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Friday, January 30, 2026 9:17 PM ET

CBS News - Politics

Venezuela's Machado: "I will be president when the time comes" -- Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado weighs in on her political future in a new interview with "Face the Nation."

3 hours ago

Nevada's first-in-the-nation primary bid gets boost from Latino Victory -- Nevada, New Hampshire and South Carolina are vying to be the first state to vote in the 2028 Democratic presidential primaries.

7 hours ago

Live updates as 3 million Epstein files released by DOJ -- The Justice Department released more new documents today from the Jeffrey Epstein files, more than a month after DOJ's original deadline to do so.

5 hours ago

President Trump dominates red carpet chatter at "Melania" premiere -- For those wondered if President Trump would give up the spotlight and let the first lady field all reporter questions at the premiere of her film "Melania" Thursday night, the answer was no.

9 hours ago

Justice Department will probe Alex Pretti's killing in civil rights investigation -- Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche says the Department of Justice is participating in a civil rights investigation into the death of Alex Pretti, who was shot and killed by two Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis amid a federal immigration crackdown.

7 hours ago

DOJ releasing more than 3 million pages of Jeffrey Epstein records -- Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche says the Justice Department is releasing millions more records related to its probe into Jeffrey Epstein.

8 hours ago

Senate passes spending package ahead of shutdown deadline, but funding will still lapse -- The Senate passed a deal on a package of spending bills late Friday, sending it to the House, though funding for dozens of government agencies is still set to lapse on Saturday.

2 hours ago

FBI now leading investigation into fatal shooting of Alex Pretti -- The investigative arm of the Department of Homeland Security, known as Homeland Security Investigations, had been leading the investigation into the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.

5 hours ago

What Kevin Warsh as new Federal Reserve chair could mean for the economy -- The president is turning to a former Fed official as his nominee to replace outgoing Chair Jerome Powell.

13 hours ago

Trump nominates Kevin Warsh as next Federal Reserve Board chair -- President Trump says he is nominating Kevin Warsh to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve, filling a powerful economic policy role as the president pushes for lower interest rates.

14 hours ago

Trump sues IRS and Treasury, accusing agencies of letting his tax returns leak -- President Trump is suing the Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department for at least $10 billion, claiming the agencies unlawfully allowed an IRS contractor to leak his tax returns and those of his sons and company.

23 hours ago

Trump threatens tariffs on countries that sell oil to Cuba -- President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order​ that would impose a tariff on any goods from countries that sell or provide oil to Cuba. -- Jan 29

13 minutes ago

Trump threatens Canada with 50% tariff on aircraft sold in U.S. -- President Trump is threatening Canada with a 50% tariff on any aircraft sold in the U.S., the latest salvo in his trade war with America's northern neighbor as his feud with Prime Minister Mark Carney expands.

23 hours ago

Trump says he's announcing new Fed chair nominee Friday morning -- President Trump says he will announce his nominee for Federal Reserve chair Friday morning, as he presses the central bank to cut interest rates.

20 hours ago

Senate reaches deal to fund government, continue ICE talks -- The deal comes ahead of the Saturday shutdown deadline, but it will also need the approval of the House, which isn't scheduled to return until Monday - and at least one Republican senator has pushed back.

18 hours ago