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U.S. Seizes Two Oil Tankers As It Asserts Control Over Venezuela

The United States has seized two oil tankers as it asserts its control over Venezuela and its oil industry. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says the first tanker was seized in the North Atlantic after pursuing it for several weeks. She says the other tanker was a stateless vessel in the Caribbean and conducting illicit activities. As for who’s running Venezuela right now, Leavitt says the Trump administration has “maximum leverage” over that country.

Federal agent fatally shoots driver in Minneapolis amid immigration crackdown

A U.S. immigration agent shot and killed a driver in Minneapolis on Wednesday amid an immigration enforcement surge, according to local and federal officials. The shooting drew protesters into the streets near the scene, some of whom were met by heavily armed federal agents wearing gas masks who fired chemical munitions at the demonstrators. Tricia McLaughlin, a spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security said in a post on X that the Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer began firing after a "violent rioter" attempted to run over ICE officers. "The alleged perpetrator was hit and is deceased," she wrote. "The ICE officers who were hurt are expected to make full recoveries." Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey blamed the Trump administration in a post on X for heightening tensions around immigration enforcement. "The presence of federal immigration enforcement agents is causing chaos in our city," Frey, a Democrat, said on X. "We're demanding ICE to leave the city immediately. We stand rock solid with our immigrant and refugee communities." The Trump administration has deployed federal immigration agents to Democratic-led cities across the U.S. through his first year in office, leading to backlash from residents. In recent weeks, agents have been sent to Minneapolis following allegations of fraud involving Somali immigrants,. A dark-colored SUV with a bullet hole through its windshield and blood splattered across the headrest was seen rammed into a pole on the snowy street where the shooting took place. U.S. Border Patrol commander-at-large Gregory Bovino, who has led other enforcement actions in Chicago, Charlotte and New Orleans, was also on site. Venus de Mars, a 65-year-old Minneapolis resident who lives near the site of the shooting, described seeing paramedics perform CPR on a woman collapsed next to a snowbank near the crashed car. Shortly after, they loaded her into an ambulance that drove away without its sirens on. "There's been lots of ICE activity but nothing like this," de Mars said. "I'm so angry. I'm so angry, and I feel helpless."

Rubio & Danish Officials To Hold Talks On U.S. Interest In Greenland

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he plans to meet Danish officials next week after the Trump administration reiterated its intention to take over the strategic Arctic island. Rubio has told U.S. lawmakers that the Trump administration wants to eventually purchase Greenland, rather than use military force to take over the self-governing territory of Denmark. Tensions escalated after the White House said Tuesday that the use of “U.S. military is always an option.” Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned earlier this week that a takeover would threaten NATO. The leaders of several European countries reaffirmed that Greenland “belongs to its people.”

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Artists protest the Trump-Kennedy Center

Mike and Mark Debate the controversy over artists protesting venues by not performing.

Democrats hold sing-along to protest Trump

The Dems held a sing-along to protest Trump on the 5th anniversary of J6.

Venezuela To Export $2 Billion Worth Of Oil To The US

Venezuela To Export $2 Billion Worth Of Oil To The US With Daniel Turner, Founder & Executive Director of Power the Future (PowertheFuture.com).

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Maduro Pleads Not Guilty & Walz's Fraud Scandal Unravels

Maduro Pleads Not Guilty & Walz's Fraud Scandal Unravels With Josh Hammer, host of The Josh Hammer Show on The Salem News Channel, author of Israel and Civilization: The Fate of the Jewish Nation and the Destiny of the West (released March 18, 2025) | Senior Counsel for the Article III Project and the Internet Accountability Project, senior editor-at-large of Newsweek.

