• Trump escalates Maduro confrontation with blockade on Venezuelan oil tankers

    Trump escalates Maduro confrontation with blockade on Venezuelan oil tankers

    Dec 17, 2025 11:40 PM EST

    ... think could be difficult. They would be difficult. There's no guarantee that they will work. But compared to what is being proposed from the Trump administration, I think they would be much better ways to go. Geoff Bennett: So, bottom line, when Americans hear that the Trump administration is ...

  • WATCH: 'We want it back': Trump demands Venezuela return 'land, oil rights' to U.S.

    WATCH: 'We want it back': Trump demands Venezuela return 'land, oil rights' to U.S.

    Dec 17, 2025 11:05 PM EST

    Under Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s predecessor, Hugo Chavez, the Venezuelan government seized assets from some American oil companies after the country nationalized oil fields in 2007. Watch Trump's remarks in the video player above. President Donald Trump on Wednesday assailed his White House predecessors for not pushing back ...

  • WATCH: Trump addresses the nation from the White House | PBS News special coverage

    WATCH: Trump addresses the nation from the White House | PBS News special coverage

    Dec 17, 2025 09:57 PM EST

    But inflation that had been descending after spiking to a four-decade high in 2022 under Biden has reaccelerated after Trump announced his tariffs in April. The consumer price index is increasing at an annual rate of 3%, up from 2.3% in April. The affordability squeeze is also coming ...

  • Lumbee Tribe's federal recognition is assured after final push by Trump

    Lumbee Tribe's federal recognition is assured after final push by Trump

    Dec 17, 2025 07:12 PM EST

    ... Congress. Since then, Lumbee Tribal Chairman John Lowery has worked closely with members of Congress, particularly North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis, and appealed directly to Trump. In September, Lowery wrote to Trump announcing ancestral ties between the Lumbee Tribe and the president's daughter Tiffany Trump, according to Bloomberg, which ...

  • Trump administration accuses U.S. Virgin Islands of violating Second Amendment

    Trump administration accuses U.S. Virgin Islands of violating Second Amendment

    Dec 17, 2025 06:51 PM EST

    ... would be addressed in court, and that no further comment would be issued. The lawsuit was filed as the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump pushes to expand gun rights. Last year, Trump claimed that the Second Amendment was “under siege" and described himself as “the best friend gun ...

  • Appeals court says Trump's National Guard deployment in Washington can continue for now

    Appeals court says Trump's National Guard deployment in Washington can continue for now

    Dec 17, 2025 06:45 PM EST

    ... an end to the troops' presence. The three-judge panel for U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that Donald Trump may prevail in his argument that the president “possesses a unique power” to mobilize the Guard in Washington, which is a federal district. The ...

  • WATCH: Trump attends dignified transfer of National Guardsmen and interpreter killed in Syria

    WATCH: Trump attends dignified transfer of National Guardsmen and interpreter killed in Syria

    Dec 17, 2025 03:45 PM EST

    ... is gone. “He was a devoted father and husband, a courageous interpreter and a man who believed deeply in the mission he served,” Qiryaqoz said. Trump's reaction to the attack in Syria Trump told reporters over the weekend that he was mourning the deaths. He vowed retaliation. The most ...

  • Jack Smith tells lawmakers his team developed 'proof beyond a reasonable doubt' against Trump

    Jack Smith tells lawmakers his team developed 'proof beyond a reasonable doubt' against Trump

    Dec 17, 2025 02:40 PM EST

    ... his position about the investigations. “It’s political,” he said. Smith's interview is unfolding against the backdrop of a broader retribution campaign by the Trump administration against former officials involved in investigating Trump and his allies. The Office of Special Counsel, an independent political watchdog, said in August that ...

  • Trump will attend dignified transfer of the 2 National Guard members killed in Syria

    Trump will attend dignified transfer of the 2 National Guard members killed in Syria

    Dec 16, 2025 10:44 PM EST

    ... and cherished members of our Guard family who represented the best of Iowa,” said Maj. Gen. Stephen Osborn, adjutant general of the Iowa National Guard. Trump stands by Syrian leader al-Sharaa On Saturday, Trump told reporters that he was mourning the deaths and vowed retaliation. Trump said Monday that ...

  • How a Trump business deal with a crypto firm exposes potential conflicts of interest

    How a Trump business deal with a crypto firm exposes potential conflicts of interest

    Dec 16, 2025 07:36 PM EST

    ... com, “we have an investigation being dropped and an investment (in a Trump company) after the fact,” Allen said. “People can draw their own conclusions.” Trump Media Chairman and CEO Devin Nunes told a conservative commentator in August that the new company offered consumers “two names” — Trump Media and Crypto ...