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Wednesday, April 01, 2026 10:07 PM ET

CBS News - Politics

Trump admin. lifts sanctions on Delcy Rodriguez, Venezuela's acting president -- The Trump administration has lifted sanctions on Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez, according to the Treasury Department, as the U.S. seeks to rebuild ties with the Venezuelan government.

3 hours ago

Federal government appealing order releasing 5-year-old from immigration custody -- The federal government may try to send 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos back to detention.

3 hours ago

State Department overhauls Foreign Service Officer Test -- The State Department announced Wednesday that it is modifying the Foreign Service Officer Test to reflect the foreign policy goals of the Trump administration.

5 hours ago

Trump praises "overwhelming victories" and says Iran war will wrap up "very shortly" -- President Trump predicted in a prime-time address that the U.S. will complete its military mission in Iran "very shortly," and said U.S. forces have achieved "overwhelming victories," but he did not offer a definitive timeline.

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Trump, GOP leaders unveil plan to end DHS shutdown -- GOP leaders unveiled a plan to end DHS shutdown, mirroring a framework that the Senate pursued last week before it was quickly batted down by House Republicans.

6 hours ago

Trump says he may withdraw U.S. from NATO. The law says he can't without Congress. -- President Trump says he's considering withdrawing the U.S. from NATO, following years of complaining about the alliance.

6 hours ago

DHS scraps Noem policy requiring secretary's review of all contracts above $100K -- The Noem policy meant the secretary was required to personally sign off on thousands of DHS contracts.

7 hours ago

Booker urges Supreme Court to allow Roundup cancer lawsuits to proceed -- The filing supports a plaintiff who alleges Monsanto failed to warn consumers about cancer risks tied to Roundup, one of the most widely used herbicides in the world.

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U.S. commandos in Ecuador for mission targeting alleged narco-terrorists -- American commandos joined Ecuadorian troops in a joint mission aimed at dismantling a suspected criminal hub along the country's coast.

8 hours ago

King Charles III to address Congress on April 28 -- Congressional leaders announced that Britain's King Charles III will address a joint meeting of Congress as part of his visit to Washington later this month.

11 hours ago

Trump indicates he'll try to pull U.S. out of NATO -- President Trump has told Britain's Telegraph newspaper he could try to terminate U.S. membership in NATO. He's railed against NATO allies for refusing to join the Iran war.

14 hours ago

Supreme Court casts doubt on Trump's order to end birthright citizenship -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared open to invalidating President Trump's executive order that would end birthright citizenship.

8 hours ago

Trump attends Supreme Court arguments in birthright citizenship case -- President Trump went to the Supreme Court on Wednesday as the justices took up his executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship, a major test of his immigration agenda.

10 hours ago

Judge orders Trump admin. to restore legal status of migrants allowed in under Biden -- A federal judge directed the Trump administration to restore the legal status of migrants allowed into the U.S. under a now-defunct Biden administration program for asylum-seekers who arrived at the southern border.

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Trump to give "important update on Iran" tonight in prime-time speech -- President Trump is planning to deliver a prime-time address Wednesday night to "provide an important update on Iran," the White House said, as the president faces critical decisions in the monthlong war.

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