Trump Will Support Russia Sanctions Bill as It Advances in Congress: Sen. Graham

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 7, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump will support a bipartisan sanctions bill targeting nations still doing business with Russia moving forward in Congress, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said on Jan. 7. The veteran South Carolina senator said the legislation could be

Trump Hints at Years-Long US Oversight of Venezuela

President Donald Trump, alongside Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine, speaks to the press following US military actions in Venezuela, at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Fla., on Jan. 3, 2026. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump

Trump lays out Venezuela oil strategy as war powers vote expected

President Trump said on Truth Social Wednesday that Venezuela will use the money that it draws from a recent oil sale deal with the U.S. on “ONLY American Made Products.” Those purchases could include agricultural products, medicines, medical devices and equipment needed to fix the country’s beleaguered electrical grid, Mr. Trump wrote. “In other words,

Vance Says Venezuela Can Sell Oil Only If It Serves US Interests

Vice President JD Vance in Alburtis, Pa., on Dec. 16, 2025. Ryan Collerd/AFP via Getty Images U.S. Vice President JD Vance said the United States will allow Venezuela to sell oil only if those sales advance U.S. national interests, describing Washington’s emerging energy policy toward the country as a tool of diplomatic leverage that avoids