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Delcy Rodriguez calls for opening the oil industry to foreign investment and strengthening US relations

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💥 Explore this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Delcy Rodriguez,nicholas maduro,oil,venezuela ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: Under pressure from the United States to cooperate with its plans to reshape Venezuela's sanctioned oil industry, Maduro's former vice president announced that "a new policy is being shaped in Venezuela." She urged foreign diplomats in attendance to tell investors abroad about the changes and called on lawmakers to approve oil sector reforms that would secure foreign companies' access to Venezuela's vast reserves. “Venezuela, which has free trade relations with the world, can sell the products of its energy industry,”…

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Watch the live broadcast: Maria Corina Machado holds a press conference after presenting the Nobel Peace Prize medal to Trump

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🔥 Discover this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Donald Trump news,Maria Corina Machado ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado holds a news conference Friday, a day after she presented the Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Donald Trump at the White House. The press conference is expected to begin at 11 a.m. EST. Watch the live stream in the player above. The gift came at a time when Trump questioned Machado's credibility to rule her country after the United States ousted then-President Nicolas Maduro. The Nobel Institute said…

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Senators launched a cross-party effort to end stock trading by lawmakers

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💥 Explore this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Ashley Moody,kirsten gillibrand,senate,stock trading,stocks 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — Two senators from opposing parties are joining forces in a renewed effort to block members of Congress from trading stocks, an effort that has broad public support but has repeatedly stalled on Capitol Hill. Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York and Republican Sen. Ashley Moody of Florida plan on Thursday to introduce legislation, first shared with The Associated Press, that would bar lawmakers and their immediate family members from trading or owning individual stocks. He…

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The Department of Homeland Security says a federal officer shot a person in the leg after being attacked during a Minneapolis arrest

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✨ Discover this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: minneapolis,minnesota,Renee Good,u.s. immigration and customs enforcement 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal officer shot a man in the leg in Minneapolis after he was attacked with a shovel and broom while trying to arrest a man Wednesday, officials said. Smoke filled the street near the site of the shooting as federal officers and protesters fought. A group of officers wearing gas masks and helmets fired tear gas and grenades into a small crowd while protesters threw snowballs and chanted "Our streets." Watch live: The…

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Watch: Machado tells reporters why she presented the Nobel Peace Prize to Trump

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🔥 Read this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Donald Trump news,Maria Corina Machado,nobel peace prize,venezuela 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado told reporters on Thursday that she presented her Nobel Peace Prize medal to US President Donald Trump during her meeting with him at the White House earlier in the day. Watch Machado's remarks in the video player above. Machado received the award at the end of 2025 for what the Norwegian Nobel Committee described as “her tireless work to strengthen the democratic rights of the people of Venezuela and for…

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22 candidates are vying in Georgia to succeed Marjorie Taylor Greene in Congress

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✨ Discover this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: georgia,Marjorie Taylor Greene 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: ATLANTA (AP) — A prosecutor, a state senator and a garbage trucking entrepreneur are among 22 candidates vying to succeed former U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for a Georgia congressional seat. He watches: Marjorie Taylor Greene talks about President Trump as she prepares to leave Congress A total of 17 Republicans had filed to run for the seat by the time qualifying closed on Wednesday, as did three Democrats, a liberal and an independent. The candidates will compete on the…

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WATCH: Levitt says Trump was ‘simply kidding’ about overturning election

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🚀 Discover this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: 2026 Midterms,Donald Trump news,karoline leavitt,White House 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: Asked about a comment President Donald Trump made earlier this week about canceling the US midterm elections, White House press secretary Carolyn Leavitt said he was "talking disingenuously." Watch Levitt's remarks in the video player above. "The president was simply joking," Leavitt said. He added: "He was saying, 'We're doing a great job, we're doing everything the American people thought about, and maybe we should keep working.'" Leavitt also said at Thursday's press conference that "only" Trump…

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Watch LIVE: Georgia Governor Brian Kemp’s 2026 State of the State Address

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🔥 Check out this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: brian kemp,georgia,State of the State 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: Georgia Governor Brian P. Kemp will deliver his final State of the State address Thursday before a joint session of the state General Assembly. The governor will set priorities for his administration's final legislative session. Georgia Public Radio is broadcasting the address. Watch the live stream in the video player above. Kemp gave a preview of his final budget priorities and pointed to some of his administration's accomplishments during the Georgia Egg and Egg Chamber of Commerce's…

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Watch: Levitt says every American with health insurance will see lower costs under Trump’s plan

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✨ Explore this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Donald Trump news,health insurance,karoline leavitt,White House 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday announced the outlines of a health care plan he wants Congress to adopt as Republicans face mounting pressure to address rising health care costs after lawmakers allowed subsidies to expire. Watch White House Press Secretary Carolyn Leavitt's remarks in the video player above. The cornerstone is his proposal to send money directly to Americans for health savings accounts so they can handle insurance and health costs as they see…

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Fewer than expected Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, as layoffs remain low

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💥 Check out this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: hiring,jobless claims,jobs,Labor Department,layoffs,unemployment 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week as U.S. layoffs remain low despite growing concern about a weak labor market. The Labor Department reported Thursday that U.S. jobless claims for the week ending Jan. 10 fell by 9,000 to 198,000, down from 207,000 the previous week. That number was well below the 215,000 figure expected by analysts polled by data firm FactSet. Read more: Slow hiring caps off a frustrating year for job seekers Claims…

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