The first U.S. sale of Venezuelan oil, valued at $500 million, has been completed, according to an administration official. The details of the sale haven’t yet been disclosed, although the official said more sales are expected in the coming days and weeks. President Trump has said the U.S. will sell 30 million to 50 million
The Trump administration’s push to change the Defense Department’s name to the Department of War could cost nine figures, according to a new estimate by Congress’ budget watchdog. President Trump signed an executive order last September to start the process of renaming the federal government’s largest employer. The agency now refers to itself as the Department
A federal three-judge panel for the U.S. Central District Court of California upheld Prop 50, ruling that Democrats can proceed in using their newly redrawn congressional maps in the state for the 2026 midterm elections. The court found “that the evidence presented reflects that Proposition 50 was exactly what it was billed as: a political gerrymander
Thousands of federal grants supporting mental health and addiction treatment programs were suddenly terminated late Tuesday, sources told CBS News. The abrupt cancellations at the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration impacted 2,706 of the agency’s discretionary grants valued at around $1.9 billion, a source familiar with the matter told CBS News. President
Washington — The U.S. and Denmark still have “fundamental” differences over the future of Greenland, but will continue to talk, Denmark’s foreign minister said after a White House meeting Wednesday amid President Trump’s push to take over the Arctic island. Denmark’s foreign minister, Lars Loekke Rasmussen, met with Greenland’s minister for foreign affairs, Vice President
Washington — President Trump said Wednesday he’s heard on “good authority” that the “killing in Iran is stopping,” as thousands are feared dead amid anti-government protests. He also said there’s “no plan for executions,” a day after he told “CBS Evening News” anchor Tony Dokoupil on Tuesday there would be “very strong actions” against the
The U.S. used an aircraft painted like a civilian plane in the attack on an alleged drug-smuggling boat from Venezuela that killed 11 people in September, multiple officials confirmed to CBS News. According to the sources, Pentagon officials have defended the use of the aircraft by saying it was used because of how quickly the