US Attacks Venezuela, Removes PresidentCaracas, Venezuela —(Map)Early Saturday morning, under the orders of President Donald Trump, US soldiers attacked Venezuela. The soldiers captured Venezuela president, Nicolás Maduro. Mr. Trump also encouraged Mr. Maduro to step down. Mr. Trump claims Mr. Maduro has been shipping drugs to the US, and that this is one of the reasons he had to be removed. In a speech after the attack, Mr. Trump said several times that the US would “run” Venezuela.
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, seen at the National Palace in Mexico City in November, on Monday denounced the U.S. attack on Venezuela. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday again condemned the U.S. capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, criticizing the Trump administration’s aggressive foreign policy in Latin America for threatening the stability of the hemisphere. “We categorically reject intervention in the internal affairs of other countries,” Sheinbaum said in her daily news conference. U.S. special forces abducted Maduro, Venezuela’s leftist president, and his wife, Cilia Flores, the former head of the National Assembly. She said Mexico was committed to fighting organized crime, and reminded the U.S. that it fuels that dynamic.
AdvertisementIt is unclear what executives will be attending the upcoming meetings, and whether oil companies will be attending individually or collectively. The White House did not comment on the meetings but said it believed the U.S. oil industry was ready to move into Venezuela. Trump told NBC News the U.S. may subsidize oil companies to enable them to rebuild Venezuela’s energy infrastructure. Asked if the administration had briefed any oil companies ahead of the military operation, Trump said, “No. Chevron is the only American major currently operating in Venezuela’s oil fields.
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LOADING ERROR LOADINGRocker Ted Nugent tore into a list of anti-Trump music-makers during a rambling New Year’s Day rant on right-wing cable network Real America’s Voice. AdvertisementThough both artists have taken aim at President Donald Trump, neither White nor Eminem have voiced specific stances on transgender athletes. White did call out Trump for his “gestapo ICE tactics” and history of “racist remarks” in an Instagram post last summer. Christopher Polk via Getty ImagesGreen DayAppearing to pull from the president’s signature stream of consciousness style, Nugent abruptly changed the topic to the band Green Day. Last May, he told Michigan-based news outlet MLive that he sees Trump as America’s “savior from the depth of corrupt cruelty perpetrated by our government.”
LOADING ERROR LOADINGIn a blistering dissent last summer, Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson noted that much of the public is under the distinct impression the high court is biased toward rich people and corporations. Its majority opinion in an auto emissions case, she wrote, was doing them no favors. “This case gives fodder to the unfortunate perception that moneyed interests enjoy an easier road to relief in this court than ordinary citizens,” Jackson wrote. The paper’s authors point out that justices who invoke these ideologies do not always use them in consistent ways. For Jackson, the court’s bias may be evident as much in the actions it takes as in the actions it does not take.
LOADING ERROR LOADINGNBC’s Kristen Welker grilled Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Sunday for likening COVID-19 mask mandates during the coronavirus pandemic to the treatment of Jews in Nazi Germany. Advertisement“In 2022, you did speak at a conference organized by Nick Fuentes. I will always defend the First Amendment and free speech, no matter what kind of speech it is,” she replied. NBC host Kristen Welker and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) during a Jan. 4 interview on "Meet the Press." “I understand your point about free speech, but let me press you there, because Nick Fuentes has said on his podcast, quote, ‘Hitler was awesome.
Michael BirnbaumWashington PostJan. 5, 2026, 9:46 a.m. ETThe nighttime raid that ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro this weekend was the most dramatic demonstration of President Donald Trump’s vow to focus U.S. might on the Americas, as the White House re-creates a stance toward the Western Hemisphere that more resembles its 19th-century empire-building era than the laissez-faire attitude of recent generations. Trump and his top allies suggested that the Venezuelan operation could be the start of efforts to remake the region, warning the governments of Cuba and Colombia that they might be next. Trump and some backers have also brought up Mexico as a potential target, and they are reviving talk of attempting to acquire Greenland, a Danish territory.
Comcast has officially spun off its cable channels, including CNBC and MS NOW, into a separate company, Versant Media Group. Discovery attempts to separate its cable channels, including CNN, TBS and Food Network, from the Warner Bros. studios and HBO later this year. Warner Bros. Management of the New York-based Versant, including longtime NBCUniversal sports and television executive Mark Lazarus, has been bullish on the company's balance sheet and its prospects for growth. Through the spin-off, Comcast shareholders received one share of Versant Class A common stock or Versant Class B common stock for every 25 shares of Comcast Class A common stock or Comcast Class B common stock, respectively.
“I think it needs more clarification,” Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of Senate GOP leadership, told reporters on Monday. “I think the interpretation of ‘run’ has been pretty broad, and I think they’re trying to, in my opinion, trying to narrow it down.”Advertisement“It’s all unknowable. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) said that properly administering Venezuela would require committing 100,000 U.S. troops on the ground, a policy he did not support. In an interview with NBC News on Monday, Trump suggested the U.S. oil industry would take over Venezuela’s oil production with the financial support of the U.S. government. Democrats warned that the Trump administration was repeating the steps of failed U.S. interventions abroad, including in the Middle East, which Trump himself had campaigned against.
Family surprises grandfather by bringing grandkids together for dinner at his house After their grandmother passed away, a family surprised their 92-year-old grandfather – whom they call Papa – with a dinner featuring all of his grandkids at his home in the Bronx.
Fallout inside Venezuela following extraction of Maduro and his wife With Delcy Rodriguez sworn in as the acting president, Nicolas Maduro’s son addressed the assembly – blasting Pres. Trump, insisting his father's still president and that warning no country's safe.
Trump declares 'we're in charge' of Venezuela, issues threats to other countries Pres. Trump has doubled down on his claim that the U.S. will “run” Venezuela. It comes as the president issues new threats to multiple countries – including Colombia, Cuba, Mexico and Greenland.
The Bruins posted a video clip of her full performance with the caption, \"Jordan Chiles' new floor routine for 2026 will absolutely remind you that she is still 100% THAT GIRL – Olympic gold medalist, NCAA champion and #dwts finalist!\"\"Can't believe we get a whole season of this,\" USA Gymnastics commented with a starry eyed emoji. UCLA Gymnastics via X PHOTO: Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles performs a new floor routine in a video posted to X by the UCLA Gymnastics, Jan. 4, 2026. More than 87,000 people had liked the post on Instagram as of Monday morning. Chiles has two Olympic team medals – gold from Tokyo 2020 and silver from Paris 2024 – and initially earned an individual bronze in floor exercise at the Paris Games that was later revoked after a ruling from the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
