Nation and World
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Trump’s vague claims of the US running Venezuela raise questions about planning for what comes next
Jan 06, 2026 10:02 am - President Donald Trump has made broad but vague assertions that the United States is going to “run” Venezuela after the ouster of Nicolás Maduro but has offered almost no details about how it will do so, raising questions among some lawmakers and former officials about the administration’s level of planning for the country after Maduro was gone.
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Rep. Doug LaMalfa of California dies, reducing GOP's narrow control of the House to 218-213
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European leaders push back on Trump’s comments about a US takeover of Greenland
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Trump Mobile’s golden phone remains nowhere to be found
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Security forces clash with protesters in Iran's main market as at least 35 killed in demonstrations
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Trump says the US ‘needs’ Greenland for Arctic security. Here's why
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Scientists just got some ancient clues about future sea level rise — and it’s bad news
Jan 05, 2026 7:54 pm - When the researchers first arrived at their field camp at Prudhoe Dome, atop the Greenland ice sheet, they felt they had been swallowed by a monster. The mountain of ice ...
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This Jan. 6 plaque was made to honor law enforcement. It’s nowhere to be found at the CapitolJan 05, 2026 7:53 pm - Approaching the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, the official plaque honoring the police who defended democracy that day is nowhere to be fou...
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‘Wicked’ composer joins growing list of Kennedy Center cancellations
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Trump’s tax stimulus set to keep US economy on track in 2026
Jan 05, 2026 2:40 pm - After a year of rolling policy shocks, the US economy is set to get a lift from President Donald Trump’s tax-cuts package to keep the expansion on track in 2026. American...