Trump Administration
- U.S. national intelligence director is silent on Venezuela operation - Tulsi Gabbard's silence on the operation surprised some in the U.S. intelligence community, which laid the groundwork for the mission over several months.
- U.S. capture of Maduro in Venezuela criticized as violation of international, U.S. law - Legal experts and other critics said President Trump's decision to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to face drug charges was a clear violation of both U.S. and international law.
- Trump says U.S. 'will run' Venezuela after capturing Maduro in audacious attack - Trump offered few details about how the U.S. plans to run Venezuela, saying only that he intends to designate 'a group' from his administration to oversee the eventual transition of power.
- The Supreme Court broadly expanded Trump's power in 2025, with key exceptions - The justices granted emergency appeals and set aside rulings from district judges who blocked Trump's orders from taking effect. But the court also put two important checks on his power.
- With CIA strike, signs Trump is 'shaping the battlespace' in Venezuela - Trump acknowledged a covert U.S. strike on Venezuelan territory in an interview with a local news outlet on the day after Christmas, setting off a scramble to clarify which target he was talking about.
- Zelensky works yet again to break Putin's hold on Trump - Few signs of progress toward a peace agreement materialize from the meeting at Mar-a-Lago.
- Commentary: America tried something new in 2025. It's not going well - Glow up or grow up? Times columnists Anita Chabria and Mark Z. Barabak look back and assess whether 2025 was good for America or an unmitigated disaster.
- Lopez: After a year of insults, raids, arrests and exile, a celebration of the California immigrant - Even in largely conservative regions of California, there is an understanding that immigrants with papers and without help drive the world's fourth-largest economy.
- Families reeling, businesses suffering six months after ICE raided Ventura cannabis farms - In Oxnard, families remain separated and shops are hurting because of deportations and fear of further immigration raids after two in July at Glass House Farms.
- Supreme Court rules against Trump, bars deploying National Guard in Chicago - The decision is the major defeat for Trump and his broad claim that he had the power to deploy military forces in U.S. cities.