It's on: The Trump administration is gunning for Maduro's Venezuela via @ebazail.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
Buckle up for "a trip through Washington’s rollicking 21st-century influence bazaar, in which elite credibility and social media followings developed around one cause can be rented for any other" @ebazail.bsky.social @adamwren.bsky.social @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2026/06...
EXCLUSIVE: Aaron Schock traded congressional disgrace for what he said was his shot at a Venezuelan gold mine — and the chance to remake himself in Trump's Washington.
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EXCLUSIVE: A web of oil interests, a fallen congress member, a special envoy and a fleet of social-media influencers tried to pull the Trump administration toward a more accommodating posture on Venezuela.
It almost worked.
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A web of oil interests, a fallen congressmember, a special envoy and a fleet of social-media influencers tried to pull the Trump administration toward a more accommodating posture on Venezuela. It alm...
Deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are “on the same page” about the U.S. government approaching the South American petrostate as a transnational criminal group.
Aaron Schock traded congressional disgrace for what he said was his shot at a Venezuelan gold mine — and the chance to remake himself in Trump's Washington.
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A web of oil interests, a fallen congressmember, a special envoy and a fleet of social-media influencers tried to pull the Trump administration toward a more accommodating posture on Venezuela. It alm...
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SCOOP: The Trump admin is implementing a detailed strategy to push Western Hemisphere countries to stop using Cuba’s (lucrative) medical missions program, according to a State Dept memo: w/ @ebazail.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
NEW: Plaintiffs' attorneys obtained Signal messages between Homeland Security & FEMA officials that corroborate allegations that an outside contractor served as the 'shadow administrator' of FEMA for months.
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Adam Wren
Adam Wren
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“Honestly, there’s a lot of fear” as Washington pressures other countries to ditch Cuba, a senior Caribbean official said.
"Thucydides would be so happy with Stephen Miller," says @ebazail.bsky.social.
Michael Kruse
Hassan Ali Kanu
Why “intends to”*? Why not do it & announce you already have? That’s the standard process. Unless you’re trying to pressure Nicolas Maduro to negotiate something before then?
*In his full statement, Rubio says it takes effect Nov. 24.
Nahal Toosi
Nahal Toosi
Marco Rubio is taking some serious political risks in pushing the military campaign against Venezeula's Nicolas Maduro. A deep-ish dive by @ebazail.bsky.social and myself: www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
This week's @politico.com Friday Read.
Nahal Toosi
The U.S. move against Venezuela’s dictator is resonating in Florida, home to a key political constituency of the secretary of State.
