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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 …
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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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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.
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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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The Guardian:
Trump suggests US taxpayers could reimburse oil firms for Venezuela investment
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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump Blurts Out Dark Truth about Venezuela Plan—and about MAGA Voters
Trump Blurts Out Dark Truth about Venezuela Plan—and about MAGA Voters
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The Guardian
Wall Street Journal:
Exclusive | Trump's Hint to Oil Executives Weeks Before Maduro Ouster: ‘Get Ready’
Exclusive | Trump's Hint to Oil Executives Weeks Before Maduro Ouster: ‘Get Ready’
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Anatoly Kurmanaev / New York Times:
Venezuela Braces for Economic Collapse From U.S. Blockade
Venezuela Braces for Economic Collapse From U.S. Blockade
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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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Jamie Raskin / New York Times:
Jan. 6 Never Ended — Tuesday is a heavy day for the police officers who fought to put down the bloody insurrection at the Capitol five years ago. It is also a solemn day for the F.B.I. agents and federal prosecutors who worked the largest criminal investigation in American history to bring …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Back in power 5 years later, Trump has all but erased the stain of Jan. 6 … Five years ago today, Donald Trump and a mob of his supporters urged Congress to do what voters and courts would not: Allow him to rule over a country whose people had rejected him.
Christopher Tremoglie / Washington Examiner:
On this Jan. 6, remember the violence of 2020's BLM riots
On this Jan. 6, remember the violence of 2020's BLM riots
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Politico:
Trump huddles with House GOP
Trump huddles with House GOP
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Lawmakers battle over how — and whether — Jan. 6 should be remembered
Lawmakers battle over how — and whether — Jan. 6 should be remembered
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Alexander Smith / NBC News:
U.S. allies warn Trump over threats to seize Greenland — European powers were meeting in Paris on Tuesday to finalize security guarantees for Ukraine, but President Donald Trump's threats to seize the Danish territory clouded the talks. — Add NBC News to Google
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Sam Meredith / CNBC:
‘Greenland belongs to its people’: European leaders unite over Trump's threats to annex territory … European leaders on Tuesday issued a joint statement to push back against U.S. President Donald Trump's renewed interest in Greenland, saying security in the Arctic must be achieved collectively.
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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 …
Sean McMinn / Politico:
Where Trump could strike next
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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
GOP lawmaker Doug LaMalfa dies at 65 … Rep. Doug LaMalfa, a California Republican known for his expertise on water and forestry issues, has died at 65, according to statements from GOP officials. — LaMalfa, a fourth-generation rice farmer and former state legislator, was serving his seventh term.
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Emily Brooks / The Hill:
California Republican Doug LaMalfa dies — Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa, who represented a Northern California district, has died at 65 years old. — Rep. Richard Hudson (R-N.C.), chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee, confirmed LaMalfa's death in a statement.
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NBC News:
GOP Rep. Doug LaMalfa dies at 65
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Minho Kim / New York Times:
Health Dept. to Freeze $10 Billion in Funding to 5 Democratic States — The funding pause could jeopardize child care and other programs that serve hundreds of thousands of households in California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York. — The Trump administration plans to freeze $10 billion …
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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 …
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Caitlin Owens / Axios:
Trump administration sparks midterm vaccine war
Trump administration sparks midterm vaccine war
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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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Kelly Kasulis Cho / Washington Post:
More than 2 million Epstein documents still unreleased, officials say
More than 2 million Epstein documents still unreleased, officials say
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Fox News:
Republican congressman hospitalized after car accident, sources say — The Indiana Republican is responsive and in stable condition, sources say — Rep. Jim Baird, R-Ind., has been hospitalized after a car accident, Fox News has learned. — Baird is responsive and in stable condition, Fox News sources said.
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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Indiana congressman Jim Baird and wife hospitalized after car crash
Indiana congressman Jim Baird and wife hospitalized after car crash
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Sam Hill / SFGATE:
DOI cracks down on stickers covering Trump's face on national park passes — Your American the Beautiful pass could be voided. — Covering up Donald Trump's face on an America the Beautiful pass may come with an extra cost at national park entrance gates this year.
Brenda Goodman / CNN:
Flu reaches highest level in the US in 25 years — Flu continues to bring misery across the US, with all but four states showing high or very high levels of activity as a new virus strain called subclade K continues to spread. — By another measure - visits to the doctor for fever plus …
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Erika Edwards / NBC News:
Flu surges in 45 states as doctor visits reach highest level in nearly 30 years
Flu surges in 45 states as doctor visits reach highest level in nearly 30 years
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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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NOTUS:
Senate Democrats Say Rubio Has Had a ‘Full MAGA-Lobotomy’ — Senate Democrats unanimously backed Secretary of State Marco Rubio for confirmation last year. But in the wake of military action in Venezuela, they might be having buyer's remorse. — Sen. Chris Van Hollen said Rubio has “had a full MAGA-lobotomy.”
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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 …
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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.
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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 …
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