On Venezuela, Vance criticized past “endless quagmires” that delivered “nothing” to the American people, and said, “I’m happy to be here to talk about how we can make it an even bigger and better operation for the American people.”

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President Trump announced the seizure of an oil tanker which departed Venezuela without American approval.

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Benjamin Netanyahu says that, while it is “much appreciated,” he would like to reduce Israel’s reliance on the US to near zero with ten years, saying Israel has “come of age.”

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President Trump: “Venezuela and the United States together, we have 55% of the oil in the world.”

President Trump announced that the United States will immediately begin refining and selling up to 50 million barrels of Venezuelan crude oil, which will continue…

President Trump on Renee Good: “She was an agitator. Probably a paid agitator. But in my opinion, she was a very high-level agitator... I said, ‘This isn't a normal situation. This is a professional troublemaker.’”

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The review, outlined in a Pentagon memo obtained by NPR, comes after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told admirals and generals in September that women must meet the "highest male standard."

Tucker Carlson was seen at President Trump’s meeting in the White House East Room with oil firm executives.

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Polymarket odds show Iran’s Khamenei projected to be overthrown by 2026, with odds peaking at 61% before declining to 59% within the last 24 hours.

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President Trump states that Iran’s in “big trouble” and the US will get involved if protestors are shot.

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The S&P 500 has closed above 6,966 for the first time ever.

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Pope Leo has condemned "Orwellian" restrictions on free speech in the West.

"In an attempt to be increasingly inclusive, [free speech restrictions] end up excluding those who do not conform to the ideologies that are fueling it."

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Weekly paychecks adjusted for inflation are now up 1.5% under Trump.

Under Biden, checks were down 2.4% at this point.

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President Trump says that a deal for Greenland with Denmark will be found the "easy way" or the "hard way."

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PBS News claims that the ICE agent who was struck by Renee Good’s advancing car was “knocked backward but not hit.”

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USDA Advisor Ben Carson: “I love it when people say, ‘I don’t really eat that much. I just have a gland problem’… They do have a gland problem. It’s the salivary gland.”

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The agriculture secretary cited ‘massive fraud’ in the state

FBI Director Kash Patel has named Christopher Raia to replace Dan Bongino as deputy director.

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President Trump has called for a cap on credit card interest rates at 10%, effective January 20th, 2026.

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Anti-ICE demonstrators have surrounded a Marriott hotel in Minneapolis where they believe ICE agents are staying.

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Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman protested President Trump’s initiative to cap credit card interest rates at 10%.

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Data on employment outcomes for new graduates and young workers.