• Top News
  • FOX News: Noem demands Maduro ‘face the consequences’ after his capture by US forces
  • NewsMax: DHS Sec. Noem: Maduro Arrest ‘Incredibly Satisfying’
  • FOX News: Kristi Noem delivers Trump’s ultimatum to Venezuela’s vice president following Maduro capture operation
  • Axios: U.S. will keep deporting Venezuelan migrants, Noem says
  • The Hill: Noem: Venezuelans under TPS can apply for refugee status
  • Telemundo: DHS denies Noem’s statements about "refuge" and says that Venezuelans with TPS "can now go back to their country"
  • New York Times: Venezuelan Asylum Seekers Worry About What Comes Next
  • Washington Post: What Maduro’s ouster means for Trump’s mass deportation campaign
  • FOX News: Nicolas Maduro was ‘the world’s largest drug dealer’ with a global network: DHS official
  • Reuters: Maduro walks hallway at US drug enforcement agency after detention
  • CBS News: Maduro to appear in New York federal court on Monday
  • AP/Reuters: Maduro is set to make his first appearance in a US courtroom on drug trafficking charges
  • New York Times: Nicolás Maduro Is Being Held at a Troubled Brooklyn Jail
  • ABC News: Joint statement details DOJ interagency effort to capture Maduro
  • Reuters: Large part of Maduro’s security team killed in U.S. action-Venezuela defense minister
  • Breitbart: U.S. military operation kills 32 Cubans in Venezuela
  • FOX News: The US conducted a ‘flawless removal’ of Nicolas Maduro from government: Hoover Institution research fellow
  • AP: Trump says he wants ‘total access’ from Venezuela, comments on Cubans killed
  • Daily Caller: Maduro Bragged Just Days Before Capture That Iranian Air-Defense Systems Would Protect Venezuela
  • CBS News: Venezuela’s military recognizes Vice President Delcy Rodriguez as acting leader after Maduro’s capture
  • Washington Times/FOX News: Trump issues direct warning to Venezuela’s new leader Delcy Rodríguez following Maduro capture
  • USA Today: Who is Venezuela’s new president? What to know about Delcy Rodríguez.
  • FOX News: Trump vows US ‘in charge’ of Venezuela as he reveals if he’s spoken to Delcy Rodríguez
  • New York Times/Reuters/Washington Examiner: Venezuela’s interim president offers US cooperation after Trump says further strike possible
  • New York Times: A Test for Venezuela’s New Leader: Solidifying Power, but Pleasing Trump
  • Washington Examiner: Rubio insists US would be running Venezuelan ‘policy,’ says he’s ‘very involved’
  • Los Angeles Times: To ‘run’ Venezuela, Trump presses existing regime to kneel
  • CNN: A clearer picture is emerging of what Trump meant when he said the US will ‘run’ Venezuela
  • FOX News: Marco Rubio clashes with George Stephanopoulos on Venezuela leadership in heated exchange
  • New York Times: Rubio Stresses U.S. Plan to Coerce Venezuela Rather Than Govern It
  • The Hill: Rubio says US ‘running’ Venezuela via ‘team effort’
  • ABC News: Rubio claims US is running ‘the direction’ of Venezuela situation
  • DailySignal: Marco Rubio Lays Out How Trump Admin Will Gauge Venezuelan Cooperation
  • Breitbart: Rubio on Venezuela: U.S. troops off shore are leverage, election talk is premature
  • Bloomberg Law: Rubio Says Oil ‘Quarantine’ Gives US Leverage Over Venezuela
  • FOX News: Rubio vows to eliminate Hezbollah, Iran operations from Venezuela after Maduro capture
  • NBC News/NPR: Secretary of State Marco Rubio says U.S. capture of Maduro is not a war against Venezuela
  • The Hill: Rubio: Venezuela strikes ‘a law enforcement operation,’ not ‘invasion’
  • USA Today: Marco Rubio, who dreamed of ousting Venezuela’s Maduro, takes charge
  • AP: Maduro’s case will revive a legal debate over immunity for foreign leaders tested in Noriega trial
  • Washington Examiner: Cotton says US military presence in Venezuela ‘always an option’ after Maduro ouster
  • DailySignal: Maduro Capture Prompts Congressional Debate Over Trump’s Military Authority
  • FOX News: UN Ambassador Waltz defends US capture of Maduro ahead of Security Council meeting
  • The Hill: Top House Intelligence Democrat labels Venezuela operation ‘imperial adventure’
  • Daily Caller: Schumer Rushes To Block Trump Admin’s Success In Venezuela Despite Previously Urging Regime Change
  • Los Angeles Times: U.S. national intelligence director is silent on Venezuela operation
  • NewsMax: Abrams to Newsmax: US Backing Wrong Leaders in Post-Maduro Transition
  • Reuters: Restoring democracy in Venezuela must respect its people’s will, EU countries say
  • AP: After capture and removal, Venezuela’s Maduro is being held at notorious Brooklyn jail
  • Breitbart: Maduro, Wife Jeered After He Makes First Public Comment Since Capture During Perp Walk
  • CNN: Why is Maduro’s wife Cilia Flores involved?
