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Oil Companies Ramped Up Their White House Lobbying on Venezuela Before Maduro’s Capture
just now (685+ words) Government records indicate Chevron, Shell, PBF Energy and Phillips 66 registered federal lobbying activity related to Venezuelan oil and gas in 2025. An oil field in Maracaibo Lake in Venezuela's oil rich Zulia state. Leslie Mazoch/AP January 21, 2026 02:08 PM In the year…...
Analysis: Trump Lambasts Europe, Calls Denmark ‘Ungrateful,’ Seeks Greenland at Davos
1+ min ago (1319+ words) Trump's push to annex Greenland dominated an event meant to project unity, as he touted US achievements to suggest Europe owes Washington " while ruling out military action. For now. In Davos, US President Donald Trump said he would not invade…...
More Israeli strikes pound southern Lebanon after day of attacks
2+ min ago (60+ words) Israel kept up its bombardment of southern Lebanon after a series of daytime attacks. More Israeli strikes pound southern Lebanon after day of attacks Israel kept up its bombardment of southern Lebanon into Wednesday evening after a series of daytime…...
Trump tells top 2028 hopeful he ‘shouldn’t want to be president’
3+ min ago (575+ words) President Donald Trump dished out advice to a governor who has been floated as a top potential 2028 contender alongside Vice President JD Vance and California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D). In an upcoming memoir, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro " a Democrat who was…...
US military transfers first 150 Daesh detainees from Syria to Iraq
3+ min ago (316+ words) AL-HOL, Syria (AP): The US military said Wednesday it has started transferring detainees from the Daesh group being held in northeastern Syria to secure facilities in Iraq. The move came after Syrian government forces took control of a sprawling camp,…...
Here’s who is considering boycotting the World Cup as Trump threatens Greenland
4+ min ago (374+ words) Political leaders in Europe are calling for a World Cup boycott this summer in response to President Donald Trump's threats to take over Greenland. Trump has been vocal about his desire to control Greenland and has even threatened eight European…...
LIVE NOW: House Judiciary Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Threats to America’s Transportation System
7+ min ago (41+ words) The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight holds a hearing at 2:00 p.m. ET on Jan. 21 on "Embedded Threats: Foreign Ownership, Hidden Hardware, and Lice... LIVE NOW: House Judiciary Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Threats to America's Transportation System...
House Judiciary Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Threats to America’s Transportation System
7+ min ago (39+ words) The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight holds a hearing at 2:00 p.m. ET on Jan. 21 on "Embedded Threats: Foreign Ownership, Hidden Hardware, and Lice... House Judiciary Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Threats to America's Transportation System...
Trump's jibes are wearing thin for many of Europe's leaders
7+ min ago (892+ words) "Without us, right now you'd all be speaking German," President Donald Trump told his audience at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss Alps on Wednesday. He may well have forgotten German is the most widely spoken of the four…...
House Democrats introduce discharge petition on stock trading ban
8+ min ago (352+ words) House Democrats introduced a discharge petition Wednesday to force action on a bill banning members of Congress, the president, the vice president and their immediate families from owning, holding and trading stocks." The petition so far has been signed by…...