Washington—President Trump announced Monday that the U.S. would begin direct engagement with Iran. During a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Mr. Trump said that “we’re having direct talks with Iran,” beginning Saturday. “We have a very big meeting, and we’ll see what can happen,” he said. The meeting with Netanyahu is taking place as new
Washington — House Speaker Mike Johnson reached a deal with Rep. Anna Paulina Luna amid her push to allow new parents to vote remotely, which paralyzed the House last week and threatened to delay a key vote on President Trump’s agenda in the coming days. Luna, a Florida Republican, announced Sunday she and Johnson had
CBS News Live CBS News 24/7 Live Washington—President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are meeting Monday afternoon, as new tariffs Mr. Trump is levying on Israel and the rest of the world are about to go into effect. The White House canceled a scheduled afternoon news conference abruptly and without explanation ahead of
Washington — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to intervene in an ongoing legal battle over a Maryland man who was mistakenly arrested and removed to El Salvador last month. The Justice Department’s request for emergency relief from the high court comes as it faces a court-ordered 11:59 p.m. deadline to return
President Trump on Monday said the U.S. will apply an additional 50% tariff on imports from China if the Asian nation doesn’t withdraw its plan to impose a retaliatory 34% import fee on American products. In a post on his Truth Social app, Mr. Trump said that “any country that Retaliates against the U.S. by issuing
As the Trump administration makes major cuts to federal health agencies, including the National Institutes of Health, some Alzheimer’s experts are worried about research for the brain-impairing disease being halted, which could impact treatment options and the lives of patients and their families. The Alzheimer’s Association said last week that two related programs have had staff placed
The U.S. government’s decision to arrest a Maryland man and send him to a notorious prison in El Salvador appears to be “wholly lawless,” a federal judge wrote Sunday in a legal opinion explaining why she had ordered the Trump administration to bring him back to the United States. There is little to no evidence