House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Sunday insisted on the Trump administration’s justification for capturing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. “There is no evidence that the Administration has presented to justify the actions taken in the context of an imminent threat to the health, safety, welfare, national security… Source link
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said on Sunday that Venezuelans in the US who were previously under Temporary Protective Status (TPS) can apply for asylum. “Every person who comes under TPS has the opportunity to apply for refugee status and the evaluation will move forward,” Noem told host Gillian Turner on “Fox News Sunday.” Noem…
Pope Leo XIV on Sunday underlined the importance of protecting Venezuela’s sovereignty after US forces captured President Nicolas Maduro and seized control of the country’s governance. Speaking in St. Peter’s Square during his Sunday mass, the first American Pope reflected on world events and called for attention to the interests of the Venezuelan people… Source…
Trump administration officials will brief a select group of lawmakers on Monday about the operation to capture and arrest President Nicolas Maduro and his wife in Venezuela. The briefing on “Operation Absolute Resolve” will include a number of administration officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, CIA Director John Ratcliffe,…
Representative Jim Himes (D-Conn.), ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, on Sunday called the recent U.S. operation in Venezuela an “imperial adventure.” “Look, this is a long pattern and a particularly egregious example of the pattern of this administration not caring about the United States Congress, which, by the way, is Jim… Source link
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said the company’s satellite internet provider Starlink will provide free service to Venezuelans by next month. Musk reposted a statement from the account of Starlink on the social platform X, which Musk owns, announcing the policy change. “Starlink is providing free broadband service to the people… Source link
The House will return after the holidays to face the sagas that have troubled the House for months. The debate over health care and efforts to revive expired Obamacare subsidies will drag on through January and the first quarter of the year. The funding deadline at the end of the month threatens a partial government…
Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) said Sunday that he does not believe the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro will have any significant impact on the scope of drug trafficking in the United States. “No, I don’t know,” Smith, the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, said in an interview on NewsNation’s “The Hill,”…
Democratic Rep. Ami Bera (Calif.) said Sunday that the Trump administration’s motive for capturing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro goes beyond stopping the flow of drugs and sanctioned oil from the South American country. “I think part of the administration’s intention is that now that they have a different administration in Venezuela that they… Source link
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday that U.S. military activity in Venezuela this weekend did not require congressional approval because it was a law enforcement operation, not a prolonged invasion of a foreign country. In an interview on ABC News’ “This Week”, Rubio defended the operation against claims that it was illegal… Source link
