Trump says Venezuela's airspace should be viewed as closed

National Guard shooting, Milan Cortina Olympics, Hong Kong fire

ADVERTISEMENT View in Browser | APNews DONATE View in Browser | APNews DONATE By Sallee Ann Harrison November 30, 2025 By Sallee Ann Harrison November 30, 2025 Good morning and welcome to the Sunday edition of Morning Wire, where we give you the weekend rundown to get ready for the week ahead. Today, the U.S. halts all asylum decisions after the shooting of National Guard members; construction of the ice hockey arena for Milan Cortina Olympics goes down to the wire; and residents who escaped the Hong Kong apartment blaze wonder what comes next.   But first, President Donald Trump says Venezuela's airspace should be viewed as closed. Why do you support AP? "I've been getting news from the AP for many years now and appreciate now more than ever, the AP's focus on facts. Journalism is the method by which average Americans come to understand what our government is up to." - Jean R, Omaha, NE   Join donors like Jean and help us meet our $1 million year-end goal.  DONATE TO AP DONATE TO AP UP FIRST Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro brandishes a sword said to have belonged to independence hero Simon Bolivar during a civic-military event in Caracas, Venezuela, on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) Trump says Venezuelan airspace should be viewed as closed. Maduro government slams 'colonial threat' President Donald Trump on Saturday said that the airspace "above and surrounding" Venezuela should be considered as "closed in its entirety," an assertion that raised more questions about the U.S. pressure on Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. His government accused Trump of making a "colonial threat" and seeking to undermine the South American country's sovereignty. Read more. RELATED COVERAGE ➤ Venezuelan leader Maduro may seem desperate. But his loyalty vs punishment strategy is hard to crack Trump officials and judge face off over flights to El Salvador in rare, high-stakes contempt probe Trump's pardon of ex-Honduran president Hernández injects wild card into election TOP STORIES National Guardsmen patrol in front of the Washington Monument on Friday. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) US halts all asylum decisions after shooting of National Guard members  The Trump administration has halted all asylum decisions and paused issuing visas for people traveling on Afghan passports, seizing on the National Guard shooting in the nation's capital to intensify efforts to rein in legal immigration. The suspect in Wednesday's shooting near the White House is facing charges including first-degree murder. Read more. 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