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Holding Fire: What Comes Next For the Israel/Hamas Ceasefire? (Guest: David Rubin)

January 26, 2026 No Comments

The former Mayor of Shiloh discusses a meeting between Netanyahu and U.S. envoys, and what comes next with the ceasefire. Amidst all the tension overseas right now, it appears that the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is continue to hold in place. But the real question now is what comes next. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently met up with President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in an effort to discuss what

GOA Spokesman ICE Shooting in Minnesota

January 25, 2026 No Comments

Up in Arms: Comments by Los Angeles Federal Prosecutor over ICE Shooting in Minnesota Leave Gun Owners Furious There’s a lot of discussion surrounding the death of 37-year old Alex Jeffrey Pretti in Minneapolis, who was killed by ICE agents for reportedly approaching them with a firearm. But the biggest question is surrounding justification with his death, especially with so many videos making the rounds. Gun Owners of America Spokesman, Stephen Willeford, takes issue with

Intelligence Expert on CCP in Minnesota

January 25, 2026 No Comments

Beijing, Minnesota: China’s CCP using U.S. Politicians for OMNICAUSE Mission in Minneapolis The violent clashes in Minnesota aren’t happening in a vacuum; they’re occurring amid a perfect storm of strategic influence operations that benefit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Counterintelligence expert T. Casey Fleming argues that the CCP’s global tactics exploit and amplify U.S. divisions — including through allegations of CCP “police stations” operating inside Minneapolis and political figures such as Rep. Eric Swalwell, long

Veteran Journalist on DHS, ICE in Minnesota

January 24, 2026 No Comments

Minnesota Pops: Shots Fly as Federal Agents Clash with Protesters in Minneapolis Minnesota has become a national flashpoint of unrest in recent weeks, but the sequence of events and the forces at play aren’t as simple as some narratives suggest. What began with one controversial federal law enforcement deployment has escalated into public protest, political confrontation, and another fatal shooting — all against a backdrop of misinformation and political theater. Investigative journalist Bill Conroy brings

Experts Talk Mexican Conquista Invasion of U.S.

January 24, 2026 No Comments

Next Door Conquistadors: Mexico Invading Through Consulates as Canada Gets Cozy with China’s CCP As global power dynamics shift, two critical developments demand urgent investigative focus: Canada’s accelerating alignment with Communist China’s economic and diplomatic strategy, and the expanding footprint of Mexican government influence within the U.S. — with implications for domestic cohesion and national security. Senior Investigative Reporter for the Epoch Times, Joshua Philipp and Political Analyst Luis Martinez, who was born and raised

Pastor on Rise of Christian Persecution

January 24, 2026 No Comments

Church and State… of Emergency: Holy Sites Increasingly the Soft Targets for Persecution and Marxist Bullies After Charlie Kirk invited Rev. Harden onto his show to discuss the firebombing of one of Harden’s Christian pro-life medical offices he operates in New York, Kirk publicly assured him, “We have your back 100%.” When Kirk was later assassinated, Rev. Harden became the first national Christian leader to say plainly what others would not: this was not merely

Geopolitical and Biblical Scholar on Peace

January 22, 2026 No Comments

Board the Peace Train: Global leaders Hop on as Trump pushes Gaza-focused Body down Track at Davos At the World Economic Forum in Davos this week, President Trump unveiled a new international initiative he calls the “Board of Peace,” an effort ostensibly aimed at cementing a durable ceasefire in Gaza but with ambitions that may reach far beyond the Middle East. Trump presided over a charter signing with select global leaders, framing the board as

Vaccine Boaster Shot: Bio-Warfare Expert on Trump’s Claim

January 22, 2026 No Comments

Warped Speed: Trump Again Touts COVID Vaccine Rollout that Many Americans Blame for Lasting Harm When President Trump took the stage at Davos and once again touted the speed and “success” of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, it landed with a thud among many of his most loyal supporters. Whatever one thinks of Trump’s record, this is the one achievement that consistently confounds even those who defend him most fiercely. For millions of Americans, the vaccines

