{"id":9014,"date":"2026-01-08T20:30:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T20:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo973e36f5\/2026\/01\/08\/live-updates-senate-advances-resolution-to-limit-trumps-ability-to-attack-venezuela-ap-news\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T20:30:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T20:30:22","slug":"live-updates-senate-advances-resolution-to-limit-trumps-ability-to-attack-venezuela-ap-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo973e36f5\/2026\/01\/08\/live-updates-senate-advances-resolution-to-limit-trumps-ability-to-attack-venezuela-ap-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Live updates: Senate advances resolution to limit Trump\u2019s ability to attack Venezuela &#8211; AP News"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"blogBody\">\n<p>The Senate has advanced a resolution that would limit <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/donald-trump\">Trump\u2019s<\/a><\/span> ability to conduct further <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/venezuela\">attacks against Venezuela<\/a><\/span>, sounding a note of disapproval for the president\u2019s <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-european-union-greenland-denmark-rubio-frederiksen-4d18970667b130d293ccaf4c0d55c300\">expanding ambitions<\/a><\/span> in the Western Hemisphere.<\/p>\n<p>As his administration <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/live\/donald-trump-news-updates-1-8-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">asserts a new world order guided by military force<\/a><\/span> and economic power \u2014 and <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-defense-spending-3bbea1ccc679ee8a388386d60e651fd7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump calls for a massive increase in military spending<\/a><\/span> to confront these \u201cdangerous times\u201d \u2014 U.S. allies are insisting that <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/venezuela-united-nations-maduro-trump-waltz-1433e10bbb800fb41b21a70c7501ad88\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">global stability depends on following international law<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Top Republican lawmakers are firmly backing the Trump administration\u2019s arrest of Venezuela\u2019s president and <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/us-venezuela-oil-tanker-77f2c1441dda8217b37f9e38c3ae9131\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">assertions of control over the South American nation\u2019s oil industry<\/a><\/span>, but some GOP senators are drawing the line on more attacks without the approval of Congress.<\/p>\n<div data-module data-gtm-region=\"Other news we're following: Rubio plans to meet with Danish officials: Denmark has welcomed a meeting with the U.S. next week to discuss Trump\u2019s renewed call for the strategic, mineral-rich Arctic island of Greenland to come under American control. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio had said on Wednesday that a meeting about Greenland would happen next week, without giving details about timing, location or participants. US will exit 66 international organizations: Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order suspending U.S. support for 66 organizations, agencies, and commissions following his administration\u2019s review of participation in and funding for all international organizations, including those affiliated with the United Nations, according to a White House release. US seeks to assert its control over Venezuelan oil with tanker seizures and sales worldwide: Trump's administration on Wednesday seized a pair of sanctioned tankers transporting petroleum and announced plans to relax some sanctions so the U.S. can oversee the sale of Venezuela\u2019s petroleum worldwide. Besides the U.S. enforcing an existing oil embargo, the Energy Department says the \u201conly oil transported in and out of Venezuela\u201d will be through approved channels consistent with U.S. law and national security interests.\" data-align-center>\n<p><b>Other news we\u2019re following:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul id=\"rte-f1977890-ec75-11f0-87d2-8dec7ffcef00\">\n<li><b>Rubio plans to meet with Danish officials: <\/b>Denmark has welcomed a meeting with the U.S. next week to discuss Trump\u2019s renewed call for the strategic, mineral-rich Arctic island of Greenland to come under <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/nato-greenland-trump-russia-deterrence-threat-07d6c18ed968c25736eca2c25d935edb\">American control<\/a><\/span>. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio had said on Wednesday that a meeting about Greenland would <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-european-union-greenland-denmark-rubio-frederiksen-4d18970667b130d293ccaf4c0d55c300\">happen next week<\/a><\/span>, without giving details about timing, location or participants.<\/li>\n<li><b>US will exit 66 international organizations:<\/b> Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order suspending U.S. support for 66 organizations, agencies, and commissions following his administration\u2019s review of participation in and funding for all international organizations, including those affiliated with the United Nations, <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/united-nations-trump-international-organizations-withdrawal-d704fb9b444dc9cf569865d391b544a6\">according to a White House release.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>US seeks to assert its control over Venezuelan oil with tanker seizures and sales worldwide: <\/b>Trump\u2019s administration on Wednesday <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/us-venezuela-oil-tanker-77f2c1441dda8217b37f9e38c3ae9131\">seized a pair of sanctioned tankers transporting petroleum<\/a><\/span> and announced plans to relax some sanctions so the U.S. can oversee the sale of Venezuela\u2019s petroleum worldwide. Besides the U.S. enforcing an existing oil embargo, the Energy Department says the \u201conly oil transported in and out of Venezuela\u201d will be through approved channels consistent with U.S. law and national security interests.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">                      <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"JUST IN: U.S. House refuses to override Trump vetoes of 2 bipartisan bills as Republicans stick with the president\" data-post-id=\"0000019b-9f4a-deb2-a9bf-ff4fb2d00000\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1767904066770\" data-seconds-delta-text=\"sec ago\" data-minutes-delta-text=\"min ago\" data-hours-delta-text=\"h ago\">              <a id=\"0000019b-9f4a-deb2-a9bf-ff4fb2d00000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             JUST IN: U.S. House refuses to override Trump vetoes of 2 bipartisan bills as Republicans stick with the president         <\/h2>\n<p>                                        <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"White House says it wasn\u2019t economical to save the East Wing during ballroom construction\" data-post-id=\"0000019b-9f29-d161-a7fb-ff3be1670000\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1767901990417\" data-seconds-delta-text=\"sec ago\" data-minutes-delta-text=\"min ago\" data-hours-delta-text=\"h ago\">              <a id=\"0000019b-9f29-d161-a7fb-ff3be1670000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             White House says it wasn\u2019t economical to save the East Wing during ballroom construction         <\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>The White House said it was not feasible to save the East Wing as they shared details of Trump\u2019s planned ballroom at Thursday\u2019s meeting of the National Capital Planning Commission.<\/p>\n<p>Josh Fisher, director of the White House Office of Administration, listed off a variety of concerns, including a structurally unstable colonnade, water leakage and mold contamination, in explaining why it was more economical to tear down the East Wing to make room for the $400 million ballroom than to renovate it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause of this and other factors,\u201d Fisher said, \u201cthe cost analysis proved that demolition and reconstruction provided the lowest total cost ownership and most effective long-term strategy.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"Friends and relatives of Argentine detainees in Venezuela await word of releases\" data-post-id=\"0000019b-9f25-dc32-a3df-9fa58c080000\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1767901879164\" data-seconds-delta-text=\"sec ago\" data-minutes-delta-text=\"min ago\" data-hours-delta-text=\"h ago\">              <a id=\"0000019b-9f25-dc32-a3df-9fa58c080000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             Friends and relatives of Argentine detainees in Venezuela await word of releases         <\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>Greetings and laughter alternated with a tense silence among those gathering inside a brick-walled community center in Argentina\u2019s capital of Buenos Aires, waiting and praying for news of their loved ones\u2019 release. <\/p>\n<p>Mar\u00eda Alexandra G\u00f3mez is the Venezuelan girlfriend of Nahuel Agustin Gallo, a non-commissioned officer and Argentine citizen who entered Venezuela from Colombia over a year ago to visit in-laws and never returned. <\/p>\n<p>His continued detention has escalated already high tensions between the two countries. Venezuelan prosecutors say Gallo is being held on allegations of terrorism \u2014 something his family strongly rejects. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re confident that news will be given to us today, and if not today, please God let it be as soon as possible, because we\u2019ve fought so hard for such a long time to be in this moment, in which Venezuela\u2019s prisons are opening up,\u201d G\u00f3mez, 33, told The Associated Press, clutching their 2-year-old son Victor and wearing a T-shirt that called for his release.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"Families rush to Venezuelan prisons hoping their loved ones are among those freed\" data-post-id=\"0000019b-9f1b-d3eb-adff-ff9f548f0000\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1767901594480\" data-seconds-delta-text=\"sec ago\" data-minutes-delta-text=\"min ago\" data-hours-delta-text=\"h ago\">              <a id=\"0000019b-9f1b-d3eb-adff-ff9f548f0000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             Families rush to Venezuelan prisons hoping their loved ones are among those freed         <\/h2>\n<div>\n<div data-align-center data-video-orientation=\"landscape\">\n<p>Venezuela will release a \u201csignificant number\u201d of Venezuelan and foreigners imprisoned in the country, the head of Venezuela\u2019s national assembly said Thursday.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Among them was Pedro Dur\u00e1n, 60, who said he traveled from Spain to Caracas in hopes of wrapping his arms around his brother Franklin, detained five years ago on charges of trying to overthrow Maduro\u2019s government, accusations the family denies.<\/p>\n<p>Dur\u00e1n said he bought a plane ticket as soon as he heard rumors that authorities might free some prisoners.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t have words to express the emotion I\u2019m feeling,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019re feeling a lot of hope &#8230; We\u2019re just waiting now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite the anticipation, fear persists in parts of the South American country as residents brace for what comes next.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course everyone here is very scared,\u201d Dur\u00e1n said, \u201cbut what more could they (the government) do to us that they haven\u2019t done already?