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Sen. Mark Kelly fires back after Hegseth threatens his rank and retirement pay

Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., speaks at a news conference in the Capitol on Dec. 1, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Kelly held the event to address what he described as intimidating actions by President Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, following the release of a video in which Kelly and several lawmakers urged U.S. troops to refuse "illegal orders."

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has launched administrative action against Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, a retired Navy captain and astronaut, which could affect Kelly's rank and retirement pay.

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Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss, the stepsister of Anne Frank, dies at 96

Eva Schloss, the stepsister of Anne Frank and a Holocaust survivor, attends a March 2019 news conference in Newport Beach, Calif.

Schloss, who was friends with Frank in Amsterdam and whose mother later married Frank's father, was a tireless educator about the Holocaust and was honorary president of The Anne Frank Trust UK.

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Who is in charge of Venezuela? And, what to expect from Maduro's court appearance

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The U.S. forces' capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife in Caracas has left many people with questions. Here's what we know so far, including who is running the country.

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Trump claims U.S. will 'run' Venezuela, but there are no troops in the country

What's next for the U.S. engagement in Venezuela? President Trump says the U.S. will run the country for now, but there are no American troops or diplomats in the country.

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One doctor's experience shows the battle for the future of addiction medicine

Dr. Elyse Stevens, left, attends a community breakfast at a New Orleans nonprofit, with her former patient Ronald Major who says Stevens treated him like family.

The experiences of one doctor in Louisiana reveal the tensions around trying to get people to engage in addiction treatment, even if they're not ready to stop using drugs.

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7 takeaways from Trump's incursion into Venezuela

President Trump, alongside Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, speaks to the press at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Fla., on Saturday following U.S. military actions in Venezuela.

President Trump says the U.S. will now "run" Venezuela after capturing its leader. Here's how the politics could play out at home.

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2 police officers relive Jan. 6 through their own bodycam footage

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D.C. police officers experienced some of the most intense violence during the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. We sat down with two of them to rewatch their body camera footage from that day.

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In the U.S., hunger is often hidden. But it can still leave scars on body and mind

Marilyn Vargas, who supports a household of six, gathers food donations at a pop-up food pantry held outside the Easthampton Community Center in Easthampton, Massachusetts.

In the U.S., hunger is often hidden away. It looks nothing like the stereotype of a famine happening overseas. But the physical impacts on health and the psychological scars can last a lifetime.

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New redesigned coins marking nation's 250th birthday begin circulating today

The U.S. Mint, overseen by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (left), rolled out designs for new coins marking the United States

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Trump says the U.S. will run Venezuela for now after the capture of Nicolas Maduro, a look at South American country's uncertain future, Maduro and his wife to appear in court in New York Monday.

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After Venezuela attack, Cuba watches the U.S. warily

Cubans attends a rally in Havana, Jan. 3, 2026, in solidarity with Venezuela after the U.S. captured President Nicolas Maduro and flew him out of Venezuela.

With his attack on Venezuela, President Trump says the Monroe Doctrine is back, reviving a more than 200-year-old foreign policy idea. In Cuba, residents brace for what that could mean for them.

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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife will appear in court Monday

The U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro marks the beginning of a long court process amid questions about the legality of the extraction itself.

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The rise and fall of Nicolás Maduro

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The rise of Venezuela's deposed president, Nicolás Maduro, was slow, beginning in youth politics and shaped by the mentorship of Hugo Chávez. His fall, too, unfolded over years.

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Trial begins for officer accused of failing to protect children during Uvalde shooting

Flowers and candles are placed around crosses to honor the victims killed in a school shooting, May 28, 2022, outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.

One of the first police officers to respond to the 2022 school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, goes on trial Monday on charges that he failed to protect children during the attack.

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Miami mayor calls for Trump to 'immediately' reinstate TPS for Venezuelans

Then-Miami Mayor-elect Eileen Higgins holds a press conference on Dec. 10. Miami is home to many Venezuelan expats.

