The Latest: Trump wants to scrap the filibuster to end the government shutdown

President Donald Trump is calling on the Senate to scrap the filibuster, so that the Republican majority can bypass Democrats and reopen the federal government. “THE CHOICE IS CLEAR — INITIATE THE ‘NUCLEAR OPTION,’ GET RID OF THE FILIBUSTER,”...

Trump has decided to attack Venezuela military under guise of drug strikes: report

President Donald Trump has reportedly decided to order attacks on Venezuela's military installations. Sources told the Miami Herald that the strikes could come at any moment. The Trump administration has suggested that it is opposing the Sóles...

Judge orders arrest of ex-Green Beret tied to failed Venezuela raid

A federal judge in Tampa has ordered the arrest of a former Green Beret accused of plotting to invade Venezuela in 2020 after he failed to show up to court for a hearing on whether he should be taken back into custody for violating the conditions...

White House responds to reports of Trump preparing to hit military targets inside Venezuela

Fox News State Department and foreign policy correspondent Gillian Turner reports on Venezuela's claims that the U.S. is trying to incite a conflict, the continued deployment of U.S. naval ships near the country, and more on 'Special Report.'...

Watching the horizon ... Govt/Venezuela deescalation talks

Bat­tles en­gaged in Par­lia­ment on Mon­day, Wednes­day and yes­ter­day weren’t the cause for cer­tain de­par­tures from T&T re­cent­ly. On Wednes­day, as Sen­a­tors wran­gled in Par­lia­ment, a num­ber of yachties qui­et­ly de­part­ed T&T, just...

US senators want answers on 'anti-drug' strategy as Venezuela tensions rise

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican and Democratic leaders of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee said on Friday they had asked President Donald Trump’s administration for the legal rationale and other information about...

US strike against military targets in Venezuela could begin at any moment: Report

Trump's administration is getting ready to order a military strike against targets in Venezuela, according to a Miami Herald report. The reported goal of the strike would be to decapitate the leadership of the drug-trafficking organization headed...

Trump denies having made a decision on whether or not to attack Venezuela

(CNN) — US President Donald Trump stated on Friday that it is not true that he has decided to attack Venezuela. “No, that’s not true,” the president told reporters aboard Air Force One when asked if he was considering attacking Venezuela and if he...

Oil Edges Up on Venezuela, Still Posts Monthly Loss

ICE Brent for December delivery climbed $0.07, or 0.1%, to $65.07 bbl. For the month, WTI was down 2.7%, following a 2.6% slide in September and 7.6% in August. Brent showed a loss of 4.3% for October, after prior monthly declines of 1.6% and...

Sen. John Kennedy: Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro is a ‘terrorist’

Democrats question legality of Trump's strikes on Venezuelan drug boats

On the Radar: Was Brazil’s Favela Police Op a Raid or a Massacre?

This week, we hold the line on more military strikes in the Caribbean and the Pacific, mull the conviction of a Bolivian drug czar in the US, and look at the deadliest police raid yet in a Rio favela in Brazil. Transcript Welcome back to On the...

Data protection: the US perspective

1 Introduction Unlike many other jurisdictions across the world, the United States possesses a unique mixture of broad investigatory powers granted to federal, state and local authorities combined with a lack of a comprehensive data protection law...

Venezuela inches toward integrating Bitcoin into its national banking rails

Key Takeaways Rodolfo Gasparri, president of Conexus, one of Venezuela’s two interbank network operators, revealed plans to build an interbank blockchain network. The network would enable custody of stablecoins and crypto interbank transactions....

Venezuela’s main problem

…is that it is fabulously rich not only in oil and gas but in a wide range of other precious commodities. Join us on Telegram, Twitter, and VK. Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su Venezuela’s main problem is that it is fabulously rich not only...

Venezuela Unveils Plan for First Domestically Designed Mini-Satellite

President Nicolás Maduro announced a new phase in Venezuela’s space and technology agenda, including the country’s first mini-satellite built entirely by local scientists and continued cooperation with China. President Nicolás Maduro addresses the...

Venezuela and Trump’s hemispheric defence agenda

This week,Mark Leonard returns to the World in 30 Minutes to unpack the latest development in US foreign policy: America’s military buildup off the coast of Venezuela. The US has deployed troops in the Caribbean and an aircraft strike group has...

Legal Challenges to Third Country Deportations of Africans Continue

Ghanaian civil society organization files lawsuit against the government of President John Mahama saying the acceptance of United States deportees violates constitution while Liberia says it is considering accepting Kilmar Abrego Garcia who is...

Venezuelan cries 'robbery' in loss to Eumir Marcial

October 31, 2025 | 1:04pm MANILA, Philippines — Eddy Colmenares believes he “actually won” the World Boxing Council international middleweight championship against Filipino slugger Eumir Marcial during the Thrilla in Manila II event Wednesday at...

Venezuelan Justice Minister pushes back on T&T's deportation plans

Venezuelan Justice Minister Diosdado Cabello has pushed back against Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s Venezuelan deportation plans, suggesting that repatriations from Trinidad and Tobago are part of a larger scheme to send over “undercover...