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... but medical experts slammed the move, saying it could lead to reduced uptake of important vaccinations and increase disease. The change came after President Donald Trump in December asked the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to review how peer nations approach vaccine recommendations and consider revising its ...
... result," said Kevin Whitaker, former deputy chief of mission for the State Department in Caracas. When asked Sunday about when Venezuela will hold democratic elections, Trump responded: "I think we're looking more at getting it fixed." As the right rises, Trump puts enemies on notice The Trump administration's ...
... owns Venezuela’s oil?” Waxman wrote in an email. “An occupying military power can’t enrich itself by taking another state’s resources, but the Trump administration will probably claim that the Venezuelan government never rightfully held them.” But Waxman, who served in the State and Defense departments and on ...
The world’s eyes are on Venezuela one day after the U.S. military captured Venezuelan President Maduro and brought him to the U.S. on drug trafficking charges. Profound questions remain after Trump’s repeated statements that the U.S. will “run” Venezuela, while Rubio on Sunday described a more indirect but intense pressure campaign. Feature Story News reporter...
... her. He has ignored pointedly, the opposition leader, Maria Corina Machado. How wide is her support do you think? And what do you see if Trump tries to freeze her movement out altogether? Silvia Pedraza: Well, I think that's not possible. I think that Trump has to work with ...
An April report from the federal National Intelligence Council contradicted Trump’s statements about links between Maduro and Tren de Aragua. "While Venezuela's permissive environment enables (Tren de Aragua) to operate, the Maduro regime probably does not have a policy of cooperating with TDA and is not directing TDA ...
Donald Trump: She had a long conversation with Marco and she said we'll do whatever you need. I think she was quite gracious, but she really doesn't have a choice. Nick Schifrin (voice-over): But at least publicly today, Rodriguez rejected that. Delcy Rodriguez, President, Venezuela (through interpreter ...
The memo appears to represent an extraordinary assertion of presidential war powers, with Trump effectively declaring that trafficking of drugs into the U.S. amounts to armed conflict requiring the use of military force. That is a new rationale for past and future actions. Congress, which has broad authority to ...
President Donald Trump said the U.S. is "going to run" Venezuela until a safe transition of power can take place and the U.S. will have a "partnership" with Venezuela's oil industry. Watch Trump's remarks in the video player above. “We are going to run the country ...
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