Stephen A. Smith doubles down on calling ICE shooting ‘justified’
Stephen A. Smith is arguably the most-well known sports commentator in the country. But the outspoken ESPN commentator’s…
San Francisco mayor says he convinced Trump in phone call not to surge federal agents
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie told CBS News Friday that he was able to convince President Trump in…
Demonstrators gather in Oakland, SF to protest woman’s fatal shooting by ICE
The Brief Protesters gathered in Oakland on Wednesday night to protest the killing of Renee Nicole Good. Good…
Can Nvidia repeat its record-breaking year?
Chipmaker Nvidia had a record-setting year in 2025, becoming the world’s most valuable company as the frenzy around…
A deadly Minneapolis shooting puts the White House on defense
WASHINGTON — When a 37-year-old mother of three was fatally shot by an immigration agent Wednesday morning, driving in her…
CIA advised Trump against supporting Venezuela’s democratic opposition
WASHINGTON — A highly confidential CIA assessment produced at the request of the White House warned President Trump of a…
What Trump’s vow to withhold federal child-care funding means in California
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom and other state Democratic leaders accused President Trump of unleashing a political vendetta after he…
Lawmakers return to Washington facing Venezuela concerns, shutdown threat
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers are returning to Washington this week confronting the fallout from the stunning capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás…
Ties between California and Venezuela go back more than a century with Chevron
Chevron Global Technology Services Co. logos are seen at an administrative office in Caracas in 2022. (Yuri Cortez…
In Venezuela after Maduro, a common refrain: The oil is ours
CARACAS, Venezuela — Like many other Venezuelans, Ramón Arape said the image of ex-President Nicolás Maduro in U.S. custody was…
Marjorie Taylor Greene made waves. Her constituents don’t agree on whether it was worth it
DALTON, Ga. — President Trump says Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is a traitor. But for Jackie Harling, who chairs the…
U.S. national intelligence director is silent on Venezuela operation
WASHINGTON — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard had yet to weigh in on the U.S. operation to remove Nicolás…