President Trump marked the first year of his return to power by posting private text messages between him and other world leaders, mocking critics of his plan to take control of Greenland, and then heading overseas to negotiate with those critics face-to-face. Ed O’Keefe has more. Original CBS News Link</a
The Justice Department served subpoenas to the offices of multiple Democratic officials in Minnesota, including Gov. Tim Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, in connection with a probe into an alleged conspiracy to impede federal immigration officers, three sources familiar with the matter told CBS News. Nicole Sganga reports. Original CBS
The United States on Tuesday morning seized another oil tanker linked to Venezuela, U.S. Southern Command said, its seventh such seizure. U.S. forces “apprehended Motor Vessel Sagitta without incident,” U.S. Southern Command, which oversees U.S. military operations in Latin America, said in a social media post. It said the tanker was “operating in defiance of President Trump’s
When Abdolreza “Reza” Valizadeh returned to Iran in the spring of 2024, it was the first time he had set foot in his home country in 15 years. The veteran journalist, who had spent more than a decade in exile, traveled to Iran to see and care for his aging parents. Six months later, he
Washington — The Supreme Court is set to convene Wednesday to consider President Trump’s bid to remove Lisa Cook from her post on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, a case that could have significant ramifications for the independence of the central bank. The case arose after Mr. Trump attempted to oust Cook from the
Washington — Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance announced Tuesday that they are expecting their fourth child. “We’re very excited to share the news that Usha is pregnant with our fourth child, a boy,” the pair announced in an Instagram post. “Usha and the baby are doing well, and we are all
A federal judge barred Lindsey Halligan from referring to herself as U.S. attorney in court filings, finding that her continued use of the title “ignores a binding court order” that disqualified her from the position last year. In an 18-page ruling Tuesday, U.S. District Judge David Novak, who sits on the federal bench in Richmond,