As Donald Trump was inaugurated for the second time on Jan. 20, 2025, former Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell put his phone on "do not disturb" and left it on his nightstand to take a break from the news. That evening, after Gonell spent time with family and took his dog on a long walk, his phone started to blow up with calls.
This week on "Straight to the Point," a personal message. In 2025, our team bet big on independent journalism. We believe that you were tired of talking points TV, you were tired of the stale predictable formats on Sunday, and that you were open to something new. A recent Gallup poll reinforced our reporting. It found less than 30 percent of Americans are confident the media covers the news fully, accurately, and fairly. I experienced this myself as a CBS News Senior Investigative Correspondent assigned to the Hunter Biden probe. After I left, I wanted to be transparent about the blocks I faced at CBS News
Colombia's former vice"president claims he's "absolutely certain" Nicolas Maduro's second-in-command Delcy Rodriguez 'handed him over' to the US.
Fox News TV tumor Tomi Lahren forgot that Joe Biden is retired and no longer President, criticizing him on air for being on vacation (he is undergoing chemo-therapy for cancer) and needling his son Hunter Biden and all of his legal bills.
In case there's any doubt, American Interventionism is back as demonstrated by the overnight attacks on Caracas, and the forced extradition of President Nicols Maduro. The latest attacks on Venezuela demonstrate that the charade of Donald Trump as a man of peace continues unabated.
In less than one year, he has attacked Yemen, Somalia, Iraq, Iran, Syria, Nigeria, and Venezuela. He has also said that additional attacks may be needed against Venezuela and Iraq, and has suggested that Colombia, Cuba and even Mexico could be next on the list.
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The Donald Trump-appointed 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled two-to-one that California's open gun carry ban in counties with more than 200,000 people is unconstitutional. Read more
At least seven explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard around 2 a.m. local time Saturday in the capital, Caracas. Venezuela's government accused the United States of attacking civilian and military installations in multiple states.
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A Florida man fatally shot his wife, critically wounded his stepdaughter and then killed himself after the parents argued over changing the channel from "Monday Night Football," authorities said. Read more
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An 18-year-old Burger King worker intended to commit a terrorist attack with knives and hammers at a grocery store or fast-food restaurant in a Charlotte, N.C., suburb on New Year's Eve, the FBI said on Friday. Prosecutors charged the suspect, Christian Sturdivant of Mint Hill, N.C., with attempting to provide material support to Islamic State, according to court documents. "The FBI and partners foiled another potential New Year's Eve attack from an individual allegedly inspired by ISIS," FBI Director Kash Patel said. Sturdivant had been planning the attack for a year, according to authorities. Read more
Thousands of Americans are poised to be impacted by layoffs after the holiday season this year. Layoffs can be viewed as a signal about how companies view economic headwinds, but they could also be due to restructuring or plans to maximize profits.
More than 1.1 million layoffs occurred in 2025, according to a December 2025 report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
"The peace of a nation no longer besieged by the third world."
The popular account Libs of TikTok wrote, "CNN disputes that there's fraud in Minnesota Somali daycares because they called a bunch of daycares, one answered so they asked if they're committing fraud, and the daycare responded that they're not. I'm not kidding." Read more
North Carolina now only recognizes two genders, male and female, based on biological sex at birth. The intent is to stop transgender people from being allowed to change their gender on official state documents.
