JOSHUA GOODMAN

The Martin Luther King Jr., Federal Building is seen on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Trump administration deletes list of hundreds of federal buildings targeted for potential sale
The Trump administration on Tuesday published a list of more than 440 federal properties it had identified to potentially offload, including the FBI headquarters and the main Department of Justice building, after deeming them “not core to government operations.”
 
Venezuelan migrant Naomi Diaz sits on a boat departing from Panama's Caribbean coastal village of Miramar to the border with Colombia, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. Migrants are returning from southern Mexico after giving up on reaching the U.S., a reverse flow triggered by President Trump administration's immigration crackdown. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Panama and Costa Rica turning into a ‘black hole’ for migrants and deportees from US, observers warn
Officials in Costa Rica and Panama are confiscating migrants’ passports and cellphones, denying them access to legal services and moving them between remote outposts as they wrestle with the logistics of a suddenly reversed migration flow.
 
In this image released by the FBI shows the wanted posted for Rafael Caro Quintero. (FBI via AP, File)
Mexico sends drug lord Caro Quintero and 28 others to the US as officials meet with Trump team
Mexico has sent infamous drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero to the United States along with 28 other prisoners requested by the U.S. government. Caro Quintero was behind the killing of a U.S. DEA agent in 1985.
 
Emil Bove, attorney for former US President Donald Trump, sits Manhattan criminal court during Trump's sentencing in the hush money case in New York, Jan. 10, 2025. (Jeenah Moon/Pool Photo via AP, file)
Trump’s Justice Department enforcer is no stranger to complaints about his conduct
Emil Bove is President Donald Trump’s chief enforcer at the Justice Department. In just a month as the agency’s acting No. 2 official, Bove has plowed through norms and niceties, whether scolding FBI leadership for “insubordination” in refusing his request to hand over the names of agents who invest
 
President Donald Trump, right, sits alongside Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro during a dinner at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., March 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Trump media company sues a Brazilian Supreme Court justice investigating Bolsonaro
President Donald Trump’s media company has sued a Brazilian Supreme Court justice. The complaint filed in Tampa federal court accuses Justice Alexandre Moraes of violating U.S. free speech protections when he imposed a ban on a right-wing supporter of former President Jair Bolsonaro.
 
This June 13, 2016, file photo shows Drug Enforcement Administration agents in Florida. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP, File
Prominent Miami defense lawyer charged in DEA bribery scheme
Federal prosecutors have charged a prominent Miami defense lawyer with orchestrating a $100,000 bribery conspiracy involving two former U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration supervisors who leaked confidential DEA information.
 
FILE -A view of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, June 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)
Trump signs order imposing sanctions on International Criminal Court over investigations of Israel
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court over investigations of Israel. Trump signed the order at the White House on Thursday.
 
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, left, claps as Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk prepares to depart after speaking at a campaign event at the Butler Farm Show, on Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Trump and Musk demand termination of federal office leases through General Services Administration
One of the next moves in President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s effort to fire government employees and curtail operations is using the agency that manages federal employee worksites around the country to cut down on office space.
 
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters next to Air Force One after arriving back at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
Trump’s foreign aid freeze could prove to be a boon for the world’s authoritarian strongmen
When President Donald Trump froze foreign assistance for 90 days, he argued that such a drastic step was needed to eliminate waste and block what he derides as “woke” spending that doesn’t align with American interests.
 
This photo released by Venezuela's presidential press office shows Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, right, shaking hands with Richard Grenell, President Donald Trump's special envoy, at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. Behind is Jorge Rodriguez, president of the National Assembly. (Venezuela's presidential press office, via AP)
Venezuela frees 6 Americans after meeting between President Maduro and Trump’s envoy
Six Americans who had been detained in Venezuela in recent months have freed by the government of President Nicolás Maduro after he met with a senior Trump administration official. U.S.
 
