CIA in Venezuela, Voting Rights Act, shutdown and Russian oil

16/10/2025 11 min
CIA in Venezuela, Voting Rights Act, shutdown and Russian oil

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President Donald Trump greenlights covert CIA operations in Venezuela. The U.S. Supreme Court's conservative justices could be willing to undercut the Voting Rights Act. A judge blocks mass layoffs as the U.S. shutdown enters its third week. And Kyiv’s long-range drone strike strategy targeting Russian energy infrastructure appears to be paying off.  

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