Trump administration freezes federal child care and assistance funds in five Democratic-led states, claiming fraud while offering limited evidence of wrongdoing.

Since early December, the US Coast Guard and other military branches have boarded and taken control of five oil ships that had previously been sanctioned.

Mr. Trump said Friday afternoon in a meeting with oil executives at the White House that he did not expect more U.S. attacks on Venezuela after American commandos captured its president, Nicolás Madur...