U.S. sends delegation to Venezuela as Trump meets with oil executives

  56m ago Trump says “ultimately, it will be democracy” in Venezuela During a meeting with oil executives at the White House, a reporter asked President Trump if it’s more important to him to establish stability or democracy in Venezuela.  “Well, you’re talking about maybe the same thing,” Mr. Trump responded. “You’re talking about stability

Trump Says Oil Companies Will Spend $100 Billion in Venezuela

President Donald Trump (C) speaks during a meeting with U.S. oil companies’ executives in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Jan. 9, 2026. Saul Loeb/AFP WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump invited executives of large oil companies to the White House on Friday to discuss investment opportunities that will restore Venezuelan oil infrastructure. “We’re

Colombian president says Venezuela “will implode” if U.S. runs country for years

Colombia’s left-wing President Gustavo Petro told CBS News on Thursday predicted Venezuela would “implode” if the U.S. is in charge of the South American nation for years, as President Trump recently suggested.  Petro’s remarks came in response to Mr. Trump’s remark to the New York Times that he expected U.S. oversight of Venezuela to last “much

Supreme Court Doesn’t Issue Ruling on Trump’s Tariffs, Sets Date for Next Week

President Donald Trump holds a chart as he delivers remarks on reciprocal tariffs during his ‘Liberation Day’ event in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday did not issue its highly anticipated ruling on the legality of President Donald Trump’s

Veteran Danish diplomat slams Trump’s Greenland bid as U.S. imperialism

Denmark’s former ambassador to NATO, veteran diplomat Michael Zilmer-Johns, had tough words for the Trump administration as Danish and American officials prepare to discuss the future of the small European nation’s semi-autonomous territory of Greenland. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said he’ll meet Danish officials next week, but he has not specified where or