CIA advised Trump against supporting Venezuela’s democratic opposition
WASHINGTON — A highly confidential CIA assessment produced at the request of the White House warned President Trump of a…
What Trump’s vow to withhold federal child-care funding means in California
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom and other state Democratic leaders accused President Trump of unleashing a political vendetta after he…
Lawmakers return to Washington facing Venezuela concerns, shutdown threat
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers are returning to Washington this week confronting the fallout from the stunning capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás…
Ties between California and Venezuela go back more than a century with Chevron
Chevron Global Technology Services Co. logos are seen at an administrative office in Caracas in 2022. (Yuri Cortez…
In Venezuela after Maduro, a common refrain: The oil is ours
CARACAS, Venezuela — Like many other Venezuelans, Ramón Arape said the image of ex-President Nicolás Maduro in U.S. custody was…
Marjorie Taylor Greene made waves. Her constituents don’t agree on whether it was worth it
DALTON, Ga. — President Trump says Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is a traitor. But for Jackie Harling, who chairs the…
U.S. national intelligence director is silent on Venezuela operation
WASHINGTON — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard had yet to weigh in on the U.S. operation to remove Nicolás…
Trump says U.S. will ‘run’ Venezuela after capturing Maduro in audacious attack
WASHINGTON — An audacious overnight raid by elite U.S. forces that seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from his bedroom in…
These bipartisan bills were noncontroversial, until Trump vetoed them
WASHINGTON — President Trump issued the first vetoes of his second term on Tuesday, rejecting two low-profile bipartisan bills, a…
The Roberts court broadly expanded Trump’s power in 2025, with these key exceptions
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., ended the first year of President Trump’s…
Hiltzik: Trump’s useless battleship – Los Angeles Times
On Dec. 22 at Mar-a-Lago, President Trump — flanked by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco…
Trump defends his energy, offers details on health screening
WASHINGTON — President Trump defended his energy and health in an interview published Thursday, disclosing that he had had a…