01/05/2026 05:10 CDT
U.S. PLUCKS MADURO FROM VENEZUELA AND WILL TAKE CONTROL OVER MASSIVE OIL FIELDS
TODAY’S TOP TEN
U.S. PULLS OFF FLAWLESS CAPTURE OF NICHOLAS MADURO
U.S. MILITARY, LAW ENFORCEMENT extract Nicholas Maduro from Venezuela to stand trial in America; U.S. to run Venezuela for now. American Greatness.
Rubio to Democrats: Couldn’t trust you not to leak. Just the News.
CCP-ALIGNED GROUPS organize pro-Maduro protests in blue U.S. cities. Fox News.
TRUMP DOJ WANTS TO EXAMINE records related to Minnesota’s “vouching system” for voter registration. ZeroHedge.
FBI REPORTEDLY FOILS ISIS-LINKED TERROR attack on New Year’s Eve near Charlotte. The Western Journal.
HERE ARE THE TOP SIX TAKEAWAYS from deranged prosecutor Jack Smith’s recent deposition. The Federalist.
RESTORATION NEWS COVERED the stories in 2025 that liberal media pretended didn’t exist. Restoration News.
CBS REFUSED TO INTERVIEW ELON MUSK unless they could record it and distort final product via edits. Ace of Spades HQ.
WISCONSIN JUDGE CONVICTED of helping illegal immigrant hide from feds resigns. Daily Caller.
CHURCH ATTENDANCE IS UP in America and young people are leading the surge. Washington Stand.
MEDIA CONTINUE to hyperventilate about climate, but 2025 saw fewest deaths from extreme weather ever. Just the News.
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COMMENTARY WORTH READING
Want to crack down on drug trafficking? Target the abortion drug cartel. Samantha Flom.
Time to cancel our subscription culture once and for all. Jordan Boyd.
Nine reasons Trump’s Venezuela operation is great for America. J. Michael Waller.
VIDEO WORTH WATCHING
Mamdani’s vow to end “rugged individualism” sets off firestorm. Fox News.
Marco Rubio: “I watch these experts and it’s clown hour.” Real Clear Politics.
Restoration of America Foundation CEO Doug Truax on Venezuela operation: “Great day for the American people.” Fox News.
LATEST ROA PODCASTS
Host Hayden Ludwig interviews Restoration of America CEO and Founder Doug Truax on the upcoming midterm elections. Restoration News.
Host Grace Reilly zeroes in on what Gen Z should be focused on. Restorating America with Grace Reilly.
OFFBEAT BEAT
Trump’s motorcade made a surprise stop at a Florida strip mall hours before the Maduro capture. The National Pulse.
TWEETS OF NOTE
(@APompliano) Delta Force went down to Venezuela last night and captured President Maduro. Quite literally, Americans sleep safely at night because rough men stand ready to do violence on our behalf. God bless every single one of them. Tweet.
(@nedryun) Trump is showing the world how you do foreign policy. Relatively light touch in the entire scheme of things but devastatingly precise and momentous and absolutely done in America’s best interests. . . Honestly I’m in love with the resurrection of the Monroe Doctrine. So obvious makes you wonder why no Republican did it in the past. . .Tweet.
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DOGE SAVINGS
$215 billion. DOGE website.
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