Secretary of War Pete Hegseth says the #Venezuela invasion puts other countries "on notice - America can project our will anywhere, any time." "No other president has ever shown this kind of leadership, courage and resolve - the most powerful combination the world has ever seen"

Trump on the president of Colombia: "He does have to watch his ass"

Don’t forget that Venezuela’s gold reserves are in St Petersburg

Trump, on the reason for not informing Congress until after the fact: “Congress will leak, and we don’t want leakers.”

The Washington Post editorial board comes out in favor of the Venezuela attack/operation to capture Maduro

Trump says “we are going to run” Venezuela

Marco Rubio on Cuba during the press conference: "If I lived in Havana and I was in the government, I'd be concerned ... at least a little bit"

Trump says the Vice President of Venezuela has been just sworn in and a Rubio spoke to her and she “agreed to do what we want her to do to make Venezuela great again.”

For a large period of time Venezuela will be run by people behind me - says Trump, with Rubio, Hegseth and Caine next to him.

Rubio on Maduro: You have a guy who invited Iran into his country; he steals American oil, invades our country with gang members, he played games. This guy had multiple opportunities to be elsewhere, but he decided to play big boy. Don’t play games with this President in office. Lessons learned.”

“There is always a chance that we’ll be tasked to do this type of mission again.” - Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs

Trump presser Trump on Venezuela: "We're going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper, and judicious transition"

President Donald Trump will hold a news conference Saturday after announcing the United States hit Venezuela with a "large-scale strike" early Saturday and captured President Nicolás Maduro and his wife. https://to.pbs.org/3KXAkVt

Trump just posted this photo of Maduro with the caption, "Nicolas Maduro on board the USS Iwo Jima." truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...

Trump to Fox & Friends on the raid that captured Maduro: "I mean, I watched it literally l like I was watching a television show. If you would've seen the speed, the violence -- it was an amazing thing."

Trump: “Something will have to be done about Mexico,” says Donald Trump, after the capture of Nicolás Maduro and attacks on Venezuela In an interview with Fox News, Trump assured that the cartels govern Mexico. “I have asked her on numerous occasions: 'Do you want us to eliminate the cartels?'”

It’s not about drugs. If it was, Trump wouldn’t have pardoned one of the largest narco traffickers in the world last month. It’s about oil and regime change. And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.

Secretaries Rubio and Hegseth looked every Senator in the eye a few weeks ago and said this wasn’t about regime change. I didn’t trust them then and we see now that they blatantly lied to Congress.

FOX & FRIENDS: What do you think is next for the Venezuelan people now that you have removed Maduro so he can face American justice? TRUMP: Well, we're making that decision now. We can't take a chance on letting somebody else run it, just take over where he left off. So we're making that decision

Following very closely the situation in Venezuela. We stand by the people of Venezuela and support a peaceful and democratic transition. Any solution must respect international law and the UN Charter.

US AG Bondi general says Maduro and his wife have been indicted

"The United States hit Venezuela with a 'large-scale strike' early Saturday and said its president, Nicolás Maduro, had been captured and flown out of the country"

⏰ FINAL CALL! Law students — the Rights in Reel Time Challenge deadline is almost here. Submit your 60–90 second video by January 5 at noon ET. L4GG.org/ReelTime #RightsinReelTime

ONE YEAR AFTER THE PARDONS: Growing number of Jan 6 riot defendants are in new legal peril HERE ARE SOME ====>

The judge explains that while she hasn't accepted the government's indictment, an indictment isn't the only path to prove probable cause. Here, the judge has determined there IS probable cause Cole did this, and holds him in pretrial detention based on danger to the community.

Mag. Judge Sharbaugh rules that accused pipebomber Cole must be detained. Oddly, he still hasn't ruled on whether to accept Cole's superior court indictment. I don't see how he can detain him unless he accepts that indictment. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

US warns Americans to urgently leave Russia, advising those who stay to make a will and avoid social media (per Fox News). Ukrainian intel claims Russia may stage a deadly provocation Jan 6–7 to blame Ukraine and derail talks.

