Venezuela’s new gold rush moves at “Trump speed,” but ignores a $25 million question

On the day that marks 13 years since the death of Venezuelan socialist strongman Hugo Chávez and two months after the Jan. 3 U.S. operation that captured Nicolás Maduro, the scene in Caracas looks strikingly different from the anti-U.S.-imperialism rhetoric that founded Chavismo and was echoed by his successor. On the ground, a new era

Lawmakers Ask Trump Admin to Blacklist Futurewei as Huawei Subsidiary

Huawei’s subsidiary Futurewei in Santa Clara, Calif., in a file photo. Nathan Su/Epoch Times Reps. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) are asking the Trump administration to blacklist Futurewei Technologies, treating it the same as the United States does Huawei, the Chinese tech giant blacklisted for national security reasons. The March 5 letter follows

Noem and DHS watchdog feuding over classified airport security risk report

Weeks before Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was fired by President Trump, a dispute between her department and its internal watchdog over access to records and communications with Congress had been escalating. The conflict burst into public view when senior Republican senators eviscerated Noem at a hearing earlier this week. The feud has raised concerns