President Donald Trump speaks during the “Great, Historic Investment in Rural Health Roundtable” in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Jan. 16, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump cautioned the heads of foreign nations on Jan. 16 that tariffs are on the table for those considering opposing his plan
Iranian demonstrators gather in a street during a protest over the collapse of the currency’s value, in Tehran, Iran, on Jan. 8, 2026. Stringer/WANA (West Asia News Agency via Reuters The protest movement in Iran appears to have abated at least for now, according to a U.S. think tank and research group in a recent
The number of detainees in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody has reached a new record high, surpassing 70,000 for the first time in the deportation agency’s 23-year history, according to internal Department of Homeland Security data obtained by CBS News. As of Thursday, ICE was holding about 73,000 individuals facing deportation in its custody
A bipartisan congressional delegation met with Danish and Greenlandic officials in Copenhagen Friday in an effort to show support for Greenland’s territorial integrity despite President Trump’s continued push to acquire the island. The delegation is led by Sen. Chris Coons, a Democrat from Delaware, and Sen. Thom Tillis, a Republican from North Carolina. Addressing reporters after
The Justice Department said late Thursday it has made “substantial progress” on its ongoing review of millions of documents that may be related to Jeffrey Epstein, thanks to the efforts of hundreds of reviewers, but did not provide any information about when the next release of files may come, despite the fact that the legal
CIA director John Ratcliffe met with Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodríguez for two hours Thursday in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, to “deliver the message that the United States looks forward to an improved working relationship,” a U.S. official told CBS News Friday. The official described the trip as historic, noting that Ratcliffe was the first Cabinet-level
President Donald Trump (L) and Secretary of State Marco Rubio attend a meeting with U.S. oil company executives in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Jan. 9, 2026. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images The United States is placing pressure on Mexico to hasten a crackdown on drug cartels, saying that gradual