After Maduro Ouster, Trump’s Venezuela Moves Pose a Challenge for GOP in Congress
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 16:43:09 +0000 Republicans have cheered the raid that ousted Nicolás Maduro but toiled to square their longstanding views with President Trump’s unclear and rapidly evolving strategy.: U.S. Seizes Oil Tanker, Raising Tensions With Russia
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 15:44:26 +0000 The ship had been eluding the Coast Guard after being stopped on its way to pick up oil in Venezuela. U.S. forces also boarded another tanker in international waters near the Caribbean.: As Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point Pushes Into High Schools, Dissension Follows
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 14:37:34 +0000 Since Mr. Kirk’s death, chapters of his organization’s affiliate for teenagers have more than doubled in number, aided by politicians who have said they won’t tolerate opposition.: U.S. Appeals Court Won’t Take Up Case to Resurrect 9/11 Plea Deal
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 14:42:42 +0000 The decision removes a chance for the defendants to resolve the long-running case with the death penalty taken off the table. Instead, pretrial hearings are likely to resume.: Los Angeles Begins to Recover After Devastating 2025 Fires
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 10:02:43 +0000 After wildfires destroyed much of Altadena and Pacific Palisades, residents are struggling with how to move forward and who is to blame.: Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioters Rally and Demand More from Trump
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:39:01 +0000 The “J6ers,” as they refer to themselves, praised President Trump but called for more action from his administration, including financial restitution and prison reform.: Court Questions Trump Administration Effort to End Temporary Protected Status for Haitians
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 02:47:00 +0000 A federal judge questioned whether the Trump administration appropriately reviewed safety conditions in Haiti before ending protections for people from the Caribbean nation.: Stephen Miller Offers a Strongman’s View of the World
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:21:47 +0000 President Trump’s trusted adviser is casting his hard-right gaze abroad, saying the world must be governed by “force.”: Justice Dept. Memo Approved Military Incursion Into Venezuela as Lawful
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 02:24:11 +0000 The specifics of the memo are unclear. But Attorney General Pam Bondi told lawmakers in briefings this week that the administration would share the document with them.: Michigan City to Pay $3.25 Million After Woman Was Mistakenly Declared Dead
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 01:31:30 +0000 Timesha Beauchamp, 20, was found alive at a funeral home after she had been pronounced dead during a medical episode in Southfield, Mich. She died weeks later.: Tim Walz Says He Ended Minnesota Governor Run to Shield Residents From Trump
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:25:54 +0000 “I don’t think any governor in history has had to fight a war against the federal government every single day,” Gov. Walz said after ending his re-election bid.: Fire Ravages Los Angeles Motel That Played Supporting Role in Films
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 22:55:11 +0000 A city commission had just voted to consider the site of the old Hollywood Center Motel, which has long been vacant, for landmark status.: Ex-Turning Point Leader Gets Probation After Forging Voters’ Names
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 22:49:08 +0000 Austin Smith resigned from the group founded by Charlie Kirk and suspended his bid for re-election to the Arizona House in 2024.: Rubio Tells Lawmakers Trump Wants to Buy Greenland
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 16:18:06 +0000 President Trump has said since his first term that he wants to acquire Greenland, and he asked aides for an updated plan on Monday. European leaders reject the president’s assertions.: Judge Orders Halligan, a Trump Loyalist, to Explain Why She Has Kept U.S. Attorney Title
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 22:27:11 +0000 The ruling was the most robust effort to date to press the prosecutor, Lindsey Halligan, on why she has continued to serve as the U.S. attorney, despite an order throwing out her appointment.: Suspect in Brown and M.I.T. Killings Discussed Attacks in Videos, Officials Say
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:05:12 +0000 Claudio Neves Valente, who is accused of killing two students at Brown and an M.I.T. professor, left rambling descriptions of the shootings.: Trump Administration Posts False Jan. 6 Narrative on Riot’s 5th Anniversary
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 22:57:01 +0000 A new web page on the official White House site blames the Capitol Police and Democrats for the pro-Trump mob riot, absolving the president of responsibility and calling participants “innocent.”: Doug LaMalfa’s Death Further Depletes House G.O.P. Majority
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 22:44:30 +0000 The California Republican’s sudden passing, on the same day that Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene’s resignation took effect, made the party’s House math even trickier.: Georgia Schedules Special Election for Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Seat
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 20:48:18 +0000 The election on March 10, or a runoff in April, will determine who serves out the remainder of Ms. Greene’s term after her unexpected resignation from Congress.: Democrats Commemorate Jan. 6, Highlighting Trump’s Role
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 22:39:57 +0000 On Capitol Hill, Democrats spent the fifth anniversary of the riot forcefully rebutting the president’s attempts to rewrite the history of the attack, as he stepped up his false claims.: After Maduro’s Ouster, Marco Rubio Faces the Challenge of Running Venezuela
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 02:46:04 +0000 The secretary of state helped steer President Trump to attacking Venezuela and seizing Nicolás Maduro, and now aims to force the country to give U.S. companies access to its oil.: Maduro Invokes Prisoner-of-War Status, Echoing Panama’s Noriega
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 19:53:46 +0000 The argument worked for Manuel Antonio Noriega, who wore a uniform at trial and received special P.O.W. privileges after his conviction.: Trump Warns of Impeachment if Republicans Lose Midterm Elections
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 20:20:11 +0000 President Trump is still sowing doubt about the integrity of America’s elections. The claims could affect this year’s midterms.: Caltech, a Science Powerhouse, Hires Ray Jayawardhana as Its New President
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 23:05:52 +0000 Ray Jayawardhana, the incoming president, is an astrophysicist, but leaders at the California Institute of Technology also praised his credentials as a communicator at a time when science is under attack.: A Jan. 6 Rioter Returned to the Capitol Seeking Forgiveness
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 17:20:03 +0000 Pamela Hemphill, who said she rejected President Trump’s pardon for her role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack, apologized to a Capitol Police officer who was assaulted during the mayhem.