The United States and Venezuela agreed to reestablish diplomatic relations in a major shift in a historically adversarial relationship, the State Department said on Thursday. “The United States and Venezuela’s interim authorities have agreed to re-establish diplomatic and consular relations,” the State Department said in a statement. “This step will facilitate our joint efforts to
An U.S. intelligence specialist activates a small unmanned aerial system during a simulated assault and seizure at Glen Airfield, Australia, on July 5, 2025. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Victor Gurrola Just days after the United States fired a one-way attack drone for the first time in combat, a Senate committee on March 5 highlighted an
Washington — In the week before an Iranian retaliatory strike that killed six American service members in Kuwait as the U.S.-Israeli war with Tehran began, Iranian intelligence was likely able to identify and track U.S. forces moving off military installations as a part of the Pentagon’s force protection plan. The troops had moved in anticipation
At a town hall meeting on February 28, Devan Martin, the deputy chief of staff for Prince George’s County executive Aisha Braveboy, told residents of the Marylander condominiums—which for years has been besieged by squalid homeless encampment next door—that they would be evicted on Friday, March 6. Martin also sought to dispel some “misinformation” about
President Donald Trump’s nominee for under secretary of defense for policy, Elbridge Colby, testifies during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 4, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Annihilating Iran’s capacity to launch missiles and drones beyond its borders is the Pentagon’s only goal for Operation Epic Fury,
Washington — Lindsey Halligan, the former interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, is under investigation by the Florida Bar, according to a letter from the organization confirming the probe which was obtained by CBS News. Halligan led cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James,
President Trump announce that Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem would leave her role later this month as she’s faced intense criticism that came to a crescendo this week. As Nancy Cordes reports, Noem’s claims about a $220 million ad campaign may have been the final straw. Original CBS News Link