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8:15 PM ET, January 5, 2026

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Wall Street Journal:
CIA Concluded Regime Loyalists Were Best Placed to Lead Venezuela After Maduro  —  Trump was briefed on intelligence report that found opposition would struggle to lead a temporary government  —  WASHINGTON—A recent classified U.S. intelligence assessment determined top members …
Discussion: Raw Story and Reason
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NBC News:
Trump says the U.S. is not at war with Venezuela  —  In an exclusive interview with NBC News, Trump discussed the path forward in Venezuela, including when there will be elections, the opportunities for oil companies and Congress' role.  — Add NBC News to Google
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Don't Call It Regime Change.  This Is Something Else Entirely.  —  Despite early appearances, the Trump administration's abduction of President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela doesn't seem to be a regime change operation.  After all, America is leaving the regime, now headed by Maduro's vice president …
Larry Diamond / The UnPopulist:
Trump's Betrayal of Venezuela's Democracy Movement Is Hard to Overstate  —  If he continues to snub María Corina Machado, the heroine of the opposition, America will bear responsiblity for the country's next tragic chapter  —  Few countries in the world have been dealt a sadder hand in the last quarter century than Venezuela.
Discussion: France 24 and Mediaite
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
Trump's ‘American Dominance’ May Leave Us With Nothing
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Venezuela raid enriches MAGA billionaire
Discussion: The Mahablog and Reuters
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Trump's Venezuela coup sends America down a dark path
Discussion: Vox, MS NOW and Mediaite
David Smith / The Guardian:
US foes and allies denounce Trump's ‘crime of aggression’ in Venezuela at UN meeting
New Republic:
Transcript: Marjorie Taylor Greene Wrecks Trump in Harsh Maduro Tirade
Politico:
Trump administration launches new bid to pressure US oil companies on Venezuela
NBC News:
Trump tells NBC News he will be top person in charge of Venezuela
Politico:
92-year-old judge handling Maduro case 'doesn't give a s—t what anyone thinks about him' … “He's just old and old-school and does things his own way and doesn't give a shit what anyone thinks about him,” said another former federal prosecutor, who — like most lawyers interviewed for this story …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Hundreds of judges reject Trump's mandatory detention policy, with no end in sight … Others have become so familiar with the cases that they've begun issuing terse, carbon-copy rulings to dispense with the deluge.  Immigrant advocates say the administration's win-loss record is beside the point …
Erica Orden / Politico:
Maduro, wife plead not guilty as ousted Venezuelan leader says he was ‘kidnapped’ … Later, after an outburst from a spectator, Maduro added: “I am a kidnapped president, prisoner of war.”  —  Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are charged with conspiracy to import cocaine and possession of machineguns and destructive devices.
Washington Post:
We texted 1,000 Americans about U.S. actions in Venezuela Here's what they said.  —  What do Americans think about the U.S. military operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro?  What role should the U.S. have in deciding how the country is governed?
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Jason Lange / Reuters:
Only 33% of Americans approve of US strike on Venezuela, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds  —  One in three Americans approve of the U.S. military strike on Venezuela that toppled the country's president and 72% worry the U.S. will become too involved in the South American country, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that concluded on Monday.