Congress sends Kennedy Center Letter, Grenell responds. www.epw.senate.gov/public/_cach... www.epw.senate.gov/public/files... x.com/kencen/statu...

Finland seized control of the vessel Fitburg after a data cable between Helsinki and Tallinn was damaged. The ship’s anchor chain was found hanging. Intercepted in Finland’s EEZ, damage occurred in Estonia’s zone. 14 crew detained.

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan have written a weekly column for nearly two decades. This is their final dispatch, reflecting on the challenges and opportunities in people-centered journalism.

Warren Buffett hands over Berkshire Hathaway’s reins to Greg Abel ft.trib.al/6cICgkR

New York City has a new mayor

As Eric Adams heads off into that great Turkish Airlines lounge in the sky, we remember his legacy

More than 8,100 stores closed across the U.S. in 2025, up roughly 12% from 2024, according to retail industry analytics firm Coresight Research. Here are some of the larger retailers that closed their stores this year. www.cbsnews.com/news/compani...

Trump administration reportedly freezes all childcare payments to all states

WATCH NOW: The full deposition of former Special Counsel Jack Smith released by the House Judiciary Committee

Trump loves golf. His administration is now eyeing an overhaul of Washington's courses. The administration ended its lease with National Links Trust, paving the way for a potential Trump-led redesign of the capital’s public golf courses. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

NEW: Four key lessons that we can and must take out of 2025. It was a long and difficult year as President Donald Trump and his administration sought to push America into authoritarianism. But, they are losing — and we can get through this. Closing out the year at Law Dork:

Question: But the president’s statements that he believed the election was rife with fraud—those are statements protected by the First Amendment, correct? Smith: Absolutely not. If they are made to target a lawful government function and are made with knowing falsity, then no, they are not.

“He caused it … and exploited it” Special Counsel Jack Smith about Trump’s role on Jan 6 youtu.be/7TtqBvSAHWc?...

In House Judiciary interview, Special Counsel unpacked Trump’s false claims about 2020 election youtu.be/la82FT1VE_g?...

Stop the Dismantling of the National Center for Atmospheric Research Click below 👇 for background information, a call ☎️ script, and details for contacting your Senators and Representative.

The cargo ship, FITBURG, traveling from Russia to Israel, was boarded and seized by Finnish authorities after its anchor chain was found deployed in the water, dragging it from Estonia to Finland. The vessel is suspected of sabotaging the Elisa submarine telecommunications cable.

Every year, we remember some of the writers, actors, musicians, filmmakers and performers who died over the past year, and whose lifetime of creative work helped shape our world. n.pr/4pmwJhR

NYT: Venezuela Detains Several Americans Amid Growing U.S. Pressure The number of American citizens held in Venezuela has grown in the months since the Trump administration began a military and economic campaign against the country’s president, Nicolás Maduro.

BREAKING: The House Judiciary Committee has released Jack Smith's 255-page deposition transcript: judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...

Sky News: Finnish police say they have apprehended a ship suspected of damaging a critical undersea telecommunications cable connecting Finland to Estonia.

Just wanted to highlight this SC House election that's happening in a Trump +7 district next week. @sonjaosatani.bsky.social is the Democratic nominee.

🚨SPECIAL ELECTION - SOUTH CAROLINA STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 98🚨 Democrat: Sonja Ogletree-Satani Election Date: 🗓️THIS TUESDAY, JANUARY 6TH🗓️ Area: Oakbrook, Oakmont (south of Summerville) Notes: THIS IS A FLIPPABLE SEAT! See next post for details. But a win here would truly set the table for 2026.

The Trump Justice Department has roughly 5.2 million pages of Epstein files documents still to be reviewed and released to the public. All documents were supposed to be released on December 19. The Department is in violation of the law Trump himself signed. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/u...