Joshua Philipp on Anti-ICE Church Raid

January 21, 2026 No Comments

Anti-ICE Storm: Mob of Protesters Barge into Minnesota Church in Lawless, Demonic Display Without Consequence A recent episode of Crossroads highlights a troubling convergence of trends that are no longer isolated incidents, but symptoms of a broader breakdown in constitutional norms. Senior Investigative Reporter for the Epoch Times, Joshua Philipp examines how the storming of a church by anti-ICE protesters in Minnesota — now under DOJ investigation — fits into a growing pattern of selective

Counterintelligence Expert Talks Davos

January 21, 2026 No Comments

Arctic Tsunami: Fractured Alliances Provide Opening for China’s CCP in Davos On January 20, 2026, Canadian Prime Minister Carney declared at The World Economic Forum in Davos – the end of the rules-based international order, marking a shift to strategic realism in which stability rests on power balances rather than treaties. A reality we have long anticipated. Counterintelligence Expert and CEO of Black Ops Partners, Casey Fleming connects all the geopolitical dots. Fleming is the

Davos, Tariffs: Ways & Means Rep Available

January 21, 2026 No Comments

GreenLandman: Davos Dealmaking Gets Icy as Trump’s Tariff Threat Freezes NATO Allies President Trump’s appearance in Davos has turned what is usually a polite globalist echo chamber into a pressure cooker — and tariffs are now unmistakably center stage. For more than a year, former U.S. Congressman and member of House Ways & Means Committee, Jim Renacci has warned that while tariffs can be an effective tool for leverage, they become dangerously destabilizing when they

Son of the Shah REJECTED by Iranians

January 20, 2026 No Comments

Shah-T Up! Iranian People Want Exiled Monarchs to Exit the Conversation As Iran stands on the brink of a post-regime future, the question is no longer whether the Islamic Republic will fall, but what — and who — comes next. In that moment of historic consequence, nostalgia cannot be mistaken for legitimacy, and name recognition cannot substitute for leadership. Despite sustained efforts to market him as a ready-made alternative, Reza Pahlavi (the son of the

Israel Takes out UN Building, Pastor Speaks

January 20, 2026 No Comments

United Nations Blitzed: Israel Demolishes UNRWA Building that Symbolized Alliance between Hamas and Globalists It’s not quite the “Biltz Blitz” but Pastor Mark Biltz, of El Shaddai Ministries, a noted voice on biblical prophecy and Middle East affairs, is available to provide insightful commentary on UNRWA and the misrepresented Palestinian “refugee” crisis. Israel has DEMOLISHED the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Headquarters in East Jerusalem. Israel has long maintained that such UN installations

Epstein Expert on Republican Surrender

January 20, 2026 No Comments

Epstein Filed Away: Redacted Files Remain, Lawbreaking Obstruction Continues, and Shrugging Lawmakers Surrender One month after the congressionally mandated deadline to release all investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein passed, the controversy has entered a new and dangerous phase — not because the Justice Department is finally complying, but because the political will to hold it to account appears to be evaporating. The bipartisan Epstein Files Transparency Act — enacted to force the Department of Justice

CCP Expert on America’s 3-Party System

January 19, 2026 No Comments

America’s 3rd Party: Chinese Communist PARTY is Beating, Dividing Republicans and Democrats America isn’t locked in a two-party knife fight — it’s trapped in a three-party war, and the third player isn’t on the ballot. While Democrats and Republicans scream at each other, the Chinese Communist Party operates in the shadows, shaping outcomes, exploiting weaknesses, and escaping scrutiny altogether. This isn’t hyperbole or conspiracy; it’s strategy. As retired Brigadier General Robert Spalding warns, the CCP

Building Blocked? (Guest: David Rubin)

January 19, 2026 No Comments

Former Mayor of Shiloh discusses Israel objecting to the United States’ reconstruction plans for Gaza – and what should happen next. Right before the weekend, President Donald Trump, alongside his Administration, announced the names of certain leaders that will play a part in rebuilding in Gaza, following a harrowing battle between Israel and Hamas. But it doesn’t appear that Israel is on board with the plan. In a statement following the announcement surrounding a supervised Palestinian

Counterintelligence Expert Talks Greenland

January 18, 2026 No Comments

Greenland Blinking Red: Arctic Alarms Show this is About Something Much Bigger than NATO This is not a real estate dispute. It is a last-line defense. When President Trump set his sights on Greenland, it wasn’t about flags or frozen land—it was a recognition that the Arctic has become the next battlefield in a quiet war already underway. For decades, China’s Communist Party and Russia have expanded, infiltrated, and militarized while the West debated etiquette

