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Month: August 2026

Venezuela's National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez and former opposition lawmaker Dinorah Figuera attend the opening session of the national dialogue in Caracas

US-backed democracy talks start in Venezuela without Nobel laureate Machado

By Anabella González, Germán Padinger, Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — The Venezuelan government met with opposition figures in Caracas on Thursday after days of delay, marking the start of US-backed talks aimed at steering the country toward a democratic transition. The United States looms large in the conversation, having brokered negotiations months after toppling Venezuelan

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A student looks for a certain letter during a reading and writing lesson at a Head Start program run by Easterseals

Trump officials say they’re strengthening Head Start with proposed rule. Critics say they’ll gut it

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration unveiled Thursday sweeping and controversial proposed changes to the Head Start program, which provides early education and health services to hundreds of thousands of low-income children. Administration officials contend that the proposed rule would eliminate many of the program’s federal regulations in favor of state standards,

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US Air Force aerial porters prepare to load Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) support equipment onto a C-17 Globemaster III in October 2024.

Trump grows angry over reports on depleted munitions — believing it weakens him in Iran negotiations

By Kevin Liptak, Kristen Holmes, Zachary Cohen, Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has privately complained in recent days that disclosures on the dwindling US munitions stockpile make the United States look weak at a critical juncture, senior US officials said, as he repeatedly threatens additional military action to try and motivate Iran

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Trump se enfurece por reportes sobre municiones agotadas; cree que lo debilita en las negociaciones con Irán

Por Kevin Liptak, Kristen Holmes, Zachary Cohen y Alayna Treene, CNN El presidente de EE.UU. Donald Trump se ha quejado en privado en los últimos días de que las revelaciones sobre el menguante arsenal de municiones de EE.UU. hacen que Estados Unidos parezca débil en un momento crítico, dijeron altos funcionarios estadounidenses, mientras amenaza repetidamente

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