The removal of Nicolas Maduro from power is not enough to restore democracy in Venezuela, and a full transition to democracy must be pursued in order to restore rights and confidence to the Venezuelan people.
The House Rules Committee advanced a bipartisan, bicameral minibus appropriations package on Wednesday, clearing a key procedural hurdle and sending the measure to the floor for consideration. The package would fund the Department of Commerce, Department of Justice, key science
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Tuesday congratulated the Trump administration for capturing Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife. “Kudos to our servicemen and women and intelligence operators for their flawless execution of President Trump’s order
A federal judge on Tuesday directed the loyalist prosecutor hand-picked by President Trump in the Eastern District of Virginia to provide a written explanation as to why she continues to assert she is the U.S. attorney, despite a different judge finding she was unlawfully
The House Oversight Committee will hear testimony Wednesday morning from Minnesota state lawmakers centered on fraud concerns within the state's social services programs. Witnesses in the first hearing include GOP state Reps. Kristin Robbins, Walter Hudson and Marion Rarick.
CBS News anchor Tony Dokoupil ended the network's evening newscast Tuesday with a "salute" to Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The segment heaped praise on Rubio, the former Florida GOP senator, for taking on a growing number of titles and responsibilities in President Trump's
The U.S. has seized another oil tanker linked to Venezuela. The U.S. European Command said Wednesday on the social platform X that the Defense Department, in conjunction with the Justice Department and Department of Homeland Security, seized the M/V Bella 1 ship in the North
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg slammed White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller for suggesting that the U.S. can influence other countries by force. On Monday, Miller said in an interview that the U.S. is running Venezuela, backing President Trump’s
Far from strengthening America’s hand in the Western Hemisphere or globally, Trump’s brash act only accelerates the decline of U.S. influence abroad.
Days after a daring military operation to seize its leader, President Trump's gambit for Venezuela's massive oil reserves is coming into focus. That, and the future of Venezuela, are raising questions on Capitol Hill. The U.S. on Wednesday also seized another Venezuela-linked
The Department of Justice (DOJ) said late Monday that the Brown University and MIT shooting suspect planned the attack for years, and left videos that were recovered after his body was found. Claudio Neves Valente, a Portuguese national who formerly took courses at Brown, said
It’s been quite a busy few days for U.S. foreign policy. First was President Donald Trump’s brazenly illegal abduction of Venezuela’s head of state. Then Secretary of State Marco Rubio threatened to make good on his longtime dream of retaking Cuba, warning that the Cuban
The United States is recovering its position, power and presence in the international arena.
Nicolás Maduro says he’s Venezuela’s president. The United States contests that. The disagreement could become central to his drug trafficking case, as the toppled leader seeks to persuade a U.S. judge that he’s immune from criminal prosecution as a sovereign head of state.
The discredited and harmful practice is on the rise in the U.S., despite clear evidence of the damage they cause and opposition from every major medical association.
Officials in Denmark and Greenland are requesting a meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio after President Trump renewed his focus on acquiring the Arctic island, days after ousting Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. The White House on Tuesday reiterated Trump's call for
T he following is a lightly edited transcript of the January 7 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here . Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic , produced and presented by the DSR Network. I’m your host, Greg Sargent. Last year, Senator Mark
An explosion tore through a mosque in the Syrian city of Homs Dec. 26, killing and wounding worshippers in a neighborhood associated with the country’s Alawite Muslim community. Syrian authorities said an investigation was underway; a little-known terrorist group later claimed
A civilized society protects women and children from men who seek to harm them. Yet under the banner of progress, child rapists, serial sex-offenders, and wife-killers can now secure access to one of our most vulnerable populations — female prisoners — by uttering five magic
Trump's calls are taking on a new level of seriousness after the Venezuela operation.
The pilot who landed the Boeing 737 MAX-9 aircraft that lost its door plug soon after takeoff is suing the aircraft manufacturer.
