Trump posted some U.S. jobs data the before its official release

President Trump disclosed U.S. jobs data the day before the Department of Labor released hiring numbers for December, a closely watched economic report on Wall Street that can sway financial markets.  At 8:20 p.m. EST on Thursday, Mr. Trump posted a graph depicting changes in private and government employment since January 2025. When the full jobs report

DOJ creates task force to challenge state AI regulations

The Justice Department on Friday announced to employees it is creating an artificial intelligence taskforce to challenge state-level regulations so that AI companies can “be free to innovate without cumbersome regulation,” according to an internal memo reviewed by CBS News. The memo from Attorney General Pam Bondi cites President Trump’s executive order last month aimed

Mortgage Rates Plunge as Government Plans Bond Buying—Here’s How It Works

The current administration has proposed a range of ideas to help young families achieve homeownership, including bringing down mortgage rates, and banning large institutional investors from buying residential homes. We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center. Original News

Video taken by ICE agent shows new angle of fatal shooting in Minneapolis

Newly obtained cellphone video taken by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent involved in the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis shows a different angle of the encounter and the moments leading up to Wednesday’s shooting. The video, which has been obtained by CBS News, was recorded by the ICE agent who fired the shots, Jonathan

U.S. sends delegation to Venezuela as Trump meets with oil executives

  56m ago Trump says “ultimately, it will be democracy” in Venezuela During a meeting with oil executives at the White House, a reporter asked President Trump if it’s more important to him to establish stability or democracy in Venezuela.  “Well, you’re talking about maybe the same thing,” Mr. Trump responded. “You’re talking about stability

Trump Says Oil Companies Will Spend $100 Billion in Venezuela

President Donald Trump (C) speaks during a meeting with U.S. oil companies’ executives in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Jan. 9, 2026. Saul Loeb/AFP WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump invited executives of large oil companies to the White House on Friday to discuss investment opportunities that will restore Venezuelan oil infrastructure. “We’re