The first US sale of Venezuelan oil since the Trump administration illegally attacked the South American country earlier this month went to the company of a trader who donated millions to President Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign. The roughly $250 million sale of Venezuelan crude went to Vitol, a Geneva-based energy and commodity trading firm whose US arm is headquartered in Houston.
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Minnesota officials said Thursday that the Trump administration has barred them from assisting in the investigation into an ICE agent’s killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, marking an extreme step in the GOP’s seeming all-out efforts to prevent accountability for the shooter. The head of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA), the state’s investigations agency…
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A House Democrat has announced that she is moving to impeach Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent killed a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday. Rep. Robin Kelly of Illinois said on Wednesday that she is planning to introduce articles of impeachment against Noem, who she calls “a disgrace to our democracy.
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Ventures launched by the Trump family since Donald Trump’s reelection have generated at least $4 billion in proceeds and paper wealth for the Trump family. With investments across sectors like real estate, hospitality, media, cryptocurrency and more, the Trumps are “increasingly integrating their business empire” into the wider U.S. economy, says David Uberti, who has been reporting on the family’…
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For the second time this year, a little-known company backed by Donald Trump Jr. has scored a major contract with the US Department of Defense. The Financial Times reported on Wednesday that Vulcan Elements — a tiny startup of 30 employees that specializes in producing rare-earth magnets used in drones, radars, and other pieces of military equipment — has scored a $620 million loan from the…
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has requested that President Isaac Herzog pardon him of corruption charges in his five-year-long case, citing U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent request for the favor and saying that it’s necessary to advance the two leaders’ joint interests as they ravage the Middle East. The prime minister made the request on Sunday, framing the trial as a “witch…
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