Johnson insists US ‘not at war’ after closed-door Venezuela briefing divides lawmakers

A select group of lawmakers received their first closed-door briefing on Capitol Hill on Monday following the Trump administration’s weekend military strikes in Venezuela and the capture of President Nicolás Maduro — a meeting that quickly divided along political lines. The roughly two-hour meeting deep in the bowels of Congress featured top administration officials providing Read More >

Federal officials to halt more than $10B in funding to 5 states over non-citizen benefit concerns: report

The Trump administration is moving to freeze more than $10 billion in federal child care and social services funding to five Democrat-led states amid concerns taxpayer dollars were improperly diverted to non-citizens, according to a report. Officials reportedly told The New York Post that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will freeze funding Read More >

Venezuelan opposition leader celebrates January 3 as ‘day that justice defeated tyranny’ after Maduro capture

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado says January 3 will go down as a “day that justice defeated tyranny” following the American capture of dictator Nicolas Maduro.  The Trump administration announced on Saturday that U.S. forces had captured the dictator and his wife Cilia Flores after successful “large-scale” military strikes targeting the Venezuelan government. The dictator and Read More >