Belarus freed top opposition figure Sergei Tikhanovsky and more than a dozen other political prisoners Saturday following an appeal from the White House, Tsikhanouskaya’s team announced on Saturday, a sign of warming ties between Washington and Belarus-ally Moscow. The release came just hours after retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, President Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine
Former Rep. Blake Farenthold, who left Congress amid sexual harassment allegations, has died. He was 63. Steve Ray, Farenthold’s former longtime political consultant, told CBS News in an email Saturday that he “died because of health reasons.” Farenthold’s wife, Debbie Farenthold, also confirmed to the Associated Press that he died Friday. FILE — Rep. Blake
Dodgers respond to ICE raids in Los Angeles – CBS News Watch CBS News Amid the Trump administration’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids taking place in Southern California, the Los Angeles Dodgers Friday weighed in on the issue, claiming they blocked federal agents from their stadium. The use of federal troops has angered residents and
Israeli military planning for possibility of a lengthy war with Iran – CBS News Watch CBS News Israel’s military said it is preparing for the possibility of a lengthy war. Iran’s foreign minister warned Saturday that U.S. involvement would be “very, very dangerous for everyone.” Debora Patta reports from Tel Aviv. View CBS News In
Multiple U.S. B-2 bombers head to Guam as Trump weighs joining Israel – CBS News Watch CBS News Multiple U.S. Air Force B-2 bombers headed across the Pacific to Guam amid rising tensions in the Middle East. President Trump said Thursday he will make a decision on whether to strike Iran within the next two
A federal judge has blocked President Trump’s administration from making drastic cuts to research funding provided by the National Science Foundation. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston struck down on Friday a policy change that could have stripped universities of tens of millions of dollars in research funding. The universities argued the move threatened
President Trump suggested Friday he may try to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, calling the central bank leader a “Total and Complete Moron” for leaving interest rates steady. The president has been lashing out against Powell for months, criticizing the central banker — whom Mr. Trump appointed in his first term — for not