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.
Marco RubioEvelyn Hockstein/Reuters

Nigeria courts non-Western trade deals to reach infrastructure goals

Trade Minister Jumoke Oduwole said Abuja was in discussions with several Global South nations and Gulf states to secure agreements.
Jumoke Oduwole, Nigeria’s Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Aug. 26, 2025.Alexandre Meneghini/File Photo/Reuters

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 immigrant visa pause hits 26 African countries

The suspension is the latest crackdown on migration under the Trump administration.
US Customs and Border Protection.Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images
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Debatable: Venezuela elections

As opposition leader María Corina Machado meets the US president, Washington is divided on when Venezuela should hold elections.
María Corina Machado arrives for a meeting at the White HouseKylie Cooper/Reuters

Trump swerves on health care subsidies

The president’s new health care plan doesn’t mention the enhanced Obamacare subsidies that lapsed at the end of 2025.
Donald TrumpEvelyn Hockstein/Reuters

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.”

Trump says ‘killing’ in Iran has stopped

The US president warned, however, that Washington was still weighing military action against the country.

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.
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