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4:10 AM ET, January 5, 2026

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Washington Post:
U.S. plan to ‘run’ Venezuela clouded in confusion  —  In Washington and Caracas, the vision for administering Venezuela in the weeks and months ahead appears uncertain and stubbornly complex.  —  The Trump administration's bold operation to capture strongman Nicolás Maduro from his home …
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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 …
New York Times:
Live Updates: As Venezuela Projects Defiance, Rubio Says U.S. Will Use ‘Leverage’ to Advance Its Interests  —  Secretary of State Marco Rubio said a military quarantine of Venezuela and its oil industry would remain in place.  The death toll from the raid to seize Nicolás Maduro rose to 80.
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
PMs of Greenland, Denmark tell Trump to stop U.S. takeover threats … - “We do need Greenland, absolutely,” Trump told The Atlantic. … The US has no right to annex any of the three countries in the Danish kingdom."  — Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said on Facebook …
Discussion: Reuters and Associated Press
Sophia Cai / Politico:
Trump on return trip to Washington predicts demise of Cuba, warns Colombia, threatens Greenland … “Cuba looks like it's ready to fall,” Trump said.  I don't know if they're going to hold out.  The president waved off the possibility that the administration might use American forces to hasten …
Just Security:
International Law and the U.S. Military and Law Enforcement Operations in Venezuela  —  This is part of Just Security's Collection: U.S. Lethal Strikes on Suspected Drug Traffickers.  —  President Nicolás Maduro has arrived in New York City to be tried by the U.S. Department of Justice …
Edward Wong / New York Times:
Trump Says U.S. Is ‘In Charge’ of Venezuela, While Rubio Stresses Coercing It  —  The secretary of state said that a military “quarantine” on some oil exports would stay in place to put pressure on the country's acting leadership.  — 1.2k  —  President Trump on Sunday night asserted again …
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Trump: Venezuela leader to pay “big price” if “she doesn't do what's right”  —  President Trump issued a warning to Venezuela's interim leader, Delcy Rodríguez, during a Sunday interview after she railed against the U.S. following the capture of President Nicolás Maduro in the oil-rich South American country.
New York Times:
Trump's Move for Regime Change in Venezuela Threatens a New MAGA Rift  —  Some Republicans are asking how Mr. Trump's military intervention in Venezuela squares with his past pledges to avoid foreign entanglements and nation building.  —  President Trump seized control of the Republican Party …
Wall Street Journal:
A New Trump Game Plan Takes Shape: Strike and Coerce  —  Administration's reliance on surprise use of force in Venezuela and other countries highlights new era of ‘gunboat diplomacy’  —  WASHINGTON—The U.S. raid that snatched Venezuela's president capped a month of aggressive military action …
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Was Skeptical of Ousting Maduro—Until He Wasn't  —  Fed up with repeated efforts to persuade Maduro to leave office, the president decided in favor of military action  —  Six months before he sent U.S. forces to seize Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, President Trump wanted …
Discussion: Axios and The Independent
Bloomberg:
Trump Says US Needs ‘Total Access’ to Post-Maduro Venezuela
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Marco Rubio says he believes Cuba is ‘in a lot of trouble’
Associated Press:
Live updates: Rubio says US won't govern Venezuela but will press changes through oil blockade
Washington Post:
What Maduro's ouster means for Trump's mass deportation campaign
Discussion: IJR
Aaron Pellish / Politico:
Trump warns acting Venezuelan leader will ‘pay a big price’ if she doesn't cooperate
Garrett Downs / CNBC:
Rubio explains how U.S. might ‘run’ Venezuela after Maduros' ouster
Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
The Politics of Trump's Idiotic and Illegal Venezuela War
New York Times:
How Trump Fixed On a Maduro Loyalist as Venezuela's New Leader
Washington Post:
Trump amplifies conspiracies on killing of Minnesota lawmaker  —  The president shared a video baselessly linking the Minnesota governor to conspiracies over brazen political killings in the state this summer.  —  President Donald Trump is amplifying baseless social media posts that Minnesota …
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Raquel Coronell Uribe / NBC News:
Slain Minnesota lawmaker's children call on Trump to remove social media video amplifying false claims about her death  —  Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were killed in June.  —  The children of slain Minnesota state lawmaker Melissa Hortman are urging President Donald Trump …
Discussion: Axios, Raw Story, CBS News, Mediaite and MPR News
Aaron Parnas / MeidasTouch News:
Department of Justice Violates Epstein Files Law By Failing to Inform Congress of Reasons Behind Redactions  —  The Justice Department has now blown through another deadline.  —  A source familiar with the release of the Epstein files confirms that the United States Congress has yet to receive …
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Catherine Bouris / The Daily Beast:
Key Epstein Deadline Arrives as Attention Turns to Venezuela
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
Marc Elias / Democracy Docket:   For Trump, the Epstein Cover-Up Beats the Truth
Wall Street Journal:
ICE Is Using Facial-Recognition Technology to Quickly Arrest People  —  Widespread use has raised alarms among privacy advocates and some former officials  —  Until recently, arresting an immigrant suspected of being in the country illegally took time.  Immigration agents needed to run …
 
 
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