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Murphy rips Venezuela operation: 'There are evil, brutal dictators all over the world'

01/04/26 12:58 PM ET Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) slammed the recent U.S. operation in Venezuela, stating that “there are evil, brutal dictators all over the world” but “that does not give the American president the right to invade.” “Listen, there are evil, brutal dictators all over the world. That does not give the American president the right to invade those countries, in large part because we have seen how this script plays out. I watched your interview with Senator [Tom] Cotton [(R-Ark.)] ...

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US military tried several times to extract Maduro - including on Christmas Day and New Year's Day, report says

Sunday 04 January 2026 10:22 EST The United States tried several times last year to extradite Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro – including on Christmas and New Year’s Day – before successfully carrying out the strike on Saturday, according to a report. The two earlier attempts to capture Maduro, who has ruled the country for 13 years,were hampered by weather, Trump administration officials and others familiar with the operation told the Wall Street Journal. After the failed attempts, Pres ...

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Canadian officials say US health institutions no longer dependable for accurate information

Sun 4 Jan 2026 08.00 EST Last modified on Sun 4 Jan 2026 12.43 EST Canadian officials and public health experts are warning that US health and science institutions can no longer be depended upon for accurate information, particularly when it comes to vaccinations, amid fears that misinformation from the Trump administration could further erode Canadians’ confidence in healthcare. “I can’t imagine a world in which this misinformation doesn’t creep into Canadians’ consciousness and leads to dou ...

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says Maduro capture is 'the same Washington playbook' that we're 'sick and tired of'

WASHINGTON — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., slammed the Trump administration’s capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, saying on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” Sunday that the operation was part of “the same Washington playbook that we are so sick and tired of that doesn’t serve the American people.” Greene argued that President Donald Trump and his administration “campaigned on Make America Great Again, that we thought was putting America first.” -snip- Her comments come as lawmakers g ...

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Rep. Jim Himes says Maduro capture is "clearly illegal under international law"

January 4, 2026 / 2:16 PM EST Rep. Jim Himes, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said Sunday that the operation to capture former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was "clearly illegal under international law," while pointing to broader implications. "Think of what Russia and China just learned," Himes said on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan." "Russia and China just learned that all you need to do if you want to go into Estonia is ...

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Furious Democrats float Trump impeachment, 25th Amendment over "insane" Venezuela attack

10h Amid Democrats' fury over the Trump administration's unilateral strike on Venezuela and capture of President Nicholás Maduro, some lawmakers went so far as to call for President Trump's removal from office. Why it matters: The Venezuela strike has escalated already-boiling tensions between Trump and congressional Democrats, who are furious about Congress being left in the dark. "I had absolutely no briefing or heads up," House Foreign Affairs Committee ranking member Greg Me ...

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'Vance kept away from Mar-a-Lago': Report reveals VP's role in controversial military move

January 3, 2026 5:35PM ET After Donald Trump announced that the U.S. had captured the leader of Venezuela, there was some speculation about whether JD Vance was on the same page as the president. A new report answers that question. Trump made the disclosure early Saturday morning that there was a military strike on Venezuela. Hours later, Bloomberg published an article called "Vance, Trump Met Covertly Ahead of Strikes to Keep Secrecy," in which the outlet reports, "Vice Presi ...

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'At Least 40 People' -- Including Civilians -- Killed in US Strike on Venezuela, New York Times Reports

Jan 3rd, 2026, 7:21 pm The New York Times reported “at least 40 people were killed” in U.S. military strikes on Venezuela as part of President Donald Trump’s operation to capture dictator Nicolás Maduro. Journalist Mariana Martinez reported “military personnel and civilians” were killed in the early morning attack on Saturday, based on a “senior Venezuelan official who spoke on condition of anonymity.” The official’s figure was based on “preliminary reports,” she added. No other major outle ...

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Democratic US lawmakers say they were misled on Venezuela, demand a plan

January 3, 2026 7:32 PM EST Updated 11 hours ago WASHINGTON, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Democratic members of the U.S. Congress said on Saturday that senior officials of President Donald Trump's administration had misled them during recent briefings about plans for Venezuela by insisting they were not planning regime change in Caracas. The U.S. attacked Venezuela and deposed its long-serving President Nicolas Maduro in an overnight operation, in Washington's most direct intervention in Latin America s ...

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Congress poised to weigh in on Venezuela campaign

Posted January 3, 2026 at 5:47pm What the United States does next in Venezuela and in the Western Hemisphere more broadly are questions that loom large as the 119th Congress returns to work this week for its second session. On the heels of the U.S. military’s abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro early Saturday morning and the administration’s planned prosecution of Maduro on weapons and drug charges, Democrats and at least a handful of Republicans will push for Congress to make i ...