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DOJ: Brown, MIT Shooter Planned Attack For Years

The U.S. Department of Justice says the man who killed two Brown University students and an MIT professor planned the shootings for years. Investigators say Claudio Neves Valente, a former Brown student and Portuguese national, left behind video recordings confessing to the attacks but did not provide a motive. According to authorities, Neves Valente admitted he had been planning the violence for at least six semesters and showed no remorse in the recordings. The shootings occurred on December 13 and 15. Neves Valente was found dead in a storage facility in New Hampshire days after the attacks, officials said.

Georgia To Hold Special Election To Replace Marjorie Taylor Greene

Voters in northwest Georgia will head to the polls on March 10 to select a successor to U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who recently resigned from Congress. Governor Brian Kemp set the special election date, and the field to succeed Greene in Georgia’s 14th Congressional District is already growing. As many as 19 Republicans have declared their candidacy or are considering a run. All candidates will appear on the same all-party ballot on March 10. If no candidate wins a majority, the top two finishers will advance to a runoff election on April 7.

HHS Withholds Family Aid Funds Over Fraud Concerns

The Trump administration says it is withholding federal funding for family and child care programs in five Democratic-led states over concerns about possible fraud. The Department of Health and Human Services says the move affects California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York and will require additional documentation before funds are released. State leaders in several of the affected states say they are prepared to challenge the decision in court, arguing the funding supports critical services for children and low-income families.

Trump Announces Plan To Sell Venezuelan Oil

The United States and Venezuela have agreed to export up to $2 billion worth of Venezuelan crude to U.S. ports, according to President Donald Trump, marking a major shift in Washington’s approach to the country’s sanctioned oil sector. Trump said Tuesday the U.S. will refine and sell between 30 million and 50 million barrels of Venezuelan oil that had been stranded under U.S. sanctions. He said the oil will be sold at market price, with proceeds intended to benefit people in both countries. The announcement comes days after a U.S. military operation in Caracas that resulted in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who is now being held in New York awaiting federal drug charges. Venezuelan officials say dozens of security personnel were killed during the operation, while Cuba says 32 of its military and intelligence officers stationed in Venezuela also died. Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodriguez, has declared a week of mourning. Trump said Energy Secretary Chris Wright will oversee the oil plan, which could be worth nearly $2 billion based on current prices. U.S. officials have not yet outlined the legal framework for transferring and selling the oil. The White House is expected to meet with U.S. oil executives, including representatives from ExxonMobil, Chevron and ConocoPhillips, to discuss potential investments and rebuilding Venezuela’s oil infrastructure. The operation and oil plan have drawn international criticism from Russia and China, while U.S. allies have urged adherence to international law. Venezuela’s political future remains uncertain as the U.S. increases its involvement in the country’s energy sector.

Trump: US to receive up to 50 million barrels of Venezuelan oil

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Venezuela’s interim authorities will provide the United States with 30 million to 50 million barrels of oil to be sold at market price, with proceeds intended to benefit people in both countries. The move comes as part of broader U.S. efforts to redirect Venezuelan crude previously constrained by sanctions and boost American access to the South American nation’s vast oil reserves. Trump also plans a meeting with U.S. oil company executives to discuss expanding American involvement in Venezuela’s energy sector

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Suspects Plead Not Guilty In New Year's Eve Southern California Bombing Plot

