Venezuela, Donald Trump and Troops
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White House also reopens back-channel talks in which Maduro signals he may step down after a transition period, New York Times reports.
Washington is making big claims to make the case for U.S. intervention. We’ve heard all these arguments before.
The effort would invoke the War Powers Act, which expedites action on measures limiting the president’s war-making authority. It faces long odds in the G.O.P.-led House.
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Venezuela in Manhattan? Mamdani’s vision will be a nightmare
New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has recently argued that the city should become a model “post-capitalist” metropolis — a city that rejects private property structures, redistributes wealth on a systemic scale,
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The U.S. Might Be About to Enter a New Conflict—but Trump Won’t Say
In a fact sheet, the White House patted itself on the back—with no hint of irony—for “strengthening the economy.” On social media, prominent MAGA accounts spun Trump’s attempt to undo price increases of his own making as evidence of his commitment to affordability.
The administration reportedly told lawmakers on Wednesday it is not currently planning strikes inside Venezuela, though the White House is exploring its options
More than two decades ago, on January 24, 2004, I landed in Baghdad as a legal advisor, assigned an office in what was then known as the Green Zone. It was raining and cold, and my duffle bag was thrown into a puddle off the C-130 aircraft that had just done a corkscrew dive to reach the runway without risk of ground fire.
Troops from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit will be conducting nighttime training operations in Trinidad and Tobago.