Venezuela

A Whiting Petroleum Co. pump jack pulls crude oil from the Bakken region of the Northern Plains near Bainville, Mont., on Nov. 6. A growing push to allow oil companies to export some of the crude oil that is being produced in greater volumes domestically is sparking debate as 2014 nears. The ban on exports stems from a 1975 law passed after the nation suffered crippling shortages of oil and gas. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)

Economy

Saudi drama means it’s time to unleash US energy dominance

Dan K. Eberhart -

October 25, 2018 2:00 pm

Cuban President Fidel Castro, left, and his brother, Minister of Defense Raul Castro, attend a Cuban Parliament session in the Palace of Conventions.

Beltway Confidential

Democrats may actually screw up one of their ‘best pickup opportunities’ in the midterm elections

Becket Adams -

October 17, 2018 9:39 pm

Friends, relatives, and opposition leaders stand next to the flag-draped casket containing the remains of opposition activist Fernando Alban, during his funeral at a church in Caracas, Venezuela, on Wednesday. Hundreds gathered to pay their respects to Alban. International condemnation of Venezuela's leadership poured in Tuesday following the suspicious death of the opposition activist authorities say evaded justice by throwing himself from the 10th floor of a police building.

Foreign Policy

Fernando Alban’s mysterious death raises suspicions over Venezuela’s regime

Jorge C. Carrasco -

October 13, 2018 4:00 am

The U.S. is home to the Permian Basin, the world's most productive oil field.

Energy and Environment

‘Expensive energy is back,’ international experts warn

Josh Siegel -

October 12, 2018 1:56 pm

Foreign Policy

Trump condemns Nicolas Maduro’s regime for the death of Venezuelan opposition councilman

Robert Donachie -

October 10, 2018 3:16 pm

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 8, 2018, as he heads to Marine One for the short trip to Andrews Air Force Base. Trump is traveling to Florida for the day.

News

Trump says US ‘would end up’ Venezuela if Democrats win midterms

Steven Nelson -

October 8, 2018 3:29 pm

In this June 14, 2018, file photo Federal Reserve Board Governor Lael Brainard participates in an open meeting in Washington.

Economy

Fed’s Brainard doesn’t see US threatened by foreign-backed cryptocurrencies

Colin Wilhelm -

October 3, 2018 11:04 pm

President Trump takes the stage at a rally at Alumni Coliseum in Richmond, Ky., Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018.

Crime

Trump in Tennessee: Democrats are the ‘party of crime’

Robert Donachie -

October 2, 2018 12:13 am

In this photo provided by the Miraflores Presidential Palace, President Nicolas Maduro stands at attention during a event marking the 81st anniversary of the National Guard, in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, August 4, 2019. Venezuela's government says several explosions heard at a military event were an attempted attack on President Maduro. Information Minister Jorge Rodriguez said in a live broadcast that several drone-like devices with explosives detonated near the president. He said Maduro is safe and unharmed but that seven people were injured.

Opinion

Cut Venezuela’s oil exports, and cut its tyrant down to size

Washington Examiner -

October 1, 2018 12:12 pm

Surrounded by security, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks briefly to people at a protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro outside U.N. headquarters in New York, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018.

News

Nikki Haley joins megaphone protest against Venezuela’s Maduro

Allison Elyse Gualtieri -

September 28, 2018 1:50 am

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