Scheer Post • Jan 12, 2026
‘Uninvestable’: Oil Execs Rebuff Trump’s Demands for $100Bn Investment in Venezuela
The US Energy Secretary denies 'stealing' Venezuelan oil, despite a plan to hold revenues in offshore accounts under US control.
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Scheer Post • Jan 12, 2026
Chris Hedges: The Machinery of Terror
The Trump administration is consolidating the familiar machinery of terror of all authoritarian states. We must resist now. If we wait, it will be too late.
Scheer Post • Jan 12, 2026
Sanctions, Strategy and Spin: Venezuela Lobbying Soars Under Trump
As U.S. policy toward Venezuela hardened over the course of the year, federal lobbying activity accelerated.
Semafor • Jan 12, 2026
Senate whip backs Hageman in Wyoming Senate race
Rep. Harriet Hageman’s defeat of Liz Cheney in 2022 put her in pole position for the next Senate seat.
Scheer Post • Jan 12, 2026
Cuba Vows to Defend Itself Against Trump to ‘The Last Drop of Blood’
“Cuba is a free, independent, and sovereign nation. Nobody dictates what we do,” said Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel in response to the latest threat from the authoritarian US president.
Semafor • Jan 12, 2026
Record number of Americans identify as independents
Forty-five percent of Americans now say they’re independents.
Semafor • Jan 12, 2026
Congress braces for decisive week as shutdown nears
After this week, the Senate will go on recess for a week, with the House set to follow — leaving little time for cross-chamber coordination.
Semafor • Jan 12, 2026
Trump’s affordability agenda faces friction
Two of the president’s newest proposals track closer to the GOP’s populist fringe than to its free-market core.
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The Majority Report • Jan 12, 2026
Whoever Wins, We Lose
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Sanders and AOC Introduce Bill to Pause New AI Data Centers Nationwide
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Democrats Vow to Investigate “Web of Corruption” at DHS
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The Paraguay Scheme: Israel’s secret plan to deport Gazans in the ‘70s
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Home Care Wasn’t Ready For the Climate Crisis—Even Before Trump’s Cuts
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Trump’s Minions Have Quietly Disappeared Most Federal Data on Gender Identity
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