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  • U.S. forces seize 7th sanctioned tanker linked to Venezuela in Trump's effort to control its oil

    U.S. forces seize 7th sanctioned tanker linked to Venezuela in Trump's effort to control its oil

    Jan 20, 2026 11:35 PM EST

    ... on the deck of the ship. Since the U.S. ouster of Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro in a surprise nighttime raid on Jan. 3, the Trump administration has set out to control the production, refining and global distribution of Venezuela’s oil products.Officials in Trump’s Republican administration have ...

  • Conservative legal scholar on constitutionality of Trump's first year

    Conservative legal scholar on constitutionality of Trump's first year

    Jan 20, 2026 11:30 PM EST

    Ilya Shapiro: Certainly. President Obama had kinetic military action in Libya over several days. I mean, this is greater than what Trump has done in Venezuela, in Iran, or anywhere. He hasn't done anything in Iran yet. He just gave the green light to Israel to do it, and ...

  • Mexico sends 37 drug cartel members to U.S. in latest offer to Trump administration

    Mexico sends 37 drug cartel members to U.S. in latest offer to Trump administration

    Jan 20, 2026 11:23 PM EST

    ... rumored for weeks. Mexico has sought to assure the Trump administration that it continues to be a willing partner in combating drug traffickers. "For the Trump administration and the Trump base, what is going to matter in the end is some wins that Trump can actually bring back and say ...

  • Trump slams UK deal to hand over Chagos Islands after he previously supported it

    Trump slams UK deal to hand over Chagos Islands after he previously supported it

    Jan 20, 2026 07:23 PM EST

    ... Tuesday for further debate. Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch criticized Starmer's Labour Party government over the agreement. Badenoch said in an X post that Trump is right and that Starmer's “plan to give away the Chagos Islands is a terrible policy that weakens UK security and hands away ...

  • Trump's ICE force is sweeping America. Billions in his tax and spending cuts bill are paying for it

    Trump's ICE force is sweeping America. Billions in his tax and spending cuts bill are paying for it

    Jan 20, 2026 07:04 PM EST

    With Republican control of Congress, the impeachment of Noem or any other Trump official is not a viable political option for Democrats, who would not appear to have the vote tally even among their own ranks. In fact, even if Congress wanted to curtail Trump’s immigration operations — by threatening ...

  • Russia's Lavrov says 'we are watching' as NATO faces crisis over Trump and Greenland

    Russia's Lavrov says 'we are watching' as NATO faces crisis over Trump and Greenland

    Jan 20, 2026 06:51 PM EST

    ... is taking shape with ambitions to have a far broader mandate of other global crises, potentially rivaling the United Nations. WATCH: Europe stands firm against Trump's push for Greenland as he threatens new tariffs The Kremlin said that it was studying Trump's invitation to join the board and ...

  • WATCH: Trump joins White House press briefing after latest Greenland and tariff threats

    WATCH: Trump joins White House press briefing after latest Greenland and tariff threats

    Jan 20, 2026 05:40 PM EST

    ... on the table, Trump demurred. “I don’t want to tell you that,” the president responded. Trump says God would be ‘very proud’ of him Trump’s at-times rambling briefing included a split second of religious reflection. A reporter asked Trump if he believed God was proud of him ...

  • Surrounded by billionaires in Davos, Trump plans to lay out  to Americans how he'll make housing more affordable

    Surrounded by billionaires in Davos, Trump plans to lay out to Americans how he'll make housing more affordable

    Jan 20, 2026 04:39 PM EST

    ... jobs and opportunities for everyday Americans," White House spokesman Kush Desai said. Last month, Trump celebrated a charitable contribution of $6.25 billion to the "Trump" investment accounts for children by Michael Dell. It was a chance to talk about economic inequality — but also another opportunity for Trump to showcase ...

  • Top EU official calls Trump's Greenland tariff threat a mistake

    Top EU official calls Trump's Greenland tariff threat a mistake

    Jan 20, 2026 03:37 PM EST

    ... In another sign of tension between allies, the British government on Tuesday defended its decision to hand sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius after Trump attacked the plan, which his administration previously supported. Trump said that relinquishing the remote Indian Ocean archipelago, home to a strategically important American naval ...

  • Europe stands firm against Trump's push for Greenland as he threatens new tariffs

    Europe stands firm against Trump's push for Greenland as he threatens new tariffs

    Jan 19, 2026 11:55 PM EST

    ... there. Is there merit to this claim that Denmark, Greenland and NATO allies have not done enough to address those threats? Charles Kupchan: Well, what Trump says he wants to get out of the relationship with Greenland is sensible, right? He's worried about the naval situation. And the Chinese ...

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