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"Vance says he\u2019s running a meeting on Venezuela \u2018every other day\u2019\" data-post-id=\"0000019b-9f18-d395-a9bf-df3ffc990000\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1767900924648\" data-seconds-delta-text=\"sec ago\" data-minutes-delta-text=\"min ago\" data-hours-delta-text=\"h ago\">              <a id=\"0000019b-9f18-d395-a9bf-df3ffc990000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             Vance says he\u2019s running a meeting on Venezuela \u2018every other day\u2019         <\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>Vance\u2019s absence from photos of Trump and top officials watching the strike raised questions about just how involved the vice president has been on the issue. His office told reporters that Vance was absent for security reasons and that he watched the operation unfold through a secure, remote feed.<\/p>\n<p>At a briefing on Thursday, Vance said he\u2019s been running a meeting among top White House officials \u201cevery other day&#8230;to talk about next steps, to try to ensure that Venezuela is stable.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Vance said that so far he\u2019s \u201cbeen very involved, and I\u2019ll keep on doing that.\u201d He also said that his role on Venezuela will be \u201cwhatever the president asks me to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"Vance says European allies should take Greenland\u2019s security \u2018more seriously\u2019\" data-post-id=\"0000019b-9f00-dc67-afdf-9f1254f10000\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1767900771486\" data-seconds-delta-text=\"sec ago\" data-minutes-delta-text=\"min ago\" data-hours-delta-text=\"h ago\">              <a id=\"0000019b-9f00-dc67-afdf-9f1254f10000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             Vance says European allies should take Greenland\u2019s security \u2018more seriously\u2019         <\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>The vice president told reporters that his administration is asking European allies to take Greenland\u2019s security \u201cmore seriously,\u201d or else \u201cthe United States is going to have to do something about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump has expressed repeated interest in acquiring Greenland and the White House has not ruled out a military intervention. Vance stressed that the ultimate choice on the Arctic island would rest with the U.S. president as diplomacy continues, but he said Greenland is critical for \u201cthe world\u2019s missile defense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Greenland is a self-governing territory of Denmark and thus part of the NATO military alliance.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"Vance scolds the media for coverage of Minneapolis ICE shooting\" data-post-id=\"0000019b-9ef0-dc67-afdf-9ef27ee00000\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1767898292223\" data-seconds-delta-text=\"sec ago\" data-minutes-delta-text=\"min ago\" data-hours-delta-text=\"h ago\">              <a id=\"0000019b-9ef0-dc67-afdf-9ef27ee00000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             Vance scolds the media for coverage of Minneapolis ICE shooting         <\/h2>\n<div>\n<div data-align-center>                      <bsp-figure>     <\/p>\n<figure data-openoverlay>              <a id=\"image-9a0000\"><\/a>                                      <picture data-crop=\"imgEn-medium-nocrop\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"  ><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"  ><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"  ><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"  ><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\"  ><source width=\"599\" height=\"399\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Vice President JD Vance takes questions from reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)\"   fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/2f16814\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5721x3814+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F51%2F21%2F47fd129a4457a042338a7bf8cf99%2Fap26008685455871.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"> <\/picture>\n<div><bsp-read-more data-more-button-text=\"Read More\" data-less-button-text=\"Read Less\" data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-limit=\"110\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\"><figcaption>\n<p>Vice President JD Vance takes questions from reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>          <template data-bsp-figure-overlay-template>                  <\/p>\n<div data-slidenumber=\"0\" data-slidescount=\"1\">                         <bsp-carousel-read-more data-show-less data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-id data-less-id>                             <\/p>\n<p>Vice President JD Vance takes questions from reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/p>\n<p>                         <\/bsp-carousel-read-more>                     <\/div>\n<p>     <\/template>      <\/bsp-figure>                  <\/div>\n<p>Appearing in the White House briefing room, the vice president\u2019s voice rose as he decried what he called the \u201ccorporate media\u201d for its coverage of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shooting a motorist during an operation in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was an attack on law and order. This was an attack on the American people,\u201d said Vance, who maintained it has not been portrayed that way by many journalists.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe way that the media, by and large, has reported this story has been an absolute disgrace,\u201d he added. \u201cAnd it puts our law enforcement officers at risk every single day.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"Spain says 5 of its citizens are freed by Venezuela\" data-post-id=\"0000019b-9eeb-d65b-a39f-9eeb29870000\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1767898117148\" data-seconds-delta-text=\"sec ago\" data-minutes-delta-text=\"min ago\" data-hours-delta-text=\"h ago\">              <a id=\"0000019b-9eeb-d65b-a39f-9eeb29870000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             Spain says 5 of its citizens are freed by Venezuela         <\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>Spain\u2019s government said Thursday that five Spanish citizens were released in Venezuela. It said they would be traveling back to Spain with the help of the Spanish embassy in Caracas, but did not specify when.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement came shortly after Venezuela said it was releasing a \u201csignificant number\u201d of citizens and foreigners from its prisons.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"Vance says a new prosecutor will focus on abuse of government assistance programs\" data-post-id=\"0000019b-9ee8-da1d-abdb-feeceae60000\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1767897767661\" data-seconds-delta-text=\"sec ago\" data-minutes-delta-text=\"min ago\" data-hours-delta-text=\"h ago\">              <a id=\"0000019b-9ee8-da1d-abdb-feeceae60000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             Vance says a new prosecutor will focus on abuse of government assistance programs         <\/h2>\n<div>\n<div data-align-center>                      <bsp-figure>     <\/p>\n<figure data-openoverlay>              <a id=\"image-8e0000\"><\/a>                                      <picture data-crop=\"imgEn-medium-nocrop\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"  ><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"  ><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"  ><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"  ><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\"  ><source width=\"599\" height=\"399\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Vice President JD Vance speaks during a briefing at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Evan Vucci)\"   fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/118331e\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5687x3791+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fee%2Fac%2F61ed52a24026aceda7bf32df281f%2Fap26008676114375.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"> <\/picture>\n<div><bsp-read-more data-more-button-text=\"Read More\" data-less-button-text=\"Read Less\" data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-limit=\"110\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\"><figcaption>\n<p>Vice President JD Vance speaks during a briefing at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Evan Vucci)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>          <template data-bsp-figure-overlay-template>                  <\/p>\n<div data-slidenumber=\"0\" data-slidescount=\"1\">                         <bsp-carousel-read-more data-show-less data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-id data-less-id>                             <\/p>\n<p>Vice President JD Vance speaks during a briefing at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Evan Vucci)<\/p>\n<p>                         <\/bsp-carousel-read-more>                     <\/div>\n<p>     <\/template>      <\/bsp-figure>                  <\/div>\n<p>Vance says a new assistant attorney general will prosecute the abuse of government assistance programs in response to growing attention to <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/minnesota-fraud-immigration-enforcement-somali-76e246b70d582f1dd42f1242cf7d7a66\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fraud in childcare programs<\/a><\/span> in Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>He said the prosecutor will focus primarily on Minnesota but will have a nationwide ambit.<\/p>\n<p>The prosecutor will likely be nominated in the coming days, Vance said, adding Senate Majority Leader John Thune told him he\u2019d seek a prompt confirmation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the person who\u2019s going to make sure we stop defrauding the American people,\u201d Vance said in the White House briefing room.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"South Carolina National Guard is sued over deployment to DC\" data-post-id=\"0000019b-9edc-da1d-abdb-fedc62220000\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1767897620779\" data-seconds-delta-text=\"sec ago\" data-minutes-delta-text=\"min ago\" data-hours-delta-text=\"h ago\">              <a id=\"0000019b-9edc-da1d-abdb-fedc62220000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             South Carolina National Guard is sued over deployment to DC         <\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>A lawsuit filed Thursday asks the state Supreme Court to rule Gov. Henry McMaster\u2019s decision to send South Carolina National Guard troops to Washington last year \u201cunlawful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>South Carolina initially sent 200 National Guard troops last year, as the Trump administration employed forces amid a federal crackdown on crime and homelessness in the capital city. Those forces returned, and in November McMaster said another 300 would be rotated back in.<\/p>\n<p>Plaintiffs including the South Carolina Public Interest Foundation also ask the court to prevent South Carolina\u2019s adjutant general from further implementing the new troop rotation.<\/p>\n<p>McMaster spokesperson Brandon Charochak told AP that South Carolina governors had \u201cunambiguous authority\u201d to deploy the Guard \u201cto save and protect American lives, defend the homeland, and assist in enforcing the rule of law.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"Bernice King says Trump\u2019s Venezuela policy is a \u2018terrible precedent\u2019\" data-post-id=\"0000019b-9ed8-deb2-a9bf-fedd369e0000\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1767896798985\" data-seconds-delta-text=\"sec ago\" data-minutes-delta-text=\"min ago\" data-hours-delta-text=\"h ago\">              <a id=\"0000019b-9ed8-deb2-a9bf-fedd369e0000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             Bernice King says Trump\u2019s Venezuela policy is a \u2018terrible precedent\u2019         <\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>Bernice King, Martin Luther Luther King Jr.