On Monday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced he is issuing a letter of censure to Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz. The move concerns the lawmaker’s participation in a video reminding troops to resist unlawful orders. Hegseth said the letter was a “necessary” step in the process that could ultimately end with Hegseth demoting Kelly’s retired rank […]
In 2020, the Department of Justice did something almost unheard of: it indicted a sitting president of a foreign nation — Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro — on drug trafficking charges. But the case languished for five years, as Maduro continued to rule his South American country. In an even more extraordinary move, that all changed this […]
Wall Street reacted to the military operation that brought Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to U.S. custody with a rally that bolstered major oil and gas stocks. While maintaining that narco-terrorism was the motive for Maduro’s capture, at a Saturday press conference, President Donald Trump made clear another central aim of U.S. intervention in Venezuela: rebuilding […]
A federal judge approved the Justice Department’s request to end a consent decree with the Louisville Police Department, which started under former President Joe Biden’s leadership as a way to ensure reform at the department. The Trump administration has pushed to terminate any lasting agreements they said amounted to “micromanagement” of local police. The Louisville […]
The Department of Homeland Security put Hilton Hotels on blast Monday, accusing the hotel conglomerate of refusing to host immigration agents near Minneapolis. The X post included screenshots of emails that appeared to be sent from Hilton.com domains. But Hilton claims they don’t own or operate the hotel in question. “NO ROOM AT THE INN!” […]
Starlink, the satellite internet service run by Elon Musk, is offering free broadband access to users in Venezuela as the country grapples with power and connectivity disruptions following the U.S. operation that captured President Nicolás Maduro. A notice posted on the company’s website is titled “Support for the People of Venezuela,” signaling an effort to restore […]
For a growing number of Americans, reading is more than leafing through a physical book. Between 2011 and 2021, the share of Americans who listened to an audiobook more than doubled, from 11% to 23%, according to the Pew Research Center. At the same time, the share who read an e-book rose from 17% to […]
Ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife are set to face a U.S. judge Monday. Prosecutors accuse them of narco-terrorism, conspiracy and gun crimes, marking a dramatic turn for a man who once held absolute power. Plus, President Donald Trump says the U.S. is now in charge in Caracas. But Secretary of State Marco […]
Venezuela’s next leader remains an open question as the country enters its post-Maduro era. The opposition figure many expected to step forward is no longer seen as the obvious choice. María Corina Machado has spent years as the international face of Venezuela’s democratic movement. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in December 2025 and openly backed […]
Denmark’s prime minister is urging President Donald Trump to stop talking about taking over Greenland. It’s a rare public rebuke between NATO allies. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen issued a blunt public statement Sunday after Trump again floated the idea of the United States annexing Greenland for national security reasons and after a provocative social media post amplified the message. […]
