World Jan 20 U.S. forces seize 7th sanctioned tanker linked to Venezuela in Trump's effort to control its oil U.S. Southern Command said in a social media post that U.S. forces apprehended the Motor Vessel Sagitta “without incident” and that the tanker was operating in defiance of President Donald Trump’s "established quarantine of sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean.”…
World Jan 15 U.S. seizes sixth sanctioned tanker it says has ties to Venezuela in Trump's effort to control its oil U.S. forces in the Caribbean Sea have seized another sanctioned oil tanker that the Trump administration says has ties to Venezuela, part of a broader U.S. effort to take control of the South American country’s oil.
Nation Jan 09 'We had whistles. They had guns,' says wife of Minnesota woman killed by ICE agent The wife of Renee Good, the woman shot and killed in her car by a federal immigration agent in Minneapolis, says the couple had stopped to support their neighbors on the day of the shooting and described the mother of three as…
Nation Jan 08 Woman killed by ICE agent was mother of 3, poet and new to Minneapolis In social media accounts, 37-year-old Renee Good described herself as a poet, writer, wife and mom.
Politics Jan 08 U.S. aims to assert its control over Venezuelan oil with tanker seizures and global sales The Trump administration intends to control the distribution of Venezuela's oil products globally following its ouster of President Nicolás Maduro in a surprise nighttime raid.
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.
Politics Aug 28 Mystery surrounds $1.2 billion Army contract to build huge detention tent camp in Texas desert Acquisition Logistics LLC has no experience running correction facilities and had never won a federal contract for more than $16 million.
Politics Jul 09 As Trump slashed weather agency, his appointees have ties to companies that stand to benefit from privatizing forecasts Companies poised to step into the void have ties to those tapped by President Donald Trump to run agencies that collect weather data and publish forecasts.
Politics Jul 09 WATCH: Senate committee considers nomination of NOAA head as criticisms made for Texas flood Former federal officials and outside experts have warned for months that President Donald Trump’s deep staffing cuts to the National Weather Service could endanger lives.
Nation Jul 07 Debate erupts over weather forecasts for deadly Texas floods and adequate staffing Former federal officials and outside experts have warned for months that President Donald Trump’s deep staffing cuts to the National Weather Service could endanger lives. After torrential rains and flash flooding struck Friday in the Texas Hill Country, the weather…