US gets first $500 million Venezuelan oil deal, holding some proceeds in Qatar

The details shared with Semafor mark an initial milestone in the administration’s plan following the ouster of Nicolás Maduro.
President Donald TrumpEvelyn Hockstein/Reuters

Congress starts to prepare fallbacks as Trump keeps eyeing Greenland

The president’s top advisers are forming a working group with Danish and Greenlandic officials, but the stalemate — and threat — remains.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-AlaskaEvelyn Hockstein/Reuters

How a Democratic senator used his rare White House invitation

Democratic Sen. Peter Welch headed to the signing of a bipartisan milk bill, but focused on health care.
Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt.Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters

Netflix, Paramount race to win regulators over on Warner deal

Netflix is also weighing an all-cash bid to further squeeze out Paramount’s competing offer, according to several sources.
Warner Bros. Discovery logo at CannesEric Gaillard/Reuters
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Forget abolishing ICE — the real Democratic divide is shutting down ICE

While the rest of government funding is a bipartisan affair, the operation in Minnesota is making even party centrists wary of more DHS money.
Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M.Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters

US talks with Denmark, Greenland end in stalemate

US President Donald Trump doubled down on his desire for the Arctic island in recent days, saying “one way or the other, we’re going to have Greenland.”
People walking in Nuuk, Greenland. Marko Djurica/Reuters

Trump says ‘killing’ in Iran has stopped

The US president warned, however, that Washington was still weighing military action against the country.
US President Donald Trump. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

Planning for America’s 250th birthday draws watchdog scrutiny

A watchdog group wants to know more about the dueling groups planning the semiquincentennial.

Senate committee delays vote on crypto bill amid pushback

Senate Banking Committee Chair Tim Scott, R-S.C., made the decision to hold off.

Firms see greater threat from AI than Trump attacks, report finds

Businesses are more worried about AI-related problems like deepfakes than they are about the president singling them out.

Trump sends mixed signals as administration weighs Iran strikes

After days of heightened rhetoric, the US president suddenly softened his tone on Wednesday.

How Rubio blunted Senate momentum on Venezuela

The secretary of state and Senate GOP leaders lobbied two Republican senators to defect from signing on to a war powers resolution.

Congress starts to prepare fallbacks as Trump keeps eyeing Greenland

The president’s top advisers are forming a working group with Danish and Greenlandic officials, but the stalemate — and threat — remains.

How a Democratic senator used his rare White House invitation

Democratic Sen. Peter Welch headed to the signing of a bipartisan milk bill, but focused on health care.

US gets first $500 million Venezuelan oil deal, holding some proceeds in Qatar

The details shared with Semafor mark an initial milestone in the administration’s plan following the ouster of Nicolás Maduro.
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