The U.S. carried out operations Wednesday to seize two oil tankers linked to Venezuela — one in the North Atlantic and one in the Caribbean Sea, officials said. The U.S. European Command confirmed the seizure of the Marinera, a Venezuela-linked oil tanker formerly known as Bella-1. It said the vessel was seized for violations of U.S.
Washington — The House Oversight Committee is holding a hearing Wednesday on a series of multimillion-dollar pandemic fraud schemes in Minnesota, with testimony from state lawmakers who House Republicans say “sounded the alarm.” “Minnesota social services, which are funded by you, the American taxpayer, are being ripped off,” Chairman James Comer said as he kicked
Democrats on Capitol Hill welcomed witnesses of the Jan. 6 attack to testify at a public hearing Tuesday and held a vigil honoring the victims. Meanwhile, the White House posted a new website about Jan. 6, calling the rioters “patriotic” and accusing Capitol police of escalating tensions with the crowd. Scott MacFarlane has more. Original
Ahead of a Senate briefing on the operation to capture Maduro, Democratic lawmakers questioned the Trump administration’s Venezuela strategy on Tuesday and pressed for more details, while most Republicans lauded the operation. Some Senate Democrats have indicated they plan to press for a war powers vote as early as this week to block further military
The U.S. carried out an operation Wednesday to seize the Marinera, a Venezuela-linked oil tanker formerly known as Bella-1, officials said. The U.S. European Command confirmed the seizure, saying the tanker was seized in the North Atlantic for violations of U.S. sanctions, and pursuant to a warrant issued by a U.S. federal court after being
Ahead of a Senate briefing on the operation to capture Maduro, Democratic lawmakers questioned the Trump administration’s Venezuela strategy on Tuesday and pressed for more details, while most Republicans lauded the operation. Some Senate Democrats have indicated they plan to press for a war powers vote as early as this week to block further military
Washington — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered Lindsey Halligan to explain why she continues to identify herself as a U.S. attorney despite a different judge finding her appointment as the top federal prosecutor in eastern Virginia was invalid. U.S. District Judge David Novak, who sits in Richmond, gave Halligan seven days to provide the