The secret CIA assessment that called for Trump to side with Maduro’s longtime deputy, rather than the democratic opposition, was based on the advice of a former Chevron executive.
The oil company stands to profit from Trump’s decision to heed that advice.
A former top Chevron executive was super tight with Delcy Rodriguez. He told the CIA to back her instead of Venezuela's democratic opposition,. The agency told Trump.
Now Ali Moshiri is ready to cash in. He's raising $3 billion to get back in Venezuela's oil game.
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NEW: The story behind how the CIA turned to an old friend—a longtime Chevron executive and Delcy Rodriguez fan—for advice on who should run post-Maduro Venezuela.
This one is worth your time
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In a proof-of-life video sent to U.S. officials & shared with The Wall Street Journal, Machado tries to steady herself as the boat tosses on the waves. “My name is María Corina Machado,” she says, “I am alive, safe, and very grateful
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NEW: Maria Corina Machado drifted on a skiff in the Caribbean for almost three hours after its GPS fell overboard on rough seas and a backup failed. She didn’t meet the extraction team at a designated pickup point, setting off a scramble to find her.
Inside "Operation Golden Dynamite"
NEW: Wearing a wig and a disguise, Maria Corina Machado evaded 10 military checkpoints to reach a small fishing skiff that would take her out of Venezuela to Curaçao.
The group alerted the US military: “We coordinated so that they would not blow up the boat." www.wsj.com/world/americ...
“Russia has welcomed President Donald Trump's new National Security Strategy, calling it "largely consistent" with Moscow's vision.” www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trump’s decision to pardon Hernandez stunned the president’s allies and some members of his administration, including U.S. officials who spent a decade building the landmark case against him, according to people familiar with the matter. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
NEW: Trump’s pardon of former Honduran President Hernández was the result of something extraordinary for a Central American leader & convicted cocaine trafficker—a web of powerful advocates stretching from Washington to Silicon Valley and Mar-a-Lago.
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A few weeks after he took over SOUTHCOM, Holsey met with the newly confirmed Hegseth and received his marching orders.
“You’re either on the team or you’re not,” Hegseth told Holsey. “When you get an order, you move out fast and don’t ask questions.” www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
NEW: Hegseth asked SOUTHCOM Adm. Alvin Holsey to step down, a de facto ouster that was the culmination of months of discord between the two that intensified when Holsey had initial concerns about the legality of lethal strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
“We don’t care how Trump does it."
“No mercy. The time for talking is over.”
“Give me a chance. I’ll go with them.”
Inside Miami's "Doralzuela," where hope that Trump will force out Maduro is colliding with anxiety over his immigration crackdown www.wsj.com/world/americ...
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@lageneralista.ca talking “The Information Animal” at @carnegieendowment.org with @verambergen.bsky.social of the @wsj.com!
In case you missed the DC launch, @carnegieendowment.org has you covered with the full video - wherein @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org made the best of introductions and @verambergen.bsky.social adeptly dealt with my lack of answers: carnegieendowment.org/events/2025/...
NEW: The Trump admin has identified targets in Venezuela that include military facilities used to smuggle drugs, U.S. officials say.
If Trump decides to move forward w/ airstrikes, they say, the targets would send a clear message to Maduro that it is time to step down. www.wsj.com/world/americ...
The Pentagon has ordered the National Guard to create “quick reaction” forces in every state by January that are trained and equipped to respond to riots and civil unrest within the U.S., according to internal DOD memos. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Excited to be back at @carnegieendowment.org for this chat with @verambergen.bsky.social about The Information Animal - should be fun! If you’re in DC on November 5, please come.
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And with that, see y’all in a couple weeks!
The human-technology relationship has followed a similar pattern since ancient times. Is history doomed to repeat itself?
Join @lageneralista.bsky.social and @verambergen.bsky.social to discuss questions like this – & Alicia’s book!
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In his second term, President Trump is seeking to dominate the Americas with a new "Donroe Doctrine."
Thousands of federal agents once tasked with investigating drug smuggling, sexual exploitation and organized crime have been redirected to immigration enforcement.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s emphasis on physical prowess comes as experts say future wars will depend more on cutting-edge technology, precision strikes and AI on.wsj.com/3KvrcH1
NEW: Thousands of federal agents once tasked with investigating drug smuggling, sexual exploitation, and organized crime have been redirected to immigration enforcement under President Trump’s second-term push to accelerate deportations www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
For those not steeped in online conservative circles, Charlie Kirk was hardly a household name outside the U.S. before this past week. But his death has galvanized right-wing figures abroad who have hailed him as a martyr for a global movement.
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New: Inside the lobbying campaign by Ukraine, European officials and evangelical Christian organizations to bring the Ukrainian children forcibly removed to Russia to Trump’s attention & make their return a demand in peace negotiations
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New: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has authorized the National Guard soldiers in Washington, D.C., to carry weapons
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Spotted in Mount Pleasant
Also spotted in DC
Seen on my block in Columbia Heights
Earlier this week, federal agents parked outside a bilingual daycare center near Mount Pleasant, and made arrests. “The staff were terrified. Students were scared. Parents were scared."
Santos said her 5-year-old son “asked if Donald Trump was going to come into his school.”