\u2019s daughter who leads the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change, said Trump\u2019s move to depose Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela is \u201cdeeply troubling\u201d and \u201ca terrible precedent to set.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>King said she doesn\u2019t \u201cunderstand why we take it upon ourselves to go into other nations\u201d given U.S. problems, and she lamented Trump saying his aim is to control more oil.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverything that seems to be expressed around this is about the resources that exist there,\u201d King said, rather than about Maduro\u2019s authoritarianism and Venezuelans\u2019 lives. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t even about \u2026 what kind of leader he was.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>King speaks often about her father\u2019s \u201cthree evils of society\u201d &#8212; racism, excessive materialism and militarism. As she watches current U.S. policy, King said, \u201cThese are days where I miss my father\u2019s voice and leadership. Because we\u2019ve gotten so far off as a nation.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"Giffords returns to House floor on 15th anniversary of shooting\" data-post-id=\"0000019b-9ed1-da1d-abdb-fedd20060000\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1767896526238\" data-seconds-delta-text=\"sec ago\" data-minutes-delta-text=\"min ago\" data-hours-delta-text=\"h ago\">              <a id=\"0000019b-9ed1-da1d-abdb-fedd20060000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             Giffords returns to House floor on 15th anniversary of shooting         <\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>Former U.S. Rep. <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/general-news-0ee455e480004cbeae7dc716da2a0ddd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gabby Giffords<\/a><\/span> returned to the House floor Thursday on the 15th anniversary of the assassination attempt that cut short her promising political career and shocked the nation, which is still reckoning with a spate of political violence.<\/p>\n<p>Giffords held hands with her husband, Sen. Mark Kelly, as House Speaker Hakeem Jeffries lauded her congressional service and her advocacy since the shooting for tougher gun control measures. She received a standing ovation from a few dozen lawmakers in the chamber, most of them Democrats like Giffords.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHouse Democrats stand with Gabby and with all Americans who say \u2018enough is enough,\u2019\u201d said Jeffries, who pledged that Democrats would prioritize gun control legislation if they win the House majority in November\u2019s midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p>Giffords was shot in the head on Jan. 8, 2011, while meeting with constituents at a grocery store in Tucson, Arizona. Six were killed and 12 injured in addition to Giffords, who was left with limited motion on one side and aphasia, a verbal disability.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"Trump calls out 5 Republicans for war powers vote\" data-post-id=\"0000019b-9ec9-dc77-a1bb-decf708a0000\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1767895730917\" data-seconds-delta-text=\"sec ago\" data-minutes-delta-text=\"min ago\" data-hours-delta-text=\"h ago\">              <a id=\"0000019b-9ec9-dc77-a1bb-decf708a0000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             Trump calls out 5 Republicans for war powers vote         <\/h2>\n<div>\n<div data-override-title=\"true\" data-hide-title=\"false\" data-align-center data-carousel-enhancement>                              <bsp-carousel data-module data-slidesratio=\"3x2\">                      <a id=\"gallery-ef0001\"><\/a>       <\/p>\n<div data-slidescount=\"5\">\n<div data-slidenumber=\"0\">         <bsp-carousel-read-more data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-id=\"data-more-button-0\" data-less-id=\"data-less-button-0\" data-carousel-readmore-status=\"unstarted\">             <\/p>\n<p><span>1 of 5<span>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span><\/span>             <span><\/p>\n<p>Senator Susan Collins delivers remarks at the Maine Chiefs of Police Association Winter Conference in South Portland, Maine, Friday, Feb. 7, 2020. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette\/Portland Press Herald via AP)<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>                      <\/bsp-carousel-read-more>     <\/div>\n<div data-slidenumber=\"1\">         <bsp-carousel-read-more data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-id=\"data-more-button-1\" data-less-id=\"data-less-button-1\" data-carousel-readmore-status=\"unstarted\">             <\/p>\n<p><span>2 of 5<span>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span><\/span>             <span><\/p>\n<p>FILE &#8211; Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, on June 17, 2021. (Evelyn Hockstein\/Pool Photo via AP, File)<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>                      <\/bsp-carousel-read-more>     <\/div>\n<div data-slidenumber=\"2\">         <bsp-carousel-read-more data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-id=\"data-more-button-2\" data-less-id=\"data-less-button-2\" data-carousel-readmore-status=\"unstarted\">             <\/p>\n<p><span>3 of 5<span>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span><\/span>             <span><\/p>\n<p>Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks with reporters at the Senate Subway on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Mariam Zuhaib)<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>                      <\/bsp-carousel-read-more>     <\/div>\n<div data-slidenumber=\"3\">         <bsp-carousel-read-more data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-id=\"data-more-button-3\" data-less-id=\"data-less-button-3\" data-carousel-readmore-status=\"unstarted\">             <\/p>\n<p><span>4 of 5<span>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span><\/span>             <span><\/p>\n<p>Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Mariam Zuhaib)<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>                      <\/bsp-carousel-read-more>     <\/div>\n<div data-slidenumber=\"4\">         <bsp-carousel-read-more data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-id=\"data-more-button-4\" data-less-id=\"data-less-button-4\" data-carousel-readmore-status=\"unstarted\">             <\/p>\n<p><span>5 of 5<span>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span><\/span>             <span><\/p>\n<p>Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., speaks during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on the nomination of Xavier Becerra to be Secretary of Health and Human Services on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. (Michael Reynolds\/Pool via AP)<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>                      <\/bsp-carousel-read-more>     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>           <template data-bsp-carousel-overlay-template>          <bsp-carousel data-bsp-overlay-carousel>         <\/p>\n<div data-slidescount=\"5\">\n<div data-slidenumber=\"0\">\n<div>         <bsp-carousel-read-more data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-id=\"data-more-button-0\" data-less-id=\"data-less-button-0\" data-carousel-readmore-status=\"unstarted\">             <\/p>\n<p><span>1 of 5<span>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span><\/span>             <span><\/p>\n<p>Senator Susan Collins delivers remarks at the Maine Chiefs of Police Association Winter Conference in South Portland, Maine, Friday, Feb. 7, 2020. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette\/Portland Press Herald via AP)<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>                      <\/bsp-carousel-read-more>     <\/div>\n<div>                                 <bsp-carousel-read-more data-show-less data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-id=\"data-more-button-0\" data-less-id=\"data-less-button-0\">                                                                          <\/p>\n<p>1 of 5<\/p>\n<p>Senator Susan Collins delivers remarks at the Maine Chiefs of Police Association Winter Conference in South Portland, Maine, Friday, Feb. 7, 2020. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette\/Portland Press Herald via AP)<\/p>\n<p>                                                                      <\/bsp-carousel-read-more>                             <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-slidenumber=\"1\">\n<div>         <bsp-carousel-read-more data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-id=\"data-more-button-1\" data-less-id=\"data-less-button-1\" data-carousel-readmore-status=\"unstarted\">             <\/p>\n<p><span>2 of 5<span>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span><\/span>             <span><\/p>\n<p>FILE &#8211; Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, on June 17, 2021. (Evelyn Hockstein\/Pool Photo via AP, File)<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>                      <\/bsp-carousel-read-more>     <\/div>\n<div>                                 <bsp-carousel-read-more data-show-less data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-id=\"data-more-button-1\" data-less-id=\"data-less-button-1\">                                                                          <\/p>\n<p>2 of 5<\/p>\n<p>FILE &#8211; Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, on June 17, 2021. (Evelyn Hockstein\/Pool Photo via AP, File)<\/p>\n<p>                                                                      <\/bsp-carousel-read-more>                             <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-slidenumber=\"2\">\n<div>         <bsp-carousel-read-more data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-id=\"data-more-button-2\" data-less-id=\"data-less-button-2\" data-carousel-readmore-status=\"unstarted\">             <\/p>\n<p><span>3 of 5<span>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span><\/span>             <span><\/p>\n<p>Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks with reporters at the Senate Subway on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Mariam Zuhaib)<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>                      <\/bsp-carousel-read-more>     <\/div>\n<div>                                 <bsp-carousel-read-more data-show-less data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-id=\"data-more-button-2\" data-less-id=\"data-less-button-2\">                                                                          <\/p>\n<p>3 of 5<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks with reporters at the Senate Subway on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Mariam Zuhaib)<\/p>\n<p>                                                                      <\/bsp-carousel-read-more>                             <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-slidenumber=\"3\">\n<div>         <bsp-carousel-read-more data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-id=\"data-more-button-3\" data-less-id=\"data-less-button-3\" data-carousel-readmore-status=\"unstarted\">             <\/p>\n<p><span>4 of 5<span>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span><\/span>             <span><\/p>\n<p>Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Mariam Zuhaib)<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>                      <\/bsp-carousel-read-more>     <\/div>\n<div>                                 <bsp-carousel-read-more data-show-less data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-id=\"data-more-button-3\" data-less-id=\"data-less-button-3\">                                                                          <\/p>\n<p>4 of 5<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Mariam Zuhaib)<\/p>\n<p>                                                                      <\/bsp-carousel-read-more>                             <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-slidenumber=\"4\">\n<div>         <bsp-carousel-read-more data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-id=\"data-more-button-4\" data-less-id=\"data-less-button-4\" data-carousel-readmore-status=\"unstarted\">             <\/p>\n<p><span>5 of 5<span>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span><\/span>             <span><\/p>\n<p>Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., speaks during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on the nomination of Xavier Becerra to be Secretary of Health and Human Services on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. (Michael Reynolds\/Pool via AP)<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>                      <\/bsp-carousel-read-more>     <\/div>\n<div>                                 <bsp-carousel-read-more data-show-less data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-id=\"data-more-button-4\" data-less-id=\"data-less-button-4\">                                                                          <\/p>\n<p>5 of 5<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., speaks during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on the nomination of Xavier Becerra to be Secretary of Health and Human Services on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. (Michael Reynolds\/Pool via AP)<\/p>\n<p>                                                                      <\/bsp-carousel-read-more>                             <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                       <\/bsp-carousel>   <\/template> <\/bsp-carousel>                      <\/div>\n<p>The president lashed out at the five Republican senators who voted for the war powers resolution that would limit his ability to conduct further attacks against Venezuela.