By Bethany Blankley | The Center Square contributor
(The Center Square) – At a Texas port known for handling record volumes of Texas-produced liquified natural gas, President Donald Trump touted importing Venezuelan oil with a Venezuelan oil tanker in the background.
(The Center Square) – Amid congressional outcry over the Trump administration’s military actions in Venezuela, Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended the moves Wednesday and outlined future plans to U.S. lawmakers.
(The Center Square) – The Trump administration’s effort to curb China’s influence in the Western Hemisphere is impacting politics across Latin America, including in countries where conservative candidates want U.S. support.
Free news: Oregon’s U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley — a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee — today, Jan. 14, released the following statement after the Senate voted to block U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA)’s War Powers Resolution aimed at stopping unauthorized U.S. military action in Venezuela.
Hundreds of Oregonians turned out across Portland and in Salem to protest against federal agents shooting people in Portland and Minneapolis, as well as U.S. military action in Venezuela. Several groups quickly organized Saturday’s events after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed an unarmed woman in her vehicle in Minneapolis, federal Customs […]
(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump on Saturday signed an executive order to protect revenue from all sales of Venezuelan oil held in U.S. Treasury accounts from seizure by courts or creditors.
Free news: Following recent U.S. military action in Venezuela, congressional candidate Dawn Rasmussen issued a statement calling on Congress to reclaim its constitutional responsibility and demanding accountability from Oregon’s elected representatives.
