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 …

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 …

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?

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

Big automaker hearing postponed after Ford CEO refuses to show  —  The Senate Commerce Committee is postponing a blockbuster hearing that was slated to feature the top executives at Detroit's Big Three automakers because Ford's CEO refused to appear for the Jan. 14 date, three people familiar with the decision told POLITICO.

Lawsuit challenges Trump's authority on immigration pause  —  Almost two hundred people are suing the Trump administration over its decision to pause immigration casework from passport holders on the travel ban list. … - The pause has stopped people from claiming asylum, getting work authorization …

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.