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War Powers: Senate Approves Act Blocking Trump in Venezuela – TIME
Subscribe, Jan 8, 2026 9:13 AM PT Senate Backs War Powers Measure Intended to Block Trump in Venezuela By Nik Popli, Reporter The Republican-led Senate on Thursday backed a resolution seeking to curb President Donald Trump’s ability to carry out further military action against Venezuela without congressional approval, delivering a largely symbolic rebuke from lawmakers…
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Venezuela and Congress – GovTrack.us
Venezuela and Congress Get Analysis and Commentary Updates In Your Inbox! Sign up (it’s free!) to get posts like this straight to your inbox. You’ll be able to choose posts from these categories: Legislative Recap – Legislative Preview – Analysis and Commentary – The White House – …
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Seeing Things – January 6th Is Still Happening In Real Time – Liza Donnelly
I’m serious today because this is deadly serious, January 6th Is Still Happening In Real Time By Liza Donnelly, Jan 06, 2026 Above is drawing I did as I watched the insurrection unfold on television on January 6th, 2020. It was terrifying. Later that day, during a live broadcast, I did the above on paper,…
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Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine on legal questions surrounding the Venezuela attack – NPR
Politics Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine on legal questions surrounding the Venezuela attack January 3, 202610:27 AM ET, Heard on Weekend Edition Saturday Daniel Estrin 4-Minute Listen Transcript Kaine is among the lawmakers who have been critical of the Trump administration’s stance toward Venezuela. DANIEL ESTRIN, HOST: We have been following the extraordinary news out of…
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‘An illegal war’: Democratic 2028ers scold Trump on Venezuela – POLITICO
‘An illegal war’: Democratic 2028ers scold Trump on Venezuela Most would-be Democratic White House hopefuls piled on the president — while his possible Republican successors quickly voiced their support. Democrats’ criticism is a sign of an emerging trendline that could mark both the upcoming midterms and the 2028 elections. By Gregory Svirnovskiy and Samuel Benson,…
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Democrats float retaliation over Trump’s “insane” Venezuela attack
Newsletters Jan 3, 2026 – Politics & Policy Furious Dems float retaliation over Trump’s “insane” Venezuela attack By Andrew Solender Amid Democrats’ fury over the Trump administration’s unilateral strike on Venezuela and capture of President Nicolás Maduro, some lawmakers went so far as to call for President Trump’s removal from office. Why it matters: The…
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Letters from an American – January 3, 2026 – Heather Cox Richardson
Letters from an American, January 3, 2026 By Heather Cox Richardson, Jan 04, 2026 Today was the legal deadline for the Department of Justice to submit to Congress a written justification for any documents from the Epstein files that the department had redacted or withheld. But it seems unlikely the Justice Department met this deadline…
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Civil Discourse – Maduro & Venezuela: What Happens Next – Joyce Vance
Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance Maduro & Venezuela: What Happens Next And, a very special Substack Live Sunday morning By Joyce Vance, Jan 03, 2026 This morning, Donald Trump explained, in a rambling press conference along with others in his administration, that the overnight strike in Venezuela was executed to arrest President Maduro and his…
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Trump’s Frightening, Illegal Attack. And Words To Match
Trump’s Frightening, Illegal Attack. And Words To Match The warmongering moves of a US president By Liza Donnelly, Jan 03, 2026 “We know that Mr. Trump’s warmongering violates the law.” —NY Times Editorial Board. Last night, Trump ordered an invasion of Venezuela. In an operation that was apparently planned for months, the U.S. military stormed…
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Lots of Oil, Little Production: What to Know About Venezuelan Energy – The New York Times
Lots of Oil, Little Production: What to Know About Venezuelan Energy The South American country increasingly at odds with the Trump administration has the world’s largest oil reserves. Listen to this article · 6:17 min Learn more Where there are large oil reserves Note: Data shows estimates of proven oil reserves for 2025. See image…
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Opinion -In Venezuela, Trump sees a war for presidential glory – The Washington Post
Opinion By Theodore R. Johnson Venezuela reveals what Trump covets most Leading in war is the hallmark of great American presidents.December 3, 2025, 4 min. Of all the ways to understand President Donald Trump’s belligerence toward Venezuela — as a campaign against “narcoterrorists,” a play for its oil reserves, a desire to control the Western…
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White House justification for 2nd strike on drug boat apparently at odds with Trump’s – ABC News
White House justification for 2nd strike on drug boat apparently at odds with Trump’s Asked about the second strike, Trump said “I wouldn’t have wanted that.” By Megan Forrester, December 1, 2025, 6:28 PM, 2:26 White House defends 2nd strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat White House defends 2nd strike on alleged drug-smuggling boatThe White House…
