The Trump administration’s decision to quit two major climate bodies has been labeled “a gift” to China that will diminish the US’s global standing and hurt the world’s ability to fight global warming.
The Trump administration’s decision to quit two major climate bodies has been labeled “a gift” to China that will diminish the US’s global standing and hurt the world’s ability to fight global warming.
US President Donald Trump during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. The United Nations General Assembly, which opened today, brings more than 150 world leaders and their entourages into Midtown - a convergence that has been compared to hosting the Super Bowl every day for a week, across an entire neighborhood. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg
Nearly 20 oil executives, including veteran wildcatter Harold Hamm, are slated to meet President Donald Trump and top officials at the White House Friday as the administration pushes them to rebuild Venezuela’s battered energy sector.
Nearly 20 oil executives, including veteran wildcatter Harold Hamm, are slated to meet President Donald Trump and top officials at the White House Friday as the administration pushes them to rebuild Venezuela’s battered energy sector.
President Donald Trump extended the US retreat from global cooperation on climate action by signaling a withdrawal from flagship international organizations, including the main United Nations and scientific bodies focused on the issue.
President Donald Trump extended the US retreat from global cooperation on climate action by signaling a withdrawal from flagship international organizations, including the main United Nations and scientific bodies focused on the issue.
US President Donald Trump Photographer: Samuel Corum/Sipa
The Rhode Island senator tells Zero why he thinks the oil and gas industry has captured US politics and what to do to break its shackles
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, a Democrat from Rhode Island, arrives for a briefing on Venezuela at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. President Donald Trump championed US attacks on Venezuelan vessels during a speech at a business event Wednesday in Miami, in his latest saber-rattling toward the Nicolas Maduro regime.
President Donald Trump has ordered the US government to pull out of 66 international organizations that the White House said “no longer serve American interests.”
President Donald Trump has ordered the US government to pull out of 66 international organizations that the White House said “no longer serve American interests.”
The United Nations headquarters in New York. Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg
US government officials are in discussions with Chevron Corp. over potentially extending the crude producer’s special license to operate in Venezuela, according to a person with knowledge of the matter, as President Donald Trump seeks to enlist US companies in rebuilding the country’s decaying oil sector.
US government officials are in discussions with Chevron Corp. over potentially extending the crude producer’s special license to operate in Venezuela, according to a person with knowledge of the matter, as President Donald Trump seeks to enlist US companies in rebuilding the country’s decaying oil sector.
This view shows crude oil tankers anchored on Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela on January 7, 2026. US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said in January 7, Washington will control sales of Venezuelan oil "indefinitely," a day after President Donald Trump announced Venezuela's interim leaders had agreed to US-managed marketing of 30-50 million barrels of crude. (Photo by Maryorin Mendez / AFP via Getty Images)
President Donald Trump said Venezuela would be “purchasing ONLY American Made Products” with revenue from a deal that will see the country relinquish as much as 50 million barrels of oil to the US.
President Donald Trump said Venezuela would be “purchasing ONLY American Made Products” with revenue from a deal that will see the country relinquish as much as 50 million barrels of oil to the US.
An oil pumpjack in Cabimas, Zulia state, Venezuela.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order pressing defense contractors to spend less on stock buybacks and dividends while boosting investment in infrastructure and weapons production, according to a person familiar with the matter.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order pressing defense contractors to spend less on stock buybacks and dividends while boosting investment in infrastructure and weapons production, according to a person familiar with the matter.
US President Donald Trump speaks during a Mexican Border Defense medal presentation in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Dec. 15, 2025. Trump said he was classifying fentanyl as a "weapon of mass destruction" in his latest push to ratchet up pressure on Latin America over drug trafficking. Photographer: Bonnie Cash/UPI
The Trump administration plans to control future sales of Venezuelan oil and hold the proceeds in US accounts, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said, making the clearest statement yet on Washington’s strategy to bring the impoverished nation’s crude to market and control its most valuable resource.
The Trump administration plans to control future sales of Venezuelan oil and hold the proceeds in US accounts, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said, making the clearest statement yet on Washington’s strategy to bring the impoverished nation’s crude to market and control its most valuable resource.
An oil refinery in the Maracaibo lake in Maracaibo, Venezuela.
The Trump administration plans to control future sales of Venezuelan oil and hold the proceeds in US accounts, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said, making the clearest statement yet on Washington’s strategy to bring the impoverished nation’s crude to market and control its most valuable resource.
