US Military Puts Heat on Venezuela’s Maduro—What to Know

WASHINGTON—A month ago, President Donald Trump stated that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s days in power were numbered. At the time, few believed that the country’s decades-long socialist regime might be facing imminent collapse. Recently, a growing military buildup in the region and talks of possible U.S. land strikes in Venezuela have raised questions about whether Trump

Trump to Pause Immigration From ‘Third World Countries’

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One during travel to Palm Beach, Florida, from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on Nov. 25, 2025. Anna Rose Layden/Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump said on Nov. 27 that he would “permanently pause migration from all Third World countries” and remove foreign nationals who are “incapable

Trump says he will suspend immigration from all “Third World Countries”

President Trump said late Thursday night that he would suspend immigration from developing nations to the U.S. In a post to Truth Social, Mr. Trump wrote that he “will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries to allow the U.S. system to fully recover.” The declaration follows Wednesday’s shooting in downtown Washington, D.C., just

Japan Denies Trump Asked PM Not to Provoke Beijing

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi answers questions from reporters about her telephone talks with U.S. President Donald Trump at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2025. JIJI Press / AFP via Getty Images Japan has refuted a report indicating that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi received advice from U.S. President Donald Trump to

Second National Guard member shot in D.C. is “fighting for his life,” Trump says

One of the two West Virginia National Guard members who was wounded Wednesday in what authorities described as an ambush-style shooting in Washington, D.C., has died, President Trump said Thursday, and the second Guard member is “fighting for his life.” Mr. Trump told reporters Thursday evening that 20-year-old Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom died in the