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U.S. President Donald Trump has warned Republican lawmakers that failing to retain control of Congress in the upcoming midterm elections could expose him to another impeachment, underscoring the legal and constitutional stakes of the 2026 electoral cycle. Speaking at a House Republican retreat at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Trump told GOP members that a…
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The Trump administration has frozen all federal child care payments to states and announced sweeping changes to the rules governing the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), one of the largest federal programs supporting affordable child care for low-income families. The move, announced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Monday,…
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The United States Senate is set to vote next week on a bipartisan war powers resolution aimed at blocking President Donald Trump from continuing military action against Venezuela, a move that has taken on new legal and constitutional urgency following the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces over the weekend. The privileged…
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The most striking moment of Nicolás Maduro’s arraignment in a U.S. federal court on Monday, January 5, 2026, was not the heavy security or the list of sweeping criminal charges read into the record—it was the direct, tense dialogue between the judge and the deposed Venezuelan leader. Escorted from detention in handcuffs by armed U.S.…
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A 26-year-old man has been arrested following an alleged break-in and property damage at the Ohio residence of U.S. Vice President JD Vance, raising questions about legal protections for public officials and the enforcement of criminal statutes against political figures’ properties. According to the U.S. Secret Service, agents assigned to protect Vance’s home in Cincinnati…
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California has enacted more than 500 new laws affecting the courts, marking one of the most expansive statutory overhauls in recent years. The measures—passed in 2025 and taking effect between 2026 and 2027—span immigration, criminal justice, child welfare, civil law, mental health, artificial intelligence, and court operations, with a strong emphasis on access to justice…
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As the United States’ military operation in Venezuela continues to reverberate across political and economic spheres, some sectors of the global finance industry are already eyeing potential investment opportunities in the Venezuelan economy, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report on the country’s evolving landscape. While WSJ’s live coverage reveals that these discussions are…
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The death toll from the United States’ military operation in Venezuela has climbed to at least 80 people, according to a report by TRT World, citing the New York Times. The report, published Sunday, January 4, 2026m quoted a senior Venezuelan official as saying the number of fatalities could rise further as assessments continue following…
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Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is set to appear in a federal courtroom in Manhattan today, Monday, January 5, 2026, where his criminal case will be overseen by Senior U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein, according to Here’s Why w/ Kevin Ortega-Rojas. Hellerstein is a 92-year-old jurist appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1998. Maduro’s…
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San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie has signed legislation establishing a city-administered reparations fund for Black residents, marking a significant—though legally cautious—step in the city’s long-running effort to address the harms of past discriminatory policies. The measure, approved unanimously by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and signed by the mayor last week, creates a formal…
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