4+ min ago (488+ words) President Donald Trump on Sunday lashed out at Rep. Henry Cuellar (Texas) for deciding to run for reelection as a Democrat, a move that came after the president unexpectedly pardoned him last week ahead of a trial on federal corruption charges. "Such a lack of LOYALTY," Trump said in a post shared on Truth Social. Trump's pardon on Wednesday ended the prosecution of the lawmaker that had started during the Biden administration on charges of bribery, money laundering and conspiracy. Trump has also pardoned Cuellar's wife, Imelda, who was also indicted. The two were scheduled to stand trial in April after being accused of taking $600,000 in bribes from an oil company controlled by the Azerbaijan government and a bank headquartered in Mexico. Trump implied on his post Sunday that as a result of the pardon, Cuellar, one of the most…...

4+ min ago (488+ words) President Donald Trump on Sunday lashed out at Rep. Henry Cuellar (Texas) for deciding to run for reelection as a Democrat, a move that came after the president unexpectedly pardoned him last week ahead of a trial on federal corruption charges. "Such a lack of LOYALTY," Trump said in a post shared on Truth Social. Trump's pardon on Wednesday ended the prosecution of the lawmaker that had started during the Biden administration on charges of bribery, money laundering and conspiracy. Trump has also pardoned Cuellar's wife, Imelda, who was also indicted. The two were scheduled to stand trial in April after being accused of taking $600,000 in bribes from an oil company controlled by the Azerbaijan government and a bank headquartered in Mexico. Trump implied on his post Sunday that as a result of the pardon, Cuellar, one of the most…...

4+ min ago (109+ words) The security task forces would work towards addressing risks from anti-competitive behavior and price fixing. Trump Orders Task Forces to Protect Food Supply Chain Competition, Security President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Dec. 6 establishing security task forces within the Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to protect competition across the U.S. food supply chain. Pentagon Says 4 Killed in New Drug Boat Strike NY Attorney General Letitia James Responds to Reports That Grand Jury Declined to Indict Her Lawmakers Divided After Admiral's Briefings on Drug Boat Strikes Senators Push to Designate Russia a Terrorist State Amid Allegations of Mass Child Kidnapping, Brainwashing...

4+ min ago (109+ words) The security task forces would work towards addressing risks from anti-competitive behavior and price fixing. Trump Orders Task Forces to Protect Food Supply Chain Competition, Security President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Dec. 6 establishing security task forces within the Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to protect competition across the U.S. food supply chain. Pentagon Says 4 Killed in New Drug Boat Strike NY Attorney General Letitia James Responds to Reports That Grand Jury Declined to Indict Her Lawmakers Divided After Admiral's Briefings on Drug Boat Strikes Senators Push to Designate Russia a Terrorist State Amid Allegations of Mass Child Kidnapping, Brainwashing...

5+ min ago (693+ words) Netanyahu spoke during a news conference with visiting German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and stressed that the second phase, the disarming of Hamas and the demilitarization of Gaza could begin as soon as the end of the month. Hamas has yet to hand over the remains of Ran Gvili, a 24-year-old police officer who was killed in the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, attack that sparked the war. His body was taken to Gaza. The ceasefire's second stage also includes the deployment of an international force to secure Gaza and forming a temporary Palestinian government to run day-to-day affairs under the supervision of an international board led by U.S. President Donald Trump. The return of Gvili's remains " and Israel's return of 15 bodies of Palestinians in exchange " would complete the first phase of Trump's 20-point ceasefire plan. Hamas says it has not been able to reach…...

5+ min ago (398+ words) Netanyahu made the comments during a news conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who is visiting Israel. Netanyahu stressed that the second phase of the ceasefire, the disarming of Hamas and the demilitarization of Gaza could begin as soon as the end of the month. Hamas is still holding the remains of Ran Gvili, a 24-year-old police officer who was killed on Oct. 7, 2023 and whose body was taken to Gaza. The second stage also includes deploying an international force to secure Gaza and forming a temporary Palestinian government to run day-to-day affairs under the supervision of an international board led by President Donald Trump. Merz said Sunday that Germany is assisting with the implementation of the second phase by sending officers and diplomats to a U.S.-led civilian and military coordination center in southern Israel, and by sending humanitarian aid to…...

6+ min ago (100+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Rep. Henry Cuellar, who was charged with bribery in 2024 under the Biden administration, says he is firmly a Democrat but a bipartisan one who can work with the president. President Donald Trump on Sunday lashed out at Rep. Henry Cuellar (Texas) for deciding to run for reelection as a Democrat, a move that came after the president unexpectedly pardoned him last week ahead of a trial on federal corruption charges....

7+ min ago (1767+ words) December 7, 2025 / 2:08 PM EST / CBS News On this "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" broadcast, moderated by Margaret Brennan:" MARGARET BRENNAN: I'm Margaret Brennan in Washington. And this week on Face the Nation: In this holiday season, with more Americans saying they're feeling the pain of higher prices, we will talk exclusively with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. As Washington winds down 2025, there's still a lot of unfinished business for Congress and President Trump. And, as Trump's defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, doubles down on those boat strikes in the Caribbean" PETE HEGSETH (U.S. Defense Secretary): We are tracking them, we are killing them, and we will keep killing them so long as they are poisoning our people with narcotics so lethal that they're tantamount to chemical weapons. MARGARET BRENNAN: " the debate over whether they were lawful ramps up on Capitol Hill. We will…...

7+ min ago (321+ words) George Retes, a 26-year-old U.S. citizen and Army veteran, is speaking out five months after he says he was assaulted and wrongly detained by ICE on his way to work near Los Angeles. Retes is now the face of a new $250,000 ad campaign from Home of the Brave, a nonprofit highlighting what it calls the "catastrophic harm" of President Donald Trump's second administration. In the one-minute ad, The Veteran Who ICE Abducted " and Is Fighting Back, Retes recounts being surrounded by "hostile" immigration agents who shattered his car window, pepper sprayed him, pulled him from the vehicle, and held him in detention over a weekend. Nearly 200 U.S. citizens have been detained by ICE since Trump returned to office in January, according to ProPublica. Retes, who served in Iraq, says DHS has repeatedly smeared him as violent " claims he flatly rejects, noting he…...

7+ min ago (283+ words) The Trump administration is trying to get the last word after Sabrina Carpenter blasted the White House for using her song "Juno" in propaganda videos promoting ICE raids. On Friday afternoon, after deleting the first video it shared to X earlier this week, the White House posted a new clip of the pop superstar promoting her October appearance on "Saturday Night Live," in which she said to cast member Marcello Hern'ndez, "I think I might need to arrest someone for being too hot." The version posted by the White House dubs over the phrase "too hot" with the word "illegal," then goes into a montage of ICE officers chasing down and arresting people. "PSA: If you're a criminal illegal, you WILL be arrested and deported," the post reads. " The White House (@WhiteHouse) December 5, 2025 Earlier in the day, social media users…...