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Trump officials brief top lawmakers on Venezuela as the UN and key American allies criticize military operation

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said the classified briefing ‘posed far more questions than it ever answered’

The Independent UK

US ‘not at war’ in Venezuela, Johnson says after briefing with top officials

Speaker says Trump not looking to take control militarily as Democrats say briefing raises more questions than answers

The Guardian - US

Inside Congress' deep split after marathon Venezuela briefing

Democrats say Trump started a war that will have dire — and perhaps widespread — outcomes.

Axios

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What exactly can Congress do about Venezuela? And will it do anything?

ANALYSIS: Only Congress has the power to declare war. But, Eric Garcia writes, Republicans show no signs of trying to rein in Trump and Democrats are not prepared to shut down the government over the president’s move

The Independent UK

Congress makes first move to avert Jan. 30 shutdown

The government will shut down Jan. 30 if Congress doesn't pass full-year spending bills or a short-term extension.

Axios

Mystery of missing plaque made to honor police who defended the Capitol during Jan 6 attack

Visitors pass through the Capitol without any formal reminder of what happened that day

The Independent UK

Trump ran as the ‘Peace President’ — now MAGA shrugs at White House’s new foreign military action

Republicans largely praise Trump as one of Trump’s last critics leaves Congress

The Independent UK

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US capture of Maduro rests on criminal case - Roll Call

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife will face criminal charges in the United States after a military raid to secure his arrest.

Roll Call

Newsom trolls Trump’s lavish NYE at Mar-a-Lago as ‘17 million Americans begin to get kicked off their health care this year’

Pandemic-era subsidies, put in place by the Biden administration, expired at midnight on December 31 – despite months of back and forth between Republicans and Democrats

The Independent UK

A Happy MAGA New Year! Trump and allies party down at Mar-a-Lago as polls plummet and he wishes misery on Republican colleagues

The president and MAGA influencers will gather for joyous bash as Republican power splinters and recedes in Washington

The Independent UK

Health care fight returns in January with affordability at center - Roll Call

Parties and factions within them are sharply divided on a path forward; several avenues being explored haven’t led to viable legislation.

Roll Call

‘No sir, you can’t’: Trump was about to post something on Truth Social when his staff started yelling at him to stop

Someone take his phone away during meetings.

We Got This Covered

Marjorie Taylor Greene tells all on her MAGA breakaway and says she was ‘naive’ to believe Trump was ‘man of the people’

Greene’s rejection of MAGA becomes all-encompassing as she slams his responses to threat against her family and Charlie Kirk’s death

The Independent UK

Califonia man plans to sue over bear who won’t leave his house

“If I kept track of everything I tried, it would be Bear 14, Homeowner 0.”

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

All of the Trump controversies Speaker Mike Johnson was unaware of in 2025

Speaker Mike Johnson was often found to be out of the loop when questioned by the press over the latest Donald Trump controversy during 2025.

The Guardian - US

Epstein texts and yelling at Trump: US House’s year of censures

Lawmakers spent much of 2025 seeking to reprimand each other – here’s a look back at what sparked such outrage

The Conversation

Who thinks Republicans will suffer in the 2026 midterms? Republican members of Congress

The midterm elections for Congress won’t take place until November, but already a record number of members have declared their intention not to run – a total of 43 in the House, plus 10 senators. Perhaps the most high-profile person to depart, Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, announced…

The Independent UK

Mike Johnson is ‘weak’ and functions like a Trump staffer, Republican say in scathing new report

Mike Johnson’s efforts to keep President Donald Trump happy are leaving rank-and-file Republicans unhappy with his obsequiousness

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International Business Times UK

How Former Senator Ben Sasse Is Facing Terminal Stage 4 Cancer at 53 While Preparing for What Comes Next

Former senator Ben Sasse revealed he has stage 4 pancreatic cancer, receiving widespread support from political allies, friends, and well‑wishers.

The Independent UK

Threat of another government shutdown lingers as lawmakers have barely begun negotiating new funding bills

Unstable Republican House caucus could revolt against Mike Johnson over funding levels even as GOP needs Democrat votes in the Senate

We Got This Covered

‘Don’t threaten us with a good time’: Mike Johnson warns that the ‘radical left’ might impeach Trump, but nobody thinks that’s bad news

The radical left are coming! Oh no...

The Guardian - US

Elise Stefanik ends bid for New York governor and plans to leave Congress

Trump-allied Republican said attempting to unseat Democrat Kathy Hochul ‘is not an effective use of our time’

Axios

Stefanik drops bid for N.Y. gov, retiring from Congress

The announcement comes just days after Nassau County executive Bruce Blakeman decided to jump into the race.

The Independent UK

Rep. Elise Stefanik stuns by dropping out of NY governor race, retiring from Congress

Stefanik made history in 2014 as the youngest woman ever elected to Congress at the age of 30

Axios

Mike Johnson's House schedule fuels GOP frustration, stalled agenda

The House logged just one more voting day this year than in 2021.

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