White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing at the White House on Jan. 8, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump previously raised concerns about Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado’s prospects of becoming the leader of Venezuela, and that view remains the same, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado arrives at the U.S. Capitol to meet U.S. senators after her meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Jan. 15, 2026. Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump hosted Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado for a lunch meeting at the White House on Jan. 15. Speaking
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado arrives at the U.S. Capitol to meet U.S. senators after her meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Jan. 15, 2026. Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters WASHINGTON—U.S. President Donald Trump hosted Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado for a lunch meeting at the White House on Jan. 15.
A Department of Homeland Security logo at a news conference in Washington, on Feb. 25, 2015. AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Jan. 14 that it will reduce wait times for thousands of foreign religious workers to be readmitted to the United States, allowing them to return to
The frontrunner to oversee a new national counter-fraud push at the Justice Department in the wake of revelations of massive public benefits fraud in Minnesota is a top official in Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche’s office, sources familiar with the decision told CBS News. Colin McDonald is being considered for the newly created position of
President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with US oil companies executives in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on Jan. 9, 2026. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump has asked Congress to ratify provisions of his health care affordability plan, which aims to lower prices through marketplace reforms
President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with U.S. oil companies’ executives in the East Room of the White House on Jan. 9, 2026. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump on Jan. 15 released his administration’s new health care affordability plan, which aims to lower prices through marketplace reforms that include price negotiation,