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WASHINGTON — Even as Democrats accuse the Trump administration of misleading Congress in the wake of the president’s announcement of an oil tanker blockade on Venezuela, Republicans are dismissing Democrats’ — and some Republicans’ — fears.At the Capi…
Ahmed Al-Sharaa, a former Al Qaeda ally, is now president of Syria. We look at his transformation, and whether he can transform his country, too.
As far back as the El Salvadoran Civil War and the Nicaraguan Contra War of the 1980s, the United States’ efforts to prosecute “drug wars” with Latin American cartels and traffickers have produced mixed results at best.These efforts have been complica…
The US president wants a blockade of oil tankers under sanctions to stop them entering and leaving VenezuelaAnalysis: Maduro says the real reason for Trump’s fixation is oil – is he right?Donald Trump has intensified pressure on Venezuela’s president, …
WASHINGTON — Turns out, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth aren’t very good actors.Congress doesn’t agree on much, but when it comes to Venezuela and U.S. military strikes on purported drug smugglers, on Tuesday Congress…
This live blog is now closed. You can find more of our US politics coverage hereUS military carried out lethal strike on vessel in Pacific, killing four, says Pete HegsethThe Donald Trump-appointed chair of the Federal Communications Commission, Brenda…
A firm controlled by a businessman tied to a seized tanker carrying Venezuelan oil has sold millions of barrels from a Chevron-operated oil field.
The move is an escalation of military operations and a pressure campaign against Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s leader. But its scope and economic impact are not clear.
Move comes amid escalating campaign against Maduro as Venezuelan government condemns ‘grotesque threat’Donald Trump has ordered “a total and complete” blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, ramping up pressure on the cou…
The United States and Trinidad say U.S. Marines installed a radar in Tobago to combat drugs — but this war materiel isn’t designed for operations based at sea or on land.