US Sanctions More Maduro Allies Over Venezuelan Election, Government Repression

The United States has declared Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González the rightful Venezuelan president and called for Nicolas Maduro to step down. The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Nov. 27 imposed new sanctions on 21 security and cabinet-level officials aligned with Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro. The new sanctions, targetting senior administration officials within Venezuela’s

Texas Democrat Says He Can Find Common Ground With Trump’s Border Czar

‘We can do so many things on policies that can work right away,’ Rep. Henry Cuellar says. A Texas Democrat who represents a congressional district along the U.S.–Mexico border said he believes he can find “common ground” with President-elect Donald Trump’s administration. Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), who has been critical of the Biden administration’s border

Mexico’s President Says ‘Migrant Caravans’ No Longer Arriving in US

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum sent a letter to President-elect Trump in response to tariff threats. Mexico’s president said this week that migrant caravans are no longer heading to the United States, as she responded to a renewed tariff threat issued by President-elect Donald Trump. In a letter that she sent to Trump that was emailed

Harris Campaign Managers Blame Election Loss on ‘Ferocious Headwinds,’ Limited Time

Harris campaign advisers said they were in ‘crisis management mode’ after Biden exited the race. Campaign managers behind Kamala Harris’s presidential bid blamed her loss to President-elect Donald Trump on their limited time to promote the vice president as a “new generation of leadership.” The Harris–Waltz campaign team of Jen O’Malley Dillon, David Plouffe, Quintin

Kamala Harris Addresses Supporters After Post-Election Vacation in Hawaii

The remarks are the first time that the vice president has spoken publicly since her Nov. 6 concession speech. Vice President Kamala Harris, who returned this week from a post-election vacation in Hawaii, told supporters during a call with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Nov. 26 that they still have power, even in uncertain times.

Anti-Israel Groups Plan Coordinated Protests in ‘Global Escalation’ Over Thanksgiving Holiday

‘Disrupt any and all entities that allow or enable genocide,’ newly formed coalition says Pro-Palestinian protest in Los Angeles (Mario Tama/Getty Images) A coalition of radical anti-Israel groups is planning a “global escalation” in dozens of cities across the United States throughout the Thanksgiving holiday season. The “Global Escalation” coalition describes itself as “a collective effort from people