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Americans woke up Saturday to stunning news: after promising to end wars on the campaign trail, President Donald Trump sent the military into Venezuela to capture the country’s president and bring him to stand trial in the United States. The conflict with Venezuela escalated quickly, as the administration moved from striking alleged narcoterrorist drug boats

January 06, 2026 9:41 AM ET Republican California Rep. Doug LaMalfa died at 65 on Tuesday, according to multiple reports. LaMalfa represented the Golden State’s 1st congressional district since 2013 and chaired the Congressional Western Caucus. His district was one of the GOP-held seats gerrymandered to become significantly more Democratic in 2025 by California’s Proposition

January 06, 2026 10:51 AM ET Republican Indiana Rep. Jim Baird has been hospitalized following a car accident but is responsive and in stable condition, according to reports.  Baird’s wife, Danise, was also reportedly in the car at the time of the accident and was hospitalized along with her husband. The lawmaker, 80, has represented

January 06, 2026 9:41 AM ET Republican California Rep. Doug LaMalfa died at 65 on Tuesday, according to multiple reports. LaMalfa represented the Golden State’s 1st congressional district since 2013 and chaired the Congressional Western Caucus. His district was one of the seats gerrymandered in 2025 by California’s Proposition 50. The lawmaker’s death now leaves

January 05, 2026 5:04 PM ET A new Office of Congressional Conduct (OCC) report released Monday alleges that Brandon Phillips, a top aide to Senate candidate Republican Georgia Rep. Mike Collins, hired a district intern with whom he had a “preexisting personal romantic relationship.” The OCC report, which was released by the House Ethics Committee

January 05, 2026 3:15 PM ET With 2025 in the rear view, so too, are President Donald Trump’s 225 executive orders. At least 14 orders focused on education reform. One order demands the end of “illegal discrimination” and restoration of “merit-based opportunity.” Another calls for the abolition of “ radical, anti-American” indoctrination in K-12 schooling.

January 05, 2026 3:48 PM ET Lawmakers released a three-bill spending package Monday, marking the latest appropriations move since the bipartisan deal that ended the 43-day government shutdown in November 2025. The bipartisan spending bills cover agencies related to Commerce, Justice, Science and come as most lawmakers look to avoid another shutdown — with the

January 05, 2026 3:32 PM ET The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a civil complaint Monday to revoke the citizenship of a man facing a war crimes arrest in Bosnia. Sead Miljkovic allegedly gave false information to immigration authorities upon receiving his U.S. citizenship in 2007, according to a DOJ press release. Miljkovic was a

January 05, 2026 3:15 PM ET With 2025 in the rear view, so too, are President Donald Trump’s 225 executive orders. At least 14 orders focused on education reform. One order demands the end of “illegal discrimination” and restoration of “merit-based opportunity.” Another calls for the abolition of “ radical, anti-American” indoctrination in K-12 schooling.

January 05, 2026 11:03 AM ET President Donald Trump and deposed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro are both fond of silly dances, but it may have been the latter’s downfall.  Maduro’s “ regular public dancing and other displays of nonchalance in recent weeks helped persuade some on the Trump team that the Venezuelan president was mocking