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January 9, 2026

MIDDLE EAST | UKRAINE | MINNEAPOLIS | PORTLAND | U.S. HEALTHCARE | U.S. WAR POWERS | U.S. ECONOMY | U.S. MORTGAGES | GLOBAL ECONOMY | IRAN | PHILIPPINES | U.K. AND FRANCE | SWITZERLAND | SPACE | COLLEGE FOOTBALL | ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS | TODAY IN HISTORY

January 8, 2026

MIDDLE EAST | UKRAINE | MINNESOTA | U.S. GUN VIOLENCE | U.S. INTERNATIONAL WITHDRAWAL | U.S. MILITARY BUDGET | U.S. HEALTHCARE | U.S., DENMARK, AND GREENLAND | U.S. AND VENEZUELA | U.S. AND SOMALIA | AUSTRALIA | CANADA AND CHINA | IRAN | FRANCE | TODAY IN HISTORY

January 7, 2026

MIDDLE EAST | UKRAINE | U.S., DENMARK, AND GREENLAND | U.S. AND VENEZUELA | MORE U.S. AND VENEZUELA | U.S. SOCIAL PROGRAM FUNDING | U.S. IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT | CALIFORNIA | IRAN | KOREA AND CHINA | FOOTBALL | TODAY IN HISTORY

January 6, 2026

MIDDLE EAST | JANUARY 6 | U.S. MILITARY | U.S. PUBLIC BROADCASTING | U.S. VACCINES | U.S. POLICE FATALITIES | U.S. TRAVEL VISAS | MINNESOTA | U.S. AND VENEZUELA | VENEZUELA | DENMARK AND GREENLAND | IRAN | CHINA AND JAPAN | INDONESIA | EUROPE INFANT FORMULA | COLLEGE FOOTBALL | TODAY IN HISTORY

January 5, 2026

MIDDLE EAST | UKRAINE | U.S. AND VENEZUELA | TEXAS | CALIFORNIA | MORE CALIFORNIA | U.S. AND DENMARK | NORTH KOREA | IRAN | FRANCE | MYANMAR | SWITZERLAND | NIGERIA | MORE NIGERIA | GERMANY | FOOTBALL | WEEKEND MOVIES | TODAY IN HISTORY

Daily Brief Special Report: U.S. and Venezuela (Jan. 3, 2026)

The U.S. military, under orders from President Donald Trump, carried out large-scale airstrikes and ground operations in Venezuela overnight in which Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife were captured and taken out of the country.

January 2, 2026

UKRAINE | U.S. MILITARIZATION | TRUMP INVESTIGATIONS | U.S. HEALTH INSURANCE | U.S. SUPREME COURT | NEW YORK CITY | U.S. HEALTHCARE POLICY | COLORADO | U.S. AND VENEZUELA | SWITZERLAND | IRAN | AFGHANISTAN | TAIWAN | INDONESIA | SYRIA | INDIA | FINLAND | PAKISTAN | COLLEGE FOOTBALL | OLYMPICS

December 31, 2025

MIDDLE EAST | U.S. FLU | MINNESOTA | U.S. CONSUMER PROTECTION | U.S. DRUG PRICES | U.S. PRESIDENTIAL VETOES | U.S., IRAN, AND VENEZUELA | UNITED NATIONS | THAILAND AND CAMBODIA | BOLIVIA | WEST AFRICA | PERU | BULGARIA | INDONESIA | EUROPEAN BANKING | R.I.P. | TODAY IN HISTORY

December 30, 2025

MIDDLE EAST | UKRAINE | U.S. ANTI-DRUG STRIKES | MINNESOTA | U.S. HEALTHCARE FUNDNG | FLORIDA | KENNEDY CENTER | RUSSIA | IRAN | CHINA AND TAIWAN | TURKEY AND ARMENIA | TURKEY | AUSTRALIA | SOCCER | TODAY IN HISTORY

December 29, 2025

MIDDLE EAST | UKRAINE | U.S. FOREIGN AID | NEW JERSEY | MINNESOTA | CALIFORNIA | TAIWAN AND CHINA | CAMBODIA AND THAILAND | IRAN | TURKEY | SOMALILAND | NORTH KOREA | GUATEMALA | MEXICO | KOSOVO | WEEKEND MOVIES | R.I.P. | TODAY IN HISTORY