Several key U.S. allies in the Middle East are aiming to stave off a military conflict between Iran and the United States by engaging in 72 hours of intensive diplomacy, a Gulf official told CBS News. The countries involved in the diplomatic push include Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt and Oman, according to the Gulf official.
Mike Waltz, U.S. ambassador to the UN, speaks during a United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in Iran at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on Jan. 15, 2026. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images The United States said on Thursday that all options remain on the table to stop Iran’s violent suppression
President Donald Trump is presented with a jersey and hockey stick by Florida Panthers owner Vincent Viola (L), and the Panthers team during a ceremony to honor the 2025 Stanley Cup Champion at the White House on Jan. 15, 2026. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump hosted the 2025 Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers at
The Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, Va., on Aug. 13, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Virginia Democrats and allied supporters have begun a public campaign urging voters to back a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow the General Assembly, under limited conditions, to redraw Virginia’s congressional map outside the normal census cycle. The ballot push
The Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, Va., on Aug. 13, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Virginia Democrats cleared the final legislative hurdle on Jan. 16 for a proposed constitutional amendment that would let lawmakers redraw Virginia’s congressional map mid-decade, sending the question to voters in a spring special election once scheduled. The state Senate approved
Washington — Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado presented President Trump with her real Nobel Peace Prize medallion during her visit to the White House on Thursday, two White House officials told CBS News, and later at the Capitol, Machado confirmed she had done so. The medallion, which was not a replica, the sources said,
In the week since the fatal shooting of Renee Good by a federal immigration agent, a dozen Justice Department prosecutors and career officials have left their positions — some of whom have expressed frustration over the department’s handling of the case. Senior U.S. Justice Department leaders have ordered federal prosecutors who specialize in probing civil