January 6, 2026
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Venezuela could be just the first domino of Trump's 'Donroe Doctrine' . . . A newly released National Security Strategy sketches an aggressive bid to remake the global order under Donald Trump. Framed around a Trump Corollary to U.S. dominance in the Western Hemisphere, the plan leans heavily on military power and American leverage. The capture of Venezuela's strongman Nicolás Maduro is cast as an opening move, not the endgame. The message is blunt: U.S. preeminence is back, and it will be enforced. Daily Mail
Trump team puts a target on Cuba, with threats and oil blockade . . . Both President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio made clear over the weekend that the collapse of Cuba's communist government was not only a likely side benefit of Maduro's ouster but a goal. "I don't think we need [to take] any action," Trump said as he flew back to Washington from his extended Florida holiday break. Without Maduro and the oil supplies Venezuela provided, he said, "Cuba looks like it's ready to fall." Washington Post
Maduro's Capture Deals Heavy Blow to Cuba's Vaunted Intelligence Service . . . Cuba's once-feared intelligence services took a humiliating blow with the capture of Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro, long one of Havana's prized clients. U.S. forces stormed his compound in a pre-dawn raid, seizing Maduro and his wife before escape. The operation reportedly left dozens of Cuban security officers dead, puncturing decades of Cold War bravado and exposing the limits of a spy network that once boasted global reach. Wall Street Journal
Stephen Miller declares Greenland should be part of US and 'nobody will fight' over country's future
Johnson cools war talk after Maduro arrest . . . House Speaker Mike Johnson moved to calm fears of another foreign entanglement, saying Americans should not expect U.S. troops in Venezuela after the weekend arrest of Nicolás Maduro. Johnson framed the Trump administration's operation as targeted law enforcement, not regime change, insisting Washington has no plans to run Venezuela's next government despite indictments and global shockwaves. Just the News
Judge Cuts Off Ousted Venezuelan Dictator Maduro As He Tries To Defend Himself In Court . . . Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro tried to turn his Manhattan arraignment into a political speech—and got shut down. As Maduro and wife Cilia Flores pleaded not guilty, he launched into claims of illegitimate capture before being cut off by Judge Alvin Hellerstein. The message from the bench was clear: this isn't Caracas, and the courtroom isn't his stage. Daily Caller
The judge in this case is a 92-year-old who doesn't care what anyone who is not to be messed with.
Politics
'Seize Private Property': Mamdani and Lieutenants Were Serious About the Socialist Thing . . . New York City's new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, opened his term by proudly embracing democratic socialism and sneering at individualism. The rhetoric was pure ideology, and the rollout was pure dysfunction. A celebratory block party quickly devolved into a grim preview—no food, no bathrooms, no competence. His transition team, stacked with familiar Bill de Blasio alumni and far-left activists, signals a city government sprinting back toward chaos. Daily Signal
If we depose the Cuban government, they will simply come and help run New York City.
A new era of policing to begin in Mamdani's Big Apple, and already there are positive signs—if you are a criminal . . . New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani quietly reshuffled power at City Hall, signaling where his priorities lie. In a buried executive order, respected NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch now answers to Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan, not the mayor himself. It's not a formal demotion, but it sidelines an effective administrator just as a softer-on-crime agenda rolls in. Criminals are already reading the message loud and clear. Daily Signal
Mamdani is mayor, and good, law-citizens will die because of it.
