Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado waves a national flag during a protest called by the opposition on the eve of the presidential inauguration, in Caracas, Venezuela, on Jan. 9, 2025. Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump will meet Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado in Washington on Thursday, as questions mount over
An ExxonMobil refinery in Baytown, Texas, in an undated file photograph. Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters President Donald Trump said on Jan. 11 that he is inclined to keep ExxonMobil out of Venezuela after its CEO expressed doubts about investing in the country’s oil sector. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said he didn’t like ExxonMobil
President Donald Trump departs Trump International Golf Club in the presidential limousine, known as The Beast, in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Jan. 11, 2026. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo The U.S. Secret Service rerouted President Donald Trump’s motorcade on Jan. 11 after its agents discovered a “suspicious object” at Palm Beach International Airport in Florida,
Protestors face off with federal officers in front of the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis on Jan. 9, 2026. Protests erupted after driver Renee Good was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times Original News Source Link – Epoch TimesRunning For Office? Conservative Campaign Consulting –
Protesters demonstrate against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in Minneapolis on Jan. 10, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times MINNEAPOLIS—Conflict between protesters and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers continued on Jan. 11 outside a federal building that the agency is using as a detention facility. The latest clashes come amid a weekend of protests
Protesters demonstrate against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in Minneapolis on Jan. 10, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times MINNEAPOLIS—Conflict between protesters and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers continued on Jan. 11 outside a federal building that the agency is using as a detention facility. The clashes also embroiled conservative influencer Nick Sortor, who
Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent in the Oval Office of the White House on Nov. 21, 2025. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that his department can easily cover any refunds related to tariffs if the Supreme Court rules against the administration on their legality. “It won’t be a problem if