The race to fill a vacant seat in the historically deep-red House district serves as the latest test of how much ground Republicans have lost with voters since President Trump returned to the White House.

Environmental experts are warning that the U.S. push to revamp and boost Venezuela’s vast oil reserves could worsen decades of ecological damage and increase planet-warming pollution in a country already struggling with the legacy of a long-declining petroleum industry. The warnings come as Washington has intensified pressure on Venezuela following the capture of former President Nicolás Maduro last weekend. Since then, the United States has moved to assert control over Venezuelan oil exports,

A SpaceX rocket carrying 29 Starlink satellites launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on the company's 150 Falcon 9 mission of 2025.