Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), respectively chairman and ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, criticized the Trump administration for not including them in Monday’s briefing on the operation in Venezuela to capture Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Celia Flores. Both senators cited the administration’s argument that the mission… Source link
Two high-profile Republican senators warned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday against reducing the military rank or pension of Senator Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) as punishment for filming a video with several other Democratic lawmakers urging service members not to follow unlawful orders. Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine), who has jurisdiction over the Pentagon’s budget as chair……
Conservative Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Monday pointed the finger directly at his colleague, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), as the primary catalyst behind President Trump’s surprise mission to send U.S. special operators to Caracas to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Paul expressed regret over what he sees as a reversal of Trump’s previous staunch opposition…
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Top Senate and House lawmakers from both parties emerged from a classified briefing given by President Trump’s most senior officials with little clarity on Venezuela’s future, after the president declared that the US would “run” the country after arresting its president, Nicolas Maduro. Trump has given the green signal to the Vice President of Venezuela……
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on her last day in Congress expressed hope that Americans will speak out against the Trump administration’s actions in Venezuela. “I really hope to see the American people step back and say, ‘Let’s focus on the United States of America, Mr. President,’ because that’s what the American people deserve,” Green……
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller supported President Trump’s claim that the US would rule over Venezuela after the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro. “What the president said is true. The United States is running Venezuela. By definition, that’s true,” Miller told host Jake Tapper on CNN’s “The…” Source link
Welcome to The Hills Defense and NetSec Newsletter {Beacon} Defense & National Security Defense & National Security The Big Story Are more attacks to come? Venezuelan President Trump issued a series of new threats against various countries after the US operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro over the weekend. © Associated Press Trump… Source…
The House Ethics Committee announced Monday that it is expanding its investigation into Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) and Brandon Phillips, Collins’ chief of staff, who joined the congressman’s Senate campaign following the release of a report from the Office of Congressional Conduct (OCC) that made allegations over the hiring of a former intern in the…
{Beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment Big Story Trump captures Maduro, eyes Venezuelan oil industry After the US captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, President Trump said he wanted the US to take over the country’s oil production. © Alex Brandon, Associated Press “As everyone knows, the oil business in Venezuela… Source link
