The Trump administration has begun sounding out U.S.-based oil companies—including Exxon, ConocoPhillips, Halliburton, and Weatherford—about whether they would consider resuming operations in Venezuela if President Nicolás Maduro were removed from power. So far, the response has been a firm “no,” according to three people familiar with the discussions cited by POLITICO.

According to internal guidance issued by the Trump administration for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and obtained by The New York Times, USCIS field offices have been instructed to provide the Office of Immigration Litigation with 100 to 200 denaturalization cases per month in 2026. The directive comes as President Trump and other administration officials move to significantly intensify their immigration crackdown in the coming year, including efforts to revoke the citizenship of thousands of Americans.

The U.S. State Department announced tonight what it described as the largest arms package ever approved for Taiwan, valued at more than $11 billion. The move is expected to anger China. According to officials, the package is set to include: • The U.S. Armed Forces’ Tactical Mission Network (TMN) • 82 M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) • 420 MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) • 120 M109A7 “Paladin” self-propelled howitzers and M992A3 tracked ammunition carrier vehicles • 1,545 Tube-Launched, Optically Tracked, Wire-Guided (TOW) 2B BGM-71F-7-RF missiles • 1,050 FGM-148F “Javelin” anti-tank missiles • Seekers and repair support for Harpoon anti-ship missiles • ALTIUS-600M and 700M loitering munition systems • Spare parts and repair support for AH-1W “SuperCobra” attack helicopters View quoted note →

Jesse Watters claimed that Brown University’s head of campus security was fired from a previous position for lacking the required credentials, and alleged that Brown’s president may have removed campus security cameras at the request of Palestinian activists. He also said that Providence’s City Council chief of staff was arrested while protesting at Trump Tower, and noted that the city’s police chief, who was born in Colombia, has a nephew who was involved in running one of the largest fentanyl trafficking rings on the East Coast.

The Trump administration has approved a $10 billion arms package for Taiwan that includes medium-range missiles, howitzers, and drones, according to the Associated Press.

Russia said it has put its first S-500 Prometey air defense unit on active duty, marking the operational debut of the next-generation system designed to counter high-altitude, hypersonic, and near-space threats, according to TASS.