13 entries in the ledger
In a fact sheet issued Aug. 31, the White House set out the terms of the Venezuela oil arrangement Trump announced three days earlier. Venezuelan interim authorities have granted North American Blue Energy Partners, or...
President Trump announced in an Aug. 28, 2026 evening social media post that the United States had entered an agreement with Venezuela covering 17 oil fields with a proven potential of 65 billion barrels, calling it "THE...
The en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Aug. 13 dismissed the challenge to Trump's use of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to remove Venezuelans the administration accused of belonging to the Tren de Aragua...
At an August 5 rally in Las Vegas, Trump described Venezuelan oil revenue as "spoils" of the January 2026 U.S. military operation that removed President Nicolas Maduro, saying the war "lasted 48 minutes" and had paid for...
The New York Times reported on July 11, 2026, based on interviews with more than a dozen officials and others close to both governments, that Secretary of State Marco Rubio "now effectively controls Venezuela's finances...
On July 8, 2026, in Cusco, Peru, Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby told the Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas that the administration is pursuing a revamped Monroe Doctrine — informally dubbed the...
On April 23, 2026, the Justice Department unsealed charges against Gannon Ken Van Dyke, 38, a U.S. Army soldier stationed at Fort Bragg, alleging he used classified information about Operation Absolute Resolve, the...
On January 15, 2026, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado gave her 2025 Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Trump during a White House meeting, calling it "a recognition for his unique commitment with our...
On January 14, 2026, the Senate defeated a war powers resolution 51-50, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote. The measure would have required the president to obtain congressional authorization...
On January 3, 2026, U.S. forces carried out "Operation Absolute Resolve," a military raid in Caracas that captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Dan...