Trump Claims Venezuela Will Hand Over Oil, and L.A. Wildfires Leave Behind Toxic Homes

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<p>Plus, a journey to a melting continent. </p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/business/venezuela-oil-supply.html" target="_blank">Trump Claims Venezuela Will Send Oil to U.S.</a> by Stanley Reed and Chris Cameron</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/world/americas/us-venezuela-cuba-russia-china-iran.html" target="_blank">U.S. Pressures Venezuela to Expel Official Advisers From China, Cuba, Iran and Russia, Officials Say</a> by Julian E. Barnes, Edward Wong and Eric Schmitt</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/us/politics/rubio-trump-greenland.html" target="_blank">Rubio Tells Lawmakers Trump Wants to Buy Greenland</a> by Edward Wong, Tyler Pager and Eric Schmitt</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01/06/us/trump-news" target="_blank">President Expects Impeachment if G.O.P. Falters in Midterm Elections</a> by Karoun Demirjian</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/us/politics/trump-white-house-jan-6-website.html" target="_blank">White House Posts False Jan. 6 Narrative on Riot’s 5th Anniversary</a> by Luke Broadwater and Alan Feuer</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/29/us/insurers-smoke-damaged-homes-toxins.html" target="_blank">How Did This Family End Up Back in a Toxic House?</a> by Rukmini Callimachi and Blacki Migliozzi</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/climate/antarctica-thwaites-glacier" target="_blank">Journey to the Melting Continent</a> by Raymond Zhong</p><p>Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>.</p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>