Discussion: The Hill, NewsMax.com and Raw Story
Jacob Wendler / Politico:
1 in 3 Americans supports US ousting Maduro, per new poll
Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
2,000 federal agents deploying to Minneapolis in immigration crackdown, fraud probe  —  The Trump administration has begun a massive deployment of hundreds of Department of Homeland Security agents to the Minneapolis region as it escalates its federal crackdown in a Democrat-led area plagued …
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New York Times:
Tim Walz Drops Re-election Bid, and Amy Klobuchar May Run Instead  —  Mr. Walz said a growing scandal over fraud in social services programs led him to abandon his run for a third term as governor of Minnesota.  —  Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota said on Monday that he was abandoning his bid …
Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
Kennedy Scales Back the Number of Vaccines Recommended for Children  —  Federal health officials now recommend that children be routinely inoculated against 11 diseases, not 17, citing standards in other wealthy nations.  —  Federal health officials on Monday announced dramatic revisions …
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STAT:
Federal health officials slash recommended childhood vaccinations under Trump's directive
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Corporation For Public Broadcasting Is Dissolved After 58 Years Of Service  —  The Corporation for Public Broadcasting was dissolved Monday by its board of directors, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations.  —  The board of CPB …
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Pentagon to cut Sen. Mark Kelly's military retirement pay over ‘seditious’ video: Hegseth … The Pentagon will cut the military retirement pay of Sen. Mark Kelly for what Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called the Arizona Democrat's “seditious” statements on a video telling service members …
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Fox News:
Hegseth moves to censure Sen Mark Kelly, review his retirement rank and pay over ‘seditious video’
Emily Peck / Axios:
Trump administration to freeze childcare funding in five states, including New York and California  —  The Trump administration says it is freezing $10 billion in funds for child care and poor families in five blue states, the Office of Management and Budget confirmed to Axios Monday.
Discussion: New York Post, New Republic and VINnews
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Increasingly Favors the Rich, Economists Say  —  A new study found that the court's Republican appointees voted for the wealthier side in cases 70 percent of the time in 2022, up from 45 percent in 1953.  —  Supreme Court justices take two oaths.
Discussion: NBER and Election Law Blog
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Jonathan H. Adler / Reason:
Does the Supreme Court Favor the Rich?
Discussion: Election Law Blog
Kate Santaliz / Axios:
House Republicans move to override Trump vetoes in rare show of defiance  —  House GOP leaders are teeing up a vote Thursday to override the first two vetoes of President Trump's second term. … - The measures are expected to pass the House with bipartisan support, two sources told Axios.
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Washington Times
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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
House will vote Thursday to override Trump veto of two GOP-backed bills
David Strom / HotAir:
Hilton Hotels' Hampton Inn Refusing to Accept Homeland Security Reservations  —  Well, this is awkward.  —  Hilton Hotels is refusing service to the Department of Homeland Security agents who are engaged in immigration enforcement activities in the Minneapolis/Saint Paul region.
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Hadriana Lowenkron / Bloomberg:
Hilton Says Minnesota Hotel Apologized Over Cancelled DHS Rooms
Robert Reich:
The most shameful day in American history  —  We will never forget, and we will not let the nation or the world forget.  —  Friends,  —  Five years ago tomorrow was the most shameful day in American history.  —  We must not allow Trump to persuade America that it did not happen or that he was innocent …
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Mimi Rocah / The Contrarian:
Jack Smith's Testimony: A Reminder that Donald J. Trump Owns All of It
Discussion: New Yorker
Financial Times:
Venezuelan government launches wave of repression after Maduro's ousting  —  Armed militias patrol the streets and journalists are arrested as crackdown on dissent widens  —  Joe Daniels in Bogotá and Ana Rodríguez Brazón in Caracas  —  Venezuela's government has launched …
Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
MAGA media link Trump's overthrow of Maduro to 2020 election conspiracy theories  —  MAGA influencers are suggesting that the United States overthrew Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro in retaliation for Venezuela, via election technology companies, purportedly rigging the 2020 U.S. election …
Discussion: MS NOW
Pjotr Sauer / The Guardian:
From grudging respect to unease: Russia weighs up fall of Maduro  —  Reaction to effectiveness of US operation contrasts with loss of key ally for Putin, whose priority remains Ukraine  —  A surprise raid on the capital in the dead of night, ending with the capture of the country's leader.
altoonamirror.com:
Steve Sheetz, business leader and philanthropist, dies at age 77  —  Steve Sheetz, an Altoona native whose leadership is credited for growing the Sheetz Corporation into a convenience store empire, has died.  —  He was 77.  —  Sheetz passed away from respiratory complications at UPMC Altoona on Sunday evening.
Discussion: Plain Dealer
 
 
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