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said \u201cSusan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Rand Paul, Josh Hawley, and Todd Young should never be elected to office again\u201d and called their vote \u201cstupidity\u201d in a post to Truth social on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Trump went on to argue that the War Powers Resolution, a Vietnam-era law that is aimed at limiting a President\u2019s power to commit troops to conflict without Congressional approval, was unconstitutional.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"Senators meet with Danish ambassador about Greenland\" data-post-id=\"0000019b-9eba-d395-a9bf-dfbf86d20000\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1767895558406\" data-seconds-delta-text=\"sec ago\" data-minutes-delta-text=\"min ago\" data-hours-delta-text=\"h ago\">              <a id=\"0000019b-9eba-d395-a9bf-dfbf86d20000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             Senators meet with Danish ambassador about Greenland         <\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>A key Republican senator overseeing the military met with Denmark\u2019s ambassador Thursday morning and pushed back on Trump\u2019s idea that Greenland could be purchased.<\/p>\n<p>Denmark is unwilling to negotiate over selling Greenland, said Sen. Roger Wicker. \u201cThat\u2019s their prerogative and their right.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wicker, the Republican chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee, met on Capitol Hill with the Danish ambassador to the U.S., Jesper M\u00f8ller S\u00f8rensen, along with the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, and the head of Greenland representation, Jacob Isbosethsen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGreenland is not for sale,\u201d Isbosethsen told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>Wicker added that he hoped an agreement could be reached that would strengthen the U.S. relationship with Denmark, a NATO ally.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"Sen. Rand Paul says Venezuela makes war-powers debate more urgent\" data-post-id=\"0000019b-9eb8-dc77-a1bb-debe1f750000\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1767894580916\" data-seconds-delta-text=\"sec ago\" data-minutes-delta-text=\"min ago\" data-hours-delta-text=\"h ago\">              <a id=\"0000019b-9eb8-dc77-a1bb-debe1f750000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             Sen. Rand Paul says Venezuela makes war-powers debate more urgent         <\/h2>\n<div>\n<div data-align-center>                      <bsp-figure>     <\/p>\n<figure data-openoverlay>              <a id=\"image-1a0000\"><\/a>                                      <picture data-crop=\"imgEn-medium-nocrop\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"  ><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"  ><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"  ><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"  ><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\"  ><source width=\"599\" height=\"399\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks with reporters at the Senate Subway on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Mariam Zuhaib)\"   fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/bcac73f\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5358x3572+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fbd%2F20%2Fd610feb848e7a078b26df5a99c86%2Fap26008640758248.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"> <\/picture>\n<div><bsp-read-more data-more-button-text=\"Read More\" data-less-button-text=\"Read Less\" data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-limit=\"110\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\"><figcaption>\n<p>Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks with reporters at the Senate Subway on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Mariam Zuhaib)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>          <template data-bsp-figure-overlay-template>                  <\/p>\n<div data-slidenumber=\"0\" data-slidescount=\"1\">                         <bsp-carousel-read-more data-show-less data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-id data-less-id>                             <\/p>\n<p>Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks with reporters at the Senate Subway on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Mariam Zuhaib)<\/p>\n<p>                         <\/bsp-carousel-read-more>                     <\/div>\n<p>     <\/template>      <\/bsp-figure>                  <\/div>\n<p>One of the five Republicans who voted to advance the war powers resolution, Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky said the issue was no longer \u201chypothetical\u201d for some lawmakers after the intervention in Venezuela.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s interesting to see that more people, at least on my side, now are interested in who has the war prerogative, who has the prerogative to initiate or declare war,\u201d he told reporters after the vote.<\/p>\n<p>Asked whether the vote sends a message to the White House, Paul said he was happy that Maduro is no longer In power.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut on the other hand,\u201d he said, \u201cto me, the worry, it isn\u2019t always just about the immediate president. It\u2019s about who the next president is and the next president and that if you can accuse someone of a crime anywhere in the world and then remove them without a vote of Congress, what it might lead to.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"Venezuela to release a \u2018significant number\u2019 of prisoners as gesture to \u2018seek peace\u2019\" data-post-id=\"0000019b-9eab-d5d1-a59f-ffeb38110000\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1767893852438\" data-seconds-delta-text=\"sec ago\" data-minutes-delta-text=\"min ago\" data-hours-delta-text=\"h ago\">              <a id=\"0000019b-9eab-d5d1-a59f-ffeb38110000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             Venezuela to release a \u2018significant number\u2019 of prisoners as gesture to \u2018seek peace\u2019         <\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>Venezuela will release a \u201csignificant number\u201d of Venezuelans and foreigners imprisoned in the country, the head of Venezuela\u2019s national assembly said Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Jorge Rodr\u00edguez, brother of acting President Delcy Rodr\u00edguez, did not specify who would be released or give an exact number.<\/p>\n<p>Despite mass detentions following the tumultuous 2024 election, Venezuela\u2019s government maintains it doesn\u2019t keep political prisoners.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. government and the country\u2019s opposition have demanded the release of opposition figures and critics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConsider this gesture by the Bolivarian government, which is broadly intended to seek peace,\u201d Rodr\u00edguez said in an announcement publicized over TV.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"JUST IN: Top Venezuelan official says a \u2018significant number\u2019 of prisoners will be released as a gesture to \u2018seek peace\u2019\" data-post-id=\"0000019b-9ea7-d65b-a39f-9eaf33060000\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1767893576870\" data-seconds-delta-text=\"sec ago\" data-minutes-delta-text=\"min ago\" data-hours-delta-text=\"h ago\">              <a id=\"0000019b-9ea7-d65b-a39f-9eaf33060000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             JUST IN: Top Venezuelan official says a \u2018significant number\u2019 of prisoners will be released as a gesture to \u2018seek peace\u2019         <\/h2>\n<p>                                        <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"UN chief says US has \u2018legal obligation\u2019 to fund agencies despite withdrawal\" data-post-id=\"0000019b-9e9f-dc77-a1bb-de9f29ed0000\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1767893313960\" data-seconds-delta-text=\"sec ago\" data-minutes-delta-text=\"min ago\" data-hours-delta-text=\"h ago\">              <a id=\"0000019b-9e9f-dc77-a1bb-de9f29ed0000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             UN chief says US has \u2018legal obligation\u2019 to fund agencies despite withdrawal         <\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>The United Nations pushed back Thursday on the Trump administration\u2019s plan to pull out of more than 30 U.N. initiatives, saying Washington remains responsible for its required contributions.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement by his spokesperson, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he regretted Trump\u2019s decision Wednesday to withdraw from 31 U.N.-related agencies, including the population agency and the treaty that establishes international climate negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we have consistently underscored, assessed contributions to the United Nations regular budget and peacekeeping budget, as approved by the General Assembly, are a legal obligation under the UN Charter for all Member States, including the United States,\u201d Stephane Dujarric, the U.N. spokesperson, said.<\/p>\n<p>He added that despite the announcement, the U.N. entities targeted will continue to implement their work.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"<b>Senate advances Venezuela war powers resolution<\/b>&#8221; data-post-id=&#8221;0000019b-9e7f-d65b-a39f-9effd3df0000&#8243; data-posted-date-timestamp=&#8221;1767890861972&#8243; data-seconds-delta-text=&#8221;sec ago&#8221; data-minutes-delta-text=&#8221;min ago&#8221; data-hours-delta-text=&#8221;h ago&#8221;>              <a id=\"0000019b-9e7f-d65b-a39f-9effd3df0000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             <b>Senate advances Venezuela war powers resolution<\/b>         <\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>The Senate has advanced a resolution that would limit <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/donald-trump\"> Trump\u2019s<\/a><\/span> ability to conduct further <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/venezuela\">attacks against Venezuela<\/a><\/span>, sounding a note of disapproval for the president\u2019s <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-european-union-greenland-denmark-rubio-frederiksen-4d18970667b130d293ccaf4c0d55c300\">expanding ambitions<\/a><\/span> in the Western Hemisphere.