WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio left the door open Wednesday to future U.S. military action in Venezuela, telling lawmakers that while the Trump administration does not anticipate further escalation, the president retains the authority to use force if Venezuela’s interim leadership or other American adversaries defy U.S. demands. Rubio’s remarks came hours after President Trump…
WASHINGTON — The killing of a second U.S. citizen by federal agents in Minneapolis is deeply complicating efforts to avert another government shutdown in Washington as Democrats — and some Republicans — view the episode as a tipping point in the debate over the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement policies. Senate Democrats pledged to block funding for the…
Gold smashed through the $5,000-an-ounce threshold for the first time, extending a breakneck rally fuelled by US President Donald Trump’s reshaping of international relations and investor flight from sovereign bonds and currencies.Bullion jumped as much as 2.5% to more than $5,111 on Monday, as dollar weakness reinforced demand. A gauge of the greenback has fallen…
The Trump administration has blamed the death of an American citizen at the hands of immigration agents in Minnesota on the victim within hours of their killing for the second time this month, calling Alex Jeffrey Pretti an “assassin” and “domestic terrorist” without opening an independent investigation. The crisis response from President Trump’s top Homeland…
Nearly a year after the Education Department threatened to withhold billions of dollars in federal funding unless schools and colleges eliminated diversity, equity and inclusion programs — the Trump administration on Wednesday gave up a legal fight against DEI. In a federal court filing, the U.S. government said it would drop its appeal of a…
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday morning said he was not surprised the Trump administration blocked his appearance at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland the day before, saying it was another example of the president trying to stifle dissent. “Is it surprising the Trump administration didn’t like my commentary and wanted to make sure that…
The US President Donald Trump announced his “Board of Peace” at Davos on Wednesday. The a body is expected to resolve international conflicts with a $1 billion price tag for permanent membership.Speaking at the forum, Trump said claimed that “everybody” wanted to be a part of the board. He said he would continue to “work…
In the aftermath of the U.S. military strike that seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Jan. 3, the Trump administration has emphasized its desire for unfettered access to Venezuela’s oil more than conventional foreign policy objectives, such as combating drug trafficking or bolstering democracy and regional stability. During his first news conference after the operation,…
As global officials confirm that 2025 was Earth’s third-hottest year on record, a new poll shows Americans are sharply divided over the role of science in the United States. A report published Thursday by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center found that a majority of Americans want the U.S. to be a world leader in science,…
President Trump seemed angry after the Senate voted last Thursday to pass a war powers resolution to the next stage, where lawmakers could approve the measure and seek to curb the president’s ability to wage war in Venezuela without congressional authorization. Trump said that day that five Republican senators who supported bringing the measure to…