Washington — The U.S. has seized a large oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, President Trump said Wednesday, escalating tensions between the two countries. Bloomberg first reported the oil tanker seizure. The president made the comment during a roundtable meeting at the White House, saying the tanker was “seized for a very good reason.”
President Donald Trump makes an announcement from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on Dec. 3, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the United States seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela in what appears to be an escalation in the administration’s campaign
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins in Washington on Dec. 8, 2025. Alex Wong/Getty Images Designed to improve soil health on American farms, a “first of its kind” pilot program will invest $700 million to support regenerative agriculture. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Dec. 10 that the program is part of an expansive effort to improve
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 31, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Designed to improve soil health on American farms, a “first of its kind” pilot program will invest $700 million to support regenerative agriculture. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Dec. 10 that the program
Miami mayor-elect Eileen Higgins believes the key to her election victory Tuesday — the first for a Democrat in almost 30 years — was her outreach to people of all political persuasions. In an interview on CBS News just after the election, CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett asked her about the “Trump effect;”
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points, bringing the federal funds rate to its lowest level in more than three years. The reduction lowers the federal funds rate — what banks charge each other for short-term loans — to between 3.5% and 3.75%, down from its prior range
The Trump administration is proposing to ask visitors from several dozen nations that enjoy visa-free travel to the U.S. to submit additional personal information before entering the country, including five years of their social media history, the Department of Homeland Security said in a notice this week. Citizens of 42 countries enrolled in the visa