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President Trump said the U.S. will begin "topping out" its strategic petroleum reserve with Venezuelan oil under last week's agreement. But that's unlikely to provide much relief to Americans facing sustained high gas prices. Olivia Gazis has more details on the unprecedented agreement.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday rejected President Trump’s renaming of Lake Ontario to “Lake America,” explaining the history of the Great Lake’s indigenous name in a post on social…...

He was placed on unpaid leave from his job at the White House after it was determined he used his position to make bets on what President Trump would say in speeches.

The former Trump spokesperson told Jennings he would only “ruin” it with more of his “Iraq 2005 talking points.”...

Canadian government officials said they are also providing aid for workers and businesses that could be hurt by U.S.-imposed tariffs.

Tulsi Gabbard, the former director of National Intelligence, shared a new update Thursday on her husband’s battle with a rare form of bone cancer, months after she announced that her resignation fr…...

The news comes some 48 hours after now-former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced her exit Wednesday.

The Pentagon alleged that former U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall disclosed sensitive information about Air Force One's capabilities to the media.

The prosecution’s central claim “would be laughable,” one former federal judge noted, if it weren’t intended “to deprive a man of his liberty.”...

Jamiah Gonzalez-Swinton gave a tearful interview after her late husband, Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, vanished from the Pentagon’s public casualty count.

Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) went after President Trump over his post about the American military death toll in the Iran war, calling it “stupid.” “Afghanistan War: 20 years, 2,000 DE…...

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday signaled trade negotiations between Canada and the U.S. will heat up after President Trump imposed new tariffs on the nation. “I spoke with President …...

President Trump's demolition, construction and renovation efforts have triggered a firestorm of lawsuits, as critics seek to block his plans to remake our nation's capital.

The Trump administration on Friday announced it rolled back a key protection for endangered species.  Specifically, it said it was repealing a previous definition of prohibited “harm” to endangered…...

From screwworm to flesh-eating bacteria, mounting public health risks are emerging in the wake of deep cuts to federal health agencies and programs.

The Supreme Court allowed Lisa Cook to continue in her post as a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors while legal proceedings over President Trump's attempt to fire her continue.

The Trump administration told a federal judge that the Kennedy Center is still weighing whether to offer a full slate of performances or more limited programming over the coming months.

President Trump late Tuesday shared a clip from the series “The West Wing” dismissing the concept of a “proportional response” after the U.S. launched a new round of strikes…...

John F. Kennedy's niece, journalist Maria Shriver, called the ruling "an appropriate birthday present on my uncle's birthday today."...

Bondi is set to appear before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Friday.

Nearly half of Americans have anxiety about their finances at the same time as they have frustrations with the economy under President Trump, according to a new poll. In the CBS News/YouGov poll, 4…...

The delegation of business leaders underscores the deep ties many major U.S. companies maintain with China despite years of trade tensions.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Iran war is “not over” in an interview that aired on Sunday, reinvigorating the push to dismantle Tehran’s proxies and see its nuclear enrichment …...

President Trump on Sunday shared a lengthy post rebuking Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Neil Gorsuch for ruling against his tariff agenda in February.  “They were appointed by me, and…...

The Trump administration launched the website Moms.gov on Mother’s Day in an effort to help provide resources to expecting women and their families.  The site’s tagline says it’s “addressing …...

The tariffs were put in place in February, days after the Supreme Court struck down President Trump's previous round of sweeping "Liberation Day" tariffs.

The suspect was identified to CBS News by law enforcement sources as 31-year-old Cole Allen of Torrance, California.

Amnesty International and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Thursday warned foreign citizens about travel to the U.S. during the FIFA World Cup due to the Trump administration’s de…...

President Trump’s press secretary Karoline Leavitt is expected to give birth to her second child next week, according to a White House official. It is not immediately clear how long Leavitt w…...

During the second week of April, 71 out of every 100,000 emergency room visits were for tick bites, according to the agency.

Lori Chavez-DeRemer is taking a role in the private sector, according to the White House.

Iran said it has opened the Strait of Hormuz and President Trump said the regime is very close to making a deal. He told CBS News' Weijia Jiang that Iran had agreed to virtually everything the U.S. pushed for when the war started. CBS News' Imtiaz Tyab and Eleanor Watson report.

President Trump has repeatedly claimed that the war with Iran is "almost over." He has also stated multiple times that the U.S. is close to accomplishing "all of its goals" in Iran. CBS News' Robert Costa reports and Michael Doran, director of the Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East at ...

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Monday questioned whether cities with international airports that do not work with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) should face repercussion…...

The courts, state election officials and even candidates themselves all have opportunities to stop any election trickery in its tracks.