Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado 's repeated efforts to return to her home country after last week's devastating earthquakes there have outraged top Trump administration. Why it matters: Machado's high-profile attempts to return have saddled the State Department with "extra needless drama," an official said, and threaten to inflame political tensions in Venezuela amid U.S.-assisted relief efforts. - "It's political opportunism and it's grotesque," a senior administration official said, echoing four others. Zoom in: Machado, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate who ceremoniously gave her award to President Trump after U.S. forces ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, once was a darling of Washington's foreign policy…
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado 's repeated efforts to return to her home country after last week's devastating earthquakes there have outraged top Trump administration. Why it matters: Machado's high-profile attempts to return have saddled the State Department with "extra needless drama," an official said, and threaten to inflame political tensions in Venezuela amid U.S.-assisted relief efforts. - "It's political opportunism and it's grotesque," a senior administration official said, echoing four others. Zoom in: Machado, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate who ceremoniously gave her award to President Trump after U.S. forces ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, once was a darling of Washington's foreign policy…Open
Here's a look at some of the major developments since major back-to-back earthquakes rocked Venezuela on June 24, devastating parts of a country already reeling from crisis after crisis.
Here's a look at some of the major developments since major back-to-back earthquakes rocked Venezuela on June 24, devastating parts of a country already reeling from crisis after crisis.Open
It's a tick that hunts you down and transmits a potentially dangerous allergy to red meat. The New Yorker writer Burkhard Bilger discusses the lone star tick and the risks of alpha-gal syndrome.
It's a tick that hunts you down and transmits a potentially dangerous allergy to red meat. The New Yorker writer Burkhard Bilger discusses the lone star tick and the risks of alpha-gal syndrome.Open
After losing the birthright citizenship case at the Supreme Court, President Trump 's aides and MAGA allies quickly pivoted to a new plan: blocking pregnant foreign women from entering the United States. Why it matters: The proposal would open a new immigration battle over pregnancy, travel and citizenship, shifting the conversation from challenging the rights of children born in the U.S. to restricting who can enter the country. State of play: The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a Trump executive order that sought to deny citizenship to children born in the U.S. whose parents are not citizens was unconstitutional. - Immediately after that decision, MAGA figures like Federalist founder Sean Davis suggested the U.S. bar pregnant…
After losing the birthright citizenship case at the Supreme Court, President Trump 's aides and MAGA allies quickly pivoted to a new plan: blocking pregnant foreign women from entering the United States. Why it matters: The proposal would open a new immigration battle over pregnancy, travel and citizenship, shifting the conversation from challenging the rights of children born in the U.S. to restricting who can enter the country. State of play: The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a Trump executive order that sought to deny citizenship to children born in the U.S. whose parents are not citizens was unconstitutional. - Immediately after that decision, MAGA figures like Federalist founder Sean Davis suggested the U.S. bar pregnant…Open
After making the climb, the pair unfurled a large black flag and apparently posted to Instagram. Video appears to show one person proposing to the other.
It's not just an American thing. Central bankers from other top Western democracies also believe that they should communicate less about where policy is going. Why it matters: There was striking alignment of views among the heads of the European Central Bank, Bank of England, Bank of Canada and the U.S. Federal Reserve on display in Portugal. - It suggests that Kevin Warsh's ascent to Fed chairmanship is helping trigger a global turning of the page on some of the monetary policy assumptions of the last couple of decades. State of play: Warsh has been a longtime critic of forward guidance , of central banks laying out explicitly what they anticipate doing in the future. He had like-minded company on stage at the ECB's annual conference in…
It's not just an American thing. Central bankers from other top Western democracies also believe that they should communicate less about where policy is going. Why it matters: There was striking alignment of views among the heads of the European Central Bank, Bank of England, Bank of Canada and the U.S. Federal Reserve on display in Portugal. - It suggests that Kevin Warsh's ascent to Fed chairmanship is helping trigger a global turning of the page on some of the monetary policy assumptions of the last couple of decades. State of play: Warsh has been a longtime critic of forward guidance , of central banks laying out explicitly what they anticipate doing in the future. He had like-minded company on stage at the ECB's annual conference in…Open
U.S. and Iranian negotiators are in Doha for talks focusing primarily on the Strait of Hormuz, with the Trump administration making the case that Iran stands to gain much more from a nuclear deal than it could generate from tolls in the strait . Why it matters: The parties gave themselves 60 days to reach a comprehensive nuclear deal, but two weeks into that window they're still arguing over the terms of the memorandum of understanding they already signed. Currently, the collapse of that initial deal looks more likely than agreement on a final one. - After several exchanges of fire, the U.S. and Iran did reach an understanding Sunday on de-escalating the situation in the strait for a week. That means new clashes could erupt right after…
U.S. and Iranian negotiators are in Doha for talks focusing primarily on the Strait of Hormuz, with the Trump administration making the case that Iran stands to gain much more from a nuclear deal than it could generate from tolls in the strait . Why it matters: The parties gave themselves 60 days to reach a comprehensive nuclear deal, but two weeks into that window they're still arguing over the terms of the memorandum of understanding they already signed. Currently, the collapse of that initial deal looks more likely than agreement on a final one. - After several exchanges of fire, the U.S. and Iran did reach an understanding Sunday on de-escalating the situation in the strait for a week. That means new clashes could erupt right after…Open