Migrants eat lunch at the Peace Oasis of the Holy Spirit Amparito shelter in Villahermosa, Mexico, June 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez, File)
Trump’s foreign aid freeze guts grassroots groups helping migrants in Latin America
A busy shelter for migrants in southern Mexico has been left without a doctor. A program to provide mental health support for LGBTQ+ youth fleeing Venezuela was disbanded.
 
Nitza Rubenstein, owner of Julia's Tienda Latina, a grocery store selling products from Latin America poses for a photo in Flandreau, S.D., Jan. 16, 2025. Rubenstein, who came to the U.S. from Honduras decades ago, is a community activist who assists younger generations of migrants, many in the U.S. illegally, who have flocked to this rural state seeking a brighter future. (AP Photo/Joshua Goodman)
On Dakota prairie, home of Trump’s DHS pick, immigration crackdown threatens way of life, economy
Gov. Kristi Noem’s heated rhetoric on immigration belies a stark economic reality in her own state: With unemployment at 1.9% — the lowest in the country — South Dakota faces an acute labor shortage and has grown increasingly dependent on the same migrants she may be tasked with deporting as Preside
 
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro addresses government supporters on his inauguration day at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
An ex-Green Beret behind a failed Venezuela raid in 2020 lashes out at CIA and FBI
A former Green Beret behind a clandestine invasion of Venezuela in 2020 to try and overthrow Nicolás Maduro says in court filings that he had authority from the highest levels of the government for the amphibious raid that ended with several combatants killed and two of his U.S.
 
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro talks to high-ranking officers during a military ceremony on his inauguration day for a third term in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Venezuela’s Maduro takes new oath amid protests and international rebuke
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been sworn in to serve a third term despite credible evidence that his opponent won the July 2024 election.
 
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado addresses supporters at a protest against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, the day before his inauguration for a third term. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Venezuela’s opposition leader defies Maduro to lead protests that end in confusing arrest claims
Aides to Venezuela opposition leader María Corina Machado say she was detained but they’ve been contradicted by authorities who accuse government opponents of trying to spark an international crisis.
 
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro gestures during a news conference at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, July 31, 2024, three days after his disputed reelection. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)
More Americans jailed in Venezuela pose a test of Trump’s deal-making foreign policy
As many as 10 Americans are behind bars in Venezuela as President Nicolas Maduro prepares to be sworn in for a third term.
 
Ibrahim Almadi holds a photo of his father Saad Almadi graduating from college in 1984, in Washington Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. Saad Almadi, a dual U.S.-Saudi citizen was jailed for social media posts critical of the kingdom's crown prince. He was released from a Saudi prison in March 2023 and banned from returning to his home in south Florida. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)
Saudi Arabia presses Florida man to give up US citizenship over critical tweets, family says
The son of a Florida retiree says Saudi Arabia has forced his father to take steps to renounce his American citizenship after jailing him over social media posts critical of the kingdom’s crown prince.
 
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro waits to receive attendees at the start of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) Summit in Caracas, Venezuela, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Jesus Vargas, File)
Americans sue Venezuela’s Maduro for anguish caused by imprisonment, alleged torture
A former U.S. Marine and a Florida man who were imprisoned in Venezuela have sued President Nicolás Maduro for allegedly heading a vast “criminal enterprise” that uses American citizens as bargaining chips in negotiations with the U.S.
 
This combo image made with photos released by National Marine Fisheries Service purport to show marine mammals — clockwise from top left: a humpback whale, orca, walrus and Stellar sea lion — killed in U.S. trawl fisheries. The photos have been heavily altered to obscure their content, and on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, activists sued the federal government to release the unaltered images. (National Marine Fisheries Service via AP)
Activists sue federal government for images of dead orcas entangled by fishing boats
Activists have sued the federal government to release images of dead orca whales and other marine mammals entangled by commercial fishing boats off the U.S. West Coast. The complaints filed in Alaska and California on Thursday come after the U.S.
 
