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Trump and Minnesota, Venezuela's Opposition, Trump's Healthcare Plan

January 16, 2026·12 min·2-min readroundtablenews
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Protests in Minnesota intensify after federal immigration officers shot a man, sparking unrest and raising fears of military intervention under the Insurrection Act; meanwhile, Venezuela's opposition leader Maria Corina Machado handed her Nobel Peace Prize to President Trump, who backs ri

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Maria Corina MachadoDelcy RodriguezPresident TrumpMeg AndersonSelena Simmons-DuffinCynthia Cox

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Breaking NewsCriminal JusticeFederal ReserveForeign PolicyGeopoliticsUs Politics

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