Residents of the state said they were reeling after a series of blows that have exposed a deepening rift between the Trump administration and Minnesota leaders.
In the Trump era, there are a lot of contenders for the 51st state.
Trump will soon discover that the only way to revive major American oil investments in Venezuela is to revive Venezuela’s democracy.
The conversation appeared to defuse a crisis that erupted after President Trump said military action against Colombia “sounds good.” President Gustavo Petro spoke to The New York Times just before the call.
Specialists have left the I.R.S. and audits have been abandoned since the president returned to office.
The institution, long regarded as independent, is facing a White House deadline to hand over records about its content and will see turnover that could reshape its governing board.
De tacones, con vestidos transparentes y entallados y pestañas postizas, la exprometida de Donald Trump Jr. llegó para cambiar la diplomacia en Grecia.
In a wide-ranging interview with The New York Times on Wednesday, President Trump said “only time will tell” when it comes to how long the United States aims to control the country.
Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota slammed the fatal shooting of a woman by an immigration agent. President Trump said that the agents had acted in self-defense.
President Trump’s efforts to court President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia are rife with contradictions about stability and displays of American power.
The Marinera, which was seized by the U.S., isn’t the only ship from the “shadow fleet” of oil tankers to switch lately to a Russian identity, seeking protection.
The Maryland congressman, who served as one of his party’s top leaders, plans to depart after nearly half a century in Congress, as his party looks toward generational change.
Officials in Minnesota have disputed federal accounts of the shooting that killed a 37-year-old woman on Wednesday.
The executive order the president signed Wednesday follows a broader vision of American foreign policy that shuns coalition building and the consensus of nations.
The contradicting accounts of the ICE shooting in Minneapolis from the federal government and officials in Minnesota were the latest episode in a dispute that has been building for weeks.
El presidente estadounidense indicó que su equipo estaba organizando una visita del mandatario colombiano a la Casa Blanca.
The Trump administration said Wednesday that the United States was withdrawing from 66 international agreements, including a major climate change treaty.
The American president said a White House visit with Gustavo Petro was being arranged by the secretary of state.
In a polarized country, high-ranking officials were offering definitive, and starkly contrasting, accounts long before the facts could be established.
The president’s proposal for a $600 billion increase comes as his administration pushes for American imperialism.
El jefe adjunto de personal y asesor de seguridad nacional del presidente Trump ahora dirige su mirada de extrema derecha hacia el extranjero.
Most Republicans are on board with Trump’s aggression. Not Thomas Massie.
Algunos analistas afirman que un acuerdo de la Guerra Fría permite al presidente aumentar la presencia militar estadounidense en la isla casi a voluntad.
A man opened his door to discover a tableau of deadly violence after a federal agent fatally shot a woman.
As a damaged U.S. helicopter struggled to stay aloft over Venezuela’s capital, the success of the entire operation hung in the balance.
Democrats say the president cannot take money from the proceeds of seized oil and control it himself, calling it a ‘slush fund’ that would fly in the face of the Constitution.
Opposition was stacking up to the United States buying the semiautonomous island or taking it by force.
The president said he wanted Congress to stop the purchases by big investors, which have driven up rents and set obstacles for first-time buyers in some markets.
Republicans praised what they characterized as a narrow and well-executed plan, while Democrats expressed alarm, warning that the mission was vaguely defined.
Al necesitar el apoyo de Estados Unidos para defenderse de Rusia en Ucrania, los líderes europeos han sido cautos a la hora de criticar al presidente Trump sobre Groenlandia, Irán, Venezuela y otros temas.
La isla padece apagones generalizados, falta de insumos médicos y precios estratosféricos de alimentos, a lo que se suma la situación en Venezuela, uno de sus aliados y abastecedor de petróleo.
Whether or not the Venezuelan raid was advisable, it was Trumpian.
Will anyone be in charge?
Democrats demanded information from seven top U.S. oil companies about any meetings with the Trump administration regarding plans to control Venezuela’s oil industry.
The secretary of state told lawmakers the administration has a three-phase plan for Venezuela after ousting its leader, including seizing oil and controlling the proceeds.
The New York Times has been on the ground in the country since at least the 1880s, through celebration, suffering and political turmoil.
The White House is intensifying and broadening its probes into fraud in states led by prominent Democrats.
Rank-and-file prosecutors and agents have expressed serious concern that a hobbled work force hurts the government’s ability to identify and stop terrorist plots, cyberattacks, mass violence and fraud.
