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3:55 PM ET, January 4, 2026

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Michael Scherer / The Atlantic:
Trump Threatens Venezuela's New Leader With a Fate Worse Than Maduro's  —  The president told The Atlantic that the interim Venezuelan president will meet a fate worse than Maduro's unless she complies with U.S. wishes.  —  In a telephone interview this morning, President Donald Trump issued …
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
“It looks weak”: Dems fume at their party's response to Maduro capture … - Party leaders have raged at Trump for bypassing Congress and leaving them in the dark about the operation to capture Maduro, which involved striking several military targets in Venezuela's capital city.
Washington Post:
Rubio takes on most challenging role yet: Viceroy of Venezuela  —  The top U.S. diplomat has pushed for regime change for over a decade.  Now the hard part begins.  —  Marco Rubio has held many titles during Donald Trump's presidency.  He may have just acquired his most challenging one yet: Viceroy of Venezuela.
Discussion: NOTUS, Althouse, CBS News and NewsMax.com
Marc Caputo / Axios:
Marco Rubio's Venezuela moment  —  Marco Rubio is suddenly facing his most daunting puzzle in his 28 years in politics.  — The U.S. secretary of state didn't just help mastermind the ouster of Venezuela's dictator on Saturday. … - The world is watching to see whether Venezuela …
Timothy Snyder / Thinking about:
Venezuela: The Precedents  —  And America: The Future  —  Now that the United States has extracted Nicolás Maduro from Venezuela, it might help to consider four precedents.  No event of the moment is exactly like any episode in the past.  But in recalling history …
New York Times:
How Trump Fixed On a Maduro Loyalist as Venezuela's New Leader  —  Nicolás Maduro balked at a gilded exile.  U.S. officials then saw a more pliant option in his vice president, Delcy Rodríguez, known for stabilizing Venezuela's economy.  —  It was one dance move too many for Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro.
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Marco Rubio says he believes Cuba is ‘in a lot of trouble’  —  The secretary of state's latest remarks came after he told reporters that he'd be “concerned” if he were a government official in Havana.  — Add NBC News to Google  —  Just one day after the U.S. conducted a military operation …
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
Americans do not want war with Venezuela  —  President Donald Trump announced at a press conference on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026 that the United States government had successfully captured Nicolás Maduro, the president of Venezuela, and would try him domestically for crime related …
Aaron Pellish / Politico:
Trump warns acting Venezuelan leader will ‘pay a big price’ if she doesn't cooperate … The comment marks a stark reversal from Trump's praise of Rodriguez in a press conference Saturday following the attack.  The president said U.S. officials had spoken with Rodriguez, and reported that …
Christian Datoc / Washington Examiner:
Trump hails success of ‘fantastic’ Maduro mission: 'I've never seen anything like it'  —  President Donald Trump called into Fox News Saturday morning to celebrate the successful overnight capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.  —  Trump, during a phone interview on Fox & Friends Weekend …
Associated Press:
Live updates: Rubio says US won't govern Venezuela but will press changes through oil blockade  —  Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested Sunday that the United States would not take a day-to-day role in governing Venezuela other than enforcing an existing “oil quarantine” on the country …
New York Times:
Venezuelan Official Says at Least 40 People Were Killed in U.S. Attack  —  The official said the dead included civilians and military personnel.  At least one of the civilians was killed in a U.S. airstrike outside of Caracas, according to her family.  —  At least 40 people were killed …
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says Maduro capture is ‘the same Washington playbook’ that we're ‘sick and tired of’  —  The Republican congresswoman has previously bucked the president, and her last day in Congress is on Monday.  — Add NBC News to Google  —  WASHINGTON — Rep. Marjorie …
Max Tani / Semafor:
News organizations held off on reporting Venezuela raid
Australian Financial Review:
Why Trump argues the US deserves Venezuela's oil
Edward Wong / New York Times:
Rubio Stresses U.S. Plan to Coerce Venezuela Rather Than Govern It
Discussion: Reuters and Washington Times
S.V. Date / HuffPost:
In Venezuela Takeover, Trump Makes It All About The Oil
Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:
This wasn't an arrest in Venezuela. This was an unauthorized regime-change war
Wall Street Journal:
After Maduro Ouster, Trump Takes On the Risks of Governing Venezuela
New York Times:
Trump Plunges the U.S. Into a New Era of Risk in Venezuela
CBS News:
Transcript: Sen. Tom Cotton on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Jan. 4, 2026
Discussion: Washington Times and NewsMax.com
Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
The Politics of Trump's Idiotic and Illegal Venezuela War
Marc Elias / Democracy Docket:
For Trump, the Epstein Cover-Up Beats the Truth  —  As one of her first acts as Attorney General, Pam Bondi wrote a letter to the new head of the FBI, Kash Patel, demanding that the “full and complete Epstein files” be delivered to her office by the next day — Feb. 28.
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Catherine Bouris / The Daily Beast:
Key Epstein Deadline Arrives as Attention Turns to Venezuela
Discussion: Raw Story
Al Weaver / The Hill:
Health care, funding and more: 5 things to watch when the Senate returns  —  The Senate is staring down multiple flash points in the coming months as lawmakers head into a year colored by electoral politics but with plenty of policy fights on the horizon.  —  Lawmakers wrapped up a grueling year …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Politico
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Anvee Bhutani / Wall Street Journal:
Democrats Face Steep Climb to Reclaim Senate in 2026 Races
Discussion: New York Post
Bianca Quilantan / Politico:
Trump upended the US education system in 2025.  It's only the beginning. … Trump's actions have left school leaders feeling shaky about their relationships with Washington in a way conservatives have wanted for decades.  But many educators are fighting back in court …
Elisabeth Bumiller / New York Times:
Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle, the Talk of Athens … It was a splashy arrival.  Kimberly Guilfoyle, the new United States ambassador to Greece, landed in Athens on the private jet of a multimillionaire Greek American businessman.  She caused a sensation at a Thanksgiving week dinner in a partly sheer black evening dress.
Discussion: Althouse
 
 
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Reuters:
Spain ‘strongly condemns’ violation of international law in Venezuela, PM says
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Tony Dokoupil began anchoring CBS Evening News on Saturday night, two days earlier than expected, after US military action in Venezuela

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