Watch: Protesters interrupt OMB Director Russ Vought’s opening statement at House hearing – CBS News Watch CBS News Protesters interrupted OMB Director Russ Vought’s opening statement at a House Budget Committee hearing on Wednesday. Vought appeared before the House panel to discuss President Trump’s budget request for fiscal year 2027. Source link
Melania Trump’s surprise statement on Epstein raises new questions – CBS News Watch CBS News Questions are still swirling about why first lady Melania Trump decided to make a surprise statement Thursday denying any ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Caitlin Huey-Burns has more on the reaction to the first lady’s comments. Source link
Prior to 60 Minutes’ April 5, 2026 broadcast, which featured correspondent Jon Wertheim’s report on high-speed rail development in America, we reached out to the U.S. Department of Transportation. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy provided a statement to 60 Minutes, printed here. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy: “This Administration is working to usher in a Golden Age … Read more
Iran’s new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, released his first public statement through Iranian state media on Thursday. CBS News’ Anna Schecter, Aaron Navarro and Charlie D’Agata have the latest on the statement and the war in Iran. Source link
Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, issued a fiery first public statement Thursday, vowing to keep blocking the vital Strait of Hormuz oil trade route and attacking neighboring countries that host U.S. military bases. The written statement was one of defiance, even as President Donald Trump indicates that he would like to wrap up the … Read more
Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei issued a statement and demanded that all U.S. bases in the region be closed immediately. Khamenei also threatened to continue operations to keep the Strait of Hormuz closed. CBS News’ Ramy Inocencio reports. Source link
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem blasted the current funding lapse affecting her department during her opening statement before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Noem also touted the operations at DHS under the Trump administration despite mounting scrutiny over her handling of the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. Source link
Latest on Iran as Trump releases new statement – CBS News Watch CBS News The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran is now in its second day, with President Trump saying Sunday that combat operations will continue “until all of our objectives are achieved.” Errol Barnett anchors CBS News’ reporting on the war. Source link
President Trump announced on Saturday that the U.S. was undertaking “major combat operations in Iran,” as Israel said it was launching a preemptive attack on the country. Read a transcript of Mr. Trump’s full statement, which he shared in a video on his Truth Social network, below. “A short time ago, the United States military … Read more
President Trump announced early Saturday morning that the U.S. is conducting “a massive and ongoing operation to prevent this very wicked, radical dictatorship from threatening America and our core national security interests.” See his full remarks. Source link