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats and five Republicans voted to advance the war powers resolution on a 52-47 vote tally and ensure a later vote for final passage. <\/p>\n<p>It has virtually no chance of becoming law because Trump would have to sign it if it were to pass the House, but it\u2019s still a significant gesture that shows unease among some Republicans after the U.S. military seized Venezuelan President <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/venezuela-maduro-capture-trump-attack-military-ceb21da088f0a06b1813e66922def9a3\">Nicol\u00e1s Maduro<\/a><\/span> in a surprise nighttime raid.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"<b>Two Republicans flip on Venezuela war powers resolution vote<\/b>&#8221; data-post-id=&#8221;0000019b-9e7e-da1d-abdb-fefefd300000&#8243; data-posted-date-timestamp=&#8221;1767890734091&#8243; data-seconds-delta-text=&#8221;sec ago&#8221; data-minutes-delta-text=&#8221;min ago&#8221; data-hours-delta-text=&#8221;h ago&#8221;>              <a id=\"0000019b-9e7e-da1d-abdb-fefefd300000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             <b>Two Republicans flip on Venezuela war powers resolution vote<\/b>         <\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>The Senate is voting on a resolution that would limit Trump\u2019s ability to conduct further attacks against Venezuela, and the vote tally is looking to be razor-thin.<\/p>\n<p>Two Republicans who previously voted against similar resolutions \u2014 Sens. Todd Young of Indiana and Susan Collins of Maine \u2014 are now voting for the resolution. It\u2019s still not clear what the final vote outcome would be.<\/p>\n<p>A majority vote would set up a later vote on passage for the resolution. It still has virtually no chance of becoming law because Trump would have to sign it, but the vote outcome showed how some Republicans are uneasy with the Trump administration\u2019s military action against Venezuela.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"Some Republicans insist on congressional approval for war\" data-post-id=\"0000019b-9e44-dc67-afdf-9e56ecf30000\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1767887708828\" data-seconds-delta-text=\"sec ago\" data-minutes-delta-text=\"min ago\" data-hours-delta-text=\"h ago\">              <a id=\"0000019b-9e44-dc67-afdf-9e56ecf30000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             Some Republicans insist on congressional approval for war         <\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, a close Trump ally, said on Air Force One on Sunday that he\u2019s comfortable with Trump taking over other countries \u2014 including Greenland \u2014 without congressional approval. \u201cThe commander in chief is the commander in chief. They can use military force,\u201d Graham said.<\/p>\n<p>But some others are voicing opposition. Asked whether he\u2019d support putting troops on the ground in Venezuela, Thom Tillis of North Carolina responded: \u201cNot without congressional authorization.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, an outspoken proponent of war powers resolutions, acknowledged that Maduro is seen as a \u201cbad guy\u201d and \u201ca socialist and an autocrat.\u201d But, Paul added, \u201cThe question is about who has the power to take the country to war?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Paul said Republicans discussed Trump\u2019s plans for Greenland at their Wednesday luncheon and he heard \u201czero support\u201d for taking military action to seize it.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"Sen. Tim Kaine: \u2018It\u2019s time for Congress to assert its control over military action of this kind\u2019\" data-post-id=\"0000019b-9e2e-dc67-afdf-9e3ec5290000\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1767887484239\" data-seconds-delta-text=\"sec ago\" data-minutes-delta-text=\"min ago\" data-hours-delta-text=\"h ago\">              <a id=\"0000019b-9e2e-dc67-afdf-9e3ec5290000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             Sen. Tim Kaine: \u2018It\u2019s time for Congress to assert its control over military action of this kind\u2019         <\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s time to get this out of secrecy and put it in the light,\u201d the Virginia Democrat said after forcing a Thursday Senate vote on a resolution that would limit Trump\u2019s ability to strike Venezuela militarily again. <\/p>\n<p>Kaine said a resolution on Greenland would soon be filed, in addition to Cuba, Mexico, Colombia and Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Republican leaders have said they had no advance notification of the <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-maduro-venezuela-presidential-palace-blowtorches-7969152ae48510003fe9cbde92f3c102\">raid early morning Saturday<\/a><\/span> to seize Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, but they\u2019ve backed Trump, and mostly expressed satisfaction this week as top administration officials provided classified briefings on the operation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the president has demonstrated at least already a very strong commitment to peace through strength, especially in this hemisphere,\u201d said Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D. \u201cI think Venezuela got that message loudly and clearly.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"The world\u2019s smaller countries depend on international law, EU official says\" data-post-id=\"0000019b-9e0b-dc67-afdf-9e1bf9c40000\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1767885421793\" data-seconds-delta-text=\"sec ago\" data-minutes-delta-text=\"min ago\" data-hours-delta-text=\"h ago\">              <a id=\"0000019b-9e0b-dc67-afdf-9e1bf9c40000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             The world\u2019s smaller countries depend on international law, EU official says         <\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cThe messages that we hear regarding Greenland are extremely concerning and we have had discussions also among the Europeans,\u201d Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, said Thursday during a press conference in Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll these statements are not really helping the stability of the world,\u201d Kallas said. \u201cThe international law is very clear, and we have to stick to it. It is clear that it is the only thing that protects smaller countries and that\u2019s why it is in the interest of all of us, and we discussed this today as well, that we uphold the international law on all levels.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"Senate considers limiting Trump\u2019s war powers\" data-post-id=\"0000019b-9dfd-dc77-a1bb-dfff7acd0000\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1767883140185\" data-seconds-delta-text=\"sec ago\" data-minutes-delta-text=\"min ago\" data-hours-delta-text=\"h ago\">              <a id=\"0000019b-9dfd-dc77-a1bb-dfff7acd0000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             Senate considers limiting Trump\u2019s war powers         <\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>The Senate is expected to vote on a resolution Thursday that would limit <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/donald-trump\">President Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a><\/span> ability to conduct further <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/venezuela\">attacks against Venezuela<\/a><\/span>, setting up a test for his <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-european-union-greenland-denmark-rubio-frederiksen-4d18970667b130d293ccaf4c0d55c300\">expanding ambitions<\/a><\/span> in the Western Hemisphere.<\/p>\n<p>The <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/senate-joint-resolution\/98\/text\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">war powers resolution<\/a><\/span> would require Trump to get congressional approval before striking Venezuela again, and it comes after the U.S. military seized the president of the South American country, <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/venezuela-maduro-capture-trump-attack-military-ceb21da088f0a06b1813e66922def9a3\">Nicol\u00e1s Maduro<\/a><\/span>, in a surprise nighttime raid and as Trump\u2019s administration is seeking to control Venezuela\u2019s oil resources and its government.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats have failed to pass several such resolutions in the months that Trump escalated his campaign against Venezuela. But lawmakers argued that now that Trump has captured Maduro and set his sights to other conquests <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/denmark-greenland-trump-2b12bb104faaaafda2ed270febfb0522\">such as Greenland<\/a><\/span>, the vote presents the Republican-controlled Congress with an opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>\u25b6 <i>Read more about <\/i><span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/senate-war-powers-venezuela-trump-maduro-greenland-e1c5c8390eb2331779504b710fe85025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>the Senate\u2019s war powers vote<\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"<b>Greenlanders insist on their right to self-determination<\/b>&#8221; data-post-id=&#8221;0000019b-9df3-d5d1-a59f-fdf3bb530000&#8243; data-posted-date-timestamp=&#8221;1767882191090&#8243; data-seconds-delta-text=&#8221;sec ago&#8221; data-minutes-delta-text=&#8221;min ago&#8221; data-hours-delta-text=&#8221;h ago&#8221;>              <a id=\"0000019b-9df3-d5d1-a59f-fdf3bb530000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             <b>Greenlanders insist on their right to self-determination<\/b>         <\/h2>\n<div>\n<div data-align-center>                      <bsp-figure>     <\/p>\n<figure data-openoverlay>              <a id=\"image-eb0000\"><\/a>                                      <picture data-crop=\"imgEn-medium-nocrop\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"  ><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"  ><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"  ><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"  ><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\"  ><source width=\"599\" height=\"399\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"FILE - Cross-political support demonstration for Greenland and Greenlanders in front of Greenland's representation in Christianshavn, Copenhagen, Friday, March 28, 2025. (Thomas Traasdahl\/\/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)\"   fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/f03bd7e\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2048x1365+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fe9%2Fba%2Fa90ca5de476e9032ebbd46f5830c%2Fap25087687300713.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"> <\/picture>\n<div><bsp-read-more data-more-button-text=\"Read More\" data-less-button-text=\"Read Less\" data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-limit=\"110\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\"><figcaption>\n<p>FILE &#8211; Cross-political support demonstration for Greenland and Greenlanders in front of Greenland\u2019s representation in Christianshavn, Copenhagen, Friday, March 28, 2025. (Thomas Traasdahl\/\/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>          <template data-bsp-figure-overlay-template>                  <\/p>\n<div data-slidenumber=\"0\" data-slidescount=\"1\">                         <bsp-carousel-read-more data-show-less data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-id data-less-id>                             <\/p>\n<p>FILE &#8211; Cross-political support demonstration for Greenland and Greenlanders in front of Greenland\u2019s representation in Christianshavn, Copenhagen, Friday, March 28, 2025. (Thomas Traasdahl\/\/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)<\/p>\n<p>                         <\/bsp-carousel-read-more>                     <\/div>\n<p>     <\/template>      <\/bsp-figure>                  <\/div>\n<p>Many Greenlanders feel that remarks about their self-governing territory have been disrespectful, Aaja Chemnitz, one of the two Greenlandic politicians in the Danish parliament, told The Associated Press. Trump\u2019s claim that Greenland is \u201ccovered with Russian and Chinese ships all over the place\u201d is not accurate, she added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany also experience that these conversations are being discussed over their heads. We have a firm saying in Greenland, \u2018Nothing about Greenland, without Greenland,\u2019\u201d she said. \u201cMost Greenlanders wish more self-determination including independence\u201d but also want to \u201cstrengthen cooperation with our partners\u201d in security and business development as long as it is based on \u201cmutual respect and recognition of our right to self-determination.