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11:10 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: New Yorker and Raw Story
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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
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
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 …
NBC News:
Trump says the U.S. government may reimburse oil companies for rebuilding Venezuela's infrastructure  —  Big oil firms will either “get reimbursed by us or through revenue,” Trump told NBC News in an exclusive interview.  — Add NBC News to Google  —  President Donald Trump said he believes …
Politico:
Trump administration launches new bid to pressure US oil companies on Venezuela  —  The president's Energy and Interior secretaries are joining the effort to cajole the petroleum businesses to invest in the country's shattered oil fields … Industry officials are also discussing what types …
Aaron Pellish / Politico:
‘We set the terms and conditions’: Stephen Miller asserts US authority over Venezuela
Julianna Bragg / Axios:
Trump says U.S. stretch in Venezuela could last 18 months
Discussion: CBS News and Mediaite
Brian Tyler Cohen:   Oil First, America Last  —  We're barely a week into 2026 and Trump has already thrown …
Politico:
Latin America silent as Trump menaces Cuba, Colombia and Mexico
Vox:
Trump's actions in Venezuela have Latin America on edge
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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Erica Orden / Politico:
Maduro, wife plead not guilty as ousted Venezuelan leader says he was ‘kidnapped’
Kyle Cheney / Politico:   Hundreds of judges reject Trump's mandatory detention policy, with no end in sight
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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Washington Post:
U.S. overhauls childhood vaccine schedule, recommends fewer shots  —  The U.S. no longer broadly recommends vaccines for flu, hepatitis A, rotavirus and meningococcal disease.  Health officials say the guidance aligns with that of peer countries.  —  The Trump administration is overhauling …
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.
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Anton Troianovski / New York Times:
Trump's Foray Into Venezuela Could Embolden Russia's and China's Own Aggression
Discussion: Al Jazeera
David Smith / The Guardian:
US foes and allies denounce Trump's ‘crime of aggression’ in Venezuela at UN meeting
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’
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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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Corporation for Public Broadcasting is officially shutting down months after GOP funding cuts  —  The CBP's board of directors voted to dissolve the private, nonprofit corporation after 58 years of service.  —  WASHINGTON — The Corporation for Public Broadcasting — which helped fund NPR …
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.
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Washington Post:
We texted 1,000 Americans about U.S. actions in Venezuela Here's what they said.
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Justice Dept. Drops Claim That Venezuela's ‘Cartel de los Soles’ Is an Actual Group  —  Last year, before capturing President Nicolás Maduro, the Trump administration designated a Venezuelan slang term for drug corruption in the military as a terrorist organization and said he led it.
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
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.
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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
House will vote Thursday to override Trump veto of two GOP-backed bills
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 …
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 …
Nate Raymond / Reuters:
Trump administration cannot slash NIH research funding, court rules  —  A federal appeals court on Monday ruled that U.S. President Donald Trump's administration cannot carry out steep cuts to federal grant funding provided by the National Institutes of Health to universities engaged in scientific and medical research.
Discussion: Forbes and New York Times
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.
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 …
New York Times:
For Many Jan. 6 Rioters, a Pardon From Trump Wasn't Enough  —  Some pardoned rioters have been rearrested.  Others returned to poverty and mental health challenges.  And many became consumed by resentment and demands for payback.  —  11 MIN READ  —  ADVERTISEMENT
 
 
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Mehdi Hasan / Zeteo:
The Venezuela Invasion Is Going to Backfire. Here's How
Christopher Hale / Letters from Leo:
Trump's Vatican Ambassador Misrepresents Pope Leo's Venezuela Remarks to Defend U.S. Military Action
Lisa O'Carroll / The Guardian:
‘A warning not an insult’: US doubles down on criticism of Europe
 Earlier Items: 
Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
‘Within the law’: Deputy attorney general defends legality of Maduro arrest
Discussion: Florida Politics
Kim Kozlowski / Associated Press:
Michigan teachers weaving lessons on Jan. 6 uprising into history classes
Robert Reich:
The most shameful day in American history
Discussion: The Contrarian
Jonathan H. Adler / Reason:
Does the Supreme Court Favor the Rich?
Discussion: New York Times
Brittany Gibson / Axios:
Lawsuit challenges Trump's authority on immigration pause
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Chris Marquette / Politico:
Big automaker hearing postponed after Ford CEO refuses to show
Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
MAGA media link Trump's overthrow of Maduro to 2020 election conspiracy theories
Discussion: MS NOW
David Strom / HotAir:
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