NATO: North Atlantic Tariff Organization

January 18, 2026 No Comments

Greenland Grab: NATO Allies Reel as they Become North Atlantic Tariff Organization, says Ex-US Congressman, available for Interviews Greenland has become the center of an unprecedented geopolitical standoff involving NATO, U.S. tariffs, and the strategic ambitions of President Trump. In January 2026, the President announced plans to impose escalating tariffs on eight European NATO members unless they agree to negotiate a deal for the potential acquisition of Greenland. Tariffs are set to start at 10%

Ex-Prisoners of Iran Available 4 Interviews

January 18, 2026 No Comments

Regime Change… To What? Trump Calls for Removal of Iranian Mullahs but Hardest Question Remains Unanswered President Donald Trump is now calling for regime change in Iran. The people of Iran agree with that. It’s the next question that is just as – or perhaps more – important. What replaces the mullahs? History shows that removing a regime anywhere, without a clear, legitimate alternative is not strategy; it’s a gamble. The Iranian people have already

Cuba Next? U.S. Congressman Available

January 16, 2026 No Comments

Cuba Sandwiched: Flattened by Sanctions and Vanishing Venezuelan Oil, Cuba Teeters on Collapse Guest Pitch: Former Congressman Jim Renacci on Cuba’s Imminent Economic Collapse & U.S. Leverage AVAILABLE GUEST: Former Congressman Jim Renacci (R-OH) Former House Ways & Means Committee member | Business executive | National political commentator TOPIC: Cuba on the Brink: Economic Collapse, Oil Leverage, and America’s Strategic Moment Cuba is facing its most severe economic crisis in decades — and for the

Counter Intel Expert: CCP Behind Minnesota

January 16, 2026 No Comments

ICE, ICE Maybe… CCP: Chinese Communist Party Foments, Exploits Minnesota Unrest and Insurrection to Divide America Minnesota has become a flashpoint in America’s simmering internal conflicts — with tens of thousands of protesters clashing with federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents after a Minneapolis ICE agent fatally shot a U.S. citizen, Renée Nicole Good, and another shooting wounded a man as federal enforcement operations surged across the state. The conflict has sparked nationwide demonstrations,

Israel–Iran Expert, Prophecy Student

January 16, 2026 No Comments

Holy War Room: Trump and Netanyahu Strategize on Iran but What Fills Power Vacuum should be Top Concern As Iran teeters on the edge of historic upheaval, the geopolitical and spiritual implications of its possible collapse are converging in ways the world has not seen in decades. Mounting internal unrest, economic freefall, and widening cracks within the ruling clerical regime have fueled growing speculation that the Islamic Republic is nearing its end. At the same

2A Gun Rights Expert on ICE Shootings

January 15, 2026 No Comments

FAFO, Minnesota: Protesters Attack ICE after Media Paints Every Encounter as Injustice Another protester has been shot with a gun. The true victims are the ICE agents and gun rights. The nation is watching Minneapolis erupt again — this time over dual ICE-involved shootings that have inflamed tensions between law-abiding residents, lawless protest movements, and federal law-enforcement officers. In a matter of just days, one ICE agent fatally shot a woman during a federal operation,

Counterintel Expert on China’s War on U.S.

January 15, 2026 No Comments

950 Cuts: China’s CCP is Slicing America up and it’s Long Past Time that Americans WAKE up Security strategist and counterintelligence expert Casey Fleming is sounding an alarm few Americans are prepared to hear—but one they can no longer afford to ignore. The Chinese Communist Party is executing a deliberate, long-term strategy known as “death by a thousand cuts,” and the United States is now bleeding heavily. In Fleming’s assessment, America is already about 950

US Congressman on Trump Greenland Gamble

January 15, 2026 No Comments

Chill Shot: Trump’s Greenland Moves Risk Freezing out NATO while China and Russia Advance Former U.S. Congressman Jim Renacci is raising a critical red flag as President Donald Trump renews interest in acquiring Greenland—a move that may sound bold on the surface but carries serious geopolitical risks beneath it. Renacci argues that while America’s strategic interests in the Arctic are real, the method matters just as much as the objective. How the United States approaches

