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Venezuela Oil Sanctions Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Why the Trump administration must walk a fine line when imposing sanctions on Venezuela

By Ken Blackwell

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, shakes hands with his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro during their meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018. (Maxim Shemetov/Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

Vladimir Putin backs Nicolas Maduro with military contractors to Venezuela

By Martin Arostegui — Special to The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin, cente, attends a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. Putin said that Russia will abandon the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty, following in the footsteps of the United States, but noted that Moscow will only deploy intermediate-range nuclear missiles if Washington does so. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

The Latest: US formally suspends INF arms treaty with Russia

Associated Press

In this Jan. 30, 2019, photo, Secretary of State Michael Pompeo at the State Department in Washington. The Trump administration is expected to announce as soon as Friday that it is withdrawing from a treaty that has been a centerpiece of superpower arms control since the Cold War and whose demise some analysts worry could fuel a new arms race. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

U.S. poised to announce withdrawal from nuclear arms treaty

By Deb Riechmann and Robert Burns and Matthew Lee - Associated Press

US government appeals ruling that blocked Keystone pipeline

Associated Press

In this Oct. 26, 2018, photo, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar speaks about proposed reforms to Medicare Part B drug pricing policies at the Brookings Institute in Washington. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Trump health chief asks Congress to pass drug discount plan

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR - Associated Press

People chant anti-government slogans in a walkout against President Nicolas Maduro, in Maracaibo, Venezuela, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019. Venezuelans are exiting their homes and workplaces in a walkout organized by the opposition to demand that Maduro leave power. (AP Photo/Boris Vergara)

The Latest: Pence praises DEA help in convict Maduro allies

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In this July 6, 2018, file photo, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen speaks at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) headquarters in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Ghana visas canceled for refusing deportations

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FILE - In this July 27, 2017 file-pool photo, South Korea and U.S. soldiers stand guard during a commemorative ceremony for the 64th anniversary of the signing of the Korean War Armistice Agreement at the truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) dividing the two Koreas. Beyond the bluster, the Trump administration has been quietly engaged in back channel diplomacy with North Korea for several months, addressing Americans imprisoned in the communist country and deteriorating relations between the long-time foes, The Associated Press has learned. (Jung Yeon-Je/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Donald Trump not using U.S. troops as bargaining chip in North Korea talks, envoy says

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar speaks about proposed reforms to Medicare Part B drug pricing policies at the Brookings Institute in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Alex Azar says prescription drug rebate plan gives savings to patients

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 26, 2018, photo, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar speaks about proposed reforms to Medicare Part B drug pricing policies at the Brookings Institute in Washington. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Trump plan would channel prescription discounts to patients

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR - Associated Press

In this Jan. 30, 2019, photo, Secretary of State Michael Pompeo at the State Department in Washington. The Trump administration is expected to announce as soon as Friday that it is withdrawing from a treaty that has been a centerpiece of superpower arms control since the Cold War and whose demise some analysts worry could fuel a new arms race. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

US expected to announce treaty withdrawal as soon as Friday

By DEB RIECHMANN and ROBERT BURNS AND MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, photograph, a sign indicating items that were 100-percent fair trade-sewn marks a rack of jackets and shells in the Patagonia exhibit at the Outdoor Retailer &amp; Snow Show in the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. Major players in the outdoor industry jumped into the political fight over national monuments two years ago and now have added climate change and sustainable manufacturing to their portfolio. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Outdoor retailers expand political fight with climate push

By DAN ELLIOTT - Associated Press

Afghanistan Hole Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

U.S. national security does not depend on keeping troops in Afghanistan

By Daniel Gallington and Abraham Wagner

In this July 16, 2018, file photo Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, looks over towards U.S. President Donald Trump, left, as Trump speaks during their joint news conference at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland. Merkel and Putin will meet on Saturday in the German government's guesthouse Meseberg, north of Berlin, Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018. The topics will include the civil war in Syria, the conflict in Ukraine, and energy questions. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, file)

Donald Trump wins Republican, NATO support for INF treaty end

By Lauren Toms, Guy Taylor and Lauren Meier - The Washington Times

Protesters stand next to riot police during a walkout against President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019. Venezuelans are exiting their homes and workplaces in a walkout organized by the opposition to demand that Maduro leave power. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

The Latest: Pence going to Miami to meet with Venezuelans

Associated Press

Carlos Catarldo Gomez, of Honduras, center, is escorted by Mexican officials after leaving the United States, the first person returned to Mexico to wait for his asylum trial date, in Tijuana, Mexico, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. The Trump administration has launched an effort to make asylum seekers wait in Mexico while their cases wind through U.S. immigration courts despite mixed signals from Mexico on key issues. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Asylum seekers to wait in Mexico under new Trump administration plan

By Elliot Spagat - Associated Press

Carlos Catarldo Gomez, of Honduras, center, is escorted by Mexican officials after leaving the United States, the first person returned to Mexico to wait for his asylum trial date, in Tijuana, Mexico, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. The Trump administration has launched an effort to make asylum seekers wait in Mexico while their cases wind through U.S. immigration courts despite mixed signals from Mexico on key issues. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

US launches plan for asylum seekers to wait in Mexico

By ELLIOT SPAGAT - Associated Press

Venezuela's Minister of Foreign Affairs Jorge Arreaza speaks during the United Nations Security Council at the U.N. Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019, in New York. During the meeting, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo encouraged the council to recognize Juan Guaido as the constitutional interim President of Venezuela. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen)

Amid mass arrests, Maduro won’t touch rival Guaido

By JOSHUA GOODMAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 12, 2018, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump reaches to shake hands with North Korea leader Kim Jong Un at the Capella resort on Sentosa Island in Singapore. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Stephen Biegun preps North Korea economic package to reward Kim Jong-un denuclearization

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times