Trump promises oil executives ‘total safety’ if they invest in Venezuela after Maduro ouster

Trump promises oil executives ‘total safety’ if they invest in Venezuela after Maduro ouster

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday called on oil executives to rush back into Venezuela as the White House tries to quickly secure $100 billion in investments to fix the country’s neglected infrastructure and fully tap into its expansive reserves of petroleum. Since the U.S. military raid to capture former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro…

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Judge says Trump administration can’t block child care, other program money for 5 states for now

Judge says Trump administration can’t block child care, other program money for 5 states for now

A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration cannot block federal money for child care subsidies and other programs aimed at supporting needy children and their families from flowing to five Democratic-led states for now. The states of California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York argued that a policy announced Tuesday to freeze…

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Border turnaround takes center stage in GOP midterm strategy

Border turnaround takes center stage in GOP midterm strategy

HIDALGO, Texas — National Border Patrol Council President Paul Perez said Friday that the resources provided to border officials through the GOP’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act have uncuffed border patrol agents to do their jobs. It is a measure of success that Republicans are counting on voters to reward them for in the November…

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U.S. expected to reap 30 million barrels of Venezuelan oil

U.S. expected to reap 30 million barrels of Venezuelan oil

As much as 30 million barrels of Venezuelan oil is on its way to the United States, according to President Trump, which would be the equivalent of one month’s worth of Venezuelan production. The president said the oil windfall is on the way “right now.” “It’s about $4 billion worth of oil and it’s on…

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Feds detail 3 more noncitizen voting cases

Feds detail 3 more noncitizen voting cases

Federal authorities this week won a guilty plea from an illegal immigrant who cast votes in Michigan, plus announced indictments against two men they accused of voting illegally in New Jersey. The Michigan case involved Jose Gargenis Vasquez Rosa, from the Dominican Republic, who was living here under the stolen identity of an American citizen…

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Hennepin County prosecutor calls on the public to share Renee Good shooting evidence with her office

Hennepin County prosecutor calls on the public to share Renee Good shooting evidence with her office

MINNEAPOLIS — Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty on Friday called on members of the public to send any video or other evidence in the fatal shooting of Renee Good directly to her office, despite the Trump administration’s decision to hand the investigation solely to the FBI. Moriarty said that although her office has collaborated effectively…

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