The U.S. Capitol at sunset in Washington on Dec. 2, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The U.S. Senate on Thursday evening approved a tranche of 97 of President Donald Trump’s nominees for the executive branch as hundreds more await confirmation. In a 53–43 vote, the Senate gave the green light to the resolution authorizing the
Trump signs executive order to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule III drug – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump signed an executive order to reschedule marijuana to a lower drug classification, one of the most significant changes to drug policy in decades. Nancy Cordes has details. link.lazyload { position: absolute; } .content__meta-wrapper::before { width:
Under a law passed by Congress and signed by President Trump, the Justice Department has until Friday to release its files on the Jeffrey Epstein case. House Democrats released more photos from the estate of the convicted sex offender. Scott MacFarlane reports. Original CBS News Link</a
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket stands on the pad of Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida ahead of its NG-2 mission on Nov. 13, 2025. Courtesy of Blue Origin Within hours of NASA’s latest permanent administrator being officially sworn in, President Donald Trump issued an executive order pushing forward a
President Donald Trump signs an executive order in Washington on Dec. 15, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images President Donald Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on Dec. 18, authorizing $901 billion in military and national security programs for Fiscal Year 2026. The $901 billion topline authorization comes as a compromise between the House, which
The U.S. Capitol Christmas tree after the lighting ceremony on the West Front Lawn of Congress on Dec. 2, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday closing the federal government on Dec. 24 and 26. All federal departments and agencies will be closed the day before and after
Washington — TikTok has signed a deal to sell its U.S. operations to a consortium of American investors, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to CBS News. Axios was first to report the deal. Under a law passed last year, TikTok’s China-based parent company, ByteDance, must either sever ties with the social media platform’s