Trump confirms he has authorized CIA covert operations in Venezuela

CBS News senior White House correspondent Ed O'Keefe asked President Trump Wednesday why he had authorized the CIA to go into Venezuela.

• Oct 16, 2025

Cybersecurity order warns of "imminent risk" to federal agencies

Officials warned that attackers could exploit the vulnerabilities to steal credentials, move laterally through networks, and potentially take full control of targeted systems.

• Oct 15, 2025

Dallas mayor denies speculation he's running for higher office

"I am NOT running for anything, and I will continue serving our great city as its mayor!" Johnson wrote on X.

• Oct 15, 2025

Supreme Court majority seems open to weakening Voting Rights Act in Louisiana case

The Supreme Court heard arguments on whether Louisiana's intentional creation of a second majority-Black district violates the 14th and 15th Amendments.

• Oct 15, 2025

Democratic state Rep. Gina Hinojosa joins race for Texas governor

Hinojosa has been an advocate for increased education funding and a critic of taxpayer-funded savings accounts for children attending private school.

• Oct 15, 2025

Trump administration revokes 6 visas over comments about Charlie Kirk

The State Department said Tuesday it has revoked six people's visas for making incendiary social media comments about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

• Oct 15, 2025

Trump awards Charlie Kirk with the Presidential Medal of Freedom

President Trump on Tuesday posthumously honored Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, on what would have been Kirk's 32nd birthday.

• Oct 14, 2025

Multiple airports won't play DHS video blaming Democrats for shutdown

The partisan message in the video, featuring DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, goes against policies and regulations, some airports say.

• Oct 15, 2025

CBS News, other media outlets, won't sign on to new Pentagon press restrictions

The five major broadcast news networks, including CBS News, said they "join virtually every other news organization in declining to agree to the Pentagon's new requirements."

• Oct 14, 2025

Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' appeal of $1.4 billion defamation judgment

The Supreme Court turned away an appeal by Alex Jones over a $1.4 billion defamation judgment for his false claims that a 2012 school shooting was a hoax.

• Oct 14, 2025

Trump hails "historic dawn of a new Middle East" in speech to Knesset

President Trump addressed the Israeli parliament after the hostages were reunited with their families.

• Oct 13, 2025

Government shutdown poised to enter a third week as Congress remains at stalemate

The government shutdown stretched into Day 13 on Monday with no sign of an imminent resolution.

• Oct 13, 2025

Vance accuses Democrats of "hostage-taking" with government shutdown posture

Democratic leaders in Congress have pushed for serious negotiations with Republican leaders and the White House to end the stalemate.

• Oct 13, 2025

Transcript: Vice President JD Vance on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Oct. 12, 2025

The following is the transcript of the interview with Vice President JD Vance that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Oct. 12, 2025.

• Oct 12, 2025

Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Rep. Katrina Pierson on running for higher office

Under the new maps, one of the remaining two Democratic seats is the 33rd Congressional District, now represented by Congressman Marc Veasey.

• Oct 14, 2025

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