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U.S. military installations, at home and abroad, will only be permitted to fly the American flag under a new policy introduced by the Trump administration, according to a new report. The “One ...

After decades of rule by President Hugo Chávez and his authoritarian successor, Nicolás Maduro, one-quarter of Venezuela’s people — more than 7 million — have fled their country.

Gov. Kathy Hochul has ordered all flags in the State of New York to be raised to full-staff for the inauguration of Donald Trump. At present, flags are flying at half-staff across the nation to ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson did Trump a favor on Jan. 20 by defying U.S. flag code at the Capitol and pausing Carter's mourning period Win McNamee/Getty; MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty; Jessica McGowan ...

PVH Corp is the owner of brands such as Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger. Credit: Eric Glenn/Shutterstock. On Thursday (16 January), the Ministry of Commerce of China (Mofcom) announced preliminary ...

Venezuela’s opposition leader Maria Corina Machado called on her supporters to boycott this year’s regional and parliamentary elections, paving the way for the ruling party to consolidate its ...

But when it comes to the expectation that Mr. Trump will restore “maximum pressure” on Venezuela to address its threats to U.S. national security, confidence isn’t as high. Doubts have been ...

As dictator Nicolás Maduro consolidates power in Venezuela, the incoming Trump administration faces a critical test: balancing a hardline stance with pragmatic diplomacy amid a crisis threatening ...

A heavily-rotated United States men's national team earned a 3-1 victory over Venezuela in the first of its two international friendlies this month. Saturday's U.S. squad was made up almost ...