U.S. captures Maduro after strikes; Trump says “we’re going to run the country” for now

The Trump administration informed congressional leaders about the strikes only after the Venezuela operation began, congressional sources said. The gang of eight, the House and Senate leaders and the chairs and ranking members of the intelligence committees, received the notification. The chairman of the Senate Select Intelligence Committee, GOP Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas, confirmed

NYC Mayor Mamdani Defends Revoking Predecessor’s Executive Orders

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani signs executive orders while accompanied by his campaign volunteers during a press conference at Grand Army Plaza in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on Jan. 2, 2026. Jeenah Moon/Reuters New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Friday defended his decision to rescind a dozen executive orders issued

The New Monroe Doctrine: Trump’s Hemisphere ‘Takeover’ Starts, What It Really Means for America First

Imagine you’re back in 1823. The War of 1812 remains a vivid memory. Europe’s great powers are seeking to regain influence across the globe. In that year, President James Monroe addressed Congress and articulated a simple principle: no European monarch should attempt to recolonize or dominate the nations of the Americas. Europe stay out, and