President Donald Trump said in an interview that the U.S. would run Venezuela and extract its oil possibly for years following Nicolás Maduro’s arrest.
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Dem Rep. Steny Hoyer, 86, to announce retirement after career spanning four decades
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Steny Hoyer, longest-serving House Democrat, to retire from Congress
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Trump greenlights Russian sanctions bill, paving way for 500% tariff on countries supporting Moscow: Graham
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