New Year, Same Old Gun Bans (Guest: Stephen Willeford)

January 15, 2026 No Comments

The spokesman for the Gun Owners of America discusses a number of new gun and magazine bans that could spell trouble for private gun owners in Virginia. 2026 was looking promising for gun owners, especially with the White House opening a new Civil Rights office. But it seems like trouble is brewing in Virginia with the introduction of a new bill. Anti-gun politicians have begun preparing a bill for the Virginia Legislature. Known as HB-217,

Expert on Church Sex Abuse Scandal, Blackmail

January 14, 2026 No Comments

Unholy Hostages: Church Sex Abuse Scandals Weren’t Just Hidden; they were used as a Tool to Blackmail Leaders The forthcoming Rhode Island Attorney General’s report on clergy sexual abuse is once again forcing the Catholic Church to confront a devastating moral failure — decades of abuse, institutional silence, and leadership that protected itself rather than the vulnerable. But according to Lawrence Erickson, author of Vatican Coup, the abuse crisis is only the surface layer of

Iran Transitional Govt Leaders Available

January 14, 2026 No Comments

3,000 to 12,000 Peaceful Protesters Killed by Ayatollah Regime in Iran; Trump to Ayatollah: LEAVE NOW!! According to estimates released by the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), more than 3,000 Peaceful Protestors have been killed, with other news agencies reporting more than 12,000 killed, mostly this week, during nationwide protests and violent security crackdowns, adding to the staggering toll since the Ayatollah regime took power in 1979. President Donald Trump has warned all

Epstein Expert Available on Trump’s Middle Finger

January 14, 2026 No Comments

Ford You! Trump’s Middle Finger Goes Public; Epstein Files Stay Private Veteran investigative journalist and 20-year Epstein Expert Nick Bryant is available to break down a moment from the Trump presidency that is rapidly becoming more revealing than it first appeared. During a tour of a Ford factory in Dearborn, Michigan, a worker shouted “Pedophile Protector” at President Donald Trump. What followed was extraordinary: Trump appeared to twice mouth “f**k you” and then raised his

Lyme Disease Survivor’s Shocking Find

January 13, 2026 No Comments

Sleeper (Bio)Cells: Bioweapons Research Long Hidden Shows Engineered Diseases Released on American Soil Recent public statements by senior Trump Administration health officials have reignited a long-suppressed debate: whether some of today’s most devastating diseases are the byproduct of biological warfare. Those claims are not new to author and independent researcher A.W. Finnegan, whose book The Sleeper Agent: The Rise of Lyme Disease, Chronic Illness, and the Great Imitator Antigens of Biological Warfare lays out a

Iranian Americans who Reject Reza Pahlavi

January 13, 2026 No Comments

Shah Shame: Iranian People REJECT Reza Pahlavi; His Father led the Monarchy that Birthed the Current Regime As protests intensify across Iran and the regime responds with escalating violence, two opposition figures are most often discussed in connection with Iran’s future leadership—but only one represents a fully organized political structure capable of overseeing a democratic transition. In Western media, particularly in the United States, coverage has largely focused on Reza Pahlavi, the son of the

Venezuelan-Born Political Expert Available

January 13, 2026 No Comments

Venezuela Vacuum: Nobel Winner and Opposition Leader from Caracas Meets with Trump as Leadership Gap in Venezuela Widens As Venezuela enters a dramatic new phase that could reshape the politics of the Western Hemisphere, there’s one analyst uniquely positioned to break it down for your audience: Luis Martinez, veteran political commentator with NTD TV. Born and raised in Venezuela and specializing in Latin American geopolitics — including Cuba’s influence and authoritarian survival strategies — Martinez

Geopolitical, Intelligence Expert on Iran

January 12, 2026 No Comments

Iran’s Red Tide: Streets Run with Blood of Citizens and Foreign Influence Iran is not just collapsing under the weight of its own failures—it is becoming the world’s first real-time case study in high-tech decapitation warfare, and a warning flare for what comes next. According to geopolitical strategist and cybersecurity expert Casey Fleming, all roads in this story still lead back to China’s CCP. Counterintelligence Expert and founder of Black Ops Partners, Casey Fleming connects

