Redacted: Donald & Jeffrey  —  Once again, I'm apologizing at the top of a longer-than-I'd-like-it-to-be Saturday night column.  Nonetheless, whether you're just getting in from a holiday party or waking up early for a busy day (or perhaps late, given ongoing festivities), I hope you'll take a moment to work your way through all of it.

US Is Said to Board Third Tanker Off Venezuela as Tensions Mount  —  Another oil tanker has been boarded by the US near Venezuela, according to people with knowledge of the matter, as President Donald Trump intensifies an oil blockade on Nicolás Maduro's government.

U.S. Oil Blockade of Venezuela Pushes Cuba Toward Collapse  —  The Communist-ruled island was already suffering from food shortages, blackouts and an exodus of people; now it faces the loss of cheap oil from Nicolás Maduro  —  Cubans are going hungry, suffering from spreading disease …