Jan 07 Trump officials give Iowa flexibility on federal education money. More states could follow By Collin Binkley, Associated Press Washington is signing off on a proposal that's expected to be the first of many as conservative states apply for new spending freedom from the federal government. Continue reading
Jan 07 DeSantis calls for special session in April to redraw Florida's congressional districts in GOP's favor By David Fischer, Mike Schneider, Associated Press The unusual mid-decade redistricting battle has so far resulted in a total of nine more seats Republicans believe they can win in Texas, Missouri, North Carolina and Ohio. Continue reading
Jan 07 Trump sidelines Venezuela's opposition leader while keeping Maduro's party in power By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press President Trump has sidelined the opposition by allowing Maduro's vice president to take control in the interim. Exiled opposition leader María Corina Machado has praised Trump but has not been embraced by his administration. Continue reading
Jan 07 Denmark and Greenland seek talks with Rubio over U.S. interest in takeover of island By Stefanie Dazio, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press Secretary of State Marco Rubio told a select group of lawmakers that it was the administration’s intention to eventually purchase Greenland — a self-governing territory of Denmark and part of NATO — rather than use military force. Continue reading
Jan 07 WATCH: White House addresses Venezuela operations after U.S. seizure of oil tankers By Associated Press White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the crew of a merchant vessel seized earlier Wednesday would be “brought to the United States for such prosecution if necessary,” citing the presence of a “judicial seizure order” in place. Continue reading
Jan 07 Trump: U.S. to get 30 million to 50 million barrels of oil from Venezuela at market price By Regina Garcia Cano, Aamer Madhani, Megan Janetsky, Associated Press President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Venezuela would be providing 30 million to 50 million barrels of oil to the U.S., and he pledged to use proceeds from the sale of this oil “to benefit the people” of both countries. Continue reading
Jan 07 U.S. seizes 2 sanctioned oil tankers linked to Venezuela in the North Atlantic and the Caribbean By Konstantin Toropin, Jill Lawless, Associated Press The U.S. has seized two sanctioned oil tankers linked to Venezuela in back-to-back actions in the North Atlantic and the Caribbean, officials said Wednesday. Continue reading
Jan 06 Watch 4:54 After Trump's removal of Maduro, European leaders reject his demands for Greenland By Nick Schifrin, Solveig Rennan The divides opened by the Trump administration's operation to remove Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro widened further. European leaders denounced aggressive statements by Trump about an American seizure of Greenland, a territory of NATO ally Denmark. Meanwhile, tension and concerns are running… Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch 7:44 Trump's push to access Venezuela's oil reserves faces major barriers By Geoff Bennett, Jackson Hudgins 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… Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch 10:43 Latin America analyst, ex-ambassador offer views on 'Trump Doctrine' By Nick Schifrin, Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako President Trump and his aides are now speaking of a foreign policy where pressure and the use of military might can be applied both to adversaries and, potentially, allies. Nick Schifrin has two views on the Trump Doctrine from Todd… Continue watching