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President Donald Trump addresses a House Republican retreat at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington on Jan. 6, 2026. Alex Wong/Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump on Jan. 11 told Cuba that it should forge a deal with the United States now that Washington has pushed Venezuela to cut off

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Transcript: Secretary of Energy Chris Wright on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Jan. 11, 2026

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