Chris Wright dijo que el gobierno de Trump mantenía un “diálogo activo” con el gobierno de Venezuela sobre el plan.
Readers discuss comments by Stephen Miller about U.S. power and by the Danish prime minister about NATO. Also: Deaths on subway tracks.
The region, which has long wielded influence on issues involving Latin America and the Caribbean, has now cemented a role as a global power player.
Companies like Exxon Mobil and ConocoPhillips say that Venezuela owes them billions of dollars for confiscating their assets two decades ago.
Her condition was not immediately known. Gov. Tim Walz asked for calm.
Republicans have cheered the raid that ousted Nicolás Maduro but toiled to square their longstanding views with President Trump’s unclear and rapidly evolving strategy.
A Republican House member argues that the Maduro raid was good — but the operation’s success still hangs in the balance.
Este hecho agrava el enfrentamiento en torno al buque petrolero antes conocido como Bella 1, que Estados Unidos quiere capturar, pero Rusia ha intentado proteger.
Chris Wright said the Trump administration was in “active dialogue” with Venezuela’s government about the plan.
The president is again focused on acquiring the mineral-rich island. But lack of clarity about his goals and tactics is weighing on political and business leaders.
We ask where America’s new foreign policy might take us — and the world.
Analysts say the Cold War agreement allows the president to increase the American military presence almost at will.
Las repercusiones del ataque de EE. UU. a Venezuela se sentirán a lo largo del año, pero hay otras historias importantes. Nuestros reporteros nos cuentan sobre Ucrania, Medio Oriente y China.
Needing U.S. support to fend off Russia in Ukraine, European leaders have been cautious about criticizing President Trump on Greenland, Iran, Venezuela and much else.
Plus, a journey to a melting continent.
As midterm elections approach, we take a look at the chances of each party.
The former envoy Elliott Abrams says the administration should push harder.
After wildfires destroyed much of Altadena and Pacific Palisades, residents are struggling with how to move forward and who is to blame.
The central bank faces two major hurdles early on in 2026 that will determine the extent to which it operates free of political meddling.
A court dispute over the lines of the 11th Congressional District represents one of New York Democrats’ few hopes of drawing maps in their favor for the 2026 midterms.
The development deepens the confrontation over the tanker formerly known as the Bella 1, which the United States wants to seize but which Russia has sought to protect.
Policies meant to lure importers to Hainan, a resort island off China’s coast, signal an opening up, Beijing says. One expert calls it a “bait and switch.”
The job cuts expected this month are part of a plan by the Homeland Security secretary, Kristi Noem, to remake the agency.
Marco Rubio empujó la ofensiva de Trump que terminó con la captura de Maduro. La nueva meta es forzar concesiones sobre el petróleo para compañías de Estados Unidos.
The Trump administration said it was placing a hold on $10 billion in subsidies across five states, including New York.
With widespread power outages, medicine shortages and rising food prices, experts say Cuba’s economy has never been worse, with the crisis coming just as the supply of Venezuelan oil is threatened.
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.
Desde su primer mandato, el presidente estadounidense ha dicho que desea adquirir Groenlandia y el lunes pidió a sus ayudantes un plan actulizado para lograrlo. Los líderes europeos expresaron su rechazo.
President Trump’s trusted adviser is casting his hard-right gaze abroad, saying the world must be governed by “force.”
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.
“The United States has a problem with elite impunity,” says the Opinion columnist Jamelle Bouie, as he looks back on the five years since the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
The small but symbolic gesture, at the foot of the Williamsburg Bridge, signals more ambitious street redesign plans from the new mayor.
“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.
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 reject the president’s assertions.
The ruling was the most robust effort to date to press the prosecutor, Lindsey Halligan, on why she has continued to serve as the U.S. attorney, despite an order throwing out her appointment.
European leaders and Greenland residents respond to President Trump’s renewed threats to seize Greenland.
But taking Venezuela’s oil while leaving the regime in place weren’t among them.
A new web page on the official White House site blames the Capitol Police and Democrats for the pro-Trump mob riot, absolving the president of responsibility and calling participants “innocent.”
Our reporters on the ground tell us what they’re watching in Ukraine, the Middle East and China.
The show of solidarity comes as President Trump, emboldened by his capture of Nicolás Maduro from Venezuela, has suggested he could take action against other countries.
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.
