Trump: "All the way back it dated to the Monroe Doctrines. And the Monroe Doctrine is a big deal. But we've superseded it by a lot. By a real lot. They now call it the Donroe Document. I don't know. It's Monroe Doctrine. We sort of forgot about it."

Trump: "We built Venezuela oil industry with American talent, drive, and skill, and the socialist regime stole it from us during those previous administrations, and they stole it through force. This constituted one of the largest thefts of American property in the history of our country."

Q: "Did you notify members of Congress in advance?" Rubio: "We called members of Congress immediately after. This was not the kind of mission that you can do Congressional notification on."

Q: Who will run Venezuela? Trump: "It's largely going to be for a period of time the people that are standing right behind me. We're going to be running it." Behind Trump is Marco Rubio, General Cain, Pete Hegseth, Stephen Miller, and John Ratcliffe.

Trump on the President of Colombia: "He's making cocaine. They're sending it into the U.S. So he does have to watch his ass."

President Trump said U.S. dominance in the Western Hemisphere will not be questioned, citing the 1823 Monroe Doctrine that warned European powers to stay out of the Americas.

Trump on Machado: I think it will be very tough for her to be the leader, she does not have the support or respect of the country. She is a nice woman but she does not have the respect.

U.S. oil companies are going to take over Venezuela’s oil fields and industry, President Trump said, declaring that U.S. oil interests will revive oil production in a country with one of the world’s largest reserves.

Q: "Is there a lesson here for Cuba?" Trump: "I think Cuba is going to be something we'll end up talking about because Cuba is a failing nation right now…It's very similar in the sense that we want to help Cuba"

Q: Is it possible that the US ends up administering Venezuela for years? TRUMP: Well, you know, it won't cost us anything because the money coming out of the ground is very substantial

Trump says the U.S. is designating people to run Venezuela temporarily, saying “we’re talking to people.”

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Moulton: "When we had briefings on Venezuela, we asked, 'Are you going to invade the country?' We were told no. 'Do you plan to put troops on the ground?' We were told no. 'Do you intend regime change in VZ?' We were told no. So in a sense, we have been briefed, we've just been completely lied to"

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.

The world-shaking announcement follows Trump's monthslong pressure campaign against Maduro.

Donald Trump returned to office vowing to be the peace president. Nearly a year later, he is embracing war on multiple fronts rte.ie/b/1551321

Etats-Unis-Venezuela : les principaux sujets de tensions entre les deux pays depuis 2013

Breaking News: Venezuela accused the U.S. of carrying out military attacks in the capital of Caracas and three other locations after reports of explosions. Follow live updates.

President Trump's pressure campaign against Venezuela is the latest in a long saga of U.S. intervention in the region that is rooted in the 1823 Monroe Doctrine — and is a mix of success and failure.

The manosphere promises to fix young men’s lives. Instead, it’s making them miserable.

Breaking News: California’s ban on people openly carrying firearms in populated areas is unconstitutional, a federal appeals court ruled.

WATCH — @milestaylor.bsky.social : “Trump is spending taxpayer dollars to honor himself by building monuments to himself. There is no better or more on the nose measure of someone's authoritarian tendencies than their desire to build monuments to themselves.”

Elon Musk indicates he’s ‘going all in’ on financing the GOP again ahead of midterms

In his first speech as mayor after he was sworn in on Thursday, Zohran Mamdani sought to assure New Yorkers that he intended to carry out his affordability agenda, and that he would refuse to “reset expectations” for what the government can and should deliver for the working class. nyti.ms/4qAkHCu

The Trump administration, for the second time in recent weeks, is using allegations of fraud to justify increased federal law enforcement actions in Minnesota, the state with the country’s largest Somali population. https://cnn.it/4942Q0Q

It's the second highest number on record.

Will it ever end?

Good point. Too bad we don’t have that anymore thanks to Trump.

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Peut-être l'annonce US la plus parlante du jour de l'An. T. #Dokoupil, journaliste installé par Bari Weiss à la tête du journal du soir de CBS, semble faire allégeance à #Trump pour l' #info: moins d'universitaires et d'"élites" (sic), plus d'opinions de l'Américain moyen...1/

More than a dozen states have cracked down on protests in recent years, passing laws that often equate political demonstrations with riots in ways First Amendment experts say could be illegal. Some lawmakers want federal legislation that mirrors those efforts.

Donald Trump has warned that America is “locked and loaded” should Iran crack down on protesters. The Iranian regime has good reason to take the threat seriously econ.st/49CZ0vK Photo: EPA

Elon Musk's Grok under fire for generating explicit AI images of minors

The Department of Homeland Security is pausing immigration applications from 20 additional countries following increased scrutiny on people who seek legal pathways for immigrating to the U.S. n.pr/4qB79Xo

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Migrant small boat Channel crossings in 2025 are second highest ever

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President Donald Trump said he's dropping — for now — his push to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon, a move that comes after legal roadblocks hung up the effort. https://to.pbs.org/4pfcAKl

Courts blocked troops from deploying in Chicago and Portland, Ore., and the Los Angeles deployment effectively ended after a judge blocked it earlier this month. n.pr/49fi9CC

The U.S. military says it struck five alleged drug-smuggling boats over two days. The attacks killed eight people, while others jumped overboard and may have survived. U.S. Southern Command did not reveal where the attacks occurred. n.pr/3YRjQ4l

Vaccination rates are declining nationwide. See how your county compares.

US Department of Health and Human Services says it has frozen child care payments to Minnesota amid investigation into alleged child care fraud. https://cnn.it/45obAfP

The Trump administration dispatched federal officers to Minnesota after a right-wing influencer posted a video claiming that child care centers operated by Somali residents misappropriated funds. https://to.pbs.org/4q3VUXw

Zack Polanski offering voters fantasy solutions, says head of Fabian Society

The Kennedy Center is ending the year with a new round of artists saying they are canceling scheduled performances after President Donald Trump's name was added to the facility. n.pr/4qx6Ts7

Britain’s government has committed to lowering the voting age to 16 — a major extension of the electorate that could have big implications for the next race, expected by 2029. So we asked British youngsters what they actually think about today’s politics.

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Breaking News: The C.I.A. is said to have conducted a drone strike on a port in Venezuela last week, the first known land strike after months of boat attacks.

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At least 10 gun industry businesses, including Glock, Smith & Wesson, Remington and Mossberg, secretly handed over names, addresses and other data to lobbyists, who used the details to rally firearm owners to elect pro-gun politicians. (Published Oct. 2024)