Bessent said late on Friday that almost $5 billion worth of Venezuela’s currently frozen IMF Special Drawing Rights monetary assets could be deployed to help Read More
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New Jersey’s Petty’s Island, now owned by Venezuela, could soon belong to Trump donor: report
A little-known 300-acre island in the Delaware River with a grand vista of Philadelphia could soon come under the ownership of a top conservative donor Read More
‘I’ve Never Seen Anything Like It’: Maduro’s Security Guard Lays Out What It’s Like Facing U.S. Military
A man who says he was acting as security for now-captured Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro says the force demonstrated by American troops was unlike anything Read More
Four tankers that left Venezuela in ‘dark mode’ return as US eyes the country’s oil
Four Venezuelan oil tankers reportedly return to port after operating in “dark mode” as the U.S. seizes vessels amid Trump’s push to acquire oil.
Iran Authorities Signal Intensified Crackdown As Unrest Grows
Iran’s authorities indicated on Saturday they could intensify their crackdown on the biggest anti-government demonstrations in years, with the Revolutionary Guards blaming unrest on terrorists Read More
Picking the right fight: Congressional tensions rise in wake of Minnesota ICE-involved shooting
Democratic divisions emerge over ICE appropriations after a shooting in Minnesota. Progressive lawmakers push for defunding while leadership resists.
Trump: U.S. Will ‘Do Something On Greenland Whether They Like It Or Not’
President Donald Trump made his intentions to acquire Greenland even more clear on Friday, arguing that the territory is important to fighting back against Russian Read More
US nabs another ‘ghost fleet’ tanker in Caribbean raid, warns criminals: ‘There is no safe haven’
The US Navy and Coast Guard yanked a suspected “ghost fleet” tanker accused of carrying sanctioned Venezuelan oil out of the Caribbean in a bold Read More
Trump Cancels ‘Second Wave Of Attacks’ As Venezuela Frees Political Prisoners
President Donald Trump said Friday that he had canceled a “previously expected” second wave of attacks targeting Venezuela, citing what he described as signs of Read More
Inside the sea war to contain ‘dark fleet’ vessels — and what the US seizure signals to Russia
U.S. seizure of Russian tanker marks rare escalation in sanctions enforcement against “dark fleet,” but experts say move unlikely to trigger confrontation.