A boat passes by a crude oil tanker anchored on Lake Maracaibo near Maracaibo, Venezuela, on Dec. 18, 2025. Alejandro Paredes/AFP via Getty Images The U.S. Treasury Department announced on Dec. 31 new actions against four companies and four linked vessels, which it said are helping Venezuela evade oil export sanctions. In a Dec. 31
A federal judge in California on Wednesday voided the Trump administration’s move to terminate the Temporary Protected Status of roughly 60,000 immigrants from Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua, calling it a “pre-ordained decision.” Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced the termination of the TPS programs for Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua in June and July, saying the
Starting New Year’s Day, some food-stamp recipients around the U.S. will be banned from using the government nutrition assistance to buy candy, soda and other foods. Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Utah and West Virginia are the first of at least 18 states to enact waivers prohibiting people enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP,
Soon-to-be Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger has tapped a former “chief brand strategist" for Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, to serve in the state’s top DEI role.
The National Park Service logo at a Joshua Tree National Park visitor center in Twentynine Palms, Calif., on Feb. 20, 2025. Mario Tama/Getty Images WASHINGTON—The Trump administration this week terminated the leases of the public golf courses in the nation’s capital. East Potomac Golf Links, Rock Creek Park Golf, and Langston Golf Course were leased
President Trump announced the National Guard will withdraw from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland for now, crediting the deployments with reducing crime.
Washington — The Trump administration has terminated the National Links Trust’s lease with the National Park Service to manage, operate and renovate Washington, D.C.’s three municipal golf courses, effectively taking back federal control of the courses. National Links Trust, a nonprofit that says its aim is to make golf accessible to the public, said