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Stephen Miller Asserts U.S. Has Right to Take Greenland

In a CNN interview, the top Trump aide also echoed the president’s intent to run Venezuela as he laid out a case for the United States’ controlling weaker states by flexing its military might.

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Why Trump Refused to Back Venezuela’s Machado: Fears of Chaos, and Fraying Ties

U.S. intelligence suggested María Corina Machado, Venezuela’s opposition leader, would struggle to lead the government. But her relationship with Trump officials had been souring for months.

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Trump’s Post About Slain Minnesota Lawmaker Dismays Her Children

The son and daughter of Melissa and Mark Hortman have asked the president to remove a social media post promoting a conspiracy theory about the assassination.

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Steve Sheetz, Who Popularized Convenience Stores as a C.E.O., Dies at 77

Sheetz, a family-owned company that started with a single convenience store in Altoona, Pa., has more than 800 locations in seven states.

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Mamdani Chooses a Bernie Sanders Aide as His Communications Director

Anna Bahr, who leads communications for the Vermont senator and worked on his presidential campaign, is the latest appointee to a high-profile role in the Mamdani administration.

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Trump’s Foray Into Venezuela Could Embolden Russia’s and China’s Own Aggression

While both countries were allied with Nicolás Maduro, the U.S. attack could give them justification to use force in other spheres, analysts said.

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Donald Trump Was Right to Oust Maduro

President Trump made a bold decision, and it was a stunning success.

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Appeals Court Upholds Prohibition on Trump’s Medical Research Cuts

The ruling on Monday upheld a lower court’s judgment in April that the Trump administration could not drastically slash funding from the National Institutes of Health.

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Nvidia Details New A.I. Chips and Autonomous Car Project With Mercedes

At the CES conference, Jensen Huang, the company’s chief executive, said the more efficient and powerful chip would begin shipping later this year.

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Zohran Mamdani Targets Junk Fees and Hidden Charges in Executive Orders

Trying to protect consumers by going after deceptive business practices has been an early focus of the new mayor’s administration.

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Mamdani and Hochul Celebrate Congestion Pricing a Year After Contentious Debut

The tolling program, which charges motorists to enter Manhattan’s busiest streets, had a largely successful first year after a delayed start.

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Trump Officials Brief Top Lawmakers on Maduro Raid

The briefing for congressional leaders and the top members of the intelligence, defense and foreign policy panels came two days after the military operation.

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What to Know About the New Childhood Vaccine Schedule

The U.S. federal government slashed the number of diseases that all children are advised to be vaccinated against to 11 from 17.

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David R. Young, 89, Is Dead; Nixon Aide Steered the Watergate ‘Plumbers’

He took part in White House machinations to stop damning leaks of classified information and directed the break-in at the Democrats’ headquarters that undid a presidency.

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Hilton ‘Maliciously Canceled’ Immigration Agents’ Reservations, DHS Says

As the U.S. ramps up deportation efforts in Minnesota, the Department of Homeland Security claimed on social media that a Hampton Inn had canceled agents’ bookings.

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Six Big Political Questions for 2026

A wildly important midterm year is off to a chaotic start, with a raid in Venezuela, an uneasy economy and more. Here’s what we’re curious about.

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Maduro Pleads Not Guilty

Also, health officials scaled back the number of vaccines recommended for children. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.

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Russia Once Offered U.S. Control of Venezuela for Free Rein in Ukraine

The exchange offer was recounted at the time in congressional testimony by Fiona Hill, who ran Russian and European affairs on the National Security Council during the first Trump administration.

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Maduro Says He Is a Prisoner of War, Not a Defendant. The Words Matter.

His simple statement in federal court was aimed directly at contradictions in the Trump administration’s actions in the Caribbean.

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Maduro, Appearing in U.S. Court for Arraignment, Says He Was ‘Kidnapped’ and Pleads Not Guilty

“I’m innocent. I’m not guilty. I am a decent man,” the captured Venezuelan president told a judge in Manhattan federal court. “I am still president of my country.”

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For Many Jan. 6 Rioters, a Pardon From Trump Wasn’t Enough

Some pardoned rioters have been rearrested. Others returned to poverty and mental health challenges. And many became consumed by resentment and demands for payback.

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At the U.N., Even Allies Condemn U.S. Action in Venezuela

The deputy French U.N. ambassador said it chipped “away at the very foundation of international order.”

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Waymo Has Come for the Kids in Los Angeles

Because families have complicated schedules.

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Thousands in Berlin Go Days Without Power and Cell Service After Cables Are Set on Fire

A far-left group took responsibility, saying it was targeting the energy industry. Officials predicted it would take until Thursday to re-establish power in all areas.

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Corporation for Public Broadcasting Votes to Shut Down

Executives debated whether to allow the corporation to lie dormant after federal funding ended last year, but decided against it.

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New Guidelines Endorse Self-Swab Alternative to Pap Smear for Cervical Cancer Testing

The recommendation comes after the first at-home test, a self-swab, received federal approval last year.

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Zelensky Taps High-Profile Canadian Politician as Economic Adviser

Ukraine’s president appointed Chrystia Freeland, a former deputy prime minister of Canada, to a role in which she would advise on postwar reconstruction, if peace talks are successful.

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White House to Present Updated Plans for Trump’s Ballroom

After pressure from preservationists, the administration is expected to present the plans to a planning commission and make them public for the first time.

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Iran Offering Monthly Payments to Citizens to Cool Protests

The plan to give Iranians roughly $7 a month is the latest in a string of steps aimed at alleviating economic pressures. Critics say the payments cannot reverse the severity of the crisis.

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This Isn’t Regime Change. It’s Extortion.

To understand what’s unfolding in Venezuela, you have to look to the mob, not traditional foreign policy doctrines.

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