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On January 5th, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Dan Caine, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and CIA Director John Ratcliffe briefed top lawmakers about the capture of dictator Nicolas Maduro from Caracas Venezuela. Next in this bonus episode you’ll hear statements afterward from Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY), House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast (R-FL). Johnson and Mast also answered questions from reporters.
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House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) held his weekly news conference on January 5, 2026, as Congress returned to work for the Second Session.
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Floor remarks by Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on January 5, 2026.
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House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) held a year-ending news conference on December 18, 2025, as the First Session of the 119th Congress concluded.
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Floor remarks by Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on December 18, 2025, the final session day of the First Session.
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Floor remarks by Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on December 17, 2025.
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Senate Republican and Democratic caucus leaders spoke separately with reporters at weekly news conferences on December 16, 2025.
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House Democratic Caucus Leaders Pete Aguilar (D-CA) and Ted Lieu (D-CA) held a weekly news conference on December 16, 2025, with DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene (D-WA).
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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) joined by Republican Conference Chair Lisa McClain (R-MI), Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN), and Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) at a weekly news conference on December 16, 2025.
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Floor remarks by Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on December 16, 2025.
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