The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Dec. 21, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—Following the holiday break, Congress returns this week with a lot to do. At the top of the agenda is government funding that is needed to avert a shutdown on Jan. 30. We had a problem loading this article. Please enable
President Donald Trump listens during a ceremony for the presentation of the Mexican Border Defense Medal in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Dec. 15, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images President Donald Trump warned on Jan. 4 that drug traffickers in Colombia and Mexico could be facing action by the U.S. military,
Rep. Jim Himes, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said the operation to capture Maduro is “clearly illegal under international law,” while pointing to broader implications. “Think of what Russia and China just learned,” Himes said on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan.” “Russia and China just learned that all you need to
President Donald Trump, alongside (L–R) Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, speaks to the press following U.S. military actions in Venezuela, at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Fla., on Jan. 3, 2026. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump said on
What’s at stake after Trump removes Maduro from power – CBS News Watch CBS News Tony Dokoupil speaks about President Trump’s decision to remove the dictator Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela and all that’s at stake in that call. link.lazyload { position: absolute; } .content__meta-wrapper::before { width: 100%; } .device–type-mobile .content__meta-wrapper::before { width: calc(100vw – 40px);
U.S. airlines are flying in and out of the Caribbean again Sunday after the surprise U.S. attack on Venezuela prompted the FAA to close the airspace over much of the Caribbean Saturday. Kris Van Cleave reports on how many stranded Americans are still waiting for flights home. Original CBS News Link</a
What happens next in Venezuela after the U.S. capture of dictator Nicolás Maduro with President Trump saying he plans to “run” that country? Retired Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, who served as national security advisor in the first Trump administration, shares his thoughts on that question and more. Original CBS News Link</a