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16-02-2026 Vol 19

Month: January 2026

Trump says US must restore law and order to Venezuela before elections — opposition leader could only win with his support

President Trump said Venezuela must be restored with “law and order” and economic discipline before any talk of elections, following the dramatic US operation that ended with the arrest...

Schumer blasts Trump’s ‘reckless’ decision to nab Maduro — as Dems and a few GOPers question legality

Some Dems griped privately that the hand-wringing over the Maduro raid makes the party "look weak," according to Axios. Some Dems griped privately that the hand-wringing over the Maduro...

Trump’s embrace of pot has Republicans in Congress fuming

In moving to reduce marijuana regulation, the president has defied the party’s old guard. In moving to reduce marijuana regulation, the president has defied the party’s old guard. ​Health...

Trump threatens Venezuela’s new leader Delcy Rodriguez with a fate worse than Maduro if she doesn’t work with US

President Trump warned Sunday that if newly-appointed Venezuelan leader Delcy Rodriguez fails to fall in line with his vision for reform, she likely suffer a worse fate than captured President...

Biden’s ‘extravagant’ pension is largest of any president in history – and even more than what he earned as prez

“It's pretty unusual, historically unusual, to have such a large pension amount,” an expert told The Post. “It's pretty unusual, historically unusual, to have such a large pension amount,”...

Nicolas Maduro seemingly taunted US with dancing TikTok video, rendition of John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ days before capture

Deposed Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro had publicly danced and sung John Lennon's "Imagine" in the weeks before Operation Absolute Resolve, seemingly downplaying the threat from President Trump, who amassed...

Far-left Maine Dem urges ‘comrades’ to resist Trump over Venezuela operation and ‘retake our country’

Some of the Maine candidate's backers showed up to the event with signs such as "ICE Out of Maine Now," which were seemingly mismatched for his speech to address...

Trump’s drug-pricing deals won’t benefit most Americans today. They could over time.

Most Americans, who have private insurance, likely will not benefit immediately from efforts to lower prescription drug prices. Administration officials expect effects to spread as markets are reshaped. Most...

Marco Rubio says Venezuela’s VP Delcy Rodríguez isn’t a legitimate leader — as he outlines how next president will be chosen

Rubio spoke with Rodriguez — the country's vice president — after the US conducted a daring military operation to capture the former Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro. Rubio spoke with...

GOP rep explodes at suggestion he’s not backing Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado after Maduro capture

"The next democratically elected president of Venezuela is going to be Maria Corina Machado." "The next democratically elected president of Venezuela is going to be Maria Corina Machado."