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State of the World from NPR - Venezuela: Who’s in Charge Now?
Deposed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is now is the U.S. But back in Venezuela, the country’s new leadership looks a lot like the old. We look at who’s now leading the government in Caracas. Also, President Trump ran on a campaign of no US involvement in foreign wars. But since he took office, the US military has struck Iran, Yemen, Nigeria, Syria and Venezuela, and made threats against others.
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PBS News Hour - World - In turnaround from earlier threats, Trump invites Colombia’s leader to the White House
Marketplace All-in-One - Productivity climbs — without hiring to match
Labor economists will tell ya, productivity growth leads to more hiring. The idea is, once a company is operating more efficiently, they’ll try expanding, which usually comes with new jobs. But in this frustrating and bizarre economy, data show major productivity gains and a stagnant labor market … coexisting? Also in this episode: New York City expands a free child care program, one reporter tries to do the job(s) of the federal government, and economists expect a less-grim December jobs report.
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PBS News Hour - Health - Inside the real Pittsburgh hospital behind HBO’s ‘The Pitt’
The Gist - Not Even Mad: Michael A. Cohen & Charles Fain Lehman
Michael A. Cohen, author of the Truth and Consequences newsletter, and Charles Fain Lehman, Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, debate the capture of Nicolas Maduro and whether Marco Rubio is positioning himself as the "Governor General of Latin America." The panel analyzes Tim Walz's exit from the Minnesota governor's race amid a $9 billion pandemic fraud scandal and the controversial appointment of Cea Weaver to New York's housing office. Plus,the debunking of the "Heritage American" myth that only 37–39% of the population meets the pre-1860 ancestry criteria, the New York Times' creative statistics on 8.5 MPH bus speeds, and Larry David's strict January 7th statute of limitations on wishing anyone a "Happy New Year."
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Consider This from NPR - Is the Trump foreign policy back to the future?
"Make America great again."
That phrase has been in our political ecosystem for 10 years now.
But it's never been clear what time period in American history President Trump was referencing?
Is it the 1980s? Or maybe the 1950s?
What about further back, say the 1890s?
As we enter the second year of Trump’s second term, is a 19th century presidency emerging? For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Email us at considerthis@npr.org.
This episode was produced by Tyler Bartlam, with audio engineering from Tiffany Vera Castro.
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Newshour - Trump officials defend officer who shot woman in Minneapolis while protests continue
Vice-President J.D.Vance insists Renee Good was shot by an ICE officer in self defence. We hear the latest from the city amid conflicting accounts of what happened.
Also in the programme: reports of clashes between Iranian security forces and protestors across the country; political prisoners released in Venezuela; and what it's like to be sick in space.
(Photo: US Vice-President Vance addresses the media in the White House; Credit: WILL OLIVER/EPA/Shutterstock)
Federalist Radio Hour - ‘The Kylee Cast’ feat. Mollie Hemingway and Sara Prinzi, Ep. 23: Best Of The Federalist 2025, And What To Expect In 2026
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CBS News Roundup - 01/08/2026 | Evening Update
Protests in Minneapolis and other cities against the fatal shooting by ICE agent of a motorist during anti-ICE protests. NASA re-evaluating current international space station mission over astronaut medical issue. Some Senate Republicans join Democrats in voting to limit President Trump's war powers.
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