Washington. U.S. forces conducted an operation in Caracas that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and transported him and his wife, Cilia Flores, by helicopter to a U.S. warship, President Donald Trump said Saturday. The administration said the mission followed months of military pressure and aimed to bring Maduro to the...
Washington. U.S. forces conducted a military operation this week that captured Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro and prompted President Donald Trump to call the mission a major success. Trump praised the strike at Mar‑a‑Lago and in interviews, saying some troops were injured but none killed. Officials reported no visible long‑term U.S. ground...
United States — On Saturday U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and transported him, officials said; President Donald Trump announced that the United States will "run" Venezuela until a "safe, proper and judicious" transition occurs. Trump said U.S. oil companies would be allowed to enter to repair infrastructure and...
Washington President Donald Trump issued an executive order this week blocking HieFo Corporation's acquisition of Emcore's chip and wafer fabrication assets, citing credible national security concerns identified by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States. The order prohibits HieFo, described as controlled by a Chinese national, from holding...
Washington, President Donald Trump visited a Florida stone supplier on Friday to review marble and onyx samples for a proposed White House ballroom, officials said. Pool reports placed the presidential motorcade in Lake Worth at 9:46 a.m. as Secret Service secured the site and reporters were held. A White House...
New York and Washington — Zohran Mamdani, newly sworn-in mayor of New York City, wrote a handwritten note to activist Umar Khalid this week, and eight U.S. Representatives sent a letter on January 2 to India’s ambassador urging a fair, timely trial and consideration of bail. The lawmakers, including Jim...
Washington, President Donald Trump told the Wall Street Journal this week he takes a higher daily aspirin dose than his doctors recommend, blamed aspirin for persistent hand bruising, and denied dozing during meetings. He corrected earlier descriptions of an October imaging exam, saying it was a CT scan rather than...
New York — Zohran Mamdani took the oath of office just after midnight on January 1, becoming the first Muslim, first South Asian and first African born mayor of the city. The private ceremony at the decommissioned Old City Hall subway station, administered by New York Attorney General Letitia James,...
Washington — US President Donald Trump told guests at his Mar-a-Lago New Year's Eve gala on Wednesday that his resolution was 'peace on earth,' according to multiple reports. He declined to answer questions about the CIA's reported role in an attack on Venezuela and about putting boots on the ground...
Washington — US security officials concluded Tuesday that Ukraine did not attempt to target President Vladimir Putin or his residences in a drone operation, according to a Wall Street Journal report based on a CIA assessment. Agencies said Ukraine planned strikes on military objectives in the broader region but not...
