Maduro says he’s firmly in control of Venezuela, ready for talks with U.S.
In an interview with The Post, President Nicolás Maduro cast himself as the wily survivor of a year-long effort by opponents at home and in Washington to force him out. U.S. officials have resisted talks unless or until Maduro is willing to discuss his exit.
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A cascade of revelations by the former associate of Rudolph W. Giuliani overshadowed the opening of the third presidential impeachment trial in U.S. history.
Senate must ‘eliminate the threat that the president poses to America’s national security,’ House managers argue in brief
In response, President Trump’s legal team dismissed the case as a “dangerous attack on the right of the American people to freely choose their president.”
Signs warning of risks are posted outside the gates of an abandoned uranium mine in Red Water Pond, N.M. (Steven St. John for The Post)
Edith Hood, who once worked in the uranium mines, has pushed for cleanup of the radioactive waste. (Steven St. John for The Post)
A dog wanders outside the community center near an abandoned mine. (Steven St. John for The Post)
A radioactive legacy haunts a Navajo village, which fears a fractured future
The Red Water Pond Road community in New Mexico sits amid a Superfund site. Residents, who fear losing their way of life if they are uprooted during the cleanup, are pressuring federal officials to reexamine an idea to construct a new off-grid, solar-powered community.
Trump detailed Soleimani airstrike to donors at private Mar-a-Lago dinner
The president said nothing at the fundraiser about an “imminent attack” on U.S. interests or threats to four U.S. embassies as he previously has to justify the unilateral military strike.
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A statement from the palace says the couple will "no longer formally represent The Queen."
For people with early signs of the ailment, new advance directives that say how they want to die may offer a false sense of security.
Facing widespread mockery, the newest military branch clarified that its members will be located on Earth, not in orbit.
The woman’s grievance struck Twitter users as particularly ironic, since she is a prominent civil rights attorney and person of color.
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