U.S. Pressures Venezuela to Expel Advisers From Cuba, China, Russia and Iran
Secretary of State Marco Rubio was said to have listed the Trump administration’s demands to Venezuela’s new leader, Delcy Rodríguez, in a classified meeting Monday with senior congressional leaders.Read More
Aldrich Ames, C.I.A. Turncoat Who Helped the Soviets, Dies at 84
As chief of the counterintelligence branch of the C.I.A.’s Soviet division, he had access to some of the nation’s deepest secrets. He had been serving life without parole since 1994.Read More
Justice Dept. Memo Approved Military Incursion Into Venezuela as Lawful
The specifics of the memo are unclear. But Attorney General Pam Bondi told lawmakers in briefings this week that the administration would share the document with them.Read More
Tim Walz Says He Ended Minnesota Governor Run to Shield Residents From Trump
“I don’t think any governor in history has had to fight a war against the federal government every single day,” Gov. Walz said after ending his re-election bid.Read More
Israel Tells Doctors Without Borders to End Its Work in Gaza
The move against the medical aid group enforces policies limiting criticism of Israel’s conduct in the war and requiring personal details about Gazan employees.Read More
Rubio Tells Lawmakers Trump Wants to Buy Greenland
President Trump has said since his first term that he wants to acquire Greenland, and he asked aides for an updated plan on Monday. European leaders rejected the president’s assertions.Read More
Georgia Schedules Special Election for Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Seat
The election on March 10, or a runoff in April, will determine who serves out the remainder of Ms. Greene’s term after her unexpected resignation from Congress.Read More
Doug LaMalfa’s Death Further Depletes House G.O.P. Majority
The California Republican’s sudden passing, on the same day that Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene’s resignation took effect, made the party’s House math even trickier.Read More
Optimism About Nuclear Energy Is Rising Again. Will It Last?
Companies like Kairos Power are building new types of reactors with the encouragement of the Trump administration, but their success is far from assured.Read More
Democrats Commemorate Jan. 6, Highlighting Trump’s Role
On Capitol Hill, Democrats spent the fifth anniversary of the riot forcefully rebutting the president’s attempts to rewrite the history of the attack, as he stepped up his false claims.Read More