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Venezuelans react to Trump's threat to block country's oil sales

By Carrie Kahn

Published December 18, 2025 at 4:42 AM EST

President Trump's threat to halt Venezuelan oil sales stirs fear, but for a country long battered by shortages, it's just another crisis.

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Leila Fadel, Michel Martin

Trump defends his economic record in primetime address, GOP congressmen join Democrats to force ACA subsidy extension vote, Trump orders ban on sanctioned oil tankers traveling to and from Venezuela
Ho, Ho, Nope: The Christmas songs that make us cringe

Stephen Thompson, Michel Martin

What are the most unbearable Christmas songs? We offer a few of the many, many options.
Trump administration approves $10B arms sale to Taiwan

Anthony Kuhn, Leila Fadel

The U.S. will sell Taiwan $10 billion in weapons, including missiles, howitzers and drones, a move expected to escalate tensions with China.
EU leaders meet to decide on use of frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine's war

Teri Schultz, Michel Martin

European Union leaders will meet in Brussels on Thursday to decide whether to use frozen Russian assets to help finance Ukraine's war effort.
ICE is reopening shuttered prisons as detention centers. Many have a troubled past

Meg Anderson

In its push for more immigrant detention space, the Trump administration is reopening shuttered prisons in several states. Many of these facilities, closed amid allegations of abuse and mismanagement.