The U.S. sanctions are aimed at ratchetingup pressure on embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro but could increase gas prices in the U.S.
Author: Deirdre Shesgreen, USA TODAY
Foreign policy hawk Elliott Abrams joins Trump administration as Venezuela envoy
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Elliott Abrams will travel to New York with him Saturday for a meeting of the United Nation’s Security Council.
President Trump, Irish ambassador Daniel Mulhall have similar Twitter addictions
While the U.S. president’s online missives are often meant to punch and provoke, the Irish ambassador’s tweets are designed to soothe and enchant.
Trump administration orders non-emergency US diplomatic staff to leave Venezuela
American diplomats in Venezuela are in the middle of an escalating dispute between the Trump administration and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
Putin warns against ‘destructive interference’ in Venezuela after Trump recognizes Juan Guaido
A top Russian official warned theTrump administration against military intervention in Venezuela, saying it would create a “catastrophic scenario.”
White House scrambles to repair rift with Turkey after Trump’s threat to ‘devastate’ ally’s economy
Trump’s Twitter threat comes as the U.S. and Turkey are engaged in delicate negotiations over the fate of the Syrian Kurds.
‘The age of self-inflicted American shame is over,’ Pompeo declares in rebuke of Obama’s policy
Secretary of State Pompeo argued that the Trump administration has “reinvigorated” and “rebuilt” American’s leadership role in the region.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo makes unannounced stop in Iraq
Secretary of State Pompeo’sstop in Iraq was part of a swing across the Middle East aimed at reassuring American allies in the region.
Low-key Sen. James Risch contrasts combative Corker on Foreign Relations Committee
A self-made millionaire, former trial lawyer and cattle rancher, Sen. James Risch is a low-key legislator unlike Bob Corker, who was a high-profile media star.
As Trump’s timeline for Syria withdrawal slips, U.S. allies are nervous, angry, confused
Trump’s advisers are trying to calm jittery U.S. allies amid Trump’s Syria withdrawal announcement. But experts say they have lost credibility.