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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 …
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New Yorker, 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
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Axios, NOTUS, Bloomberg, Mediaite, Atlantic Council and New Republic
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 …
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Persuasion, The American Conservative and Reuters
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.
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
Trump's ‘American Dominance’ May Leave Us With Nothing
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Bloomberg, Project Syndicate, Raw Story, New York Times, NextDraft and Reuters
Politico:
Trump administration launches new bid to pressure US oil companies on Venezuela
Trump administration launches new bid to pressure US oil companies on Venezuela
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David Smith / The Guardian:
US foes and allies denounce Trump's ‘crime of aggression’ in Venezuela at UN meeting
US foes and allies denounce Trump's ‘crime of aggression’ in Venezuela at UN meeting
Jacob Wendler / Politico:
Trump says he's prepared to send more US troops to Venezuela if interim president doesn't cooperate
Trump says he's prepared to send more US troops to Venezuela if interim president doesn't cooperate
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Axios, Mediaite, Reuters, France 24, NewsMax.com, Al Jazeera, The American Conservative and Washington Examiner
NBC News:
Trump tells NBC News he will be top person in charge of Venezuela
Trump tells NBC News he will be top person in charge of Venezuela
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The Hill, Raw Story, The Japan Times, NewsMax.com and HuffPost
Aaron Pellish / Politico:
‘We set the terms and conditions’: Stephen Miller asserts US authority over Venezuela
‘We set the terms and conditions’: Stephen Miller asserts US authority over Venezuela
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Brian Tyler Cohen:
Oil First, America Last — We're barely a week into 2026 and Trump has already thrown …
NBC News:
Rubio takes on his most daunting role yet
Rubio takes on his most daunting role yet
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Washington Post, Bloomberg, twitchy.com, RedState, NewsMax.com, Mediaite and NPR
New Republic:
Transcript: Marjorie Taylor Greene Wrecks Trump in Harsh Maduro Tirade
Transcript: Marjorie Taylor Greene Wrecks Trump in Harsh Maduro Tirade
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Vox, New York Daily News, LGBTQ Nation and Raw Story
Jonathan Chait / The Atlantic:
Trump's Retro Imperialism
Trump's Retro Imperialism
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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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Axios, NewsMax.com, Daily Caller News Foundation and El País
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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.
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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 …
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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Joseph Choi / The Hill:
Cassidy rips RFK Jr. vaccine schedule change, says it's ‘based on no scientific input’
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NOTUS, The Independent, The Japan Times, Mediaite, Raw Story and Washington Post
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’
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
2 GOP senators caution Hegseth on punishing Kelly
2 GOP senators caution Hegseth on punishing Kelly
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Politico, NewsMax.com, New York Times, American Greatness and Advocate
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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The Hill, NewsMax.com and Raw Story
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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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No More Mister Nice Blog, Newsweek and YouGov /Research Reality
Jacob Wendler / Politico:
1 in 3 Americans supports US ousting Maduro, per new poll
1 in 3 Americans supports US ousting Maduro, per new poll
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The Daily Caller and The American Conservative
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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Variety and Deadline, more at Mediagazer »
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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 …
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Associated Press, The Guardian, New York Times, KARE-TV, Blaze Media, The Daily Wire, The Wrap, The Post Millennial and Washington Examiner
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.
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New York Post, Fox News, New Republic, NPR, VINnews, Carolina Journal and NewsMax.com
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
House will vote Thursday to override Trump veto of two GOP-backed bills
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The Parnas Perspective and Raw Story
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 …
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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Dean Obeidallah / The Dean's Report:
The straight line between Trump's Jan. 6 terrorist attack and his attack on Venezuela
The straight line between Trump's Jan. 6 terrorist attack and his attack on Venezuela
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Washington Times, Roll Call and The Hill
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.
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Election Law Blog and NBER
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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 …
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The Guardian, New York Post, RedState and Bloomberg
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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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 …
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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 …
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