The Trump administration is blocking Venezuela’s government from paying for the cost of former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro’s defense against drug trafficking charges in New York, a move that potentially interferes with his constitutional right to counsel, his lawyer says. Attorney Barry Pollack told a Manhattan federal judge in an email dated Feb. 20 that … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Trump administration has moved to block the Venezuelan government from covering the legal expenses of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro as he fights federal drug trafficking and weapons charges in New York, according to a court filing from his attorney. Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, … Read more
Iran and the U.S. are set to continue nuclear talks this week in Geneva as President Trump weighs a potential military action in Iran. “The Daily Report” breaks down Iran’s nuclear program. Mona Yacoubian, director and senior adviser of the Middle East program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joins CBS News to … Read more
NASA is rolling back the Artemis II moon rocket from its launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It is expected to take up to 12 hours to move the 322-foot rocket, with the journey spanning four miles back to its hangar for repairs. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood has more. Source … Read more
At least 10 FBI employees who worked on former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into President Trump’s retention of classified records after he left the White House in 2021 were fired on Wednesday, multiple sources told CBS News. The firings came after Reuters reported that the FBI had subpoenaed records of phone calls made by FBI Director … Read more
Law enforcement officers served search warrants Wednesday morning at the home and office of Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, authorities said. The Department of Justice confirmed that searches were being carried out, and video showed FBI agents at the superintendent’s home Wednesday morning. Agents at the scene refused to answer questions about … Read more
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers will resign from his remaining roles at Harvard University over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, the school announced. Meanwhile, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has apologized to staff at his philanthropic foundation. Scott MacFarlane reports. Source link
Government statistics show federal immigration agents arrested more than 260 beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, also known as DACA, during the first 10 months of President Trump’s second term. CBS News immigration correspondent Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more. Source link
In 2019, Baltimore’s murder rate hit an all-time high and ranked among the worst in the nation, but since then, something has changed. Murders hit a nearly 50-year low in 2024 and the population is growing. Tony Dokoupil spoke to Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott about the comeback. Source link
When a deadly avalanche struck outside Lake Tahoe, California, an iPhone feature allowed the surviving skiers to get the help they needed. Tim Werth, tech editor at Mashable, joins CBS News to explain. Source link