Washington — Russian President Vladimir Putin gave President Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff an award to pass along to a senior CIA official whose son was killed in Ukraine while fighting alongside Russian forces, according to sources familiar with the matter. The award, the Order of Lenin, was meant to be handed off to Juliane
The watchdog group Democracy Defenders Fund, led by a former Obama administration ethics official, has formally requested a federal investigation into the Pentagon’s acceptance of a Qatari luxury jet on behalf of President Trump. According to a memo obtained by CBS News, the group asked the Department of Defense’s inspector general and the Government Accountability
TerraPower’s Natrium reactor will be built in the closing Kemmerer Coal Mine in Kemmerer, Wyoming, a reanimation of site formerly used for energy development being replicated in other states such as Indiana, which recently created 40 ‘energy development zones’ on sites, including defunct coal mines, where energy was formerly or currently produced. John Haughey/The Epoch
The Trump administration is considering the use of military force to go after Mexico’s drug cartels. U.S. officials say the president has directed the Pentagon to prepare options. President Donald Trump is to host a signing ceremony at the White House for a peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The deal will end four …
The White House in Washington on Aug. 7, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The White House has paused public tours amid construction of the ballroom in the complex. Plans for the ballroom, which will begin construction in September, were announced on July 31. “New tour bookings were paused proactively while a collaborative group of White
The Supreme Court in Washington on Dec. 17, 2024. J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday indicated that it would move to quickly ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s executive order that seeks to terminate birthright citizenship. In a filing with the U.S. District
The Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday it is terminating its $7 billion Solar for All program that was designed to bring renewable and affordable energy to low-income communities. Sources confirmed to CBS News earlier this week that the agency planned to scrap the program. Solar for All provided funding to 60 grant recipients that planned to