The comedian shouted out the person “without whom we would be going home empty-handed tonight” in his speech.
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…
Delcy Rodríguez, the acting president of Venezuela following the U.S. capture and arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, on Sunday offered a conciliatory message to the United States and President Trump. Rodriguez invited the U.S. to collaborate with her government in strengthen “coexistence,” just a day after she had struck a defiant tone by saying…
One person is in custody in the wake of an incident overnight at Vice President Vance’s Ohio home, according to the Secret Service. “An adult male was taken into custody by the Cincinnati Police Department after being detained by U.S. Secret Service personnel for causing property damage, including breaking windows on the exterior of a…
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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro will make his first court appearance Monday, after the Trump administration indicted and captured the South American leader over the weekend. President Trump on Sunday night made it clear when asked by reporters who is running Venezuela: “We’re in charge.” Maduro and his wife, who were transported on Monday morning to…
Captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was en route to a New York courthouse early Monday for his first court appearance in the U.S. after being captured. Maduro, who could face life in prison if convicted on narco-terrorism charges, and his wife are expected to appear in court at noon EST. The former Venezuelan leader and…
Deposed Venezuelan president will face the narco-terrorism charges the Trump administration used to justify capturing him and bringing him to New York.
“They knew they weren’t telling the truth in that room,” the Connecticut senator said.
The president signaled openness to military action in Colombia and warned Mexico about getting “their act together.”
Trump’s comments to reporters aboard Air Force One raised the possibility of further U.S. military interventions in Latin America.
Trump is renewing his calls for an American takeover of the Danish territory of Greenland and is threatening Colombia with military action over its drug trade.
Pope Leo XIV on Sunday underscored the importance of safeguarding Venezuelan sovereignty after U.S. forces captured President Nicolás Maduro and took control of the country’s governance. Speaking in St. Peter’s Square during his Sunday prayer, the first American pope weighed in on the world events and called for the Venezuelan people’s interests to be put…
Trump administration officials will brief a select group of lawmakers on Monday on the operation in Venezuela to capture and arrest President Nicolás Maduro and his wife. The briefing on “Operation Absolute Resolve” will involve several administration officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Attorney General…
“I don’t believe that strike happened,” Trump told reporters as he traveled back to Washington on Sunday.
Mette Frederiksen’s blunt warning came in the wake of the United States’ military operation in Venezuela.
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said Starlink, the company’s satellite internet provider, will provide the service free of charge to the people of Venezuela for the next month. Musk reposted a statement from Starlink’s account on the social platform X, which Musk owns, announcing the policy shift. “Starlink is providing free broadband service to the people…
The House Minority Leader also slammed the Trump administration’s decision to attack the South American country without informing Congress.
HuffPost spoke with Columbia University professor Elizabeth Saunders about the risks of a “personalist” foreign policy and potential pushback.
Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) said on Sunday he doesn’t think capturing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro will have a significant impact on the scope of drug trafficking in the United States. “No, I don’t,” Smith, the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, said in an interview on NewsNation’s “The Hill,” when asked if he…
The House will return from a holiday break to face sagas that have vexed the chamber for months. Debates on health care and attempts to revive expired ObamaCare subsidies will stretch into January and the first quarter of the year. An end-of-month funding deadline poses a threat of a partial government shutdown. And the Department…
The vice president claimed the military operation was all about “narcoterrorists,” but couldn’t help slip in the undeniable truth at the end.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday that the U.S. military activity in Venezuela this weekend did not require congressional approval because it was a law enforcement operation, not a prolonged invasion of a foreign country. In an interview on ABC News’s “This Week,” Rubio defended the operation against claims that it was illegal….