#trump-threats

#trump-threats

Loud noises and low-flying aircraft were heard in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, in the early hours of Saturday morning, according to witnesses cited by international agencies. The southern area of the city, near a major military base, was without electricity. US President Donald Trump has for months threatened that he could order strikes on Venezuelan land. The US military has conducted dozens of strikes on alleged drug-trafficking boats in international waters.

What makes a loser a loser? Six months ago, the Orioles were in camp with a young roster that the front office believed it had fortified by adding Tyler O'Neal, Charlie Morton, and Gary Sanchez. And Schumer's Senate Democrats were letting Republicans push through a continuing resolution to delay the then-impending government shutdown till the end of September, for fear that a shutdown would give the Trump administration the opportunity to wreak lasting damage on the federal workforce and government capacity.