President Donald Trump (L) and Secretary of State Marco Rubio attend a meeting with US oil company executives at the White House in Washington, on Jan. 9, 2026. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Jan. 9 declaring a national emergency to block courts or private creditors from seizing Venezuelan oil
4:14 PM State Department advises U.S. citizens in Venezuela to leave immediately The U.S. State Department said in a social media post Saturday that U.S. Citizens should leave Venezuela immediately, as international flights have resumed. “The security situation in Venezuela remains fluid,” the statement said, adding that there are reports of groups of armed militias,
The killing of a Minnesota woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer is reverberating across Capitol Hill, where Democrats and certain Republicans are vowing an assertive response as President Trump’s aggressive deportation operations spark protests nationwide. Lawmakers are demanding a range of actions, from a full investigation into Renee Good’s shooting death and policy changes over law enforcement
Poll respondents affirmed the legality and strategic value of the operation but saw potential longer-term involvement and constitutional questions. Add to My List Save By Lawrence Wilson | January 10, 2026Updated:January 10, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the capture of wanted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro on Jan. 2 in a raid by U.S. forces
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Friday that she is suspending payments on all active and future awards from the USDA to Minnesota amid the long-running fraud scandal in which the White House has alleged a misuse of federal funds. In a letter addressed to Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, Rollins
Greenland’s party leaders rejected President Trump’s repeated calls for the U.S. to take control of the island, saying that Greenland’s future must be decided by its people. “We don’t want to be Americans, we don’t want to be Danes, we want to be Greenlanders,” Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen and four party leaders said in a
Los Angeles public school support staff, teachers, and supporters rally outside of the school district headquarters during a strike in Los Angeles on March 21, 2023. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images In several states and hundreds of local school districts, traditional teacher salary structures based on years of service are being replaced by merit and