The U.S. seized a 20-year-old oil tanker called The Skipper off the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday, three sources familiar with the matter told CBS News, after months of heightened tensions between the Trump administration and Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The seizure was initially announced by President Trump during an unrelated White House event on
Washington — The House on Wednesday approved a $900 billion defense policy bill as both chambers race to pass it before the end of the year. The legislation — which sets lawmakers’ defense priorities and authorizes spending levels for the Defense Department and national security programs — cleared the lower chamber in a bipartisan vote
Erika Kirk has a message for people who sought to justify the assassination of her late husband, Charlie Kirk: “You’re sick.” “He’s a human being,” she said in a CBS News town hall, airing Saturday on CBS. “You think he deserved that? Tell that to my 3-year-old daughter.” She continued: “You want to watch in
Washington — The U.S. has seized a large oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, President Trump said Wednesday, escalating tensions between the two countries. Bloomberg first reported the oil tanker seizure. The president made the comment during a roundtable meeting at the White House, saying the tanker was “seized for a very good reason.”
Miami mayor-elect Eileen Higgins believes the key to her election victory Tuesday — the first for a Democrat in almost 30 years — was her outreach to people of all political persuasions. In an interview on CBS News just after the election, CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett asked her about the “Trump effect;”
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points, bringing the federal funds rate to its lowest level in more than three years. The reduction lowers the federal funds rate — what banks charge each other for short-term loans — to between 3.5% and 3.75%, down from its prior range
The Trump administration is proposing to ask visitors from several dozen nations that enjoy visa-free travel to the U.S. to submit additional personal information before entering the country, including five years of their social media history, the Department of Homeland Security said in a notice this week. Citizens of 42 countries enrolled in the visa