The Trump administration plans to control future sales of Venezuelan oil and hold the proceeds in US accounts, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said, making the clearest statement yet on Washington’s strategy to bring the impoverished nation’s crude to market and control its most valuable resource.
An oil refinery in the Maracaibo lake in Maracaibo, Venezuela.
President Donald Trump said Venezuela would relinquish as much as 50 million barrels of oil to the US, worth roughly $2.8 billion at the current market price, announcing the cargoes would be sold with proceeds benefiting both countries.
President Donald Trump said Venezuela would relinquish as much as 50 million barrels of oil to the US, worth roughly $2.8 billion at the current market price, announcing the cargoes would be sold with proceeds benefiting both countries.
US President Donald Trump is set to meet with energy executives at the White House within the next week as he seeks to enlist Western companies in rebuilding Venezuela’s oil industry.
US President Donald Trump is set to meet with energy executives at the White House within the next week as he seeks to enlist Western companies in rebuilding Venezuela’s oil industry.
President Donald Trump with Energy Secretary Chris Wright, left, and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, right, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington.
President Donald Trump said Venezuela would relinquish as much as 50 million barrels of oil to the US, worth roughly $2.8 billion at the current market price, announcing the cargoes would be sold with proceeds benefiting both countries.
President Donald Trump said Venezuela would relinquish as much as 50 million barrels of oil to the US, worth roughly $2.8 billion at the current market price, announcing the cargoes would be sold with proceeds benefiting both countries.
Realizing President Donald Trump’s plan for a US-led revival of Venezuela’s beleaguered oil industry could be a years-long and challenging process costing upwards of $100 billion.
Realizing President Donald Trump’s plan for a US-led revival of Venezuela’s beleaguered oil industry could be a years-long and challenging process costing upwards of $100 billion.
The El Palito refinery in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela. Photographer: Jesus Vargas/Getty Images South America
President Donald Trump said US oil companies will spend billions of dollars to rebuild Venezuela’s crumbling energy infrastructure after a military operation that led to the capture of Nicolas Maduro, the country’s former leader.
President Donald Trump said US oil companies will spend billions of dollars to rebuild Venezuela’s crumbling energy infrastructure after a military operation that led to the capture of Nicolas Maduro, the country’s former leader.
An oil pumpjack on Lake Maracaibo in Cabimas, Zulia state, Venezuela, on Nov. 17, 2023.
The US Coast Guard’s pursuit of a third oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela has intensified a blockade that the Trump administration hopes will cut off a vital economic lifeline and isolate the government of President Nicolás Maduro.
The US Coast Guard’s pursuit of a third oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela has intensified a blockade that the Trump administration hopes will cut off a vital economic lifeline and isolate the government of President Nicolás Maduro.
The Bella 1 tanker in March. Photographer: Hakon Rimmereid/MarineTraffic
President Donald Trump said he’s nominating Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as US special envoy to Greenland, in the latest signal that the president retains designs on increasing American influence over the island he’s suggested he wants to purchase.
President Donald Trump said he’s nominating Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as US special envoy to Greenland, in the latest signal that the president retains designs on increasing American influence over the island he’s suggested he wants to purchase.
The US Coast Guard’s pursuit of a third oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela has intensified a blockade that the Trump administration hopes will cut off a vital economic lifeline and isolate the government of President Nicolás Maduro.
The US Coast Guard’s pursuit of a third oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela has intensified a blockade that the Trump administration hopes will cut off a vital economic lifeline and isolate the government of President Nicolás Maduro.
The Bella 1 tanker in March. Photographer: Hakon Rimmereid/MarineTraffic
The US is still in pursuit of a third oil tanker near Venezuela, according to a US official, as President Donald Trump intensifies an oil blockade on Nicolás Maduro’s government.
The US is still in pursuit of a third oil tanker near Venezuela, according to a US official, as President Donald Trump intensifies an oil blockade on Nicolás Maduro’s government.
The Bella 1 tanker in March. Photographer: Hakon Rimmereid/MarineTraffic
A Supreme Court ruling that scraps Donald Trump’s tariffs — and refunds the import fees collected — would create a major “administrative problem,” the president’s top economic adviser said Sunday.
A Supreme Court ruling that scraps Donald Trump’s tariffs — and refunds the import fees collected — would create a major “administrative problem,” the president’s top economic adviser said Sunday.
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