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Thus far, the U.S. Supreme Court has largely managed to stay away from direct conflicts with President Donald Trump by ruling on case technicalities and handing the Republican leader the wins he wants. NBC News speculated it may end in 2026 despite the conservatives' 6-3 majority. Among the decisions set to be decided in the new year are questions of birthright citizenship, Trump's unilateral tariffs and the attempt to fire the Federal Reserve's board of governors. "In all three cases, the justices could have acted sooner, but the Supreme Court has a long history of waiting until a president has lost some of hi

House Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) on Sunday slammed his colleague, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), over the Republican’s support of President Donald Trump's “imperial adventure,” telling CNN’s Dana Bash that Jordan “gave the game away" with his defense of the president.Himes was speaking with CNN's “State of the Union” after the U.S. military on Saturday “captured” Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement that the pair have been indicted in the Southern District of New York over allegations of “narco-terrorism conspiracy,” among other charges.Speaking about t

National Public Radio reported that an investigation uncovered President Donald Trump's efforts to eliminate all information and intelligence related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. According to the audio report by Tom Dreisbach and Ayesha Rascoe, they have responded by creating a public archive of all videos, audio files, photos and other information available about the Jan. 6 attack, and they will make it searchable. Dreisbach explained that the Trump administration is "actively trying to rewrite

President Donald Trump announced before the press on Saturday morning that the U.S. government had conducted a military action in Venezuela and captured former President Nicolás Maduro, who had already been voted out previously. His vice president currently holds the seat in the interim. Trump spoke with The Atlantic in an interview posted Sunday that made it clear new President Delcy Rodríguez must follow his orders or she could end up like Maduro. "If she d

President Donald Trump is using a legally questionable justification for the invasion of Venezuela and capture of Nicolás Maduro, constitutional law experts and lawmakers have

US President Donald Trump left no doubt on Saturday that a—or perhaps the—primary driver of his decision to illegally attack Venezuela, abduct its president, and pledge to indefinitely run its government was his desire to control and exploit the country’s oil reserves, which are believed to be the largest in the world.Over the course of Trump’s lengthy press conference following Saturday’s assau

Danish leaders are on edge after President Donald Trump invaded Venezuela to capture Nicolás Maduro. A top Trump insider posted on X that Greenland might be next.Mere hours after Trump's attack on Venezuela, right-wing podcaster Katie Miller, who is married to top Trump advisor Stephen Miller, posted a map of Greenlandon X with the U.S. stars and stripes across the land. "SOON," she wrote. The Guardian explained that the territory is "mineral-rich," making it appealing to Trump's ongoing efforts to secure rare-earth minerals and oil from other countries. Greenland is part of the NATO alli

Critics of President Donald Trump's administration are alleging that Secretary of State Marco Rubio pledged he wouldn't support a Venezuela invasion. “Rubio said that there were not any intentions to invade Venezuela,” said Rep. Gregory W. Meeks (D-N.Y.) when speaking to the Washington Post. “He absolutely lied to Congress.”Washington Post reporter John Hudson pressed Rubio on it, but the former GOP senator rejected that he lied. Rubio said that Venezuelan leader, Nicolás Maduro, was being ind

Under the U.S. Constitution, only Congress can declare war and give a president the authorization to go to war. That law was ignored over the weekend as President Donald Trump staged an attack on Venezuela and captured Nicolás Maduro, who refused to leave the presidency after being ousted in the summer of 2024.One New York Times columnist noted during a CNN panel Sunday that the excuses Trump gave for not even informing Congress doesn't hold up to scrutiny.CNN reporter and host Manu Raju asked Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) whether Trump had articulated his objective on Venezuela."I think they've articulated their legal authority," Graham shot back. "I think they've articulated how they decide to blow s

A group of Atlantic writers published an extensive report detailing President Donald Trump’s attack in Venezuela and the capture of Nicolás Maduro, who was voted out of office last summer but refused to leave.It’s clear that while many on both sides of the political aisle are happy to see Maduro gone, there is concern about the United States putting “boots on the ground” in the country and about Trump’s pledge, “We’re going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper, and judicious transition.”"Maduro’s capture — a high-risk,