The U.S. is cooperating with a regime in Venezuela it does not recognize, and it's unclear what role the opposition will play in the future.

US colleges reported over $5.2 billion in foreign gifts and contracts in 2025, with four universities getting more than half. Qatar was the largest source. The US Education Department launched a transparency portal as the government intensified oversight of foreign funding in higher education.

Hundreds of millions of dollars that the United States is raising from the sale of Venezuelan oil is being sequestered in Qatar. It’s an indirect path that could speed the flow of much-needed money to Venezuela,