Trump releasing 172 million barrels of oil from reserve as prices soar amid Iran war

President Trump ordered the release of 172 million barrels of oil from the United States’ Strategic Petroleum Reserve on Wednesday, after oil prices rocketed to their highest levels in years amid the U.S.’s war with Iran. The releases will start next week and take about 120 days, Energy Secretary Christopher Wright said Wednesday in a

Union Plans Strike at US Beef Plant

The Greeley JBS meat packing plant sits idle in Greeley, Colo., on April 16, 2020. Matthew Stockman/Getty Images About 3,800 union meatpacking workers at the JBS plant in Greeley, Colorado, are planning to strike starting March 16, threatening to kneecap production at one of the nation’s largest beef plants. The United Food and Commercial Workers

3/11: The Takeout with Major Garrett

3/11: The Takeout with Major Garrett – CBS News Watch CBS News Trump says there’s “practically nothing left” to target on Day 12 of war in Iran; legislative blockade threatened over SAVE Act. link.lazyload { position: absolute; } .content__meta-wrapper::before { width: 100%; } .device–type-mobile .content__meta-wrapper::before { width: calc(100vw – 40px); } View CBS News In

‘Melania’ Reaches No. 1 on Amazon Prime in US and Worldwide

First Lady Melania Trump attends Amazon MGM’s “Melania” World Premiere at The Trump Kennedy Center in Washington on Jan. 29, 2026. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images First Lady Melania Trump’s documentary, “Melania,” has become the top movie on Amazon Prime Video in the United States and globally after its March 9 streaming release. The nearly two-hour film

Trump Admin Launches Trade Probes Targeting China, EU, Other Countries

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer delivers opening remarks during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Economic Ministers’ Meeting and U.S. trade representative consultation, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Sept. 24, 2025. Reuters/Hasnoor Hussain/File Photo WASHINGTON—The Trump administration announced on March 11 the launch of new trade investigations to address unfair trade practices as it seeks

Fetterman calls Trump’s criticism of mail-in voting “ridiculous”

Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania on Wednesday dismissed the SAVE America Act, the controversial elections bill being pushed by the Trump administration and some Republican lawmakers, criticizing what he sees as the GOP’s about-face on mail-in voting. “I don’t support it…in its current state,” Fetterman told CBS News chief White House correspondent Major Garrett in