President Trump threatened to stop all aid to Nigeria and has instructed the Pentagon to “prepare for possible action” in the West African country, accusing the country’s government of allegedly failing to rein in the persecution of Christians. In a post on Truth Social on Saturday, Mr. Trump accused the Nigerian government for a second-straight
New York — With just days to go before polls close in New York City’s fractious race for mayor, frontrunner Zohran Mamdani spoke Saturday with former President Barack Obama, even as some major Democrats have taken a cautious political approach when it comes to the democratic socialist. A source familiar confirmed their call, first reported
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa is scheduled to visit Washington, D.C., on Nov. 10 and meet with President Trump at the White House, Tom Barrack, the U.S. envoy to Syria and U.S. ambassador to Turkey, confirmed to CBS News on Saturday. This would mark the first-ever visit by a Syrian president to the White House, and
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he told Ontario’s premier not to run an anti-tariff ad that prompted President Trump to end trade talks with Canada. Carney also confirmed that he apologized to the president during a dinner at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit this week because Mr. Trump was “offended.” Ontario’s television advertisement that aired in
Rep. Nancy Mace allegedly berated and cursed at police officers tasked with escorting her through Charleston International Airport in South Carolina on Thursday, allegedly saying they were “[expletive] incompetent,” according to an incident report. According to a police incident report, officers with the Charleston County Aviation Authority Police Department were assigned to meet the Republican
Washington — Two federal judges on Friday said the Trump administration must tap into contingency funds to make payments for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program during the government shutdown, ruling against the government in a pair of suits over the imminent benefits lapse. Roughly 42 million Americans rely on SNAP to help buy food. In a case
The Trump administration announced it would set the lowest refugee admissions cap in U.S. history, allocating just 7,500 spots for this fiscal year, mostly for Afrikaners who it has claimed are facing racial discrimination in South Africa for being White. Camilo Montoya-Galvez has details. Original CBS News Link</a