Politics

Federal funding for Trump’s $400m ballroom in jeopardy after Senate ruling

Proposal to fund $1bn in security additions for White House campus and president’s new ballroom fails to meet procedural rules

Trump threatens to primary Lauren Boebert after she campaigned for Massie

President Donald Trump threatened Saturday to back a primary challenger to Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) after she campaigned in Kentucky for Trump adversary Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY).

Letlow, Fleming advance to runoff in Louisiana GOP Senate primary, CBS News projects

Updated on: May 16, 2026 / 11:37 PM EDT / CBS News

Live Updates: Israel strikes Lebanon as Iran says it "cannot trust the Americans at all"

Updated on: May 16, 2026 / 11:21 PM EDT / CBS News

Trump-backed Rep. Julia Letlow advances to runoff in Louisiana GOP Senate primary, CBS News projects

Updated on: May 16, 2026 / 10:58 PM EDT / CBS News

Senate parliamentarian deals setback to ballroom security funding

The Senate parliamentarian has struck millions in White House security funding out of Republicans’ immigration enforcement bill, sowing further doubt about whether the money will be approved by Congress later this month.

Israeli strikes kill six in southern Lebanon hours after extension of ceasefire

Three paramedics at health centre among dead, while Hamas military chief Izz al-Din al-Haddad killed in Gaza strike

Ukraine War Briefing: US Allows Russian Oil Sanctions Waiver to Lapse; Unexploded Projectile Lands in Romania

No renewal notice posted on US Treasury website so far for waiver that had allowed countries such as India to buy Russian seaborne oil. What we know on day 1,544

Trump news at a glance: billions of taxpayer dollars could go to president and his allies in unprecedented move

If case is settled for full amount Trump is requesting, a $10bn payment would more than double his family’s net worth – key US politics stories from Saturday, 16 May at a glance

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Venezuela says it deported Alex Saab, a key Maduro ally, to face legal proceedings in the U.S.

Venezuela's government said Saturday it deported a close ally of Nicolás Maduro to face judicial proceedings in the U.S. less than three years after the business owner was pardoned by President Joe Biden as part of a prisoner swap.

UK and France extend ‘one in, one out’ small boats pilot scheme until October

Asylum seekers express dismay at continuation of scheme agreed last year that has failed to stop crossings in Channel