FBI put Catholic school teacher on terrorist watch list after unverified tip, Senate Jan. 6 investigation finds . . . On the Jan. 6 anniversary, Senate Republicans dropped findings accusing the Joe Biden administration of turning terrorism tools on political dissent. A report led by Rand Paul says the Federal Bureau of Investigation placed a federal air marshal's wife on a terror watchlist based on an anonymous tip. The Catholic schoolteacher was reportedly surveilled for years—without verified evidence—raising fresh alarms over politicized policing. Washington Examiner
Klobuchar mulls Minnesota gov run as Walz quite race . . . Tim Walz abruptly dropped his re-election bid, citing a ballooning fraud scandal in Minnesota's social services that dogged his administration. The exit caps his short-lived national rise after a failed 2024 vice-presidential run. With Walz stepping aside, Amy Klobuchar is weighing a run to replace him, signaling a fast-moving Democratic reshuffle amid fallout over oversight failures and vanished taxpayer funds. New York Times
National Security
Chinese propagandists promote Maduro arrest protests organized by CCP-linked network . . . Chinese state media are amplifying U.S. protests attacking the Trump administration's arrest of Nicolas Maduro, after a U.S.-led operation flew the strongman to face justice. The rallies, quickly staged in New York and beyond, trace back to a China-linked financial network and far-left groups with deep ideological ties to Chinese Communist Party—turning domestic unrest into foreign propaganda fuel. Just the News
Leftist Network Organizes Protests Against Trump's Capture of Maduro
2,000 federal agents deploying to Minneapolis in immigration crackdown, fraud probe . . . The Trump administration is surging federal muscle into Minnesota as a sprawling fraud scandal widens. Department of Homeland Security is preparing to deploy up to 2,000 agents across the Twin Cities, drawing from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Homeland Security Investigations. The move signals an aggressive federal response after years of lax oversight. CBS News
Hilton scrambles after DHS snub sparks backlash . . . After reports that DHS officers were denied rooms in Minneapolis, Hilton Hotels rushed to distance itself, blaming an independently owned property and issuing a public apology. The company insisted it does not tolerate discrimination and ordered immediate corrective action. The response followed a report that Department of Homeland Security officers were turned away. Breitbart
International
CIA Concluded Regime Loyalists Were Best Placed to Lead Venezuela After Maduro . . . A classified Central Intelligence Agency assessment warned that Venezuela's ruling elite—not the opposition—would best control chaos if Nicolás Maduro fell. The analysis, briefed to Donald Trump, pointed to Vice President Delcy Rodríguez as the safest interim option. That calculus sidelined reformist María Corina Machado, trading democratic hopes for short-term stability and control. Wall Street Journal
Money
Trump's Hint to Oil Executives Weeks Before Maduro Ouster: 'Get Ready' . . . A month before U.S. forces grabbed Nicolás Maduro, Donald Trump quietly told American oil executives to get ready. He teased sweeping change but kept silent on the coming strikes that hit Caracas or the parallel plan to unleash U.S. energy firms on Venezuela's broken oil fields. The message was clear: Washington was moving fast, and business would follow power. Wall Street Journal
Data center boom sparks local backlash . . . From Archbald to Page, tech giants are dropping massive data centers into towns that never planned for them. These industrial-scale hubs guzzle electricity, strain water supplies, and bulldoze local zoning concerns. Anger at Silicon Valley arrogance is spilling into national politics, uniting left and right voters who see communities sacrificed for cloud profits as midterms approach. Washington Post
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HHS Announces Monumental Changes to Childhood Immunization Schedule . . . The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services quietly cut the recommended childhood vaccine schedule from 17 shots to 10, following a December directive from Donald Trump to benchmark against other developed nations. Deputy Secretary Jim O'Neill signed off after the review, creating a split with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Officials insist vaccines remain available. Daily Signal
No More 'Fat Shot': Wegovy Launching In Pill Form . . . Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk is rolling out a daily Wegovy pill in the U.S., undercutting rivals in a cutthroat obesity market. Cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the pill launches at $149 a month for self-pay patients, with higher doses priced steeply above that. The move pressures Eli Lilly, which is still waiting on approval for its own pill. Daily Wire
Big Bird's comeuppance: Public broadcasting pulls the plug after funding axe . . . The Corporation for Public Broadcasting voted to dissolve after Republicans in United States Congress yanked $1.1 billion in taxpayer funding, severing the lifeline for NPR and PBS. CPB had already begun shutting down, warning staff of mass layoffs. The official line blames politics, but the vote ends decades of government-subsidized media long shielded from market reality. Daily Wire
Let's devote the savings to a shiny new B-1 bomber.
Guilty Pleasures
AI-generated police report states Utah officer was turned into a frog . . . A Utah police department's use of artificial intelligence led to a police report stating that an officer had been transformed into a frog. The Heber City Police Department started using a pair of AI programs, Draft One and Code Four, to automatically generate police reports from body camera footage in December. A report generated by the Draft One program mistakenly reported that an officer had been turned into a frog. UPI
The department later clarified that he been turned into a bunny.
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