Tag: Marco Rubio
Senate readies vote on Venezuela war powers as Trump pressures GOP defectors
WASHINGTON – Senate Republicans are facing intense pressure from President Donald Trump to vote down a war powers resolution Wednesday that is aimed at...
Trump Is Right About Greenland — Wrong About How to Secure It
President Donald Trump and others in his administration have dramatically escalated their rhetoric about the strategic importance of Greenland and their desire to seize...
The Latest: DOJ subpoenas central bank and threatens criminal indictment, Fed Chair Powell says
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powellsaid Sunday the Department of Justice has served the central bank with subpoenas and threatened it with a criminal indictment...
Oil Executives Non-Committal to Trump’s Venezuela Pitch at the White House – Inside Climate News
President Donald Trump’s meeting with oil industry executives was high on praise for Trump and his actions in Venezuela, but low on commitments from...
How Delcy Rodríguez courted Donald Trump and rose to power in Venezuela
MIAMI – In 2017, as political outsider Donald Trump headed to Washington, Delcy Rodríguez spotted an opening.Then Venezuela's foreign minister, Rodríguez directed Citgo —...
Trump pushes back against Democrats’ criticism of Maduro raid
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Tuesday pushed back against Democratic criticism of this weekend's military operation that led to the capture of Nicolás...
Rubio, Hegseth brief congressional leaders as questions mount over next steps in Venezuela
WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other top officials briefed leaders in Congress late Monday on the striking military operation in Venezuela...
‘This Never Ends Well’: Rubio’s Fast-Talking Defense Crashes Out, Tries to Muscle Past Reporter — Until His Defense Slips and Trump’s Venezuela Endgame Spills Out
Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s rapid-fire style was on full display during his Sunday appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press” — a performance that...
Maduro is set to make his first appearance in a US courtroom on drug trafficking charges
NEW YORK – Deposed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is set to make his first appearance Monday in an American courtroom on the narco-terrorism charges...
Rubio suggests the U.S. won’t govern Venezuela day-to-day and will use oil quarantine to exercise control | Fortune
Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested Sunday that the United States would not govern Venezuela day-to-day other than enforcing an existing “oil quarantine” on the country,...