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Senate GOP succeeds in last-minute move to block Venezuela vote

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), joined by Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), speaks to the media following the weekly Senate policy luncheons at the U.S. Capitol

Some Democrats fume as Kristi Noem impeachment gains steam

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Updated Jan 14, 2026 - Politics & Policy

FBI searches WaPo reporter's home and devices

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Trump's new push for lower rates

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Jan 14, 2026 - World

U.S. evacuates troops from Middle East bases as Trump weighs Iran strikes

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How Americans are grading Trump on Venezuela and Greenland

Updated Jan 14, 2026 - Politics & Policy

Inside Schumer's plot to retake the Senate

Sen. Chuck Schumer speaks during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

Trump, Rubio to attend national college football title game in Miami

President Donald Trump holds a football alongside Navy Midshipmen linebacker Colin Ramos during the Commander-in-Chief Trophy presentation at the White House in Washington, D.C., on April 15, 2025.
Jan 14, 2026 - Technology

Sure, AI is speeding up work — it's also creating more

Illustration of a pictogram showing a person using a trash can, but the usual squares are replaced with AI generative sparkles.
Jan 14, 2026 - World

Trump challenges where America fights and how it arms itself

A man in a suit and red tie wearing a white "USA" cap speaks at a podium to a crowd of military personnel aboard the USS George Washington aircraft carrier, with a fighter jet visible behind them.

Trump's heavy hand tightens grip on U.S. economy

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Inside Trump's $11 billion health plan to replace "neo-colonial" USAID

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ICE shooting in Minneapolis has "no basis" for criminal rights investigation, DOJ says

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Dems leave door open to voting for Bill Clinton contempt measure

A man with white hair in a dark blue suit and blue patterned tie sits on a white chair, smiling and holding his chin, with a dark background showing "CLINTON GLOBAL INITIATIVE" text.
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