Washington — The U.S. has seized a large oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, officials said Wednesday, escalating tensions between the two countries. President Trump said he assumes the U.S. will keep the oil. Bloomberg first reported the oil tanker seizure. Mr. Trump announced the seizure during a roundtable meeting at the White House,
The U.S. seized a 20-year-old oil tanker called The Skipper off the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday, three sources familiar with the matter told CBS News, after months of heightened tensions between the Trump administration and Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The seizure was initially announced by President Trump during an unrelated White House event on
Detainees board a plane chartered by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at King County International Airport in Seattle, Wash., on April 15, 2025. David Ryder/Getty Images The United States has agreed to purchase a fleet of Boeing 737 commercial passenger aircraft to conduct removal operations of illegal immigrants, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed
The U.S. Capitol at sunset in Washington on Dec. 2, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The House passed a compromise version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on Dec. 10. On Dec. 10, the House voted 312–112 to approve the NDAA bill, which authorizes $901 billion in military and national security programs. Eighteen Republicans
Washington — The House on Wednesday approved a $900 billion defense policy bill as both chambers race to pass it before the end of the year. The legislation — which sets lawmakers’ defense priorities and authorizes spending levels for the Defense Department and national security programs — cleared the lower chamber in a bipartisan vote
Erika Kirk has a message for people who sought to justify the assassination of her late husband, Charlie Kirk: “You’re sick.” “He’s a human being,” she said in a CBS News town hall, airing Saturday on CBS. “You think he deserved that? Tell that to my 3-year-old daughter.” She continued: “You want to watch in
Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway at her office in Jefferson City, Mo., on Nov. 19, 2025. David A. Lieb/AP Photo A group of Missouri voters has filed a petition with more than 300,000 signatures calling for a referendum that they hope will block a redistricting plan favorable to Republicans. The group, known as People Not