The secretary of state helped steer President Trump to attacking Venezuela and seizing Nicolás Maduro, and now aims to force the country to give U.S. companies access to its oil.
The argument worked for Manuel Antonio Noriega, who wore a uniform at trial and received special P.O.W. privileges after his conviction.
President Trump is still sowing doubt about the integrity of America’s elections. The claims could affect this year’s midterms.
The Trump administration has made no secret that it covets Venezuela’s oil reserves. What happens next could have serious implications for the planet.
The country could, eventually, attract investment and re-emerge as a force in the oil markets, but many analysts are concerned about an oversupply.
El Departamento de Justicia abandonó la narrativa impulsada durante el gobierno de Trump y reformuló el caso como una red de corrupción estatal, no como un cártel formal de la droga.
The journalist Jonathan Blitzer explains the various interests and factions at play in the Trump administration’s strike against Venezuela.
Readers respond to an essay by Representative Jamie Raskin and to an editorial. Also: Risky changes in vaccine policy; a new Kennedy Center.
Machado, quien dirigió una exitosa campaña electoral contra Maduro en 2024, pasó gran parte de una entrevista con FOX News apelando a Trump, quien ha declinado darle su apoyo a la oposición venezolana.
Pamela Hemphill, who said she rejected President Trump’s pardon for her role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack, apologized to a Capitol Police officer who was assaulted during the mayhem.
La incursión de EE. UU. para capturar a Maduro favorece la perspectiva del presidente de China: cuando los países poderosos imponen su voluntad cerca de casa, los demás tienden a retroceder.
Miller ha desempeñado un poderoso papel para justificar el imperialismo estadounidense y una visión de un nuevo orden mundial en el que EE. UU. podría apoderarse de territorios y recursos extranjeros.
María Corina Machado, Venezuela’s opposition leader, said she was planning to return to the country after the United States’ capture of Nicolás Maduro. President Trump has refused to back her as Venezuela’s next leader.
Las noticias y la IA volvieron a encontrarse tras la captura del líder depuesto de Venezuela, a pesar de que las empresas tecnológicas dicen tener restricciones para la creación de “deepfakes”.
The discussions, also attended by top U.S. negotiators and other allies of Ukraine, are intended to make progress on European commitments to postwar security if a cease-fire is reached.
Trump administration officials are pushing American companies to quickly start investing in Venezuela. But energy giants have some major concerns.
We take a deeper look at the evolving situation in Venezuela.
Solo han pasado unos días desde la incursión estadounidense, pero ya parece que el mundo vive una nueva realidad. China y Rusia están observando.
President Trump threw his support for Venezuela’s leadership behind Nicolás Maduro’s vice president, who has been serving as interim leader.
Su afirmación ante un tribunal federal busca subrayar las contradicciones de las acciones del gobierno de Trump en el Caribe.
Jan. 6 is a symptom. Elite impunity is the cause.
The president is deploying his domineering tactics in unexpected places.
Mr. Walz drew national notice when Kamala Harris chose him as her running mate. A fraud scandal derailed his bid for re-election as Minnesota’s governor.
Trump’s increasing belligerence abroad should raise alarm about more than the fate of Venezuela.
As states disregard limits on the lawful use of force, this may be just the beginning of a slide into frequent war.
The former conservative has moved from the Washington suburbs to Manhattan and will run for an open House seat in a heavily Democratic district.
Companies like Kairos Energy are building new types of reactors with the encouragement of the Trump administration, but their success is far from assured.
The U.S. assault on Venezuela points to a world where big powers seek to call the shots in their regions, an idea Beijing knows well.
Los servicios de inteligencia estadounidenses sugirieron que la líder de la oposición venezolana tendría dificultades para dirigir el gobierno. Pero su relación con los funcionarios de Trump se había agriado desde hace meses.
Many celebrated the seizure of Nicolás Maduro. Others were clouded by uncertainty. And some wondered if they might find a path back to their homeland.
The funding pause could jeopardize child care and other programs that serve hundreds of thousands of households in California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York.
Five years after Jan. 6, 2021, we are still caught up in a struggle over the meaning of that day.
María Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader, offered to share her Nobel Peace Prize with President Trump. He has refused to back her.
Venezuela podría perder la mayor parte de sus ingresos por exportaciones este año, según estimaciones internas del gobierno, un golpe que desencadenaría una crisis humanitaria.
