Powell probe

Three former chairs of the Federal Reserve and other top former economic officials are rebuking the Department of Justice for launching an investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell, saying the probe will undermine the central bank’s independence and hurt the U.S. economy.  The statement, posted on Substack on Monday, was signed by former Fed Chairs Janet

Powell says the Fed was served DOJ subpoenas over building renovations

The Federal Reserve received grand jury subpoenas from the Justice Department Friday stemming from a criminal investigation into its chair, Jerome Powell, he said in a video statement Sunday. The subpoenas threatened a criminal indictment related to Powell’s testimony before the Senate Banking Committee in June 2025, according to Powell.  “That testimony concerned in part

Democrat Mary Peltola launches Alaska Senate bid

Former Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola is launching a Senate bid to unseat incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan in Alaska. Peltola, who represented Alaska as its at-large member in the House until last year, announced her Senate campaign in a video released Monday morning.  “Systemic change is the only way to bring down grocery costs, save

Justice Dept. served subpoenas to the Fed, Powell says

The Federal Reserve on Friday received grand jury subpoenas from the Justice Department stemming from a criminal investigation into its chair, Jerome Powell, he said in a video statement on Sunday. The subpoenas threatened a criminal indictment related to Powell’s testimony before the Senate Banking Committee in June 2025, according to Powell.  “That testimony concerned

Protests in Iran intensifying despite threat of death for dissidents

Protests in Iran intensifying despite threat of death for dissidents – CBS News Watch CBS News Demonstrations in Iran are now entering their third week and the death toll is surging with hundreds killed, according to a human rights group. Leigh Kiniry reports. link.lazyload { position: absolute; } .content__meta-wrapper::before { width: 100%; } .device–type-mobile .content__meta-wrapper::before