Dec 17 WATCH: ‘We want it back’: Trump demands Venezuela return ‘land, oil rights’ to U.S. By Associated Press 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. Trump on Wednesday stated that his intention is “getting land, oil rights, whatever we… Continue reading
Dec 17 WATCH: Trump addresses the nation from the White House | PBS News special coverage President Donald Trump delivered a politically charged speech Wednesday carried live in prime time on network television, seeking to pin the blame for economic challenges on Democrats while announcing he is sending a $1,776 bonus check to U.S. troops for… Continue reading
Dec 17 Appeals court says Trump’s National Guard deployment in Washington can continue for now By Gary Fields, Associated Press The appeals court panel ruled that President Donald Trump may prevail in his argument that the president “possesses a unique power” to mobilize the Guard in Washington. Continue reading
Dec 17 South African authorities raid a U.S. refugee processing center and Washington protests By Michelle Gumede, Gerald Imray, Associated Press Tuesday's raid occurred at a center that processes applications by white South Africans who have been given priority for refugee status in the U.S. by the Trump administration. Continue reading
Dec 17 WATCH: Trump attends dignified transfer of National Guardsmen and interpreter killed in Syria By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Wednesday paid his respects to two Iowa National Guard members and a U.S. civilian interpreter who were killed in an attack in the Syrian desert, joining their grieving families as their remains were brought back to… Continue reading
Dec 17 Jack Smith tells lawmakers his team developed ‘proof beyond a reasonable doubt’ against Trump By Eric Tucker, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The private deposition before the House Judiciary Committee gives the former special counsel his first chance to face questions, albeit behind closed doors, about a pair of investigations into Trump that resulted in since-abandoned criminal charges. Continue reading
Dec 16 Trump will attend dignified transfer of the 2 National Guard members killed in Syria By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press The two guardsmen killed in the attack on Saturday were Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, and Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, 29, of Marshalltown, according to the U.S. Army. Continue reading
Dec 16 How a Trump business deal with a crypto firm exposes potential conflicts of interest By Brian Slodysko, Associated Press Crypto.com was under siege — investigated by President Joe Biden's Democratic administration and told enforcement action was likely. Then Donald Trump won the 2024 election, and the company’s legal peril dissipated. Continue reading
Dec 16 Susie Wiles, Trump’s chief of staff, criticizes Bondi’s handling of Epstein files in Vanity Fair interview By Darlene Superville, Bill Barrow, Associated Press White House chief of staff Susie Wiles is criticizing Attorney General Pam Bondi’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case and broadly defending Donald Trump's second presidency in a series of interviews published Tuesday. Continue reading
Dec 16 Trump posted about the Brown shooting and Reiner killing before details were known, echoing others with confirm-the-facts-later approach By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman, PolitiFact In a weekend punctuated by tragic events, President Donald Trump quickly shared what he knew, even if his information ultimately proved to be wrong. Continue reading