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Two high-profile Republican senators on Monday warned Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth against reducing Sen. Mark Kelly’s (D-Ariz.) military rank or pension as punishment for filming a video with several other Democratic lawmakers urging service members not to follow unlawful orders. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), who has jurisdiction over the Pentagon’s budget as chair of…

President Trump’s decision to leave the door open to putting boots on the ground and regime change in Venezuela is getting a frosty reception from conservatives, who are warning that he is risking a key campaign pledge to end “forever wars” and keep out of foreign conflicts.  The president for years railed against Bush-era policies…

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) hammered President Trump on Monday for this weekend’s U.S. attack on Venezuela, saying the raid was an “unprecedented” exercise lacking both a legal authorization and a practical justification. Speaking to reporters in the Capitol, Jeffries said the Jan. 2 incursion, which led to the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás…

Most Americans say they worry the U.S. will become too involved in Venezuela, according to a survey conducted just after the operation that ousted President Nicolás Maduro from power. In the two-day Reuters/Ipsos survey that concluded Monday, 72 percent of Americans said they are concerned the U.S. might get too involved in Venezuela, while 25…

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Sunday that after the U.S. captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, Cuba’s communist regime may be on the way out. “There’s no way that the communist dictatorship in Cuba survives after the takedown of Maduro. It is over, it’s just a matter of time,” Graham told host Trey Gowdy on Fox…

Cubans lowered flags before dawn Monday to mourn 32 officers who died in the weekend strike against the president of Venezuela.

“‘Veep’ was a documentary,” one social media user cracked of photos that were taken during the attack on Venezuela.

In the wake of U.S. forces capturing Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro on Saturday, his vice president, Delcy Rodríguez, has taken over the South American country. Rodríguez, a longtime Maduro ally, led her first council of ministers meeting as acting president on Sunday. The 56-year-old said in an address to Venezuelans on Saturday — after Maduro…

Medical experts slammed the move, saying it could lead to reduced uptake of important vaccinations and increase disease.

President Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One late Sunday the court case against captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is “infallible.” “We’re just going to go through a slog of a trial. A judge is very respected, [U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein] is a highly respected judge. We’ll see how we do. The case is,…

Top Democrats seen as potential 2028 contenders have ripped President Trump’s stunning military intervention in Venezuela and capture of its leader, Nicolás Maduro, labeling the move a dangerous distraction and calling for better leadership from administration officials. “Maduro is a thug and a criminal. But Donald Trump proposing to ‘run’ Venezuela without a coherent long-term…

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned on Monday that the longstanding NATO alliance would end if President Trump ordered an attack on Greenland, a semi-autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. In an interview on the Danish broadcaster TV2, Frederiksen responded to Trump’s renewed threats to take over the resource-rich island. “I believe one should take the…

The president previously said he “never gets any credit” for his prediction.

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) fired back at Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over his threat to demote the senator’s military rank on Monday following the Pentagon’s investigation, saying he “will fight this with everything I’ve got.” Kelly said that Hegseth wants to send a message to every U.S. service member that if they say something that…

The end of Nicolás Maduro’s reign is a defeat for socialism and drug traffickers, and a victory for free people in Venezuela, and around the world. Viva la libertad!

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz on Monday defended the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro as a “law enforcement operation” aimed at apprehending a drug trafficker and international terrorist.  “The United States arrested a narco-trafficker who is now going to stand trial in the United States,” Waltz told an emergency session…

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum rebuffed last week’s U.S. military action in Venezuela and reaffirmed her country’s sovereignty, pushing back against President Trump’s veiled threats of intervention. “We categorically reject intervention in the internal affairs of other countries. The history of Latin America is clear and compelling: intervention has never brought democracy, never generated well-being, nor…

President Trump on Sunday pushed back on claims from the Russian government that Ukraine had targeted Russian President Vladimir Putin’s residence with a strike, saying he didn’t believe it happened. “I don’t believe that strike happened,” Trump said in response to a question from NewsNation’s Libbey Dean on Air Force One. “There is something that…

President Trump said Sunday that he spoke to oil companies ahead of the operation in Venezuela and claimed they’re eager to revitalize the industry in the South American nation. Reporters on Air Force One asked the president if he spoke to American oil companies to tip them off before U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás…

President Trump on Sunday took aim at Cuba after the U.S.’s recent capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. “You know, one of the things that is happening, and I think you see it, you see it all the time, Howard. You’ve seen it — that Cuba is ready to fall,” Trump said on Air Force…

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth moved Monday to demote Sen. Mark Kelly’s (D-Ariz.) military rank over his participation in a recent video with five other Democrats in which they reminded U.S. service members they can refuse illegal orders from higher-ups. Hegseth said in a statement that the Pentagon has initiated retirement grade determination proceedings, also called…
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President Trump has sent U.S. troops into Venezuela to remove Nicolas Maduro from power, but has not provided any details on how the U.S. will run the country or what the next steps are, leaving many questions unanswered.

Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen shot back at President Trump’s renewed threats to take over the self-governing, resource-rich territory, which is part of Denmark, a day after U.S. forces ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from power. The prime minister touted the long-standing alliance between America and Greenland, saying in a post on Facebook, “We have…

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) announced Monday that he was dropping his reelection bid for a third term as scrutiny grows over his handling of a massive fraud scandal in his state. “Every minute I spend defending my own political interests would be a minute I can’t spend defending the people of Minnesota against the…