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Hegseth censures Sen. Kelly after Democrats' video urging troops to resist unlawful orders
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced recently that he censured Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona over the former Navy pilot's participation in a video that called on troops to resist unlawful orders.
Hegseth said the censure — by itself simply a formal letter with little practical consequenc ... (full story)
Trump's plan to seize and revitalize Venezuela's oil industry faces major hurdles
President Donald Trump's plan to take control of Venezuela's oil industry and ask American companies to revitalize it after capturing President Nicolás Maduro in a raid isn't likely to have a significant immediate impact on oil prices.
Venezuela's oil industry is in disrepair after years of neglect and international sanct ... (full story)
This Jan. 6 plaque was made to honor law enforcement. It's nowhere to be found at the Capitol
WASHINGTON (AP) — Following the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, the official plaque honoring the police who defended democracy that day is nowhere to be found.
It's not on display at the Capitol, as is required by law. Its whereabouts aren't publicly known, though it's believed to be in storag ... (full story)
Gavin Newsom's legacy: Can he deliver on unmet promises in his final year as governor?
It's Gavin Newsom's final year in office as California governor — and his last chance to use his role as governor to audition for the national stage.
The governor, who will address the Legislature and present his budget proposal this week, has spent the past seven years pushing an ambitious agenda. Now in his final year, n ... (full story)
Trump administration's capture of Maduro raises unease about the international legal framework
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — From the smoldering wreckage of two catastrophic world wars in the last century, nations came together to build an edifice of international rules and laws. The goal was to prevent such sprawling conflicts in the future.
Now that world order — centered at the United Nations headquarters i ... (full story)