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After Maduro Ouster, Trump’s Venezuela Moves Pose a Challenge for GOP in Congress

7 janvier 2026 à 17:43
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.

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“We do not have U.S. armed forces in Venezuela, and we are not occupying that country,” Speaker Mike Johnson said on Monday.

Trump Claims Venezuela Will Hand Over Oil, and L.A. Wildfires Leave Behind Toxic Homes

7 janvier 2026 à 12:31
Plus, a journey to a melting continent.

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An oil refinery in Venezuela. President Trump on Tuesday said that the country would send 30 million to 50 million barrels of oil, about two months’ worth of daily production, to the United States.

Court Case Could Tip New York City’s Only Red House Seat to Blue

7 janvier 2026 à 14:59
A court dispute over the lines of the 11th Congressional District represents one of Democrats’ few hopes of drawing maps in their favor for the 2026 midterms.

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Representative Nicole Malliotakis, a Republican, currently represents Staten Island and a conservative part of Brooklyn, including Bay Ridge.

Doug LaMalfa’s Death Further Depletes House G.O.P. Majority

6 janvier 2026 à 22:03
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.

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Representative Doug LaMalfa, Republican of California, on his farm in Richvale, Calif., last month.

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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The opposition leader María Corina Machado and her surrogate presidential candidate, Edmundo González, at a rally in Caracas, the Venezuelan capital, in 2024.

Six Big Political Questions for 2026

6 janvier 2026 à 00:00
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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A Trump rally in North Carolina last month.

The Key Senate Races to Watch in 2026

5 janvier 2026 à 11:00
Democrats want to regain control of the chamber, and they have recruited some top candidates. But they are facing a tough map.

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Senator Jon Ossoff, Democrat of Georgia, and Susan Collins, Republican of Maine, will need to defend their seats.

Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle, the Talk of Athens

4 janvier 2026 à 09:00
The former fiancée of Donald Trump Jr., and the former wife of Gov. Gavin Newsom, is working hard and pushing deals with American business interests. She’s also up late at parties.

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The U.S. ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, at her official residence in Athens.
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