Trump Orders ‘Complete Blockade’ Off Venezuela Coast to Stop Sanctioned Oil Tankers

An oil tanker sails on Lake Maracaibo, in Cabimas, Venezuela, on Oct. 14, 2022. Issac Urrutia/Reuters The United States has launched a “total and complete blockade” off the coast of Venezuela on Dec. 16 at the order of President Donald Trump to prevent any “sanctioned oil tankers” from getting through. “Venezuela is completely surrounded by

Trump Orders Blockade Off Venezuela Coast to Stop Sanctioned Oil Tankers

An oil tanker sails on Lake Maracaibo, in Cabimas, Venezuela, on Oct. 14, 2022. Issac Urrutia/Reuters President Donald Trump said that he was ordering a blockade be imposed off the coast Venezuela to prevent any sanctioned oil tankers from entering or leaving the country. “Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled in

16 States Sue Federal Government Over Pause in Funds for EV Charging Stations

A truck drives by an electric vehicle charging station in London, Ohio, on March 8, 2024. Joshua A. Bickel/AP Photo A coalition of states is suing the Trump administration to access funds frozen by the president this year for electric vehicle charging station installations. California Attorney General Rob Bonta is leading the group of 16

Judge Says He’s Unlikely to Block Construction of White House Ballroom, for Now

Construction workers begin work for adding a ballroom to the East Wing of the White House in Washington on Dec. 1, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—A federal judge said on Dec. 16 that he is unlikely to block President Donald Trump’s plan to build a 90,000 square-foot ballroom on White House grounds, at least