Maduro Says Venezuela Is Open to Negotiate Agreement With U.S.

Maduro Says Venezuela Is Open to Negotiate Agreement With U.S.

Joseph Quesada
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January 2, 2026
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said Thursday that his government is open to talks with the United States to negotiate an agreement. The news comes after months of the U.S. military’s pressure campaign against ‘narco-terrorism’ tied to his government. Maduro said Venezuela is “ready” for discussion with the U.S. on all pertinent issues. "The U.S. government […]
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Trump Administration Rolls Back on Several Tariffs

Trump Administration Rolls Back on Several Tariffs

Joseph Quesada
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January 2, 2026
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump signed a New Year’s Eve executive order delaying increased tariffs for a year on select items. The items include kitchen cabinets, vanities, and upholstered furniture. The Trump administration has also rolled back levies on Italian-made pasta imports. The proclamation signed on Wednesday keeps the 25% tariff he imposed in September […]
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U.S. Military Confirms Five Killed in Strike on Alleged Drug Boats

U.S. Military Confirms Five Killed in Strike on Alleged Drug Boats

Joseph Quesada
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January 1, 2026
WASHINGTON – The U.S. military revealed Wednesday it struck five suspected narco-terrorist vessels over the course of two days. The attacks killed a total of eight people, with some jumping overboard and possibly surviving. The U.S. Southern Command issued a statement on the social media platform X. They attached footage of the initial strikes, which […]
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Trump Administration Freezes Childcare Funds in Minnesota, Demanding Audit

Trump Administration Freezes Childcare Funds in Minnesota, Demanding Audit

Joseph Quesada
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December 31, 2025
WASHINGTON – The Trump Administration announced this week that it’s halting childcare funds to Minnesota. The administration is demanding an audit of several daycare centers after numerous fraud schemes involving government programs have arisen in recent years. Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services Jim O’Neill shared on X that the decision is in response […]
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Trump Vetoes Bipartisan Bills That Spark Outrage

Trump Vetoes Bipartisan Bills That Spark Outrage

Joseph Quesada
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December 31, 2025
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump issued the first two vetoes of his second term in office this week. He rejected two bipartisan bills passed by Congress. The White House announced on X that Trump vetoed a pipeline measure and legislation that would give more land to the Miccosukee Tribe in Florida. Both the House and Senate […]
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DHS Secretary Kristi Noem Announces Minnesota Fraud Investigation

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem Announces Minnesota Fraud Investigation

Joseph Quesada
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December 30, 2025
MINNEAPOLIS – Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced this week that Federal officials are conducting a fraud investigation in Minnesota. The effort arrives after years of investigation that started with the $300 million scheme involving nonprofit Feeding Our Future. Prosecutors convicted 57 defendants. Investigators stated the organization was at the root of the […]
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Trump Says US 'Knocked Out' a 'Big Facility' in Venezuela

Trump Says US 'Knocked Out' a 'Big Facility' in Venezuela

Joseph Quesada
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December 30, 2025
PALM BEACH, Fla. – President Donald Trump seemingly revealed that the U.S. has “knocked out” a dock facility along a shore tied to Venezuela. In an interview with WABC radio in New York over the weekend, Trump appeared to confirm the move. “We just knocked out – I don’t know if you read or you […]
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California Drops Lawsuit on High-Speed Rail Funds

California Drops Lawsuit on High-Speed Rail Funds

Joseph Quesada
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December 29, 2025
OAKLAND, Calif. – This week, California dropped a lawsuit officials filed against the Trump administration. The suit involved the federal government’s withdrawal of $4 billion in federal grants for the state’s high-speed rail project. The U.S. Department of Transportation cut funds for the project, which sought to connect San Francisco to Los Angeles, in July. […]
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DC Pipe Bomb Suspect Confesses in Justice Department Memo

