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  • GOP Rep. Bacon says Trump placing 'too much emphasis on oil' after Maduro's removal

    GOP Rep. Bacon says Trump placing 'too much emphasis on oil' after Maduro's removal

    Jan 07, 2026 11:35 PM EST

    ... think a lot of them tell me, Don, it's better to talk privately with the White House. Of course, I don't have President Trump on my speed dial. I have a different view. I mean, I had someone tell me yesterday, I respect him: "Don, if you were ...

  • Trump invited to deliver State of the Union address to Congress on Feb. 24

    Trump invited to deliver State of the Union address to Congress on Feb. 24

    Jan 07, 2026 10:37 PM EST

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Mike Johnson has invited President Donald Trump to give the first State of the Union address of his second term on Feb. 24. The invitation sent on Wednesday notes that the nation is marking the 250th anniversary of American independence. The invitation touted the work of Trump ...

  • Trump proposes massive increase in 2027 defense spending to $1.5 trillion to build 'Dream Military'

    Trump proposes massive increase in 2027 defense spending to $1.5 trillion to build 'Dream Military'

    Jan 07, 2026 10:33 PM EST

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday proposed setting military spending at $1.5 trillion in 2027, citing "troubled and dangerous times." Trump called for the massive surge in spending days after he ordered a U.S. military operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and spirit him out of ...

  • Trump's offshore wind project freeze hit with lawsuits from states and developers

    Trump's offshore wind project freeze hit with lawsuits from states and developers

    Jan 07, 2026 08:21 PM EST

    ... Wind project under construction in Massachusetts, Revolution Wind in Rhode Island and Connecticut, and Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind in Virginia. WATCH: Economic fallout mounts as Trump halts near-finished wind power project Dominion Energy Virginia, which is developing Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind, was the first to sue. It's asking ...

  • Trump officials give Iowa flexibility on federal education money. More states could follow

    Trump officials give Iowa flexibility on federal education money. More states could follow

    Jan 07, 2026 07:47 PM EST

    ... has separately used a federal procedure to outsource much of her agency's work to other departments, using interagency agreements typically reserved for smaller tasks. Trump has promised to close the Education Department, saying it had become overrun by liberal thinking. Only Congress has the power to eliminate the agency ...

  • Trump sidelines Venezuela's opposition leader while keeping Maduro's party in power

    Trump sidelines Venezuela's opposition leader while keeping Maduro's party in power

    Jan 07, 2026 06:51 PM EST

    U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday seemed to walk back Trump's assertion that the U.S. would “run” Venezuela. In interviews, Rubio insisted that Washington will use control of Venezuela’s oil industry to force policy changes, and called its current government illegitimate. The country is ...

  • Here's what's in new dietary guidelines from the Trump administration

    Here's what's in new dietary guidelines from the Trump administration

    Jan 07, 2026 05:10 PM EST

    The new recommendations drew praise from some prominent nutrition experts.

  • Trump: U.S. to get 30 million to 50 million barrels of oil from Venezuela at market price

    Trump: U.S. to get 30 million to 50 million barrels of oil from Venezuela at market price

    Jan 07, 2026 03:19 PM EST

    Trump in remarks before a House Republican retreat in Washington grumbled that Democrats were not giving him credit for a successful military operation, even though there was bipartisan agreement that Maduro was not the rightful president of Venezuela. In 2020, Maduro was indicted in the United States, accused in a ...

  • After Trump's removal of Maduro, European leaders reject his demands for Greenland

    After Trump's removal of Maduro, European leaders reject his demands for Greenland

    Jan 06, 2026 11:55 PM EST

    ... of the charter of the United Nations. Nick Schifrin: For 80 years, inviolability of borders has defined the post-World War II order. But the Trump administration now suggests that might makes right. Stephen Miller: We live in a world, in the real world, Jake, that is governed by strength ...

  • Trump's push to access Venezuela's oil reserves faces major barriers

    Trump's push to access Venezuela's oil reserves faces major barriers

    Jan 06, 2026 11:50 PM EST

    President Trump says the U.S. government could subsidize any effort by American companies to rebuild Venezuela’s oil infrastructure. He has made no secret that a major goal of this weekend’s operation was to pry open Venezuela’s vast oil reserves. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Francisco Manaldi, professor and director of the Latin American Energy Program...

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