Amid renewed attention on Venezuela and the Western Hemisphere, Washington must not “take its eye off a far more powerful adversary: China,” warns Michael D. Purzycki at The Liberal...
A Cuban migrant held in solitary confinement at an immigration detention facility in Texas died after guards held him down and he stopped breathing, according to an autopsy report released Wednesday that ruled the death a homicide.
House Republican leaders may allow an amendment vote that would extend ObamaCare subsidies. While a Friday meeting didn't settle the issue, it was part of the conversation. The struggle to confront the expiration of Affordable Care Act subsidies and a subsequent rise in health care premiums has added to discontent on Capitol Hill, along with...
President Trump is ratcheting up pressure against Nicolas Maduro, targeting the Venezuelan president’s financial lifeline by seizing a massive tanker carrying crude oil off the coast of Venezuela and ramping up sanctions on the regime. The capture of a sanctioned ship has fueled fears of a wider conflict with Venezuela while also raising the prospect...
President Trump has acknowledged the persecution of Christians around the world, but his proposed refugee ceiling of 7,500 is far below the number of Christians facing persecution, and does not prioritize those fleeing religious persecution.
The admiral in charge of U.S. forces in the Latin America and Caribbean is retiring on Friday, two years ahead of schedule after reportedly being asked by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to step down and as the Trump administration turns up the pressure against Venezuela. Adm. Alvin Holsey, who spent more than three decades in...
President Trump said Friday he spoke with the leaders of Thailand and Cambodia, and they agreed to recommit to a ceasefire following border clashes over the past week that threatened to erupt into greater conflict. Trump posted on Truth Social that both sides agreed to halt fighting Friday evening and go back to the terms...
Venezuelans have been fleeing their country due to the Maduro regime's increasing authoritarian power, not in response to U.S. pressure, and the U.S. must recognize this in order to craft effective responses to the crisis.
Democrats on Friday released 19 new photos from convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s estate, showing the disgraced financier alongside President Trump and former President Clinton. “These disturbing images raise even more questions about Epstein and his relationships with some of the most powerful men in the world,” Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform...
The Supreme Court’s likely ruling against a Rastafarian prisoner highlights more than a loss for religious liberty — it exposes how prison transfers quietly strip incarcerated people of any real path to accountability.
President Trump will honor members of the 1980 Olympic U.S. men's hockey team at the White House on Friday, awarding them with congressional medals. Trump will host members of the team, which triumphed over the Soviet Union in the famous "Miracle on Ice" game in February of 1980, during an Oval Office event scheduled for...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) spoke with reporters Friday morning after senators struck down Democrats' effort to extend Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies, which are set to expire at the end of the year. The Senate took up dueling health care plans on Thursday, and both failed to garner the support needed to advance....
A federal appeals court on Thursday blocked the immediate release of Chicago-area immigrants detained in the Trump administration’s federal crackdown in the Windy City. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 to extend a consent decree, which allows federal authorities to make warrantless arrests, according to The Associated Press. A group of 600...
