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White House claims ‘maximum leverage’ over Venezuela

The Trump administration on Wednesday suggested it has control over Venezuela’s interim leadership after the ouster and capture of its President Nicolás Maduro, White House press secretary Karoline...

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Rubio will meet with Danes next week as Trump administration warns Greenland — again

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that he planned to discuss a U.S. acquisition of Greenland with Danish officials next week, as the White House again asserted that President Donald Tru...

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Trump officials tell Congress: No troops in Venezuela

National security leaders told senators Wednesday that the administration does not plan to use ground troops in Venezuela, despite President Donald Trump’s insistence this week that he might do so....

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Minnesota leaders call for ICE to leave the state after agent shoots, kills woman

Minnesota state and local leaders condemned Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s deployment in the state, after federal officials said an officer shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis when a grou...

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GOP lawmakers denounce Trump’s threats to seize Greenland

Top Republicans on Capitol Hill are publicly breaking with President Donald Trump over his threats to seize Greenland — an unusual show of dissent that underscores how seriously the president’s all...

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Spencer Pratt, ex-reality star turned wildfire critic, is running for mayor of Los Angeles

Former reality television personality Spencer Pratt announced Wednesday he is running for mayor of Los Angeles at a protest on the one-year anniversary of wildfires that devastated parts of the reg...

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Inside the White House obsession with reducing energy prices

The White House has zeroed in on energy prices as a political and economic pressure point heading into this year’s midterms, ordering an all-of-government accounting of how the administration can m...

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Wright: US will sell Venezuelan oil ‘indefinitely’

AVENTURA, Florida — Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Wednesday that the United States will sell Venezuelan oil “indefinitely” after completing sales of the crude currently accumulating in storage...

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What’s Really Driving Trump’s Moves in Venezuela and Greenland

Many Americans seeking to understand what drives President Donald Trump have looked back to the history of the 19th century, to when the world was carved up into spheres of influence dominated by a...

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Colombia's president remains defiant amid Trump's threats

Colombian President Gustavo Petro isn’t afraid of President Donald Trump’s insinuations that his country is next on the agenda for regime change in South America — at least according to his social ...

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Q&A: John Bolton on Trump’s Venezuelan oil grab

President Donald Trump has long been obsessed with the idea he could simply take Venezuela’s oil, says John Bolton, Trump's onetime national security adviser. But Bolton warned in an interview Tues...

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The big plan behind Kennedy’s overhaul of childhood vaccines

Anti-vaccine activists see a big opportunity behind Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s dramatic overhaul of the childhood vaccine schedule.In dropping government recommendations Monday that c...

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Mark Carney heading to Beijing to thaw Canada-China relations

Mark Carney will make his first visit to China as prime minister next week, incentivized to pursue closer relations as President Donald Trump turns America’s aggression toward allies.The visit sign...

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RFK Jr. says to eat more protein, less sugar in new dietary guidelines

The Trump administration is urging Americans to embrace full-fat dairy products, cook with beef tallow and eat more protein in a new set of directives shaped by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy J...

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Trump triggers a renaissance for grand juries

Grand juries — written off for decades as a pointless anachronism — are making a comeback under President Donald Trump.“They have been resurrected,” said Thaddeus Hoffmeister, a defense attorney an...

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House Majority PAC raises record sum ahead of midterms

House Democrats’ biggest outside allies have set a new fundraising record for the organizations that will help boost the party ahead of the 2026 midterms.House Majority PAC, House Democrats’ main s...

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Venezuela strike marks a turning point for US cyber warfare

President Donald Trump and Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Dan Caine suggested that the U.S. used its cyber might to plunge Caracas into darkness during the capture of Venezuela’s leader Nicolás Maduro on ...

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DOT wants to put the brakes on DC traffic cameras

The Transportation Department is seeking to scrap the use of automated traffic enforcement cameras in Washington, a move that would cost the city millions in lost revenue but would likely be cheere...

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Democrats can win back the White House in 2028. Here’s how | Colin Seeberger

Democrats should go on the offense against Republicans, but they should also lay out a vision for renewing the promise of a middle-class life By January 2029, Donald Trump will be capping off a nea...

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What’s Next for the Normie Anti-Trump Protest Movement?

When Donald Trump reassumed his presence in the Oval Office, doomsayers and scolds wondered if ordinary liberals would greet his return with anything more than apathy and exhaustion. Having worked ...

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The Accelerant

Stephen Miller runs his daily 10 a.m. conference calls—yes, even on Saturdays—less like a government adviser and more like a wartime general. His is the dominant voice, as he plays the role of brow...

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