WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans on Wednesday to warn that the Trump administration is ready to take new military action against Venezuela if the country’s interim leadership deviates from US expectations. In testimony prepared for a hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Rubio says that the United States is not … Read more
By Erin Banco, Sarah Kinosian and Matt Spetalnick NEW YORK/MIAMI/WASHINGTON, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Trump administration officials were in discussions with Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello months before the US operation to capture President Nicolas Maduro, and have been in communication with him since then, according to several people familiar with the matter. Officials warned … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican lawmakers are scrambling to contain President Donald Trump’s threats to take over Greenland, with some showing the most strident opposition to almost anything the Trump administration has done since taking office. They gave speeches on the importance of NATO last week. They introduced bills designed to prevent the United States from … Read more
Over the past several months, Chicago, Minneapolis and St. Paul have seen a dramatic escalation in federal immigration enforcement along their cold streets, with agents arresting thousands – including some US citizens – in neighborhoods, malls, schools and during protests. The increase is the result of the Trump administration’s commitment to crack down on immigration, … Read more
By Michael Martina, Trevor Hunnicutt and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON, Jan 11 (Reuters) – Among the many aims of last week’s US military operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was to send a message to China: stay away from America. For at least two decades, Beijing has sought to build influence in Latin America, not … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is expected to vote this week on a bill that would authorize $900 billion for military programs, including boosting pay for service members, slashing Pentagon diversity efforts and requiring the release of footage of forces blowing up alleged drug boats. The National Defense Authorization Act is traditionally a strong bipartisan … Read more
Elon Musk looks on as US President Donald Trump speaks at the US-Saudi Arabia Investment Forum at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC on November 19, 2025. Credit – Brendan Smialowski—Getty Images Elon Musk called for the European Union (EU) to be removed in response to the exit from … Read more
The settlement with Northwestern was the second-highest payout since the Trump administration began investigating anti-Semitism at academic institutions, according to the New York Times. Northwestern University will pay $75 million over the next three years to the US Treasury Department, which will close investigations into campus antisemitism, the institution announced on Friday. The institution’s payment … Read more
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly gave a verbal order to leave no survivors behind as the Donald Trump administration launched the first of more than a dozen attacks on alleged drug boats that have killed more than 80 people over the past three months. On September 2, US military personnel fired a missile that hit … Read more