Three of the four suspects accused of plotting to bomb several Southern California business locations on New Year’s Eve have pleaded not guilty. Audrey Carroll, 30, and Zachary Page, 32, entered their pleas in federal court Monday. Tina Lai, 41, entered her plea in court a few days earlier. Their attorneys did not immediately respond to emailed requests for comment. The fourth person, Dante Anthony-Gaffield, 24, will enter his plea Jan. 20. The suspects, all from the Los Angeles area, were arrested Dec. 12 in the Mojave Desert east of Los Angeles as they were rehearsing their plot, First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said last month. Officials said they made the arrests before the suspects assembled a functional explosive device. Essayli said Carroll created a detailed plan to bomb five or more business locations owned by two companies across Southern California on New Year’s Eve described as “Amazon-type” logistical centers. He did not identify the alleged targets. A grand jury indicted the four on multiple counts of providing and attempting to provide material support to terrorists and possession of unregistered firearms. Carroll and Page were also indicted on one count of conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction. Officials said they are members of an offshoot of an anti-capitalist and anti-government group dubbed the Turtle Island Liberation Front. The group calls for decolonization, tribal sovereignty and “the working class to rise up and fight back against capitalism,” according to the criminal complaint. They also are members of what one of the defendants characterized as a “radical” faction of the group that communicated using a chat called “Order of the Black Lotus," according to the indictment. The term “Turtle Island” is used by some Indigenous peoples to describe North America in a way that reflects its existence outside of the colonial boundaries put in place by the U.S. and Canada. It comes from Indigenous creation stories where the continent was formed on the back of a giant turtle. Two of the group’s members also had discussed plans for future attacks targeting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and vehicles with pipe bombs, according to the criminal complaint. Photos included in the court documents show the desert campsite where they were arrested with what investigators said were bomb-making materials strewn across plastic folding tables. Trial for Carroll, Page, and Lai is scheduled to begin Feb. 17. Anthony-Gaffield's trial will be scheduled once he enters his plea. If convicted, Carroll and Page could face a maximum sentence of life in federal prison, and Anthony-Gaffield and Lai could face a maximum sentence of 25 years in federal prison.

European leaders push back on Trump's Greenland comments

Several European leaders have pushed back on U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments about seeking an American takeover of Greenland. The leaders issued a statement Tuesday reaffirming the strategic, mineral-rich Arctic island “belongs to its people.” The leaders of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and the United Kingdom have joined Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in defending Greenland’s sovereignty in the wake of Trump’s comments. Greenland is a self-governing territory of the kingdom of Denmark. White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller said Monday that Greenland should be part of the United States. Frederiksen previously said a U.S. takeover of Greenland would amount to the end of the NATO military alliance.

Injured Sue Philadelphia Nursing Home After Explosion For Negligence

Four people hurt when an explosion ripped through a Pennsylvania nursing home two weeks ago sued the facility and a natural gas utility on Monday, claiming their negligence was to blame. Two workers at Bristol Health & Rehab Center LLC, a resident of the suburban Philadelphia facility and a contractor who happened to be there when the blast occurred on Dec. 23 filed the lawsuit. The defendants include PECO Energy Company, which provided natural gas to the complex, its parent company Exelon Corp., and Saber Healthcare Holdings LLC of Beachwood, Ohio. The lawsuit filed in Philadelphia court claims the defendants “were aware of a gas leak in the building and failed to take the steps necessary to evacuate the building, fix the leak and protect the residents, workers and others that were exposed to the horrific blast.” Zach Shamberg, Saber Healthcare Group chief of government affairs, said in an email Monday that the company is cooperating with the ongoing investigation and does not comment on litigation. PECO communications director Greg Smore said in an email that as a party to an investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board, the company was not permitted to comment. The gas utility has previously said the cause is under investigation and it’s not known whether PECO’s equipment or natural gas were involved. The explosion killed a resident and a worker and injured 20 other people. Officials have not said what caused it, but a PECO crew had been there to investigate a reported gas leak. The lawsuit claims the gas leak “had been festering for days” and the gas odor came from the boiler room. “Defendants' decision not to immediately initiate evacuation procedures under these circumstances was reckless and outrageous given the population within the building, with many of the residents having limited mobility and unable to self-evacuate in the case of an emergency,” the lawsuit alleged. A utility crew was responding to reports of a gas odor when the explosion happened, authorities have said. Authorities reported acts of heroism in response to the explosion. About 100 residents were taken to other nursing homes nearby, officials said. One of the people who died was Muthoni Nduthu, 52, a Kenyan immigrant who worked there. The other victim was a resident whose name has not been made public. The force of the blast shook nearby houses for blocks in Bristol, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) northeast of Philadelphia.

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