The following is the transcript of the interview with Rep. John Moolenaar, Republican of Michigan, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Nov. 15, 2026. MARGARET BRENNAN: Welcome back to Face the Nation. We turn now to Michigan Congressman John Moolenaar. He is the chair of the Select Committee on the Chinese…
The U.S. has intercepted 90 Cuba-bound shipments of biodiesel — valued at nearly $3 million — widening a U.S.-imposed oil blockade led by the Department of Homeland Security aimed at choking off illegally trafficked fuel, routed to the sanctioned island’s crisis-hit energy sector. Homeland Security Investigations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Commerce Department’s…
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