Higgins said the Trump administration ending TPS for Venezuelans in early 2025 was "reckless, dangerous, and wrong."

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Nicolás Maduro will appear in U.S. federal court on Monday

People play basketball in front of Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse in New York City on Sunday. Maduro is set to make his first court appearance on Monday.

The Venezuelan president, who was captured by U.S. forces early Saturday, is awaiting trial in New York City on federal criminal charges.

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Rubio says there's 'not a war against Venezuela' despite U.S. capture of Maduro

In this photo released by the White House, President Donald Trump monitors U.S. military operations in Venezuela, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (Molly Riley/The White House via AP)

Top Democrat calls operation 'a violation of the law' and promises Senate vote on President Trump's war powers

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Denmark's prime minister says 'stop the threats' of U.S. annexing Greenland

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The wife of Trump's deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller posted a photo implying a U.S. takeover of Greenland, hours after the U.S. attacks on Venezuela.

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Here's a partial list of U.S. elected officials opposing Trump's invasion of Venezuela

Protesters rally outside the White House Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, in Washington, after the U.S. captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife in a military operation.

Trump's decision to depose Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has drawn praise inside the U.S., especially from Republican leaders. But the invasion also faces significant opposition from elected officials across the political spectrum.

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Venezuela is the latest in the U.S.'s long history of interventions in Latin America

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Eduardo Gamarra, professor of politics and international relations at Florida International University, about the history of U.S. intervention in Latin America.

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Wellness trends worth taking into the new year (and some that aren't)

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We reported on all sorts of products and practices promising to make you healthy last year. Here are the ones that stood up to science, and those that were mostly hype.

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Trump tried to bury evidence of the Jan. 6 riot. NPR's archive preserves the facts

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NPR's Jan. 6 archive brings together reporting, video, documents and testimony to show what really happened during the Capitol riot. Explore the timeline, cases and evidence behind the attack.

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Trump wants U.S. oil companies in Venezuela. Here's what to know

The oil tanker "Minerva Astra" lies at anchor in Maracaibo, Venezuela.

President Trump wants more U.S. oil companies to "go in" to Venezuela. But there are economic, historical, and climate reasons that may not be easy. Here's what you need to know about oil in Venezuela.

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A tale of two U.S. interventions and why Venezuela is not Panama 2.0

A person flutters a national flag in Caracas on January 3, 2026, after US forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.

Operation Absolute Resolve, that resulted in the capture of Nicolás Maduro, echoes the 1990 U.S. invasion of Panama that brought down Manuel Noriega. But big differences abound.

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Venezuelans wonder who's in charge as Trump claims contact with Maduro's deputy

Venezuelan Vice President and Oil Minister Delcy Rodriguez gives a press conference at the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, March 10, 2025.

Venezuelans scrambled to understand who was in charge of their country after the U.S. captured Nicolás Maduro. President Trump offered an answer: The United States would take control of Venezuela.

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Who is María Corina Machado, Venezuela's Nobel Peace Prize winning opposition leader?

Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado speaks during a press conference at the government

The United States has captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Opposition leader María Corina Machado has been one of his biggest critics.

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What to know about the U.S. strikes in Venezuela — and the fallout

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President Trump said the U.S. would "run" Venezuela, following the capture of President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday. But many questions remain about what's next.

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Six questions about the capture of Maduro

Government supporters display posters of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, right, and former President Hugo Chávez in downtown Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Maduro had been captured and flown out of the country.

On a day when most reporters are chasing facts, NPR's Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep has a few questions.

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Maduro's ouster on drug charges comes as Trump lets others free

President Donald Trump, alongside (L/R) Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, speaks to the media following US military actions in Venezuela, at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on Jan. 3.

The military removal of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on US drug charges comes after Trump has freed other figures connected to narcotics trafficking.

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Photos: Aftermath of strikes in Venezuela

Pedestrians walk past destroyed containers lay at La Guaira port after explosions were heard in Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026.

Pictures show the aftermath of the U.S. strikes in Venezuela and the reaction from around the world.

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