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Thousands of mail-in ballots could be discounted under new post office policy

By Anna Liss-Roy
Jan 03, 2026 3:23 pm - A recent change to how the U.S. Postal Service says it postmarks letters could discount the ballots of thousands of last-minute voters.Many Americans have long assumed that tax returns, ballots and other mailed documents sent on deadline would be marked as sent the day they are dropped in a mailbox.
‘What comes next?’ Democrats warn U.S. could be walking into a quagmire after Maduro capture

By Marni Pyke
Jan 03, 2026 1:59 pm - Lawmakers lambast Maduro as a thug, dictator, and narco-terrorist but blast Trump for flouting Congress.
How the US captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro

By MEG KINNARD and MICHELLE L. PRICE
Jan 03, 2026 10:49 am - After months of growing military pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump ordered a brazen operation into the South American country to capture its leader and whisk him to the United States where his administration planned to put him on trial.
Facts Matter: Colbert not shifting from late-night host to dog rescuer

By Bob Oswald
Jan 03, 2026 9:49 am - Late-night talk show host Stephen Colbert occasionally airs a segment on his show named “Rescue Dog Rescue,” in which he and a celebrity guest feature various dogs up for...
Iran’s leader says rioters ‘must be put in their place’ as protest death toll reaches at least 10

By JON GAMBRELL
Jan 03, 2026 9:47 am - Iran's supreme leader insisted Saturday that “rioters must be put in their place” after a week of protests that have shaken the Islamic Republic, likely giving security forces a green light to aggressively put down the demonstrations.
With capture of Maduro, Trump claims successful operation as he treads into uncharted territory

By AAMER MADHANI
Jan 03, 2026 9:41 am - With the capture of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump and his allies are calling the audacious military operation a major success as the U.S. leader once again demonstrated a willingness to use U.S. forces for risky missions that come with a potential big payoff.
US plans to ‘run’ Venezuela and tap its oil reserves, Trump says, after operation to oust Maduro

By REGINA GARCIA CANO and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN
Jan 03, 2026 7:56 am - The United States hit Venezuela with a “large-scale strike” early Saturday and said its president had been captured and flown out of the country after months of intense pressure on Nicolás Maduro's government — an extraordinary nighttime operation announced by President Donald Trump on social media hours after the attack.
Kim’s daughter visits family mausoleum, promoting her potential status as heir in North Korea

By HYUNG-JIN KIM
Jan 02, 2026 7:37 am - The teenage daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made her first known visit to a sacred family mausoleum, a step that experts say bolstered her status as her father's potential heir.
Trump wants to overhaul the ‘president's golf course.’ He hasn't played there yet

By WILL WEISSERT
Jan 02, 2026 7:31 am - President Donald Trump has spent much of his two-week vacation in Florida golfing. But when he gets back to the White House, there's a military golf course that he's never played that he's eyeing for a major construction project.
Zelenskyy names Ukraine’s head of military intelligence as his new chief of staff

By The Associated Press
Jan 02, 2026 7:23 am - President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday appointed the head of Ukraine's military intelligence as his new chief of staff, a move that comes as the U.S. leads a diplomatic push to end Russia's nearly 4-year-old invasion.

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