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Greenland is \u201ca longstanding ally and partner to the U.S. and we have a shared interest in stability, security, and responsible cooperation in the Arctic,\u201d she said. \u201cThere is an agreement with the U.S. that gives them access to have bases in Greenland if needed.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"Russia denounces US threat to prosecute crew of seized tanker as \u2018categorically unacceptable\u2019\" data-post-id=\"0000019b-9de6-dc77-a1bb-dfee2f980000\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1767881098884\" data-seconds-delta-text=\"sec ago\" data-minutes-delta-text=\"min ago\" data-hours-delta-text=\"h ago\">              <a id=\"0000019b-9de6-dc77-a1bb-dfee2f980000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             Russia denounces US threat to prosecute crew of seized tanker as \u2018categorically unacceptable\u2019         <\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>The Russian Foreign Ministry is calling the <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/video\/video-shows-the-moment-us-forces-seize-oil-tanker-off-the-coast-of-venezuela-6ef543c379b144fcaa3201ebf22281fa\">U.S. seizure of the Marinera oil tanker<\/a><\/span> under the Russian flag was \u201ca gross violation of the fundamental principles and norms of international maritime law\u201d and warns that the incident could incite geopolitical tensions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWashington\u2019s willingness to generate acute international crisis situations, including in relation to already extremely strained Russian-American relations, which are burdened by disagreements from past years, is a cause for regret and concern,\u201d the ministry said in a statement Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. actions lower the \u201cthreshold for the use of force\u201d on the sea, and it\u2019s \u201cutterly cynical\u201d for the U.S. to say the seizure is part of an effort to <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/us-venezuela-oil-tanker-77f2c1441dda8217b37f9e38c3ae9131\">take over Venezuela\u2019s oil production<\/a><\/span>, it said. \u201cWe resolutely reject such neo-colonial ambitions.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"French president denounces \u2018law of the strongest\u2019\" data-post-id=\"0000019b-9de4-d161-a7fb-fffee5ac0000\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1767880664804\" data-seconds-delta-text=\"sec ago\" data-minutes-delta-text=\"min ago\" data-hours-delta-text=\"h ago\">              <a id=\"0000019b-9de4-d161-a7fb-fffee5ac0000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             French president denounces \u2018law of the strongest\u2019         <\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>Emmanuel Macron said in a speech to French ambassadors at the Elysee presidential palace that the United States is \u201cgradually turning away from some of its allies and freeing itself from the international rules.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the greatest disorder, the law of the strongest, and everyday people wonder whether Greenland will be invaded, whether Canada will be under the threat of becoming the 51st state (of the United States) or whether Taiwan is to be further circled,\u201d Macron said.<\/p>\n<p>The French president pointed to an \u201cincreasingly dysfunctional\u201d world where great powers, including the U.S and China, have \u201ca real temptation to divide the world amongst themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"<b>Trump cites Jimmy Carter \u2018disaster\u2019 when talking about Maduro mission<\/b>&#8221; data-post-id=&#8221;0000019b-9dcb-dc77-a1bb-dfcf0d0b0000&#8243; data-posted-date-timestamp=&#8221;1767879024855&#8243; data-seconds-delta-text=&#8221;sec ago&#8221; data-minutes-delta-text=&#8221;min ago&#8221; data-hours-delta-text=&#8221;h ago&#8221;>              <a id=\"0000019b-9dcb-dc77-a1bb-dfcf0d0b0000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             <b>Trump cites Jimmy Carter \u2018disaster\u2019 when talking about Maduro mission<\/b>         <\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>Trump has boasted about the U.S. military operation to <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-maduro-venezuela-presidential-palace-blowtorches-7969152ae48510003fe9cbde92f3c102\">capture former Venezuelan President<\/a><\/span> Nicolas Maduro. But the mission did involve a U.S. helicopter being hit by enemy fire.<\/p>\n<p>In a New York Times interview published Thursday, Trump said he was thinking about a \u201cJimmy Carter disaster\u201d as the Venezuela mission played out.<\/p>\n<p>He was referring to a failed April 1980 mission Carter ordered to rescue 52 American hostages in Iran. U.S. helicopter mechanical failures and a crash with a C-130 killed eight servicemembers, deeply affecting Carter politically and personally.<\/p>\n<div data-align-center>                      <bsp-figure>     <\/p>\n<figure data-openoverlay>              <a id=\"image-300000\"><\/a>                                      <picture data-crop=\"imgEn-medium-nocrop\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"  ><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"  ><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"  ><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"  ><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\"  ><source width=\"599\" height=\"399\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"FILE - President Jimmy Carter prepares to make a national television address from the Oval Office at the White House, April 25, 1980, in Washington, on the failed mission to rescue the Iran hostages. (AP Photo, File)\"   fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/f5c252b\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6465x4310+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fab%2F80%2F07e33f264fde8fdba451d2e4b9d6%2Fap25176640385460.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"> <\/picture>\n<div><bsp-read-more data-more-button-text=\"Read More\" data-less-button-text=\"Read Less\" data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-limit=\"110\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\"><figcaption>\n<p>FILE &#8211; President Jimmy Carter prepares to make a national television address from the Oval Office at the White House, April 25, 1980, in Washington, on the failed mission to rescue the Iran hostages. (AP Photo, File)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>          <template data-bsp-figure-overlay-template>                  <\/p>\n<div data-slidenumber=\"0\" data-slidescount=\"1\">                         <bsp-carousel-read-more data-show-less data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-id data-less-id>                             <\/p>\n<p>FILE &#8211; President Jimmy Carter prepares to make a national television address from the Oval Office at the White House, April 25, 1980, in Washington, on the failed mission to rescue the Iran hostages. (AP Photo, File)<\/p>\n<p>                         <\/bsp-carousel-read-more>                     <\/div>\n<p>     <\/template>      <\/bsp-figure>                  <\/div>\n<p>\u201cThat destroyed his entire administration,\u201d Trump told the Times. \u201cI don\u2019t know that he would have won\u201d in 1980, Trump continued, \u201cbut he certainly had no chance after that disaster.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-biden-jimmy-carter-2024-election-6d58fb7dee75422ff555239013a6b52f\">used Carter often in the 2024 campaign<\/a><\/span> to mock then-President Joe Biden, saying Carter loved Biden \u201cbecause he had a brilliant presidency compared to Biden.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"Danish Defense Minister says talks with the US are a chance for \u2018the dialogue that is needed\u2019 over Greenland\" data-post-id=\"0000019b-9d9c-d5d1-a59f-fdffc6fc0000\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1767875943565\" data-seconds-delta-text=\"sec ago\" data-minutes-delta-text=\"min ago\" data-hours-delta-text=\"h ago\">              <a id=\"0000019b-9d9c-d5d1-a59f-fdffc6fc0000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             Danish Defense Minister says talks with the US are a chance for \u2018the dialogue that is needed\u2019 over Greenland         <\/h2>\n<div>\n<div data-align-center>                      <bsp-figure>     <\/p>\n<figure data-openoverlay>              <a id=\"image-790000\"><\/a>                                      <picture data-crop=\"imgEn-medium-nocrop\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"  ><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"  ><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"  ><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"  ><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\"  ><source width=\"599\" height=\"399\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"FILE - Denmark's Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen gives a briefing on recent drone disturbances over Denmark, at the Ministry of Justice, in Copenhagen, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. (Thomas Traasdahl\/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)\"   fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/383bb18\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7973x5315+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F0a%2F91%2F3682c44b4d88ae9aa4a2819d750c%2Fap25272532333910.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"> <\/picture>\n<div><bsp-read-more data-more-button-text=\"Read More\" data-less-button-text=\"Read Less\" data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-limit=\"110\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\"><figcaption>\n<p>FILE &#8211; Denmark\u2019s Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen gives a briefing on recent drone disturbances over Denmark, at the Ministry of Justice, in Copenhagen, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. (Thomas Traasdahl\/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>          <template data-bsp-figure-overlay-template>                  <\/p>\n<div data-slidenumber=\"0\" data-slidescount=\"1\">                         <bsp-carousel-read-more data-show-less data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-id data-less-id>                             <\/p>\n<p>FILE &#8211; Denmark\u2019s Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen gives a briefing on recent drone disturbances over Denmark, at the Ministry of Justice, in Copenhagen, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. (Thomas Traasdahl\/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)<\/p>\n<p>                         <\/bsp-carousel-read-more>                     <\/div>\n<p>     <\/template>      <\/bsp-figure>                  <\/div>\n<p>Troels Lund Poulsen made the remarks to Danish broadcaster DR on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Greenland\u2019s government has told Danish public broadcaster DR that Greenland will participate in the meeting between Denmark and the U.S. announced by Rubio.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNothing about Greenland without Greenland. Of course we will be there. We are the ones who requested the meeting,\u201d Greenland\u2019s Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt told DR.