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Ayatollah Khamenei plans to flee to Moscow if Iran unrest intensifies

1 hr ago - Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has a back-up plan to flee the country should his security forces fail to suppress protests or desert, according to an intelligence report shared with The Times. Khamenei, 86, plans to escape Tehran with a close cir ... (Times of London)

Scoop: Israel-Syria talks planned in Paris with US mediating

1 hr ago - 6h Senior Syrian and Israeli officials will meet on Monday in Paris to resume negotiations on a new security agreement, according to an Israeli official and another source with knowledge. Why it matters: The Trump administration is pressing both Isra ... (msn/Axios)

U.S. allies and foes fear Maduro's capture sets precedent for more American intervention

3 hrs ago - Jan. 4, 2026, 8:46 AM EST / Updated Jan. 4, 2026, 9:30 AM EST By capturing Venezuela’s president, Washington sent shockwaves felt far beyond Caracas. The United States stunned the world on Saturday by launching military strikes in Venezuela and ... (NBC News)

Tulsi Gabbard Said US 'Cycle Of Regime Change' Was Over - Just 2 Months Before Maduro Arrest

3 hrs ago - Jan 4th, 2026, 2:50 pm Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard told a crowd in October that the “counterproductive and endless cycle of regime change or nation-building” was over– a little over a month before President Donald ... (MEDIAite)

Venezuelans under TPS can apply for refugee status, Kristi Noem says

4 hrs ago - Edward Helmore Sun 4 Jan 2026 21.51 GMT Kristi Noem, the US homeland security secretary, said on Sunday that the US wants a leader in Venezuela who will be “a partner that understands that we’re going to protect America” to stop drug t ... (The Guardien)

Rep. Jim Himes says Maduro capture is "clearly illegal under international law"

4 hrs ago - January 4, 2026 / 2:16 PM EST Rep. Jim Himes, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said Sunday that the operation to capture former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was "clearly illegal under international law," while point ... (CBS News)

US military tried several times to extract Maduro - including on Christmas Day and New Year's Day, report says

5 hrs ago - Sunday 04 January 2026 10:22 EST The United States tried several times last year to extradite Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro – including on Christmas and New Year’s Day – before successfully carrying out the strike on Satur ... (The Independent)

Danish PM tells Trump to stop 'threats' against Greenland

5 hrs ago - Denmark's prime minister has told Donald Trump to "stop the threats" about taking over Greenland. Mette Frederiksen said "it makes absolutely no sense to talk about the need for the United States to take over Greenland", adding: "The US has no right ... (BBC)

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says Maduro capture is 'the same Washington playbook' that we're 'sick and tired of'

6 hrs ago - WASHINGTON — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., slammed the Trump administration’s capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, saying on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” Sunday that the operation was part of “the same ... (NBC News)

Canadian officials say US health institutions no longer dependable for accurate information

6 hrs ago - Sun 4 Jan 2026 08.00 EST Last modified on Sun 4 Jan 2026 12.43 EST Canadian officials and public health experts are warning that US health and science institutions can no longer be depended upon for accurate information, particularly when it comes to ... (The Guardian)

Murphy rips Venezuela operation: 'There are evil, brutal dictators all over the world'

7 hrs ago - 01/04/26 12:58 PM ET Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) slammed the recent U.S. operation in Venezuela, stating that “there are evil, brutal dictators all over the world” but “that does not give the American president the right to invade. ... (The Hill)

Rubio says US won't govern Venezuela but will press for changes through oil blockade

8 hrs ago - Updated 12:30 PM EST, January 4, 2026 WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested Sunday that the United States would not take a day-to-day role in governing Venezuela other than enforcing an existing “oil quarantine” on ... (AP)

OPEC+ keeps oil output steady amid turmoil among members

9 hrs ago - 2h DUBAI/LONDON, Jan 4 (Reuters) - OPEC+ kept oil output unchanged on Sunday after a quick meeting that avoided discussion of the political crises affecting several of the producer group's members. Sunday's meeting of eight members of OPEC+, which pu ... (msn/Reuters)

Officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6 say their struggles linger, 5 years after the riot

10 hrs ago - Updated 7:32 AM EST, January 4, 2026 WASHINGTON (AP) — As Donald Trump was inaugurated for the second time on Jan. 20, 2025, former Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell put his phone on “do not disturb” and left it on his nightstand to ... (AP)

Heavy rain and high tides cause flooding along a stretch of Northern California

11 hrs ago - CORTE MADERA, Calif. (AP) — Heavy rain and high tides believed to be the most severe in two decades caused flooding in parts of Northern California on Saturday, prompting road closures and rescues of people trapped in cars. Roadways through a 15 ... (AP)

US attack on Venezuela raises fears of future Greenland takeover

12 hrs ago - Sun 4 Jan 2026 06.49 EST Last modified on Sun 4 Jan 2026 08.00 EST The US bombardment of Venezuela and the capture of its president, Nicolás Maduro, have renewed fears of an American takeover of Greenland, as members of Donald Trump’s Mag ... (The Guardian)

Influencers descend on day cares across the U.S. after Minnesota fraud claims

13 hrs ago - Jan. 4, 2026, 5:30 AM EST A social media frenzy that began in Minnesota over allegations of day care fraud has rippled into at least seven other states over the past week, as conservative journalists and right-wing influencers have embraced the idea ... (NBC News)

Key Epstein Deadline Arrives as Attention Turns to Venezuela

13 hrs ago - Published Jan. 3 2026 8:34PM EST As Americans slept and President Donald Trump invaded a sovereign nation and kidnapped its leader, an inconvenient deadline was looming: the date for the Department of Justice to explain its controversial Epstein fil ... (Daily Beast)

Gunmen raid village in northern Nigeria, killing at least 30 people and abducting others

13 hrs ago - Updated 6:00 AM CST, January 4, 2026 MINNA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 30 villagers have been killed while several others were abducted by gunmen who raided a village in northern Nigeria’s Niger state, police said Sunday, the latest in a cycle ... (AP)

Democratic US lawmakers say they were misled on Venezuela, demand a plan

14 hrs ago - January 3, 2026 7:32 PM EST Updated 11 hours ago WASHINGTON, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Democratic members of the U.S. Congress said on Saturday that senior officials of President Donald Trump's administration had misled them during recent briefings about pla ... (Reuters)