Venezuela could lose the bulk of its export revenues this year if the U.S. blockade stays in place, according to internal government estimates, a scenario that would set off a humanitarian crisis.
The reactions online revealed a Chinese society divided: Some saw what happened in Venezuela as a playbook for seizing Taiwan, while others warned about ideological rigidity.
In a CNN interview, the top Trump aide also echoed the president’s intent to run Venezuela as he laid out a case for the United States’ controlling weaker states by flexing its military might.
The son and daughter of Melissa and Mark Hortman have asked the president to remove a social media post promoting a conspiracy theory about the assassination.
A demonstration outside the building where Nicolás Maduro was arraigned was a ritual of New York public protest, but one that sprang from personal wounds inflicted a continent away.
The convening of the National Assembly made it clear that Maduro loyalists remain entrenched across Venezuelan institutions after decades of purges and crackdowns on dissent.
Deepfakes of Venezuela’s ousted president, Nicolás Maduro, flooded the internet after his capture, in a new collision of breaking news and artificial intelligence.
While both countries were allied with Nicolás Maduro, the U.S. attack could give them justification to use force in other spheres, analysts said.
U.S. intelligence suggested María Corina Machado, Venezuela’s opposition leader, would struggle to lead the government. But her relationship with Trump officials had been souring for months.
The ruling on Monday upheld a lower court’s judgment in April that the Trump administration could not drastically slash funding from the National Institutes of Health.
President Trump made a bold decision, and it was a stunning success.
Envalentonado por la rápida captura del venezolano Nicolás Maduro, el presidente estadounidense deja ver hacía donde podría apuntar a continuación.
As the U.S. ramps up deportation efforts in Minnesota, the Department of Homeland Security claimed on social media that a Hampton Inn had canceled agents’ bookings.
A wildly important midterm year is off to a chaotic start, with a raid in Venezuela, an uneasy economy and more. Here’s what we’re curious about.
Last year, before capturing President Nicolás Maduro, the Trump administration designated a Venezuelan slang term for drug corruption in the military as a terrorist organization and said he led it.
His simple statement in federal court was aimed directly at contradictions in the Trump administration’s actions in the Caribbean.
The second-largest U.S. oil company, which kept pumping oil in the country after others left, could find it relatively easy to expand its operations if the political conditions there improve.
Some pardoned rioters have been rearrested. Others returned to poverty and mental health challenges. And many became consumed by resentment and demands for payback.
It’s only been days since the U.S. raid, but it already feels like the world is living in a new reality. China and Russia are watching.
David French and M. Gessen on why the ends do not justify the means in Venezuela.
Most of the reserves in the country are extra-heavy oil that’s tough to extract and generates more greenhouse gases.
Harán falta años y miles de millones de inversión para revitalizar la industria petrolera de Venezuela, y es probable que los productores de energía se muestren cautos antes de intervenir.
After pressure from preservationists, the administration is expected to present the plans to a planning commission and make them public for the first time.
To understand what’s unfolding in Venezuela, you have to look to the mob, not traditional foreign policy doctrines.
The briefing for congressional leaders and the top members of the intelligence, defense and foreign policy panels will come two days after the military operation.
“I’m innocent. I’m not guilty. I am a decent man,” the captured Venezuelan president told a judge in Manhattan federal court. “I am still president of my country.”
Pekín ha prestado miles de millones a Caracas en las últimas décadas, y el destino del dinero que se le debe está en entredicho tras la salida de Maduro del poder.
La líder interina de Venezuela se encuentra en una situación delicada, dividida entre el gobierno de Trump que espera su cooperación, y un público venezolano que desconfía de la influencia de EE. UU.
President Trump has reiterated his interest in annexing Denmark’s semiautonomous territory, saying it is vital for America’s national security.
Readers worry about the repercussions and a resurfacing of “America’s imperialist past.”
A larger proportion of new cars are being bought by affluent Americans as prices and interest rates for auto loans climb, analysts said.
Ms. Rodríguez, who is leading Venezuela after the U.S. captured Nicolás Maduro, established a reputation as a shrewd operator guiding the country’s economy.
El presidente colombiano pidió a su pueblo que lo defienda “de cualquier acto violento ilegítimo”. Su ministro de Defensa subrayó que continuaba la cooperación en seguridad con Washington.
President Trump, doubling down on the assertion that the United States is “in charge” of Venezuela following Saturday’s military raid, threatened other countries and reiterated his desire to acquire Greenland.