<\/p>\n<p>The island of Greenland, 80% of which lies above the Arctic Circle, is home to about 56,000 mostly <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/greenland-inuit-traditions-tattoos-shaman-christianity-trump-e3402e2bf207cd3486be00d2925ff5d6\">Inuit people.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"President of the European Council says \u2018Greenland belongs to its people\u2019\" data-post-id=\"0000019b-9d99-d161-a7fb-ff9b7c060000\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1767875783954\" data-seconds-delta-text=\"sec ago\" data-minutes-delta-text=\"min ago\" data-hours-delta-text=\"h ago\">              <a id=\"0000019b-9d99-d161-a7fb-ff9b7c060000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             President of the European Council says \u2018Greenland belongs to its people\u2019         <\/h2>\n<div>\n<div data-align-center>                      <bsp-figure>     <\/p>\n<figure data-openoverlay>              <a id=\"image-8a0000\"><\/a>                                      <picture data-crop=\"imgEn-medium-nocrop\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"  ><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"  ><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"  ><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"  ><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\"  ><source width=\"599\" height=\"399\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Children play on an icy surface in Nuuk, Greenland, Feb. 16, 2025. (AP Photo\/Emilio Morenatti, File)\"   fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/809e45e\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5657x3771+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fb6%2F4c%2Fe97c733754351a8846097d34c7af%2F1557e33d16ac4acdacfe6d9692d79f36\" loading=\"lazy\"> <\/picture>\n<div><bsp-read-more data-more-button-text=\"Read More\" data-less-button-text=\"Read Less\" data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-limit=\"110\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\"><figcaption>\n<p>Children play on an icy surface in Nuuk, Greenland, Feb. 16, 2025. (AP Photo\/Emilio Morenatti, File)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>          <template data-bsp-figure-overlay-template>                  <\/p>\n<div data-slidenumber=\"0\" data-slidescount=\"1\">                         <bsp-carousel-read-more data-show-less data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-id data-less-id>                             <\/p>\n<p>Children play on an icy surface in Nuuk, Greenland, Feb. 16, 2025. (AP Photo\/Emilio Morenatti, File)<\/p>\n<p>                         <\/bsp-carousel-read-more>                     <\/div>\n<p>     <\/template>      <\/bsp-figure>                  <\/div>\n<p>\u201cNothing can be decided about Denmark and about Greenland without Denmark, or without Greenland. They have the full solid support and solidarity of the European Union.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and the U.K. joined Denmark\u2019s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Tuesday in defending Greenland\u2019s sovereignty in the wake of Trump\u2019s comments about Greenland, which is part of the NATO military alliance.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"Vance says Denmark \u2018obviously\u2019 had not done a proper job in securing Greenland\" data-post-id=\"0000019b-9d96-d3eb-adff-ff9ebb790000\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1767875638553\" data-seconds-delta-text=\"sec ago\" data-minutes-delta-text=\"min ago\" data-hours-delta-text=\"h ago\">              <a id=\"0000019b-9d96-d3eb-adff-ff9ebb790000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             Vance says Denmark \u2018obviously\u2019 had not done a proper job in securing Greenland         <\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>In an interview with Fox News, U.S. Vice President JD Vance said that Denmark \u201cobviously\u201d had not done a proper job in securing Greenland and that Trump \u201cis willing to go as far as he has to\u201d to defend American interests in the Arctic.<\/p>\n<p>He also repeated Trump\u2019s claim that Greenland is crucial to both the U.S. and the world\u2019s national security because \u201cthe entire missile defense infrastructure is partially dependent on Greenland.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vance said the fact that Denmark has been a faithful military ally of the U.S. during World War II and the more recent \u201cwar on terrorism\u201d did not necessarily mean they were doing enough to secure Greenland today.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust because you did something smart 25 years ago doesn\u2019t mean you can\u2019t do something dumb now,\u201d Vance said, adding that Trump \u201cis saying very clearly, \u2018you are not doing a good job with respect to Greenland.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"<b>Trump suggests that US oversight of Venezuela could be lengthy<\/b>&#8221; data-post-id=&#8221;0000019b-9d95-d5d1-a59f-fdf74c5e0000&#8243; data-posted-date-timestamp=&#8221;1767875455407&#8243; data-seconds-delta-text=&#8221;sec ago&#8221; data-minutes-delta-text=&#8221;min ago&#8221; data-hours-delta-text=&#8221;h ago&#8221;>              <a id=\"0000019b-9d95-d5d1-a59f-fdf74c5e0000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             <b>Trump suggests that US oversight of Venezuela could be lengthy<\/b>         <\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cOnly time will tell,\u201d Trump told the New York Times, in a newly published interview, when asked how long the administration will demand direct oversight of the South American nation.<\/p>\n<p>Trump did not give a precise timeline for how long he expected the oversight to last, The Times reported. He did say that the Venezuelan government, which is now being led by Delcy Rodriguez following Maduro\u2019s weekend arrest by U.S. forces, is being cooperative despite some of its hostile public statements toward the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re giving us everything that we feel is necessary,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"Trump proposes massive increase in 2027 defense spending to $1.5T, citing \u2018dangerous times\u2019\" data-post-id=\"0000019b-9d2b-deb2-a9bf-ff6f80a00000\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1767868598430\" data-seconds-delta-text=\"sec ago\" data-minutes-delta-text=\"min ago\" data-hours-delta-text=\"h ago\">              <a id=\"0000019b-9d2b-deb2-a9bf-ff6f80a00000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             Trump proposes massive increase in 2027 defense spending to $1.5T, citing \u2018dangerous times\u2019         <\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>Trump on Wednesday proposed setting U.S. military spending at $1.5 trillion in 2027, citing \u201ctroubled and dangerous times.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 military budget is set <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/defense-bill-congress-trump-dd67d203accfb65b7604072ebb5da153\">at $901 billion.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis will allow us to build the \u2018Dream Military\u2019 that we have long been entitled to and, more importantly, that will keep us SAFE and SECURE, regardless of foe,\u201d Trump said in a posting on Truth Social announcing his proposal.<\/p>\n<p>The military just received a large boost of some $175 billion in the GOP\u2019s <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/what-is-republican-trump-tax-bill-f65be44e1050431a601320197322551b\">\u201cbig, beautiful bill\u201d<\/a><\/span> of tax breaks and spending reductions that Trump signed into law last year.<\/p>\n<p>Insisting on more funding for the Pentagon is almost certain to run into resistance from Democrats who work to maintain parity between changes in defense and non-defense spending. But it\u2019s also sure to draw objections from the GOP\u2019s deficit hawks who have pushed back against larger military spending.<\/p>\n<p>\u25b6 <i>Read more <\/i><span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-defense-spending-3bbea1ccc679ee8a388386d60e651fd7\"><i>about Trump\u2019s calls for increased military spending<\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"US seeks to assert its control over Venezuelan oil with tanker seizures and sales worldwide\" data-post-id=\"0000019b-9d1d-d395-a9bf-dd3f8bb10000\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1767867762293\" data-seconds-delta-text=\"sec ago\" data-minutes-delta-text=\"min ago\" data-hours-delta-text=\"h ago\">              <a id=\"0000019b-9d1d-d395-a9bf-dd3f8bb10000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             US seeks to assert its control over Venezuelan oil with tanker seizures and sales worldwide         <\/h2>\n<div>\n<div data-align-center>                      <bsp-figure>     <\/p>\n<figure data-openoverlay>              <a id=\"image-2c0000\"><\/a>                                      <picture data-crop=\"imgEn-medium-nocrop\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"  ><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"  ><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"  ><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"  ><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\"  ><source width=\"599\" height=\"399\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"This image from video provided by the U.S. Department of Defense, shows U.S. forces boarding the M\/T Sophia in the Caribbean Sea early Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (Department of Defense via AP)\"   fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/54dd2f0\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2160x1440+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F02%2F97%2F8482cd372ee34d4d2a9d1203cf98%2F667dcd809ac842508819a18993f75c2d\" loading=\"lazy\"> <\/picture>\n<div><bsp-read-more data-more-button-text=\"Read More\" data-less-button-text=\"Read Less\" data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-limit=\"110\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\"><figcaption>\n<p>This image from video provided by the U.S. Department of Defense, shows U.S. forces boarding the M\/T Sophia in the Caribbean Sea early Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (Department of Defense via AP)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>          <template data-bsp-figure-overlay-template>                  <\/p>\n<div data-slidenumber=\"0\" data-slidescount=\"1\">                         <bsp-carousel-read-more data-show-less data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-id data-less-id>                             <\/p>\n<p>This image from video provided by the U.S. Department of Defense, shows U.S. forces boarding the M\/T Sophia in the Caribbean Sea early Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (Department of Defense via AP)<\/p>\n<p>                         <\/bsp-carousel-read-more>                     <\/div>\n<p>     <\/template>      <\/bsp-figure>                  <\/div>\n<p>Trump\u2019s administration on Wednesday sought to assert its control over <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/venezuela-oil-reserves-trump-exxon-8a6462e76315c7d1a6e6a5a879f98c16\">Venezuelan oil<\/a><\/span>, seizing a pair of sanctioned tankers transporting petroleum and announcing plans to relax some sanctions so the U.S. can oversee the sale of Venezuela\u2019s petroleum worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>Besides the U.S. enforcing an existing oil embargo, the Energy Department says the \u201conly oil transported in and out of Venezuela\u201d will be through approved channels consistent with U.S. law and national security interests.