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 so hard to bring the first Trump era to an end, did people have it in them to
President Trump is putting oil at the center of his administration’s takeover of Venezuela. Over the weekend, the administration attacked Venezuela and captured its leader, Nicolás Maduro. In the months ahead of the attack, the Trump administration blew up alleged drug boats
There will be no shortage of major legal cases and rulings at the Supreme Court in 2026. The ones we already know about will touch upon topics ranging from tariffs to the structure of federal agencies to Reconstruction-era constitutional amendments. At the core of many of these
What is an “art monster”? Jenny Offill popularized the term in her 2014 debut novel, Dept. of Speculation , in which a youthful writer dreams of eschewing domesticity and becoming an “art monster” entirely motivated by her craft. But it is not just dishwashing, parenting, or,
Some Republicans are concerned they could be erasing their gains with young voters, a blue-leaning demographic that President Trump made significant inroads with in 2024. Recent polling has shown young voters overwhelmingly disapproving of Trump and the GOP amid increasing
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will begin his push for Americans to eat more saturated fats with the expected release of new dietary guidelines on Wednesday. The move would fly in the face of what doctors and dietitians have been advising for
House Republicans mapping out their legislative agenda for 2026 got a start-of-year pep talk on Tuesday from President Trump, who has been key in unifying the GOP behind his priorities, at a policy retreat at the Kennedy Center — newly renamed the "Trump Kennedy Center." But
Republicans are ramping up scrutiny over Minnesota’s sprawling welfare fraud scandal following Gov. Tim Walz’s (D) announcement that he won't seek reelection. Walz came under heavy criticism from the GOP over failing to halt fraud that may have cost the state billions of
A growing number of Senate Democrats say they should use every tool at their disposal to rein in President Trump’s efforts to seize control of Venezuela and perhaps expand his administration’s territorial ambitions to Cuba, Colombia or possibly Greenland. Many Democrats — and
Political strategists say Democrats running in competitive races in this year’s midterm elections for the House and Senate should steer clear of making President Trump the centerpiece of their campaigns. While Trump’s approval ratings are low and Americans have been frustrated
Higher education advocates are hoping for a bigger fight from universities in 2026 after President Trump's first year in office focused on attacks against colleges through funding and federal investigations. Universities watched with fear as the Trump administration paused
Last year, Senator Mark Kelly and five other Democrats posted a video with a stark message: Military service members and officials are not obliged to carry out illegal orders. This infuriated Donald Trump, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is reprehensibly bringing
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Tuesday that he is taking President Trump’s threats about taking over Greenland “seriously.” “Everything the President says at this point we have to take seriously because he is uncommitted to the rule of law, uncommitted to
On Tuesday afternoon, exactly five years since January 6, 2021, a few hundred Proud Boys, insurrectionists, and their supporters stood outside the very building they stormed that day, and bowed their heads in prayer. “We know what you saw us through, Lord. We know that in the
Authorities found several videos recorded by Claudio Manuel Neves Valente around the time of the shootings.
Trisha Paytas said she became more concerned about the world after she became a mother in 2022.
Democrat Mike Jones on Tuesday glided to victory in the special election for a Richmond-area seat in Virginia's state Senate, according to Decision Desk HQ. Jones defeated Republican John Thomas in the race to replace Ghazala Hashmi, who was elected as Virginia's lieutenant
The younger Reagan was the adopted son of Ronald Reagan and his first wife, Jane Wyman.
President Trump said late Tuesday that Venezuela is going to turn over 30 million to 50 million barrels of oil to the U.S., an announcement that follows the recent operation in which U.S. military forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. “I am pleased to announce that
Michael Reagan, the eldest son of former President Reagan, has died at the age of 80, according to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute. “The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute mourns the passing of Michael Reagan, the eldest son of President
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) on Tuesday said he backs Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado as Venezuela's new leader after President Nicolás Maduro was ousted from power following a U.S. operation Saturday. "María Corina Machado is a fighter, she is loved by Venezuelans in
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump rejects comparisons between Iraq, Venezuela President Trump on Monday dismissed comparisons between past U.S. involvement in Iraq and the recent military
At a march and a hearing, on a plaque and a website, the story of the Capitol riot was contested Tuesday.
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