Two powerful earthquakes hit Venezuela yesterday (a 7.5 and a 7.2), and damage is widespread. Many buildings have collapsed in Caracas, La Guaira, and elsewhere in northern Venezuela. Get the latest on the Venezuela earthquake aftermath in our live breaking news coverage. According to the USGS, a 7.2 earthquake (terremoto or sismo in Spanish) hit Venezuela yesterday at 6:04pm local time, and then less than a minute later a 7.5 quake struck Venezuela at approximately the same location. Significant damage was reported in numerous parts of northern Venezuela. Multiple buildings collapsed in Caracas and the state of La Guaira, and other cities and towns report earthquake damage as well. The rescue effort is currently ongoing. In this…
President Trump on Thursday evening will welcome a group of American farmers from across the U.S. to the White House for a dinner in the Rose Garden. The event comes as Trump has ramped up his efforts to court the voting bloc ahead of the midterm elections, after they experienced rising fertilizer costs sparked by the Iran war and pressure under the administration’s tariff agenda. “There is no greater champion for American farmers, growers, and ranchers than President Trump, who has negotiated new, fair trade deals, lowered input costs, bolstered the farm safety net, eliminated the death tax, ended taxes on rural property loan interest, and created rural opportunity zones,” White House spokesperson Olivia Wales said in a statement.…
The Supreme Court handed the Trump administration two major wins today on its immigration push, expanding its power to restrict migrants. The Supreme Court handed the Trump administration two major wins today on its immigration push, expanding its power to restrict migrants. #Supreme Court #SCOTUS #Trump #Immigration