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Trump’s Latest Oil Blockade Brings Bigger Economic Risks
14 April 2026 at 09:04

Trump’s Latest Oil Blockade Brings Bigger Economic Risks

14 April 2026 at 09:04

By: Rebecca F. Elliott

Oil markets shrugged it off, but the effort to hurt Iran could provoke retaliation that inflicts more damage on energy assets and the global economy.

A strike on the Bapco oil refinery in Bahrain in early March. A U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz may give Iran a reason to restart attacks on energy assets throughout the Persian Gulf.

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Trump Is Racing to Redefine ‘America First’ in a Time of War
10 April 2026 at 21:54

Trump Is Racing to Redefine ‘America First’ in a Time of War

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10 April 2026 at 21:54

By: Anton Troianovski

Washington has been debating the thrust of Mr. Trump’s foreign policy for more than a decade, with the only consensus being that “America First” means whatever the president says it does.

President Trump holding a “Make America Great Again” hat on his way to his golf club in Miami last year.

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After President’s Capture, U.S. and Venezuela Explore Restoring Diplomatic Ties
10 January 2026 at 04:38

After President’s Capture, U.S. and Venezuela Explore Restoring Diplomatic Ties

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10 January 2026 at 04:38

By: Annie Correal

The move embodied the contradictions and fast-changing nature of the two countries’ relationship.

The United States Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela, in 2019.

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Trump Urges Oil Companies to Speed Work in Venezuela
10 January 2026 at 00:25

Trump Urges Oil Companies to Speed Work in Venezuela

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10 January 2026 at 00:25

By: Rebecca F. Elliott， Emiliano Rodríguez Mega， Eric Schmitt and Michael Levenson

The president met with executives on a day when the U.S. seized another tanker carrying Venezuelan oil.

President Trump and members of his cabinet at a meeting with oil executives at the White House on Friday.

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Trump Threatens to Take Greenland ‘the Hard Way’
9 January 2026 at 22:52

Trump Threatens to Take Greenland ‘the Hard Way’

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9 January 2026 at 22:52

By: Chris Cameron

The president continued to advance an imperialist vision of American foreign policy, where the U.S. can dominate neighboring countries “whether they like it or not.”

President Trump and members of his cabinet at the meeting with oil executives at the White House on Friday.

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GOP Seeks Some Distance From Trump as Midterm Election Year Opens
9 January 2026 at 21:23

GOP Seeks Some Distance From Trump as Midterm Election Year Opens

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9 January 2026 at 21:23

By: Carl Hulse

The vote to open a war powers debate, a pair of attempted veto overrides and a split on health care suggested a greater appetite among Republicans to challenge the president.

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After Maduro Ouster, Trump’s Venezuela Moves Pose a Challenge for GOP in Congress
7 January 2026 at 16:43

After Maduro Ouster, Trump’s Venezuela Moves Pose a Challenge for GOP in Congress

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7 January 2026 at 16:43

By: Robert Jimison

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.