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House Foreign Affairs Members Call for Machado to Govern Venezuela

The Venezuelan opposition leader stressed the need for free elections in her latest bipartisan meeting with lawmakers.

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María Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader, on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, meeting with members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
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China sees an opportunity in Greenland, but not in the way that Trump thinks

For years, Beijing has struggled to gain a foothold in Greenland, in part because of US and Danish unity. Trump’s fraying of that alliance could create the opening it needs

According to Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s foreign affairs chief, China and Russia must be having a “field day” about Donald Trump’s plans for Greenland, which Kallas says will divide Nato.

But according to Trump, his plans are motivated by a desire to counter the very threat that Kallas identified. “World peace is at stake! China and Russia want Greenland, and there is not a thing that Denmark can do about it,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Saturday.

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© Photograph: Keren Su/China Span/Alamy

© Photograph: Keren Su/China Span/Alamy

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‘God Is Very Proud’: Trump Marks Anniversary With a Victory Lap

For roughly one hour 45 minutes, President Trump meandered through his accomplishments and grievances, attacked perceived enemies and threatened allies.

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President Trump tossed aside a 31-page list of his accomplishments during a briefing at the White House on Tuesday but still had plenty to say about the first year of his second term.
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Rambling Trump runs through his achievements as worried world watches on

The ‘very stable genius’ zigzagged wildly in a packed press room – Nato’s future lies in the hands of a modern Caligula

“I was quite the baseball player, you wouldn’t believe,” said Donald Trump, suddenly wistful as he recalled his salad days when his mother would tell him, “Son, you could be a professional baseball player,” and he would reply, “Thanks, mom.” Carpe diem!

Not for the first time on Tuesday, the US president had veered wildly off topic. The point of this story was a “big building” that “loomed over the park” in Queens, New York, where he used to play little league baseball. When he asked why it had bars on the windows, she told him it was a mental hospital.

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© Photograph: Jessica Koscielniak/Reuters

© Photograph: Jessica Koscielniak/Reuters

© Photograph: Jessica Koscielniak/Reuters

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Some Republicans Begin to Echo Trump’s Case to Acquire Greenland

While the party remains split as President Trump presses to “take” Greenland, some in his party are publicly embracing his reasoning for wanting to control the territory.

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Speaker Mike Johnson spoke to the British Parliament in London on Tuesday, implicitly backing President Trump’s argument that Greenland is vital to U.S. national security.
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C.I.A.’s New Focus on Latin America Reflected in Raid to Seize Maduro

A senior U.S. official declined to confirm the specific operations in Venezuela, but said a covert team provided real-time support for the military.

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A member of Venezuela’s National Guard at the entrance to the country’s largest military complex in Caracas, the capital, after President Nicolás Maduro’s capture on Jan. 3.
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Los Angeles School Desegregation Policy Hurts White Students, Lawsuit Says

Schools with more white children miss out on smaller class sizes and other benefits, the lawsuit says. The policy dates back to desegregation efforts in the 1970s.

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The lawsuit was filed Tuesday by the 1776 Project Foundation, a group that opposes racial preferences in education.
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