U.S. Faces Uproar Over Venezuela Attack, and Kennedy Scales Back Childhood Vaccine Recommendations

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<p>Plus, Marjorie Taylor Greene’s last day. </p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/world/americas/un-security-council.html" target="_blank">At the U.N., Even Allies Condemn U.S. Action in Venezuela</a> by Farnaz Fassihi</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/world/americas/trump-venezuela-us-control.html" target="_blank">Venezuela’s Legislators Offer Scorn as Trump Demands Obedience</a> by Simon Romero, María Victoria Fermín and Annie Correal</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/world/americas/maduro-court-appearance-pow.html" target="_blank">Maduro Says He Is a Prisoner of War, Not a Defendant. The Words Matter</a> by Hurubie Meko</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/us/politics/congress-venezuela-maduro.html" target="_blank">Congress Is Divided Over Maduro Raid After First Briefing</a> by Robert Jimison and Megan Mineiro</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/us/politics/stephen-miller-greenland-venezuela.html" target="_blank">Stephen Miller Asserts U.S. Has Right to Take Greenland</a> by Chris Cameron</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/health/children-vaccines-cdc-kennedy.html" target="_blank">Kennedy Scales Back the Number of Vaccines Recommended for Children</a> by Apoorva Mandavilli</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/article/trump-republican-critics-lawmakers-exit.html" target="_blank">Trump’s Harshest Republican Critics? Lawmakers Headed for the Exits</a> by Kellen Browning</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/world/europe/eva-schloss-dead.html" target="_blank">Eva Schloss, Anne Frank’s Stepsister and Holocaust Survivor, Dies at 96</a> by Jenny Gross</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>