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For many of the hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan immigrants facing possible deportation, their relief about the arrest of President Nicolás Maduro was cut by the fear about what comes next from an administration that has zeroed in on Venezuelans as a target. LA Times
VOA VIEW: There is much to fear.
The Trump administration in its first year has claimed sweeping executive power and tested U.S. laws. Federal judges warn that American jurisprudence and democracy are under threat. LA Times
VOA VIEW: Judges have taken too much power.
President Trump on Sunday crowed about cutting off Venezuelan money and oil to Cuba and encouraged Havana to "make a deal, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE." New York Post
VOA VIEW: It would be wise to make a deal with the US.
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Ukraine struck three Russian oil rigs operating in the Caspian Sea on Sunday following Moscow's large-scale bombardment over the weekend that left thousands without heat or power in Kyiv. New York Post
VOA VIEW: Russia is causing more problems.
US citizens are being called to leave Venezuela immediately over reports that armed paramilitaries are setting up roadblocks to hunt down for American citizens following the capture of former President Nicolas Maduro. New York Post
VOA VIEW: American should be very careful.
"Squad' Rep. Ilhan Omar implored the public to film Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and blasted the Trump administration for making judgments about the shooting of Renee Good before an investigation into it. New York Post
VOA VIEW: Omar is an idiot that leave the US.
The prison has outlasted the war in Afghanistan, has employed tens of thousands of temporary troops and holds six men charged but not yet tried in death penalty cases. New York Times
OAN Staff Katherine Mosack2:40 PM – Saturday, January 10, 2026 Federal Bureau of Investigation veteran Christopher Raia has been named as its co-deputy. OANN
Democrat Representatives Eric Swalwell, from California, and Dan Goldman, from New York, are planning to introduce legislation that would remove qualified immunity protections for Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. OANN
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At a Los Angeles stop on his “Arsenal of Freedom Tour,” War Secretary Pete Hegseth has sworn in 40 new military recruits from the West Coast. OANN
Prediction markets let people wager on anything from a basketball game to the outcome of a presidential election - and recently, the downfall of former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: Maduro's demise was predictable.
South Carolina is up to 310 cases of measles in an outbreak that has been ongoing for months, with 99 new cases confirmed between Tuesday and Friday. Washington Times
Passsengers had to climb down from the Disneyland resort monorail by ladder after two trains got stuck. Washington Times
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The entire state of California is drought-free for the first time since December 2000. Washington Times
A shark attacked and killed an American woman along a beach in St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands, officials said Friday. Washington Times
Protests against immigration enforcement are planned for cities and towns across the country on Saturday after one federal officer fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis and another shot and wounded two people in Portland, Oregon. Washington Times
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Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has indicated she'd like to give or share the prize with President Trump. CBS
VOA VIEW: It would have been fait.
This week marks one year since wildfires erupted across the Los Angeles region. At least 31 people were killed, and thousands of homes and businesses were destroyed. Most have not been rebuilt. CBS
VOA VIEW: Bass is a worthless fool.
Michael McKee is the ex-husband of Monique Tepe, according to court records obtained by CBS News. Tepe and her husband, Spencer, were shot and killed in Columbus on Dec. 30. CBS
In 1823, President James Monroe called for European powers to stay out of the Americas – a stance that for generations led to U.S. military interventions across the Western Hemisphere, including President Trump's incursion into Venezuela. CBS
As millions of Americans struggle with paying for health care, doctors and health experts discuss how medical care is being eroded by insurers denying necessary tests and treatment, making it "more difficult to be healthy in the United States." CBS
VOA VIEW: Insurance Companies are the big money grabbers.
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Beloved schoolteacher Mary Catherine Edwards was found murdered wearing police-grade Smith & Wesson handcuffs — sending ripples through the Beaumont, Texas, Police Department. CBS
The court filing follows a CNBC investigation that detailed how these third-party vendors have spread across U.S. employer-sponsored health plans. CNBC
Any use of judicial process against the funds will interfere with efforts to "ensure economic and political stability in Venezuela," the order says. CNBC
VOA VIEW: The courts will mess everything up,
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Patients can already access the first GLP-1 obesity pill from Novo Nordisk, and a rival oral drug from Eli Lilly is slated for U.S. approval later this year. CNBC
Prosecutors to seek death penalty for Mississippi man accused in deadly rampage that killed six people, including a child and church pastor Friday night. FOX News
The man accused of planting pipe bombs at party headquarters before the Jan. 6 attack pleaded not guilty this week. The FBI arrested Brian Cole after his alleged confession. FOX News
U.S. officials confirmed to Fox News Saturday that the U.S. military has launched airstrikes against the Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria. FOX News
NASA makes unprecedented decision to bring International Space Station crew home early after medical emergency – first time in 25-year station history. FOX News
SpaceX early Sunday morning launched its first Twilight rideshare flight from California, launching satellites for NASA, an Internet-of-Things services company and an experiment to 3-D print a boom in space. UPI
Hundreds of protesters likely have been killed as the Iranian government cracks down on spreading civil unrest amid a collapsing economy. UPI
VOA VIEW: Trump action is expected.
A man convicted of encouraging Muslims to fight overseas after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks engaged in free speech, an appellate court ruled. UPI
A shark attacked and killed a Minnesota woman while she swam in waters along Dorsch Beach in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, on Thursday afternoon. UPI
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Conservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas got a lawyer for the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office to admit it mounted a “fishing expedition” against a pro-life organization without receiving specific complaints about the group. He got caught.
Thomas drilled down on the investigation of First Choice Women’s Resource Centers during oral arguments in a case challenging a subpoena the organization received from AG Matthew Platkin’s office. “You had no basis to think that they were deceiving any of their contributors?” Thomas asked Chief Counsel Sundeep Iyer. “We certainly had complaints about crisis pregnancy centers,” Iyer deflected before admitting none specifically applied to First Choice, a faith-based nonprofit with five facilities across the Garden State that discourages women from terminating their pregnancies.
“We had no complaints,” Iyer said. “But state governments, [the] federal government, initiate investigations all the time in the absence of complaints where they have a reason to suspect that there could be potential issues of legal compliance.” “I think we had a more than ample basis to initiate this,” he added, citing concerns about misleading donors, unlicensed medical practices, violation of patient privacy, and “potentially misleading or untrue medical statements.” “Well, that just seems a burdensome way to find out whether someone has a confusing website,” jabbed Thomas.
The 2023 subpoena from Platkin’s office requested that First Choice turn over names of its donors to investigators, alleging that the organization could be defrauding them. First Choice sued, arguing the subpoena chilled its First Amendment rights. Platkin’s team countered that First Choice was not yet required to turn over the donor names, but most of the justices were skeptical of the argument against letting the crisis center’s challenge continue. “You don’t think it might have an effect on future potential donors to the organization to know that their name, phone number, address, etc, could be disclosed as a result of the subpoena?” Chief Justice John Roberts pressed Iyer at one point.
Iyer insisted it wouldn’t and claimed that the closest First Choice got to proving otherwise was a donor declaration that they would have been less “likely to donate … if we had known information about the donation might be disclosed,” which the AG’s office called a “backwards-looking statement.” “Really? I mean, we’re going to now pick over the tense of the verb that they chose?” exclaimed conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch at Iyer’s rationale. First Choice attorney Erin Hawley underscored in her argument how potential small donors might be nervous about a subpoena and argued there was nothing misleading about the group’s website.
