Former Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro’s lawyer said the Trump administration is blocking Venezuela’s government from paying for his legal defense as the former leader faces sweeping drug trafficking charges in a federal court. According to the letter sent by Maduro’s lawyer, Barry Pollack, to a Manhattan federal judge, the Treasury Department initially authorized Venezuela to […]

Cuban authorities said Wednesday that 10 passengers aboard a Florida-registered boat involved in a shootout with coast guard members were Cubans living in the United States who were trying to enter the island and commit acts of terrorism.  The Cuban Ministry of the Interior said in a statement that the passengers had assault-style rifles, handguns, […]

ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith sharply rebuked Democrats’ behavior during President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address and said they fell for Trump’s “bait.”  During his Politics of the United States show on SiriusXM, Smith ranted about Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress and pointed part of his outrage at Democrats’ heckling […]

The Supreme Court grappled on Wednesday with what constitutes a “fair” home auction to pay off unpaid taxes, after a family sued for additional compensation after a Michigan county sold their home for less than half its market value to pay a tax debt. The high court heard arguments in Pung v. Isabella County, which […]