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El presidente Trump afirmó el miércoles que revocaría una política de la era Biden que permitía producir más petróleo en Venezuela y exportarlo, asestando un duro golpe al gobierno de ese país y a Chevron, que produce petróleo allí.Trump no mencionó a Chevron en su publicación en Truth Social. Solo afirmó que revocaría las concesiones otorgadas el 26 de noviembre de 2022. En esa fecha fue que el Departamento del Tesoro concedió a Chevron permiso para ampliar sus operaciones en Venezuela. La licencia debe renovarse el 1 de marzo.“El régimen no ha estado transportando de vuelta a Venezuela a los…

(The Center Square) — U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a letter to the California Interscholastic Federation, which oversees high school sports for both private and public schools in California, warning that the state could lose federal funding and face lawsuits for allowing biological males to compete against girls — which she says violates Title IX and thus federal law. “The Department of Justice does not want to have to sue states or state entities, or to seek termination of their federal funds. We only want states and state entities to comply with the law,” wrote Bondi. “And federal law requires…

WASHINGTON — White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles worked to alleviate concerns by Senate Republicans Wednesday over Elon Musk’s dismantling of the federal bureaucracy, as lawmakers increasingly raise questions about the Department of Government Efficiency’s work. “Everybody’s concerned when you have people cutting out of your state,” Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., said. “But we all understand, it’s — that’s just part of it, you know, we’re way over, bloated we got to cut back.”Wiles met with the lawmakers during a visit to Capitol Hill for a lunch with members of the Senate Republican Steering Committee, a group that includes…

In less than two weeks, President Donald Trump has upended America’s long-standing role in the world.At the United Nations on Monday, in the same hall where U.S. diplomats for decades confronted their Russian counterparts on behalf of the “free world,” Washington’s envoy joined Moscow in voting against a resolution condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The vote followed a week in which President Trump seemed to side with Russia against Ukraine, announcing plans to negotiate a peace deal without Ukraine at the table and blaming Kyiv for starting the war that Russian President Vladimir Putin launched with a full-scale invasion three years ago.Governments in Europe and democracies around the world are…

United States President Donald Trump has cancelled oil production concessions granted to Venezuela under his predecessor, Democrat Joe Biden. In a social media post on Wednesday, Trump said that the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has not made improvements in areas such as election reform and immigration enforcement. “We are hereby reversing the concessions that Crooked Joe Biden gave to Nicolas Maduro, of Venezuela, on the oil transaction agreement, dated November 26, 2022, and also having to do with Electoral conditions within Venezuela, which have not been met by the Maduro regime,” the post reads. In 2022, the Biden…

President Trump said on Wednesday that he would revoke a Biden-era policy that allowed more oil to be produced in Venezuela and exported, dealing a blow to the country’s government and Chevron, which produces oil there.Mr. Trump did not mention Chevron in his post on Truth Social, saying only that he would reverse concessions granted on Nov. 26, 2022. That’s when the Treasury Department gave Chevron permission to expand operations in Venezuela. The license is up for renewal on March 1.“The regime has not been transporting the violent criminals that they sent into our Country (the Good Ole’ U.S.A.) back…

Teladoc Health Inc. signage on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Dec. 31, 2024.Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesTeladoc Health shares fell in extended trading on Wednesday after the company reported a wider loss than analysts expected and issued disappointing quarterly guidance.Here’s how the company did, compared to analysts’ consensus estimates from LSEG:Loss per share: 28 cents vs. 24 cents expectedRevenue: $640.5 million vs. $639.6 million expectedRevenue at the telehealth company decreased 3% in the fourth quarter from $660.5 million during the same period last year, according to a release. Teladoc’s net loss widened to $48.4 million,…

The Trump administration said in a court filing Wednesday it cannot comply with a federal judge’s order to release foreign aid funding by midnight, despite being directed to do so almost two weeks ago. Lawyers for the Justice Department made the claim in papers filed to a federal appeals court seeking a stay of the lower court’s ruling. The filing said that if the D.C. U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals doesn’t pause the order, the government won’t be able to make the deadline because it will take “weeks” to free up the money it owes. “[R]egardless whether this Court stays the…

(The Center Square) – Gov. Jared Polis is criticizing the Trump administration for suspending federal funding to state electric vehicle infrastructure plans, a program that Colorado was utilizing.“Electric vehicles are saving people money and protecting our air,” Polis, a Democrat, said of the suspension. “The Trump administration is trying to put Colorado EV drivers in a pothole.”Colorado was set to receive $57 million in federal monies as a part of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Grant program through 2026, all meant to fund the installation of public electric vehicle charging stations across the state.The NEVI program was a national initiative funded…

(The Center Square) – The fight over taxpayer subsidies for non-citizen migrant health care in Illinois continues as a new audit shows Illinois taxpayers’ costs ballooned beyond estimates. An Illinois Auditor General report on Health Benefits for Immigrant Seniors and Adults showed overall costs from 2021 to 2023 were up to 286% higher than estimated, totalling more than $897 million. There were also eligibility errors with poor internal controls. On the House floor, state Rep. Amy Elik, R-Alton, said the audit shows Republican concerns were valid. “It is not enough for us to say ‘I told you so,’ we must do better,” Elik…