Venezuela Oil Tanker Seized by U.S. Was Part of Effort to Finance Cuba

(Sat, 13 Dec 2025 14:45:01 +0000)

Firms with ties to Cuba are getting a larger share of Venezuelan oil exports, as the island’s security agents boost President Nicolás Maduro’s defenses.

Behind the Venezuelan Opposition Leader’s Daring Escape to Oslo

(Sat, 13 Dec 2025 00:55:38 +0000)

An American firm with experience in special operations spirited María Corina Machado, the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, out of the country in a secretive land, sea and air operation.

For Rubio the Cuba Hawk, the Road to Havana Runs Through Venezuela

(Fri, 12 Dec 2025 23:30:45 +0000)

President Trump’s secretary of state and national security adviser has long sought to cripple or topple Cuba’s government, which has close security and economic ties to Venezuela.

In Trump’s Justice Dept., Failing in Court Might Be Better Than Bucking the Boss

(Sat, 13 Dec 2025 14:46:08 +0000)

This week demonstrated an emerging reality for President Trump: Commanding the Justice Department is not the same as controlling the justice system.

Judge’s Order Complicates Justice Dept. Plans to Again Charge Comey

(Sat, 13 Dec 2025 03:59:19 +0000)

Justice Department officials have been considering whether to bring new charges against James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, after a different judge dismissed the original case against him.

Amid Fractures on the Right, Tucker Carlson Continues His Attacks

(Sat, 13 Dec 2025 03:02:28 +0000)

On Theo Von’s show this week, Mr. Carlson lashed out at a major supporter of the president, the F.B.I. and “unimpressive, dumb, totally noncreative people” leading the nation.

Colorado Officials Reject Trump’s ‘Pardon’ of a Convicted Election Denier

(Sat, 13 Dec 2025 10:02:04 +0000)

The president’s stated intention to pardon Tina Peters, jailed for tampering with election machines in 2020, has set off a legal fight over the extent of Mr. Trump’s pardon powers.

Biden Has Raised Little of What He Needs to Build a Presidential Library

(Sat, 13 Dec 2025 10:01:00 +0000)

His library foundation has told the I.R.S. that by the end of 2027 it expects to bring in just $11.3 million — not nearly enough for a traditional presidential library.

Eric Adams Swaggered Into City Hall, and Now He’s Swaggering Out

(Sat, 13 Dec 2025 11:52:03 +0000)

Interviewed as he prepares to leave office, Mayor Eric Adams said that he hadn’t gotten the credit he deserved and that certain forces had always been arrayed against him.

Clean, Limitless Energy Exists. China Is Going Big in the Race to Harness It.

(Sat, 13 Dec 2025 10:00:12 +0000)

Beijing is pouring vast resources into fusion research, while the U.S. wants private industry to lead the way. The winner could reshape civilization.

The Reasonable Majority Is No Longer Silent

(Sat, 13 Dec 2025 12:00:10 +0000)

Donald Trump is confronting a backlash of the reasonable.

Baby Steps

(Sat, 13 Dec 2025 12:16:46 +0000)

The antidote to our increasingly disembodied lives may lie in letting go of our inhibitions and dancing like kids do.

Russia Bombs Ukraine Port of Odesa Amid Peace Talks

(Sat, 13 Dec 2025 15:03:04 +0000)

Much of Ukraine’s largest Black Sea port was without power, heat and water on Saturday after strikes from Russia, which has shown little appetite for a deal to end the war.

U.S. Forces Attacked in Syria, State Media Says

(Sat, 13 Dec 2025 15:38:47 +0000)

Injuries were reported in an assault near the ancient city of Palmyra, the Syrian government’s news agency said.

Can Trump’s Grand Plans for Gaza Get Off the Drawing Board?

(Sat, 13 Dec 2025 10:14:54 +0000)

The next steps for the president’s 20-point Gaza peace plan have been mired in uncertainty and a lack of detail, but that may be set to change. Here’s what to know.

A Measles Outbreak Brings With It Echoes of the Pandemic

(Sat, 13 Dec 2025 10:02:10 +0000)

In South Carolina, parents struggle to deal with infections that have brought quarantines and remote learning. Health care workers are bracing for an increase in cases.