WASHINGTON — A key question hangs over the Federal Reserve’s two-day meeting that ends Wednesday: Will central bank policymakers still reduce short-term interest rates this year, now that the Iran war has sent oil prices higher and gas prices spiking? Or will they have to stand pat for months to see how the conflict plays … Read more
Marjorie Taylor-Greene, the Republican former lawmaker from Georgia who turned from staunch supporter of Trump to fierce critic over his response to the Jeffrey Epstein case and his decisions to launch military operations against Venezuela and Iran, urged Gabbard and Vance — another outspoken critic of “forever wars” — to speak candidly after Kent resigned. … Read more
Sen. Ted Cruz on Joe Kent’s resignation over Iran war – CBS News Watch CBS News Top U.S. counterterrorism official Joe Kent resigned Tuesday over the Iran war, saying “Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation.” Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas joins “The Takeout” with his reaction and more. Source link
President Trump’s director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Joe Kent, announced his immediate resignation citing the decision to begin a war against Iran when “Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation.” Ed O’Keefe has details. Source link
Since the start of the Iran war, gas prices have increased by 27%, and diesel prices have increased by 34%. Justin Wolfers, professor of public policy and economics at the University of Michigan, joins to examine the potential impact of the war on the overall economy. Source link
Speaking about the Iran war on Tuesday, President Trump said, “We have to put out this cancer.” Political strategists Tim Chapman and Hyma Moore join to assess the administration’s war messaging and more. Source link
Trump again refers to Iran war as “a little excursion,” says “won’t be much longer” – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump on Tuesday said the war in Iran is “moving along fast.” CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O’Keefe has the latest. Source link
Latest on targets of U.S. and Israeli airstrikes in Iran war – CBS News Watch CBS News Israel said Tuesday it killed two more senior Iranian leaders in airstrikes. CBS News national security analyst Aaron MacLean joins to unpack the latest developments in the war with Iran. Source link
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt pushed back Tuesday on “false claims” in the resignation letter of the nation’s top counterterrorism official, saying President Donald Trump had “strong and compelling evidence” that Iran was going to attack the United States first. Joe Kent wrote on X earlier … Read more
Joe Kent and Cyrus Vance, people from different eras with different temperaments and ideologies, have a few things in common. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett explains. Source link