Iran Out of Patience? (Guest: David Rubin)

January 12, 2026 No Comments

The trouble in Iran is getting so bad that even Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is concerned. Former Mayor of Shiloh David Rubin discusses what should happen next. The animosity between Iran and Israel over the past few months has been hard to ignore, eventually getting to the point that the United States had to lay out calculative strikes on the former in an effort to shut down their missiles. But now a fresh new

Iranian American Experts Available

January 12, 2026 No Comments

Grave Matters: Bodies Pile Up in Iran as Death Toll Surpasses 3,000 at Hands of Desperate Regime More than 3,000 Iranians have now been slaughtered in what can only be described as the Iranian regime’s last, desperate gasp to retain power. Since December 28, the streets of Iran have become killing fields as a crumbling theocracy unleashes raw terror against its own people—men, women, and youth whose only “crime” is demanding freedom. Shirin Nariman, former

CCP Warfare Tsunami: Counterintel Expert

January 12, 2026 No Comments

Red Head Games: Why America is Losing the Cognitive War with China that it Refuses to See America is not at peace—and it hasn’t been for years. In The Red Tsunami, counterintelligence expert Casey Fleming issues a stark warning: the United States is already under sustained attack, not with bombs or battalions, but through cognitive warfare waged by the Chinese Communist Party. This is not a future threat. It is a present reality—and Americans are

Lawsuits Against Gun Makers Need To Stop, and This Bill Could Make a Difference (Guest: Stephen Willeford)

January 12, 2026 No Comments

The spokesman for Gun Owners of America explains why a new bill in South Carolina may shift the tide with legal action against gun makers. Some people have, in the past, taken it upon themselves to press charges against gun manufacturers, believing them to be responsible for whatever violence is taking place in the world. But a new South Carolina bill could very well change the legal action surrounding that. According to the Gun Owners

Mexico should be Next, per Expert Analyst

January 9, 2026 No Comments

Nextico: America’s Next Front in the Narco-War is Mexico’s Fentanyl-Friendly Cartels As the national conversation pivots to Mexico and the drug cartels — and what the United States should do about it — there is no commentator better positioned to explain the stakes than Jeff Crouere. In his latest column, “Trump Should Confront the Mexican Drug Problem Next,” Crouere lays out a compelling argument that the United States has made historic progress in stemming the

Iranian Experts on Fall of Mullahs

January 9, 2026 No Comments

‘We’ Run Iran: Numbers Overwhelm Mullahs as Uprisings Reach Tipping Point The world is witnessing a mass uprising in Iran; it’s reaching critical mass. The sheer numbers are reaching those of one of the most decisive moments of the modern Middle East: the day 30 million Egyptians took to the streets in 2013 and swept away the Muslim Brotherhood. History shows that when numbers reach such a lopsided dynamic, tyrants do not negotiate — they

Expert on Sex, Blackmail in Catholic Church

January 8, 2026 No Comments

Sexual Abuse, Secrets, and Blackmail inside the World’s most Powerful Institution The Jeffrey Epstein scandal exposed a horrifying truth: underage trafficking wasn’t just about sex — it was about blackmail, power, and control. Wealthy and powerful men weren’t merely indulging; they were being compromised. But what if Epstein wasn’t the outlier — only the most visible example? According to author and researcher Lawrence Erickson, there is compelling evidence that a similar, and potentially far more

GOA Spokesman on Minnesota ICE Shooting

January 8, 2026 No Comments

Polarized ICE: Another Narrative Takes Hold in Minnesota Before Facts Known The media didn’t wait for facts in Minnesota — it waited for a headline, and once the word “ICE” appeared, the narrative snapped into place on autopilot. Before investigators could establish timelines, threat assessments, or body-camera context, the drive-by press did what it does best: assign motives, pick villains, and feed outrage into a preheated political furnace. This isn’t journalism unfolding in real time;

Epstein Expert on Dan Bongino’s War

January 7, 2026 No Comments

Bongino’s War: Former Deputy FBI Director at “War” with Critics Demanding Epstein Answers He Once Loudly Demanded The backlash engulfing Dan Bongino on X is not about trolls, “blackpillers,” or grifters — it’s about accountability. As Bongino prepared to return to his podcast after serving as Deputy FBI Director, he chose confrontation over clarity, declaring war on critics inside MAGA while launching a sweeping blocking spree against anyone daring to question his record. Those questions

