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Israel rift complicates Democrats’ midterm comeback

NEW YORK — Just as Democrats are finding their footing by focusing on affordability, their differences on Israel are threatening to tear them apart. Spurred by polling that shows...

Why Did Minneapolis Close the Public Schools Today and Friday?

Minneapolis Public Schools canceled classes today and Friday ‘due to safety concerns related to...

The Plaquemines Parish Case and the Importance of Who Decides

The Supreme Court’s intervention is critical to combating the weaponization of state courts by...

Could Trump Lawfully Retain Control Over Venezuelan Oil Revenues?

I don’t see how it would be legal for Trump to retain control of...

Flights resume after FAA restricts Caribbean airspace following Venezuela strikes

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced overnight that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) would allow airlines to resume flights in the Caribbean after flights were cancelled over U.S. strikes in Venezuela Saturday. "The original restrictions around the Caribbean airspace are expiring at 12:00am ET and flights can resume," Duffy wrote on the social media platform X...

North Korea fires missiles ahead of South Korea leader’s visit to China

North Korea on Sunday fired a number of ballistic missiles to its east prior to South Korean President Lee Jae Myung heading to China, the South Korean military said, according to The Associated Press. Per the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff, the military identified multiple launches of ballistic missiles in the capital region of...

America First is putting human rights last

The Trump administration’s foreign policy does not make America safer, stronger, or more prosperous.

Live updates: Trump operation against Maduro draws praise, fury

President Trump's operation to oust Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday drew a sharp response in the U.S. and abroad, from outright praise to fury, with some expressing gladness over the end of a dictator's regime tempered by concern over how it was handled. The massive covert operation, in the works since late summer, followed...

Maduro capture adds to Hegseth’s combative first year at the Pentagon

Surprise U.S. strikes on Venezuela and the capture of that country’s president, Nicolás Maduro, are putting the crescendo on a combative first year at the Pentagon for Secretary Pete Hegseth. Hegseth, who with President Trump rechristened the Department of Defense as the Department of War, has sought to restore a “warrior ethos” to the military,...

HHS escalates Minnesota fraud fight, prompting fear among daycare providers

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is escalating the Trump administration's attacks on Minnesota by freezing all federal funding to the state's childcare providers. Day care operators and advocates have few answers about how the sudden stoppage will impact their communities. They said the restriction is putting providers at risk of closure and...

Hawaii’s ‘Green Fee’ is in effect, but not all of it: What does that mean?

The Green Fee increases the Transient Accommodations Tax by .75% to an 11% rate statewide.

Maduro arrives in US to face charges after ouster

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is now on U.S. soil after the Trump administration captured and removed him from power. Late on Saturday, Maduro reportedly arrived at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., after being flown into the city by helicopter, senior law enforcement officials told Jackie Koppell and Andrew Fischer Espitallier of NewsNation, The...

Texas leaders react to Venezuela airstrikes and Maduro’s capture

United States elected officials reacted to the early morning airstrike and capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Saturday.

Was the arrest of Nicolás Maduro legal?

The U.S. strikes in Venezuela are sure to reignite a centuries-old debate about when the president can deploy the military.

Who are the key Venezuelan political players after Maduro’s capture

The Trump administration's move to capture and remove from power Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday has sparked a political crisis in the South American country after more than a decade under the strongman's rule. Maduro, whom the U.S. government views as an illegitimate leader, and his wife were taken to New York to face...

Trump coins ‘Don-roe Doctrine’ as he explains Venezuela operation

President Trump on Saturday said the operation in Venezuela, which culminated with strikes on the capital and the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, were part of what he coined the "Don-roe Doctrine." Trump said under Maduro, Venezuela hosted "foreign adversaries in our region and acquiring menacing offensive weapons that could threaten U.S. interests and...

Sunday shows preview: Trump operation in Venezuela draws praise, condemnation

President Trump dropped a bombshell early Saturday when he announced U.S. strikes against Venezuela and the capture of the country's strongman leader, Nicolás Maduro. At a news conference at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort later in the day, the president detailed a plan for the U.S. to “run” Venezuela until a transition takes place, even as Venezuelan...

Trump says Machado ‘doesn’t have the support’ in Venezuela, wasn’t consulted

President Trump on Saturday said Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado "doesn't have the support" within Venezuela to be its next leader after U.S. troops captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, and said she was not consulted prior to the operation. "I think it would be very tough for her to be the leader," Trump said...

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