Washington — President Trump claimed late Sunday that preemptive pardons former President Joe Biden granted to members of the House select committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol are “void” and “vacant” because they were allegedly signed with an autopen. However, the Justice Department two decades ago said the president
President Trump said he plans to speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday about ending the war in Ukraine after three years of fighting sparked by Russia’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor. “A lot of work’s been done over the weekend. We want to see if we can bring that war to an end,”
Johannesburg — The Trump administration expelled South Africa’s Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool on Friday, giving him 72 hours to leave the country. In a social media post, Secretary of State Marco Rubio called Rasool a “race-baiting politician who hates America” and President Trump. In a diplomatic notice, the Department of State said that it would no longer
President Donald Trump is expected to visit the Kennedy Center for a board meeting on Monday, two sources familiar with the planning tell CBS News Organizers have arranged for the meeting to be held onstage at the venue’s opera house. “‘Riverdance’ loaded out tonight, so they’re onstage tomorrow,” one source told CBS News. There are
The Trump administration and Israel approached the governments of Sudan and Somalia, and have also been interested in Syria, as potential places to resettle Palestinians from Gaza, according to three sources familiar with the effort. The idea of Palestinian resettlement in another country is one of several options the Trump team is chewing over as
On this “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” broadcast, moderated by Margaret Brennan: Secretary of State Marco Rubio Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s envoy to the Middle East Sen. Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina Rep. Debbie Dingell, Democrat of Michigan Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, a Democrat Click here to browse full transcripts from 2025 of
Washington — Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday that Mahmoud Khalil, an activist who is being detained by federal immigration authorities, is “going to leave — and so are others.” “We’re going to keep doing it,” Rubio said on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan.” Mahmoud Khalil, a 30-year-old who was born in Syria