Ed O'Keefe

State Department makes official announcement of @SecRubio’s travel to Rome and Vatican City this week

May the fourth be with you

.@DCCC adds eight new candidates to its Red to Blue program: - Marlene Galán-Woods in #AZ01 - Jasmeet Bains in #CA22 - Jessica Killin in #CO05 - Joe Baldacci in #ME02 - Bob Harvie in #PA01 - Bob Brooks in #PA07 - Bobby Pulido in #TX15 - Johnny Garcia in #TX35

🚫 CLAIM: Iranian state media claims that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps hit a U.S. warship with two missiles. ✅ TRUTH: No U.S. Navy ships have been struck. U.S. forces are supporting Project Freedom and enforcing the naval blockade on Iranian ports.

Three months later, this is my last @washingtonpost story — delayed because nearly everyone involved in it was laid off. I am very grateful to newsroom friends who made sure it published anyway, and to brave Roman Mongold and his family for their time. wapo.st/4cNY7Cm

INBOX: The Republican chairmen of the House and Senate Armed Services committees signal opposition and concern with President Trump’s plan to move 5,000 U.S. troops out of Germany:

Looking like lights out... the last 4 Spirit Airlines flights out of LAX tonight are cancelled. @knxnews

"It's the biggest event we've had since Bing Crosby was here in 1950." The small town of Front Royal, Virginia, got a visit from royalty as King Charles and Queen Camilla attended a block party to celebrate America's 250th birthday on Thursday.

President Trump told congressional leaders on Friday that "hostilities" with Iran have "terminated," addressing a critical 60-day deadline under a law meant to limit the unauthorized use of military force. @EdOKeefe reports it comes as the Pentagon also plans to withdraw 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany.

15 years ago today…

Asked by our @edokeefe about @SpiritAirlines, President Trump said “we're looking at it. But if we can't make a good deal, no institution has been able to do it. I said, I'd like to save the jobs, but we'll have an announcement sometime today…We gave them a final proposal.”

NEW: Trump tells Congress "hostilities" with Iran have "terminated" as conflict hits 60-day deadline. In a letter to lawmakers on Friday, the president argued the U.S.-Iran ceasefire brokered in early April effectively terminated active hostilities, and therefore paused the legal countdown. Democrats disagree. (By @JimLaPorta @ellee_watson @hausofcait & @gabrielle_ake) cbsnews.com/news/trump-ira…

President Trump said Friday that the administration had given Spirit Airlines "a final proposal" for a bailout as the airline claims it's preparing to shut down within 24 hours. "I said I'd like to save the jobs, but we'll have an announcement sometime today," he told CBS News' @edokeefe.

Trump teases a Spirit Airlines bailout “today or tomorrow” telling @edokeefe "Well, we’re looking at it-- but if we can't make a good deal, no institution's been able to do it,” …“I'd like to save the jobs, but we'll have an announcement sometime today. We gave them, we gave them a final proposal."

When Trump was asked about a bailout for Spirit Airlines today he said, “Well, I guess we’re looking at it. If we can do it, we’ll do it but only if it’s a good deal.” “I’d like to save the jobs, but we’ll have an announcement some time today. We gave them a final proposal," the president told @edokeefe as he left the White House south lawn for Florida. @CBSNews

As Spirit Airlines winds down, Trump tells @edokeefe he wants to get a deal done to keep it alive.

ANDY BESHEAR and RO KHANNA will be at CLYBURN'S famous fish fry in Columbia this year.

TRUMP says increasing tariffs on European vehicle imports

From new WaPo-ABC-Ipsos poll: “Sixty-one percent of Americans say that using military force against Iran was a mistake, with fewer than 2 in 10 Americans believing that the U.S. actions in Iran have been successful. About 4 in 10 say it has been unsuccessful, while another 4 in 10 say it is “too soon to tell.” The polling numbers indicate a broadly unpopular war effort and growing economic fallout at a time when the White House has been trying to convince Americans that they are better off under Trump than under Democrats.” washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…

After nearly three decades at CBS, senior correspondent Elizabeth Palmer is retiring. We look back at some of her outstanding reporting.