Captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is escorted, as he heads towards the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse in Manhattan, for an initial appearance to face U.S. federal charges including narco-terrorism, conspiracy, drug trafficking, money laundering, and others in New York City on Jan. 5, 2026. Adam Gray/Reuters
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) speaks to the press after a meeting with other Congressional leaders and cabinet members about Venezuela at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Jan. 5, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
Vice President JD Vance speaks during a press briefing at the White House on Jan. 8, 2026. Vance spoke about the fatal shooting of Renee Good during a confrontation with ICE, and the welfare fraud scandal in Minnesota. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
Cars drive through floodwaters in Mill Valley, Calif., on Jan. 5, 2026. The San Francisco Bay Area coast is experiencing unusually high tides, commonly referred to as a King Tide—a naturally occurring phenomenon caused when the gravitational forces of the Sun, Moon, and Earth align. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
The Sphere is illuminated with Star Wars character Darth Vader to promote the LEGO SMART Brick during the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Jan. 7, 2026. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images
Michelle Witthoeft (3rd R), mother of killed Jan. 6 protester Ashli Babbitt, and others wait to place flowers near the U.S. Capitol as people march to the Capitol on the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6 protests in Washington on Jan. 6, 2026. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images
Snow on San Gorgonio Mountain, east of San Bernardino, Calif., on Jan. 7, 2026. Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. unveils the department’s new dietary guidelines food chart during a policy announcement event at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Washington on Jan. 8, 2026. The Trump administration announced new dietary guidelines including an emphasis on proteins and full-fat dairy, and limits on processed foods. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
Altadena community members gather at the “Honoring Altadena” event at Fair Oaks Burger on the first anniversary of the Eaton Fire in Altadena, Calif., on Jan. 7, 2026. The Eaton and Palisades fires left more than 16,000 structures destroyed and claimed the lives of 31 people. Mario Tama/Getty Images
People gather to celebrate the capture of Venezuela leader Nicolás Maduro outside the Federal District Court in Lower Manhattan before his appearance before a federal judge in New York City on Jan. 5, 2026. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
Fireworks erupt behind the Washington Monument as seen from the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Va., on Jan. 5, 2026. As part of the celebration, each side of the monument was illuminated with Freedom 250 projections starting on New Year’s Eve and running every night through Jan. 5 to kick off the United States’ 250th anniversary in 2026. Heather Diehl/Getty Images
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) lead Democratic members of Congress and family members of fallen U.S. Capitol Police officers in a moment of silence marking the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, protests outside the U.S. Capitol, on Jan. 6, 2026. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem alongside Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks (L) and Border Patrol Rio Grande Valley Sector Chief Jared Ashby ride along the Rio Grande river in Brownsville, Texas, on Jan. 7, 2026. Noem announced that the federal government would be deploying 500 miles of water barriers in the Rio Grande river. Michael Gonzalez/Getty Images
An aerial view of the construction of 16 new homes at a planned community amid cleared lots where homes were destroyed by the Eaton Fire in Altadena, Calif., on Jan. 5, 2026. The Eaton Fire ignited nearly one year ago on Jan. 7, 2025, killing 19 people and destroying more than 9,000 structures, most of them homes in Altadena. Mario Tama/Getty Images
People gather at a memorial site created for Renee Good, a woman shot and killed at the location during an Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation in Minneapolis on Jan. 10, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio shakes hands with Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud during at the State Department in Washington on Jan. 7, 2026. The two are meeting to discuss a range of bilateral issues. Win McNamee/Getty Images
Members of the National Guard look on during a procession for Metropolitan Police Department officer Terry Bennett, who passed away on Jan. 7 after being struck on a highway while helping a stranded driver on Dec. 23, 2025, in Washington on Jan. 8, 2026. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images
Children pay their respects at a memorial dedicated to the 19 children and two adults murdered on May 24, 2022, during the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Jan. 5, 2026. The first trial over law enforcement’s delayed response to the Uvalde school shooting began today with former Uvalde schools officer Adrian Gonzales standing trial in Corpus Christi. Gonzales faces 29 counts of child endangerment. Brandon Bell/Getty Images
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) confer during a hearing about fraud in Minnesota at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 7, 2026. Federal prosecutors filed charges against dozens of people in Minnesota, many from the area’s Somali community, with upwards of billions of taxpayer dollars allegedly stolen through fraudulent social services schemes. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Demonstrators gather at Lafayette Park in front of the White House to protest the Iranian government during the “Free Iran” rally in Washington on Jan. 10, 2026. Luke Johnson/Getty Images
Architect Shalom Baranes shows a site plan for a new $400 million White House ballroom during a meeting of the National Capital Planning Commission in Washington on Jan. 8, 2026. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
(L-R) Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) take a question during a news conference on the Venezuela War Powers Resolution at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 8, 2026. The Senate passed the bipartisan resolution 52–47 to block the president’s use of the U.S. military force within or against Venezuela without congressional authorization. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
People walk along the street in New York City on Jan. 9, 2026. The Labor Department reported that employers added 50,000 jobs in December, bringing the unemployment rate down to 4.4 percent. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
“Christian and Scooby” perform during halftime of the NCAAB game between the Arizona Wildcats and the Kansas State Wildcats at McKale Center in Tucson, Ariz., on Jan. 7, 2026. Christian Petersen/Getty Images
President Donald Trump takes questions from members of the media during a meeting with oil and gas executives in the East Room of the White House on Jan. 9, 2026. Trump is holding the meeting to discuss plans for investment in Venezuela after ousting its leader Nicolás Maduro. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
