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Jan 5, 2026 - Business

$30,000 Maduro bet sparks debate over insider trading in prediction markets

Illustration of a pair of dice with elements of the Venezuelan flag.
Updated Jan 5, 2026 - Politics & Policy

Trump administration to freeze billions in childcare funding in five states

Pres. Trump in the Oval Office in December 2025
Updated Jan 5, 2026 - Politics & Policy

"Come get me": Colombian president's war of words with Trump escalates

Trump on the left side wearing a blue suit jacket and white collared shirt while speaking and Petro on the right side wearing a grey suit jacket, white collared shirt and glasses while speaking into a microphone
Updated Jan 5, 2026 - Health

Trump administration makes deep cuts in child vaccine schedule

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Dec. 19

Sen. Amy Klobuchar seriously considers run for Minnesota governor

Amy Klobuchar

A congressman wants to criminalize insider trading on prediction markets

Man in black jacket with U.S. House of Representatives seal and text "Congressman Ritchie Torres District 15" gesturing with his hand, seated indoors with office windows in background.
Updated Jan 5, 2026 - Politics & Policy

Maduro pleads not guilty in first court appearance: Here's what to know

Photo illustration of Nicolas Maduro with a gavel behind him

Lawsuit challenges Trump's authority on immigration pause

President Trump photographed at a press conference at Mar-a-Lago.

The 5 economic themes we're watching in 2026

Animated illustration of a pattern of noisy, horizontal lines moving from left to right, with a stock chart and the year 2026 trading places in the center of the frame.
Updated Jan 5, 2026 - Politics & Policy

Hegseth goes after Mark Kelly's rank over "seditious" video

Senator Mark Kelly, a Democrat from Arizona, during a vote at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025.

Congress makes first move to avert Jan. 30 shutdown

House Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole and ranking Democrat Rosa DeLauro at a Rules Committee hearing on Sept. 16, 2025.

Is the U.S. at war with Venezuela? Here's why the answer matters

Marco Rubio holds onto a podium while speaking into a microphone and is wearing a dark suit, a white collared shirt and a tie. President Trump and Stephen Miller flank him.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz drops reelection bid

Tim walz
Jan 5, 2026 - Business

Ian Bremmer: U.S. ending "own global order"

Illustration of a caution sign with an earth completing the exclamation point.
Column / Behind the Curtain

Behind the Curtain: Your post-disruption playbook

Illustration of marble columns falling over like dominoes

Trump's big bet on Venezuela's oil — and U.S. companies

Photo illustration of President Trump with stars from the Venezuelan flag hovering over his head. The bottom half of the image is of oil lines converging into the background towards Trump's portrait.

Exclusive: 40 million people turn to ChatGPT for health care

Updated Jan 4, 2026 - Politics & Policy

PMs of Greenland, Denmark tell Trump to stop U.S. takeover threats

Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen, in a navy blue hoodie and a Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in a pink blazer stand side by side indoors with a framed painting behind them. Both have neutral, attentive expressions.
Updated Jan 4, 2026 - Politics & Policy

Trump says U.S. "in charge" of Venezuela as interim leader vows cooperation

President Donald Trump speaking to reporters, a woman wearing headphones holding microphones, and another man looking at a smartphone inside an aircraft with a screen displaying the presidential seal and US flag.
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