• Trump's offshore wind project freeze hit with lawsuits from states and developers

    Trump's offshore wind project freeze hit with lawsuits from states and developers

    Jan 07, 2026 08:21 PM EST

    ... Wind project under construction in Massachusetts, Revolution Wind in Rhode Island and Connecticut, and Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind in Virginia. WATCH: Economic fallout mounts as Trump halts near-finished wind power project Dominion Energy Virginia, which is developing Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind, was the first to sue. It's asking ...

  • Trump officials give Iowa flexibility on federal education money. More states could follow

    Trump officials give Iowa flexibility on federal education money. More states could follow

    Jan 07, 2026 07:47 PM EST

    ... has separately used a federal procedure to outsource much of her agency's work to other departments, using interagency agreements typically reserved for smaller tasks. Trump has promised to close the Education Department, saying it had become overrun by liberal thinking. Only Congress has the power to eliminate the agency ...

  • Trump sidelines Venezuela's opposition leader while keeping Maduro's party in power

    Trump sidelines Venezuela's opposition leader while keeping Maduro's party in power

    Jan 07, 2026 06:51 PM EST

    U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday seemed to walk back Trump's assertion that the U.S. would “run” Venezuela. In interviews, Rubio insisted that Washington will use control of Venezuela’s oil industry to force policy changes, and called its current government illegitimate. The country is ...

  • Here's what's in new dietary guidelines from the Trump administration

    Here's what's in new dietary guidelines from the Trump administration

    Jan 07, 2026 05:10 PM EST

    The new recommendations drew praise from some prominent nutrition experts.

  • Trump: U.S. to get 30 million to 50 million barrels of oil from Venezuela at market price

    Trump: U.S. to get 30 million to 50 million barrels of oil from Venezuela at market price

    Jan 07, 2026 03:19 PM EST

    Trump in remarks before a House Republican retreat in Washington grumbled that Democrats were not giving him credit for a successful military operation, even though there was bipartisan agreement that Maduro was not the rightful president of Venezuela. In 2020, Maduro was indicted in the United States, accused in a ...

  • After Trump's removal of Maduro, European leaders reject his demands for Greenland

    After Trump's removal of Maduro, European leaders reject his demands for Greenland

    Jan 06, 2026 11:55 PM EST

    ... of the charter of the United Nations. Nick Schifrin: For 80 years, inviolability of borders has defined the post-World War II order. But the Trump administration now suggests that might makes right. Stephen Miller: We live in a world, in the real world, Jake, that is governed by strength ...

  • Trump's push to access Venezuela's oil reserves faces major barriers

    Trump's push to access Venezuela's oil reserves faces major barriers

    Jan 06, 2026 11:50 PM EST

    President Trump says the U.S. government could subsidize any effort by American companies to rebuild Venezuela’s oil infrastructure. He has made no secret that a major goal of this weekend’s operation was to pry open Venezuela’s vast oil reserves. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Francisco Manaldi, professor and director of the Latin American Energy Program...

  • News Wrap: Trump tells Republicans he'll be impeached if they lose in midterms

    News Wrap: Trump tells Republicans he'll be impeached if they lose in midterms

    Jan 06, 2026 11:45 PM EST

    ... deployment of multinational forces and cease-fire monitoring led by the U.S. For the first time, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner appeared in person for a meeting of what's called the coalition of the willing. Kushner said today ...

  • Latin America analyst, ex-ambassador offer views on 'Trump Doctrine'

    Latin America analyst, ex-ambassador offer views on 'Trump Doctrine'

    Jan 06, 2026 11:25 PM EST

    ... military, serve U.S. national security interests? Andres Martinez-Fernandez: Yes, I don't know that this is a military threat. I think what President Trump is expressing is the strategic importance of Greenland for the United States. I think that there's a way to do that amicably, and ...

  • Whatever happened to Trump Mobile's promise of a golden phone?

    Whatever happened to Trump Mobile's promise of a golden phone?

    Jan 06, 2026 09:46 PM EST

    ... T1 has remained in a holding pattern, Trump Mobile has been selling its wireless service for $47.45 per month — a price tied to Donald Trump's titles as the 47th and 45th President. For customers looking for a smartphone that they can use sooner rather than later, Trump Mobile ...