Venezuela Strongman and Maduro Ally, Diosdado Cabello, Faces an Uneasy Transition
Diosdado Cabello, Venezuela’s interior minister, is accused by U.S. prosecutors of drug trafficking and is linked to repression at home, yet remains a powerful figure.Read More
The U.S. Is Pressing Mexico to Allow U.S. Forces to Fight Cartels
The United States is escalating pressure on the Mexican government to permit the U.S. military to target fentanyl labs, according to American officials.Read More
Cyberattack in Venezuela Demonstrated Precision of U.S. Capabilities
Senators are expected to ask Lt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd, President Trump’s nominee to lead the U.S. Cyber Command, about the mission in Caracas.Read More
Nobel Committee Takes Heat at Home as Machado Courts Trump in D.C.
The Venezuelan opposition leader’s attempts to share her award with the U.S. president have shaken some Norwegians’ faith in their signature soft-power tool.Read More
Trump Vows to Make Venezuela Rich. It Will Take More Than U.S. Cash.
History suggests that the price of oil and a wider distribution of wealth are as important as foreign investment.Read More
Judge to Weigh Next Steps in Student Activist Deportations Case
The hearing on Thursday followed up on the court’s sweeping finding in September that noncitizen students had the same free speech rights as citizens.Read More
One State, Two Very Different Views of Minneapolis
Pull up a stool at Ye Olde Pickle Factory and listen to a story about America’s urban-rural divide.Read More
Federal Agent Shoots and Injures Man in Minneapolis, and F.B.I. Searches Reporter’s Home
Plus, a space station evacuation.Read More
Harvard Slips on a Global Ranking List, as Chinese Schools Surge Ahead
Harvard still dominates, though it fell to No. 3 on a list measuring academic output. Other American universities are falling farther behind their global peers.Read More
Harper Lee Expanded on Her View of the South in Letters to a Friend
In decades of correspondence, the author gave her friend, JoBeth McDaniel, a mix of opinions, advice on writing and insight into the impact of the Civil Rights movement.Read More