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9:30 AM ET, January 6, 2026

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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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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 …
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: UPI, emptywheel, New Yorker and Raw Story
Anatoly Kurmanaev / New York Times:
Venezuela Braces for Economic Collapse From U.S. Blockade  —  Venezuela could lose the bulk of its oil export revenues this year if the U.S. blockade stays in place, according to internal government estimates, a scenario that would set off a humanitarian crisis.
Greg Sargent / New Republic:   Trump Blurts Out Dark Truth about Venezuela Plan—and about MAGA Voters
Paul Waldman / Public Notice:
Trump's Venezuela adventure is already a propaganda disaster
The Hill:
Venezuela briefing leaves lawmakers questioning what's ahead
Politico:
Latin America silent as Trump menaces Cuba, Colombia and Mexico
Tal Axelrod / Axios:
“Neocon smear”: MAGA rejects pure isolationism after Maduro capture
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump May Have Accidentally Pardoned the Jan. 6 Pipe Bomber … As many in Washington were easing into the new year, there was a flurry of activity last week in the prosecution of Brian Cole Jr. — the man accused of planting pipe bombs outside the DNC and RNC headquarters the night before Jan. 6, 2021.
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Politico:
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Discussion: HuffPost
New York Times:
For Many Jan. 6 Rioters, a Pardon From Trump Wasn't Enough
Discussion: Straight Arrow News
Chris Cameron / New York Times:
Stephen Miller Asserts U.S. Has Right to Take Greenland  —  In a CNN interview, the top Trump aide also echoed the president's intent to run Venezuela as he laid out a case for the United States' controlling weaker states by flexing its military might.  —  Stephen Miller, a top aide to President Trump …
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Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Greenland could be next  —  Emboldened by the Venezuelan operation, Trump is seeking a foreign balm for domestic pain  —  Though a teetotaller, Donald Trump has an “alcoholic's personality”, according to Susie Wiles, his chief of staff.  Addictive personalities tend to be compulsive risk-takers.
Axios:
Donroe Doctrine: The war for minerals, oil and AI
Aaron Pellish / Politico:
‘We set the terms and conditions’: Stephen Miller asserts US authority over Venezuela
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 …
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Sabrina Siddiqui / Wall Street Journal:
CDC Pares List of Recommended Childhood Vaccines
Discussion: Forbes, UPI, RUMBLE, NOTUS and Bloomberg
Wall Street Journal:
The Kelly-Hegseth Grudge Match Helps No One  —  The Pentagon says a Senator's words were ‘seditious.’ They weren't.  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the Pentagon is looking to punish retired Navy captain and now Arizona Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly.  His offense: appearing …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
2 GOP senators caution Hegseth on punishing Kelly  —  Two high-profile Republican senators on Monday warned Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth against reducing Sen. Mark Kelly's (D-Ariz.) military rank or pension as punishment for filming a video with several other Democratic lawmakers urging service members …
Joe Walsh / CBS News:
DOJ says it has reviewed less than 1% of Epstein files so far  —  The Justice Department said late Monday it is still poring through millions of documents that may be related to Jeffrey Epstein, as the Trump administration grapples with a congressional mandate to release all of its files on the late sex offender.
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Sibylla Brodzinsky / The Guardian:
Venezuela detains journalists and seizes communication devices after Maduro's removal  —  Thirteen of those detained were released according to the country's National Union of Press Workers  —  At least 14 journalists and media employees, including 13 members of international media organisations …
Discussion: Payday Report and Semafor
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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: Canary and Los Angeles Times
Ben Geman / Axios:
Rebuilding Venezuelan oilfields won't be easy or cheap, analysts say  —  Nobody knows exactly how much it will cost to rebuild Venezuela's broken-down oilfields, but everyone agrees it's a lot — and there's no guarantee that U.S. companies will be chomping at the bit.
Hadriana Lowenkron / Bloomberg:
Hilton Says Minnesota Hotel Apologized Over Cancelled DHS Rooms  —  Hilton Hotels said one of its Hampton Inn operators had apologized for an incident in which reservations for Department of Homeland Security agents traveling to Minnesota were cancelled.  —  The Hampton Inn in the Twin Cities exurb …
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Sarah Raza / Associated Press:
Hilton, Minnesota hotel apologize for email canceling immigration agents' rooms
Popular Information:
Five years later, these 10 corporations still aren't funding election deniers  —  Five years ago today, on January 6, 2021, a violent mob stormed the Capitol building.  Following the attack, over a hundred major companies released statements condemning the insurrection and promising …
Discussion: Roll Call
Matt Taibbi / The Free Press:
To Protect Free Speech, I'm Suing the Man Who Defamed Me  —  There's a difference between censorship, which prevents speech, and seeking restitution for a harmful lie already in print.  —  Upgrade to Listen  —  Tech writer Eoin Higgins and Hachette Book Group in February published Owned …
Discussion: Racket News
 
 
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