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Art of the drug deal: TrumpRX website will direct patients to heavily discounted medicines

President Trump's self-branded attempt to cut drug prices -- TrumpRx -- is set to launch within weeks, offering a novel pathway for consumers to buy medicines directly from drugmakers without insurance or middlemen involved.

January 9, 2026

U.S. added 50K jobs for December, or lower-than-expected; unemployment rate slips to 4.4%

The U.S. added 50,000 jobs in December, the federal government reported Friday, a downturn from the prior month and a lower figure than Wall Street had anticipated.

January 9, 2026

Trump says he canceled additional attacks on Venezuela, pointing to prisoner release

President Trump says he canceled a "second wave of attacks" on Venezuela because he sees progress in Caracas under the interim government.

January 9, 2026

Vance says he is heavily involved in Venezuela planning

Vice President J. D. Vance on Thursday rejected media reports that Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, was shut out of planning for the raid on Nicolas Maduro because of her past opposition to military intervention in Venezuela.

January 8, 2026

U.S. ready for more superpower moves in its hemisphere as plans are made for Venezuela’s oil

Oil company executives are scheduled to meet with President Trump at the White House on Friday to discuss plans for stabilizing and boosting Venezuela's oil production after the ouster of President Nicholas Maduro.

January 8, 2026

Monthly trade deficit shrinks to lowest reading since 2009, Commerce Dept. says

The U.S. trade deficit with other countries fell to $29.4 billion in October, an $18.8 billion decline from September as President Trump uses tariffs to trim imports of foreign goods and bolster exports from American firms.

January 8, 2026

U.S. broke the law with oil tanker seizure, China says

China accused the U.S. of violating international law by grabbing a merchant vessel that last docked in Venezuela and was accused of dodging U.S. sanctions while flying a Russian flag.

January 8, 2026

Trump says Venezuela will buy only U.S. products with new oil money

President Trump says Venezuela will use proceeds from its U.S.-guided oil production to buy American products.

January 8, 2026

U.S. seizes Venezuelan oil tankers, starts to market crude for sale

The Trump administration on Wednesday said it's marketing Venezuelan crude oil for sale and will control the flow of crude from the South American country "indefinitely" as U.S. forces seized two sanctioned tankers in Atlantic waters.

January 7, 2026

Energy boss Wright says U.S. will control Venezuelan oil flow ‘indefinitely’

Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Wednesday the U.S. government will direct the sale of Venezuelan oil for the foreseeable future to benefit the world and the South American country.

January 7, 2026

Democrats, global powers demand clarity as Trump revels in ‘brilliant’ Maduro raid

President Trump took a victory lap Tuesday over his "brilliant" operation to oust Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro as Democrats demanded clarity about what comes next, saying Americans cannot afford an open-ended commitment in the South American nation.

January 6, 2026

At House GOP retreat, Trump marvels over Venezuela raid: ‘So complex’

President Trump on Tuesday defended his decision to depose and arrest Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro as a "brilliant" operation that took a "violent guy" out of South America.

January 6, 2026

‘We’re going to keep the oil,’ Trump tells TV host about Venezuela

President Trump is rejecting comparisons between his capture of Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro and President George W. Bush's invasion of Iraq, saying the U.S. plans to keep the oil from the South American nation.

January 6, 2026

Trump neutralizes politics of Jan. 6, 2021; security is focus of new committee

When the Jan. 6 attack unfolded in Washington five years ago, many people believed that President Trump was in big trouble and could even land in prison. Instead, he is entering the second year of another White House term and is rewriting the narrative around the Capitol clash that shocked the world.

January 5, 2026

Maduro, donning prison uniform, pleads not guilty in first appearance before judge in NYC

Deposed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro told a federal judge that he was "captured" as he pleaded not guilty in a federal courtroom in New York City to charges he masterminded a narco-terrorism conspiracy.

January 5, 2026

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen rebukes Trump, says Greenland is ‘not for sale’

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen wants President Trump to know that Greenland is "not for sale."

January 5, 2026

Trump delays big tariffs on furniture, kitchen and bathroom cabinets for one year

President Trump is delaying higher tariffs on imported upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets and vanities for one year, citing fruitful negotiations with trading partners.

January 2, 2026

Jack Smith stands by his prosecutorial pursuit of Trump in transcript of House’s closed-door session

Former special counsel Jack Smith used a closed-door session with Congress to defend his prosecutorial pursuit of President Trump, saying his probe found proof "beyond a reasonable doubt" the president tried to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

December 31, 2025

Most Americans expect stagnant or declining finances despite Trump’s 2026 optimism: Poll

President Trump says the country will see an economic boom in 2026, but two-thirds of Americans expect their finances to be worse off or the same a year from now, according to a new poll.

December 31, 2025

Train engineers’ union agrees to five-year wage increase, bonus deal with freight carriers

A labor union for locomotive engineers and rail workers said Tuesday its members voted for a new collective bargaining deal that includes pay raises and bonuses without concessions to major railways.

December 30, 2025