President Trump said Tuesday he would designate Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's regime a foreign terrorist organization and direct the blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and exiting Venezuela. Trump posted on Truth Social that he was ordering a "total and complete blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers going into, and out of, Venezuela," further...

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins sent a letter on Tuesday to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) requiring him to conduct recertifications for Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients in four counties. “As part of the recertification process, ensure SNAP households in Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington, and Wright counties meet all eligibility requirements for SNAP, i...

White House chief of staff Susie Wiles is grappling with a controversy of her own making after she made a number of startling admissions in a series of interviews with Vanity Fair. In an article published Tuesday that drew on 11 interviews with Wiles over the past year, the chief of staff offered blunt assessments...

A British lawmaker on Tuesday urged the BBC to "stick by their guns" in its new legal fight with President Trump, who sued the media company and claimed it edited a speech he gave to supporters on Jan. 6, 2021, before the U.S. Capitol attack. "I think it's right that the BBC stands firm on...

President Trump led an effort to close ranks around White House chief of staff Susie Wiles on Tuesday, seeking to contain damage of Wiles’s own making. The furor was kicked off by a move that stunned Washington. Wiles — known both for a relative aversion to the spotlight and for imposing some discipline on the...