  • CNN: Mar-a-Lago is a familiar place for Trump to manage high-stakes military operations
  • AP: Trump says he’s offered to send US troops to Mexico, doesn’t think ‘we need any action’ in Cuba
  • Breitbart/FOX News: Trump threatens military action against Colombia, says Cuba ‘ready to fall’
  • NBC News: Marco Rubio says he believes Cuba is ‘in a lot of trouble’
  • CNN: Cuba is left reeling in the aftermath of the Venezuela strike
  • NBC News: Tensions and confusion rise along Venezuela’s border after U.S. attack
  • CNN: Colombia strengthens border with Venezuela after US strikes
  • NewsMax: Marco Rubio: Maduro’s Removal Ominous Sign for Cuban Leaders
  • AP: After Maduro, who’s next? Trump spurs speculation about his plans for Greenland, Cuba and Colombia
  • NBC News: U.S. allies and foes fear Maduro’s capture sets precedent for more American intervention
  • New York Times: Trump Suggests U.S. Could Take Action Against More Countries
  • New York Times: Venezuelans in Colombia Rejoice, but Are Not Ready to Rush Back Home
  • Wall Street Journal: Venezuelans Around the World Cheer Maduro’s Downfall but Wonder What’s Next
  • Breitbart: ‘Imperialist Aggression’: Pro-Palestinian Groups Lash Out over U.S. Action in Venezuela, Call for ‘Resistance’
  • CBS New York: New Yorkers against the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro protest outside of Metropolitan Detention Center
  • Breitbart: Tiny Group of San Antonio Socialists Protest U.S. Arrest of Maduro as Venezuelan Exiles Celebrate
  • New York Times: Sanctioned Oil Tankers Flee Venezuela in Defiance of U.S. Blockade
  • CNN: Minnesota investigators say child care centers accused of fraud in viral video are operating normally. Here’s what comes next
  • Blaze: Minnesota’s fraud scandal exposes a dangerously loose election system
  • NewsMax: Trump: Somalis ‘Ripping’ Us Off, They All Should Go
  • New York Post: Gov. Tim Walz expected to drop reelection bid amid Minnesota Somali fraud probe: report
• Top News (Sunday Talk Shows)
  • CBS’ Face The Nation: Marco Rubio Says Freeing Up The Oil In Venezuela Will Lead To A Better Future For Venezuelans
  • CBS’ Face The Nation: Rubio Says New Venezuelan President Will Be Assessed
  • ABC’s This Week With George Stephanopoulos: Rubio Says They Have Quarantined Venezuelan Oil
  • ABC’s This Week With George Stephanopoulos: Rubio says the New President Wont Be Judged Based On What Was Said In A Press Conference
  • ABC’s This Week With George Stephanopoulos: Schumer sponsoring a bill to make it to where Trump Administration needs congress approval to do anything else in Venezuela
  • NBC’s Meet the Press: Rubio Says There Is No War With Venezuela
  • NBC’s Meet the Press: Rubio says “You cannot continue to have the largest oil reserves in the world under the control of adversaries of the United States”
  • FOX News Sunday: Democratic lawmaker raises concerns over status of Venezuelan refugees after Maduro’s capture
  • FOX News Sunday: Sen. Cotton breaks down US demands for Venezuela after Maduro’s arrest
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Wall Street Journal: ICE Is Using Facial-Recognition Technology to Quickly Arrest People
  • CBS News: ICE can access some Medicaid information for deportation efforts, judge says
  • CBS News: [GA] Atlanta journalist deported by ICE continues reporting as Georgia officials push back on proposed detention center
  • The Texas Insider: [IL] Sex Offender With History of Crimes Against Minors Was Working as College Professor—ICE Just Arrested Him in Detroit
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] Emotional vigil held for man killed by off-duty ICE agent on New Year’s Eve
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • DailySignal: Congress Should Prioritize American Graduates, Not Foreigners Who Promised to Go Home
  • NPR: [FL] Miami mayor calls for Trump to ‘immediately’ reinstate TPS for Venezuelans
  • Breitbart: [CA] Gov. Newsom Defies Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy, Extends Migrant Trucking Licenses
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • New York Times: [DC] How Trump’s First Year Reshaped U.S. Energy and Climate Policy
  • CBS News: [CA] One year after California wildfires, progress is slow in rebuilding
  • AP: [CA] Flooding concerns rise in San Francisco Bay Area with more rain on the way
• Secret Service
  • NewsMax: Secret Service Aims to Hire 4K Before 2028
  • NBC 5 Cincinnati: [OH] Cincinnati police respond to home of VP JD Vance as part of hours-long investigation
• Terrorism Investigations
  • AP: [TX] Trial begins for officer accused of failing to protect children during Uvalde school shooting
• National Security News
  • Wall Street Journal: A New Trump Game Plan Takes Shape: Strike and Coerce
  • USA Today: [Greenland] Trump renews push to annex Greenland after Venezuela strike
  • CBS News: [Greenland] Denmark prime minister calls on Trump to "stop the threats" about Greenland
  • Axios: [France] Scoop: Israel-Syria talks planned in Paris with U.S. mediating
  • Washington Post: [Germany] Germany eavesdropped on some Obama calls from Air Force One, book says
  • NBC News: [Iran] Growing Iran protests rattle leaders as Trump threatens to intervene
  • NewsMax: [Iran] Netanyahu: Israel Backs Iranian Protest Movement
  • NewsMax: [Iran] Trump Threatens Iran Again If More Protesters Die
  • Reuters: [India] Trump warns of higher tariffs on India over Russian oil purchases
  • AP: [Russia] Drone strikes kill 2 in Russian border regions ahead of Ukraine peace talks
  • Reuters: [Russia] Trump says he doesn’t believe Ukraine struck Putin residence

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