<\/p>\n<p>That level of control over the world\u2019s largest proven reserves of crude oil could give the Trump administration a broader hold on oil supplies globally in ways that could enable it to influence prices. Both moves reflect the Republican administration\u2019s determination to make good on its effort to control the next steps in Venezuela through its vast oil resources after Trump pledged <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/venezuela-us-explosions-caracas-ca712a67aaefc30b1831f5bf0b50665e\">the U.S. will \u201crun\u201d the country<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>\u25b6 <i>Read more <\/i><span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/us-venezuela-oil-tanker-77f2c1441dda8217b37f9e38c3ae9131\"><i>about the U.S.&#8217;s plan for Venezuelan oil<\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"White House says military \u2018always an option\u2019 in Greenland as European leaders reject US takeover\" data-post-id=\"0000019b-9d1b-d65b-a39f-9f9b68ba0000\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1767867515492\" data-seconds-delta-text=\"sec ago\" data-minutes-delta-text=\"min ago\" data-hours-delta-text=\"h ago\">              <a id=\"0000019b-9d1b-d65b-a39f-9f9b68ba0000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             White House says military \u2018always an option\u2019 in Greenland as European leaders reject US takeover         <\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>The White House said Tuesday that \u201cU.S. military is always an option,\u201d even as a series of European leaders rejected Trump\u2019s comments about seeking an American takeover of the world\u2019s largest island.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s notable since Trump\u2019s newly appointed special envoy to Greenland, as well as deputy White House chief of staff Stephen Miller, had suggested that military action wouldn\u2019t be necessary. And asked Tuesday if he felt comfortable taking military action in Greenland, Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson said, \u201cNo. I don\u2019t think it\u2019s appropriate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The comments also followed the leaders of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and the UK, joining Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in issuing a statement reaffirming that the strategic, mineral-rich Arctic island \u201cbelongs to its people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney also expressed his support and announced a visit to Greenland early next month by Canada\u2019s Governor General Mary Simon, who is of Inuit descent, and Foreign Minister Anita Anand.<\/p>\n<p>\u25b6 <i>Read more <\/i><span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-european-union-greenland-denmark-c5995b27ac8aee84d0064991c86d633e\"><i>about the White House\u2019s comments<\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"Why Greenland is strategically important to Arctic security\" data-post-id=\"0000019b-9d17-da1d-abdb-fddf830f0000\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1767867375492\" data-seconds-delta-text=\"sec ago\" data-minutes-delta-text=\"min ago\" data-hours-delta-text=\"h ago\">              <a id=\"0000019b-9d17-da1d-abdb-fddf830f0000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             Why Greenland is strategically important to Arctic security         <\/h2>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>By <span>DANIKA KIRKA<\/span>, <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/author\/stefanie-dazio\">STEFANIE DAZIO<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                                                             <bsp-page-actions>                                 <\/bsp-page-actions>                                            <\/div>\n<div>\n<div data-align-center>                      <bsp-figure>     <\/p>\n<figure data-openoverlay>              <a id=\"image-a20000\"><\/a>                                      <picture data-crop=\"imgEn-medium-nocrop\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"  ><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"  ><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"  ><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"  ><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\"  ><source width=\"599\" height=\"399\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A boat rides though a frozen sea inlet outside of Nuuk, Greenland, on March 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Evgeniy Maloletka, File)\"   fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/b157277\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5272x3515+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fb3%2F89%2Fd908af3e0da0078ef976aa660491%2F71fbce4b90674998a8a1f7f7f435adab\" loading=\"lazy\"> <\/picture>\n<div><bsp-read-more data-more-button-text=\"Read More\" data-less-button-text=\"Read Less\" data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-limit=\"110\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\"><figcaption>\n<p>A boat rides though a frozen sea inlet outside of Nuuk, Greenland, on March 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Evgeniy Maloletka, File)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>          <template data-bsp-figure-overlay-template>                  <\/p>\n<div data-slidenumber=\"0\" data-slidescount=\"1\">                         <bsp-carousel-read-more data-show-less data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-id data-less-id>                             <\/p>\n<p>A boat rides though a frozen sea inlet outside of Nuuk, Greenland, on March 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Evgeniy Maloletka, File)<\/p>\n<p>                         <\/bsp-carousel-read-more>                     <\/div>\n<p>     <\/template>      <\/bsp-figure>                  <\/div>\n<p>Location, location, location: <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/greenland-trump-independence-election-denmark-china-russia-c86afc33375d0fe260f065a662e04b57\">Greenland\u2019s position<\/a><\/span> above the Arctic Circle makes the world\u2019s largest island a key part of security strategy.<\/p>\n<p>Increasing international tensions, global warming and the changing world economy have put Greenland at the heart of the debate over global trade and security.<\/p>\n<p>Greenland sits off the northeastern coast of Canada, with more than two-thirds of its territory lying within the Arctic Circle. That has made it crucial to the defense of North America since World War II, when the U.S. occupied Greenland to ensure it didn\u2019t fall into the hands of Nazi Germany and to protect crucial North Atlantic shipping lanes.<\/p>\n<p>Following the Cold War, the Arctic was largely an area of international cooperation. But <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/video\/huge-hidden-flood-bursts-through-the-greenland-ice-sheet-surface-embargo-0900gmt-30-july-2025-a9d986f5275944ebac05eeaa3b15f9de\">climate change is thinning the Arctic ice<\/a><\/span>, promising to create a northwest passage for international trade and reigniting competition with Russia, China and other countries over access to the region\u2019s mineral resources.<\/p>\n<p>\u25b6 <i>Read more <\/i><span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/greenland-denmark-security-trump-arctic-north-6066195d0c6b9e1bbe6da27d55b26ece\"><i>about why Greenland is strategically important to Arctic security<\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"Trump\u2019s Greenland idea isn\u2019t new. The US has pursued it at least 3 times before\" data-post-id=\"0000019b-9d11-deb2-a9bf-ff5d483f0000\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1767867119343\" data-seconds-delta-text=\"sec ago\" data-minutes-delta-text=\"min ago\" data-hours-delta-text=\"h ago\">              <a id=\"0000019b-9d11-deb2-a9bf-ff5d483f0000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             Trump\u2019s Greenland idea isn\u2019t new. The US has pursued it at least 3 times before         <\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>Trump\u2019s <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-european-union-greenland-denmark-c5995b27ac8aee84d0064991c86d633e\">renewed interest in acquiring Greenland<\/a><\/span> from Denmark fits into a long, little-known pattern in U.S. history.<\/p>\n<ul id=\"rte-531ad232-ec79-11f0-8e3a-d5dc79b5c985\">\n<li><b>1867\u20131868: Early US interest after the Alaska purchase<\/b> <br \/>After the U.S. bought Alaska from Russia, officials under Secretary of State William Seward discussed acquiring Greenland as part of a broader push into the Arctic. But the idea never advanced to a formal offer, as Congress had little interest in pursuing another Arctic acquisition.<\/li>\n<li><b>1910: Proposed land swap involving Greenland<\/b><br \/>Under President William Howard Taft, American diplomats floated a complex land-exchange plan that would have transferred Greenland to the United States in return for concessions elsewhere. Denmark rejected the proposal, and it quickly collapsed. <\/li>\n<li><b>1946: Formal post\u2013World War II purchase offer<\/b><br \/>At the outset of the Cold War, President Harry Truman\u2019s administration formally offered Denmark $100 million in gold to buy Greenland, citing its strategic importance. Denmark rejected Truman\u2019s offer, though the U.S. retained military access. That presence continues today at the <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/greenland-american-military-pituffik-space-base-denmark-746d67b1bc8e6681328a809787412495\">remote Pituffik Space Base<\/a><\/span>, the U.S. Department of Defense\u2019s northernmost installation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u25b6 <i>Read more <\/i><span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/us-greenland-denmark-history-trump-b5e10babd57ae8ab4069e52df09d91df\"><i>about the U.S.&#8217;s history with Greenland<\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"Rubio plans to meet with Danish officials next week to talk about US interest in Greenland\" data-post-id=\"0000019b-9d0f-dc32-a3df-9daff5c00000\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1767866711101\" data-seconds-delta-text=\"sec ago\" data-minutes-delta-text=\"min ago\" data-hours-delta-text=\"h ago\">              <a id=\"0000019b-9d0f-dc32-a3df-9daff5c00000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             Rubio plans to meet with Danish officials next week to talk about US interest in Greenland         <\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>Rubio said he plans to meet with Danish officials next week after the Trump administration doubled down on its intention to take over Greenland, <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/greenland-denmark-security-trump-arctic-north-6066195d0c6b9e1bbe6da27d55b26ece\">the strategic Arctic island<\/a><\/span> that is a self-governing territory of Denmark.<\/p>\n<p>Danish Foreign Minister Lars L\u00f8kke Rasmussen and his Greenland counterpart, Vivian Motzfeldt, had requested a meeting with Rubio, according to a statement posted Tuesday to Greenland\u2019s government website. Previous requests for a meeting were not successful, the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>Rubio told a select group of U.S. lawmakers that it was the Republican administration\u2019s intention to eventually purchase Greenland, as opposed to using military force.<\/p>\n<p>The remarks, first reported by The Wall Street Journal, were made in a classified briefing Monday evening on Capitol Hill, according to a person with knowledge of his comments who was granted anonymity because it was a private discussion.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Rubio told reporters in Washington that Trump has been talking about acquiring Greenland since his first term.<\/p>\n<p>\u25b6 <i>Read more <\/i><span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-european-union-greenland-denmark-rubio-frederiksen-4d18970667b130d293ccaf4c0d55c300\"><i>about Rubio\u2019s upcoming meeting<\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <\/bsp-liveblog-post>               <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Senate has advanced a resolution that would limit Trump\u2019s ability to conduct further attacks against Venezuela, sounding a note of disapproval for the president\u2019s expanding ambitions in the Western Hemisphere. 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