New details on the covert operation to capture Maduro

Months of planning led to a covert operation that caught the Venezuelan leader completely off guard.

• Jan 5

Texas Democrat drops from the primary race for governor, endorses Gina Hinojosa

This is the second time Andrew White has campaigned for the state's highest office in eight years.

• Jan 5

CDC announces new childhood vaccine recommendations for fewer shots

The new CDC recommendations suggest reducing the number of vaccinations all children should receive.

• Jan 5

Mike Waltz defends U.S. at UN: "We are not occupying a country"

At an emergency U.N. meeting on Monday, U.N. ambassador Mike Waltz repeated the Trump administration's argument​ that the air and ground assault was not an attack.

• Jan 5

Maduro pleads not guilty to narco-terrorism, weapons charges

Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is facing narco-terrorism and weapons charges.

• Jan 5

Hegseth moves to demote Sen. Mark Kelly, cut pension over illegal orders video

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday that the Pentagon had begun a process that could result in Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona being demoted and having his retirement pay cut.

• Jan 5

Man detained at JD Vance's Ohio home, Secret Service says

The Secret Service said Vice President JD Vance and his family were not in Ohio and the house was unoccupied at the time of the alleged incident.

• Jan 5

Maduro arraigned in U.S. court, Trump threatens other nations

Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife appeared before a judge in New York to face charges related to drug trafficking after the U.S. military attack on Venezuela.

• Jan 6

Congress returns amid Venezuela operation; facing deadline to avert shutdown

Lawmakers return to Washington this week, staring down an end-of-month deadline to avert another government shutdown.

• Jan 5

Jan. 6 riot's basic facts cause stubborn fights 5 years later

In a letter to colleagues last week, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries announced a public meeting, with witness testimony, is being held Tuesday.

• Jan 6

Rep. Jim Himes says Maduro capture is "clearly illegal under international law"

Rep. Jim Himes, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, pointed to the broader implications of the operation to remove former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

• Jan 4

Family of Rep. Hortman ask Trump to remove post spreading conspiracy theories on her death

Several lawmakers are condemning President Trump after he shared a video on social media Saturday alleging Gov. Tim Walz is behind the assassination of former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman.

• Jan 4

Cotton: New Venezuelan government cannot "continue Nicolás Maduro's ways"

President Trump "wants to give them a chance to turn the page in Venezuela and to help America achieve our policy goals there," Sen. Tom Cotton said on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan."

• Jan 4

Marco Rubio says "the president always retains optionality" to occupy Venezuela

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said President Trump always has options when it comes to what comes next in Venezuela, after a U.S. strike and capture of the country's president, Nicolás Maduro.

• Jan 4

Denmark prime minister calls on Trump to "stop the threats" about Greenland

President Trump has repeatedly claimed that making Greenland part of the United States would serve U.S. national security interests, given its strategic location in the Arctic.

• Jan 4

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