Former U.S. Rep. David Rivera speaks with media outside Miami federal court, in Miami, Dec. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Joshua Goodman, File)
New charges target ex-Miami congressman for lobbying on behalf of sanctioned Venezuelan tycoon
A grand jury in Washington has returned an indictment against former Congressman David Rivera for failing to register as a foreign agent of a sanctioned Venezuelan media tycoon on whose behalf the Miami Republican allegedly lobbied the Trump administration.
 
Antonio Ledezma, former mayor of Caracas, waves to supporters of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido during a gathering in Madrid, Spain, April 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)
Son-in-law of top foe of Venezuela’s president sentenced to 30 months on money laundering charge
The son-in-law of a prominent Venezuelan opposition leader has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison for his role in a vast bribery conspiracy to siphon $1.2 billion from the state-owned oil company, some of which allegedly landed into accounts controlled by President Nicolás Maduro’s ste
 
Karim Khan, chief prosecutor of International Criminal Court, right, shakes hands with National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez during a meeting at the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, April 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)
Prominent human rights attorney quits international court over failure to prosecute Venezuela
A prominent human rights attorney has quietly parted ways with the International Criminal Court to protest what he sees as an unjustified failure of its chief prosecutor to indict members of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s government for crimes against humanity, The Associated Press has learne
 
FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2018 file photo, Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, lead a rally in Managua, Nicaragua. (AP Photo/Alfredo Zuniga, File)
US officials to investigate labor and human rights abuses in Nicaragua
 
FILE- This undated file photo shows Fabio Ochoa Vasquez. (AP Photo/File)
Legendary Medellin cartel drug lord released from US prison after serving 25 years
One of Colombia’s legendary drug lords and a key operator of the Medellin cocaine cartel has been released from a U.S. prison and is expected to be deported home. Records from the U.S.
 
A billboard advertising concerts of Venezuelan band Rawayana stands on a main highway in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Dec 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez)
Venezuelan pop band that embraced Maduro’s opponent cancels tour after his criticism of its lyrics
One of Venezuela’s most popular bands has canceled its homecoming tour after President Nicolas Maduro criticized the group for what he said were sexist lyrics.
 
FILE - Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado holds up tally sheets during a protest against the reelection of President Nicolás Maduro one month after the disputed presidential vote which she says the opposition won by a landslide, in Caracas, Venezuela, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)
UN human rights watchdog opens investigation into Venezuela presidential election
The top United Nations human rights watchdog has ordered Venezuela to avoid destroying tally sheets as it opens an investigation into allegations that President Nicolás Maduro stole this summer’s election. The U.N.
 
FILE - Public Prosecutor Karim Khan prepares for the trial of Mahamat Said Abdel Kani at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, Sept. 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, Pool, File)
UN watchdog to conduct probe into sexual misconduct allegations against top international prosecutor
The Associated Press has learned that a United Nations watchdog has been selected to lead an external probe into allegations of sexual misconduct against the top prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.
 
FILE - Trump co-campaign manager Susie Wiles is seen at Nashville International Airport as Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump arrives, July 27, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Trump’s incoming chief of staff is a former lobbyist. She’ll face a raft of special interests
As Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House, his election victory is likely to embolden those who think they can get his ear.
 
FILE - Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., pauses while talking with reporters at an election night watch party in West Palm Beach, Fla., Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Trump’s pick of Rubio as America’s top diplomat could reshape US policy in Latin America
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick of Sen. Marco Rubio to become U.S. secretary of state is likely to jolt Latin America after decades of neglect from Washington.
 
FILE - Karim Khan, center, prosecutor of International Criminal Court, greets members of delegations as he arrives for a Security Council meeting on the situation in Sudan, Thursday, July 13, 2023, at United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
International court to launch external probe into misconduct accusations against top prosecutor
The International Criminal Court will launch an external probe into sexual misconduct accusations against its top prosecutor, keeping alive a case the court’s internal watchdog had closed within five days.
 
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