"The Trump administration says the U.S. Coast Guard is pursuing an oil tanker linked to Venezuela. This action is the latest in the Trump administration's pressure campaign against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government. The move is also part of the administration's effort to enforce a blockade against sanctioned oil tankers traveling to and from Venezuela. A U.S. official, who was not authorized to speak publicly, informed NPR yesterday that the Coast Guard was in "active pursuit of a ship.""
"The official described the tanker as a dark fleet vessel that was attempting to illegally evade sanctions. Dark fleet vessels use deceptive practices like flying fake national flags to hide where they've been and where they are going, NPR's Carrie Kahn tells Up First. Last week, President Trump threatened Venezuela with a total blockage and said more military pressure would come unless it returns the assets, including oil, that it stole from the U.S."
"The Justice Department continued its partial release of files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein over the weekend, unveiling some previously redacted information. Lawmakers criticized the DOJ for missing its full release deadline, and some are threatening to hold Attorney General Pam Bondi in contempt. The DOJ released two more data sets, but NPR's Luke Garrett says that, after a close reading of the 119-page document, there were no major revelations."
The U.S. Coast Guard is pursuing an oil tanker linked to Venezuela as part of sanctions enforcement against President Nicolas Maduro. The tanker was described as a dark fleet vessel that allegedly attempted to evade sanctions using deceptive tactics like flying fake flags to conceal movements. President Trump threatened a total blockage and more military pressure unless Venezuela returns assets, including oil; Venezuela denies stealing anything and says the U.S. seeks its natural resources. The Justice Department partially released Jeffrey Epstein files with some previously redacted information. Lawmakers criticized the DOJ for missing a full-release deadline and threatened contempt; reviewers found few major revelations and many co-conspirator names remained redacted.
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