Politics Jan 16 WATCH: Maria Corina Machado holds news conference after gifting Nobel Peace Prize medal to Trump Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said on Friday she’s confident of her country’s eventual transition to democracy after the U.S. military ousted former President Nicolás Maduro. But when pressed, she took pains to avoid giving any details on her…
Nation Jan 05 Maduro case will revive legal debate over foreign leader immunity tested in Noriega trial When Nicolás Maduro appears in a New York courtroom to face U.S. drug charges, he'll be following a path taken by Panama's Manuel Noriega, another strongman who was toppled by American forces.
Politics Jan 03 Maduro's capture and Trump's claim that U.S. will run Venezuela raise new legal questions The Trump administration's capture of Venezuela's president and plans to “run” the country are raising stark new questions about the legality of the U.S. moves under a broader campaign against the South American nation.
World Dec 19 Trump's blockade of sanctioned Venezuelan oil raises new questions about legality Some experts say seizing sanctioned oil tied to leader Nicolás Maduro could provoke a military response from Venezuela, engaging American forces in a new level of conflict that goes beyond their attacks on alleged drug boats.
World Dec 12 Seizure of rogue oil tanker off Venezuela signals new U.S. crackdown on shadow fleet The recent seizure of an oil tanker known as Skipper by the U.S. off the coast of Venezuela marks a dramatic escalation of President Donald Trump’s campaign to choke off Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro’s access to oil revenues.
Nation Dec 12 Leadership of U.S. command in Latin America changes hands amid scrutiny over boat strikes A U.S. Navy admiral who oversees military operations in Latin America handed off command responsibilities Friday as scrutiny increases over the Trump administration's deadly strikes on alleged drug boats in the region.
World Dec 10 Trump says U.S. seized oil tanker off coast of Venezuela Using U.S. forces to take control of a merchant ship is incredibly unusual and marks the Trump administration’s latest push to increase pressure on Maduro, who has been charged with narcoterrorism in the United States.
Nation Nov 19 They thought they were in court for a routine immigration hearing, but walked into a deportation trap In a court system with a backlog of about 3.8 million asylum cases, families have been torn apart and lives upended. Due process seemingly is an afterthought.
World Oct 28 U.S. attempted to lure Maduro's pilot into betraying the Venezuelan leader A federal agent had a daring plan: persuade Nicolas Maduro's chief pilot to surreptitiously divert the Venezuelan president’s plane to a place where U.S. authorities could nab the strongman.
Politics Sep 24 These federal employees were purged by DOGE. Months later, the Trump administration is asking if they want to return The General Services Administration has given the employees — who managed government workspaces — until the end of the week to accept or decline reinstatement, according to an internal memo obtained by The Associated Press.