Expert on the ‘Venezuela Operation’

January 7, 2026 No Comments

Venezuela Iceberg: What Lies Beneath Oil, Cocaine, Communism, Corruption, Terrorism and Power? Venezuela is a hotspot, sitting on an iceberg and senior investigative journalist for the Epoch Times, Joshua Philipp is the one journalist willing to rip the lid off the feeding frenzy. Oil, cocaine, communism, and raw power collide in a country that has become a live battlefield for Iran, China, Russia, and the narco-state machinery they use to launder influence into the Western

Iran Experts on Regime being Overrun NOW

January 7, 2026 No Comments

Run Over in Iran: Iranian Towns Rise Against Regime, Overwhelm the Military The people of Iran are overwhelming the regime’s military forces with sheer math, in numbers actively forcing the regime’s armed mercenaries into retreat. On January 6, 2026, in the small towns of Malekshahi and Abdanan, the Iranian people overwhelmed the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) and special repressive units in a decisive show of defiance. Large crowds of courageous citizens and rebellious youths took control

Expert on China Response to Maduro’s Fall

January 6, 2026 No Comments

Chinese Caracas Party: With Maduro Gone, CCP Eyes Continued Dominance over Venezuela’s Oil Venezuela is not just a failed state waiting to be rescued—it is a battlefield where power is exercised quietly, patiently, and often invisibly. While headlines focus on the removal of Nicolás Maduro, the real struggle is over who controls what comes next: the oil, the infrastructure, the debt, and the political machinery beneath the surface. Regimes can fall overnight, but foreign influence

How Maduro Removal Harms Iran; Iran Experts

January 6, 2026 No Comments

Iran Ally Down: Maduro’s Removal in Venezuela Delivers Another Gut-Punch to Tehran’s Mullahs The dramatic capture and removal of Nicolás Maduro — one of Iran’s closest strategic partners in the Western Hemisphere — isn’t just a seismic moment for Venezuela; it’s yet another gut‑punch to Tehran’s global reach. For years, Caracas served as a critical outpost for Iranian influence, cooperation and sanctions‑evasion, from energy and arms networks to political alignment against the U.S. and its

Iranian Experts on Regime Ignoring Trump

January 5, 2026 No Comments

Iran Ignores Trump: Murders Met with Warning Bells and Regime Hits Snooze Since New Year’s Eve, Iran’s regime has murdered at least 18 innocent people (see below). These are not battlefield deaths, not acts of war, and not the result of foreign interference. They are targeted killings carried out by a frightened regime, against its own population. In 2025, Iran murdered (executed) an historic number of innocent people, over 2,200. The total figure stands at

Expert Reporter on Maduro Indictment

January 5, 2026 No Comments

Dopelomats: Venezuelan Leaders Used Diplomatic Flights to Transport Drugs and Cartel Cash from Mexico Venezuela did not collapse quietly—it fused itself to the criminal underworld until the line between government and cartel disappeared entirely. What Nicolás Maduro presided over was not a failed state, but a weaponized one: a narco-regime that moved cocaine through diplomatic channels, laundered blood money through political power, and exported chaos northward through Mexico and into the United States. Now, with

Iranian Americans on Hospital Attack

January 5, 2026 No Comments

Red Crosshairs: Iran Regime Targets Hospital in Bloodthirsty Raid; Shoots Injured Protesters, Violates International Law The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) is calling on the international media to spotlight one of the most egregious violations of human rights in recent Iranian history: the brutal attack on Khomeini Hospital in Ilam by the regime’s Revolutionary Guards, which took place on Sunday, January 4, 2026, the eighth day of nationwide protests and the day after

40-Year Expert on Central and South America

January 5, 2026 No Comments

Caracas or Carcass: Rot in Venezuela, along with Vacuum left by Removal of Maduro Reveals Unknown Futures In South America, Venezuela is back at the center of Washington’s power struggle—and this time, the stakes are unmistakable. As oil, sanctions, migration, and ideology collide, both parties are quietly conceding what they once denied: Venezuela is no longer a foreign-policy sideshow, but a pressure point capable of reshaping U.S. politics, hemispheric stability, and global energy markets. Behind