DC Pipe Bomb Suspect Confesses in Justice Department Memo

Joseph Quesada
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December 29, 2025
WASHINGTON – The man suspected of placing two pipe bombs in Washington on the night before the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol told investigators following his arrest that he believed someone needed to “speak up” for those who thought the 2020 election was rigged. On Sunday, prosecutors also revealed that the suspect […]
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EU Warns of Potential Action after U.S. Bars 'Radical' Europeans

EU Warns of Potential Action after U.S. Bars 'Radical' Europeans

Joseph Quesada
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December 26, 2025
BRUSSELS – The European Union, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany criticized a U.S. decision to impose travel bans on five Europeans this week. The State Department accuses them of influencing tech companies to censor “American viewpoints.” Secretary of State Marco Rubio banned a former top EU official. Additionally, he banned four high-profile activists who […]
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U.S. Launches Strikes Against ISIS in Nigeria

U.S. Launches Strikes Against ISIS in Nigeria

Joseph Quesada
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December 26, 2025
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump announced on this week that the U.S. launched a “deadly strike” against Islamic State fighters. The U.S. launched attacks in northwest Nigeria, where Trump says the fighters had been killing Christians. Trump announced the strike via a post on Truth Social. He said the strike targeted “ISIS Terrorist Scum in […]
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Supreme Court Refuses Trump's National Guard Deployment in Chicago

Supreme Court Refuses Trump's National Guard Deployment in Chicago

Joseph Quesada
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December 24, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against President Donald Trump this week. Trump had previously asked to lift a lower court injunction. The lower court had blocked the president from sending National Guard troops into Illinois over its governor’s objections. The Trump administration issued an appeal in October. The appeal urged that it needed to federalize […]
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Dept. of Education Investigates Brown University's Security After Shooting

Dept. of Education Investigates Brown University's Security After Shooting

Joseph Quesada
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December 23, 2025
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Department of Education announced this week that it is reviewing Brown University’s security systems. The announcement comes after the shooting that took place earlier this month, which killed two students. “In the hours after the shooting, public reporting appeared to show that Brown’s campus surveillance and security system may not have […]
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Trump Announces New 'Trump Class' of Navy Battleships

Trump Announces New 'Trump Class' of Navy Battleships

Joseph Quesada
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December 23, 2025
WASHINGTON – President Trump announced this week a plan for the Navy to build a new, large warship. The “battleship” is part of a larger project to create a “Golden Fleet.” The president called the new set of warships “Trump-class” battleships. The first ship will be the USS Defiant. Construction is set to begin “almost […]
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Judge to Decide Whether ICE can Re-Detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia

Judge to Decide Whether ICE can Re-Detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia

Joseph Quesada
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December 22, 2025
GREENBELT, Md. – A federal judge will decide whether ICE can re-detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Garcia has been free from immigration custody for just over a week. USCIS released Abrego on Dec. 11. following U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis’ ruling that the government had detained him “without lawful authority.” “This is an extremely irregular and […]
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Trump Appoints Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as Greenland Special Envoy

Trump Appoints Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as Greenland Special Envoy

Joseph Quesada
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December 22, 2025
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – President Donald Trump announced over the weekend that he is appointing Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry to serve as the U.S. special envoy to Greenland. “Jeff understands how essential Greenland is to our National Security and will strongly advance our Country’s Interests for the Safety, Security, and Survival of our Allies, […]
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Top Official Confirms Justice Department Delay on Epstein Files

Top Official Confirms Justice Department Delay on Epstein Files

Joseph Quesada
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December 19, 2025
WASHINGTON – A top Justice Department official this week announced the department will not fully release all of its investigative files of Jeffrey Epstein by the December 19th deadline. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche spoke with Fox News this week. Blanche expects to release “several hundred thousand documents” by the due date. Hundreds of thousands […]
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RFK Jr. Announces Moves to Ban Trans Care for Minors

RFK Jr. Announces Moves to Ban Trans Care for Minors

Joseph Quesada
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December 19, 2025
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced on Thursday many regulatory moves aimed at banning gender-affirming care for minors nationwide. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, announced the measures in a press conference. The conference took place at […]
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