TODAY’S NEWS FLASH:
Political Landscape
'She is going to pay a very big price': Trump issues new threat to interim leader of Venezuela
President Donald Trump laid out a stark warning to Venezuela’s interim leader Delcy Rodríguez, telling The Atlantic that “if she doesn’t do what’s right, she is going to pay a very big price, probably bigger than Maduro.”
5 years later, a stubborn fight over the basic facts of the Jan. 6 riot
Five years after the historic and damaging attack on the U.S. Capitol, millions of dollars in damages have been repaired and clean-up has long been completed. Many of the physical injuries have healed. And President Trump's pardons ended the largest criminal prosecution in American history, while freeing more than 1,500 defendants from criminal liability.
Global Impact
Protests erupt in US cities over Trump’s military intervention in Venezuela
Protests bubbled up in several US cities over the weekend as people demonstrated against the Trump administration’s unilateral military intervention in Venezuela – even as many in the diaspora publicly celebrated the forced removal of president Nicolás Maduro.
North Korea says latest missile tests involve hypersonic weapons system
North Korea said Monday that leader Kim Jong Un observed test-flights of hypersonic missiles and underscored the need to bolster the country’s nuclear war deterrent, as the country dials up weapons displays ahead of its major political conference.
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Economic Pulse
Oil prices swing after U.S. captures Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro
Oil prices swung Sunday evening, as investors and traders weighed the market forces that could be unleashed by President Donald Trump’s attack on Venezuela and his comments about what could be next for the country and its massive oil reserves.
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December jobs numbers get data back on track during first full week of trading in 2026: What to watch
Stocks finished trading on Friday — the second-to-last session of the "Santa Claus rally" period — with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) leading the major indexes higher to open the new year as investors began to evaluate the 2026 landscape.
Quick Takes
Chelsea Handler Mentions Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA at 2026 Critics Choice Awards
Do this before breakfast and watch how much smaller your belly looks in just a few minutes.
Novak Djokovic cuts ties with the Professional Tennis Players Association, group he co-founded
All 40 Swiss bar fire victims identified as parents mourn and hundreds march in silence
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