Top Stories • January 16, 2026

President Trump began the day at the White House with a rural health care roundtable, outlining plans to expand hospital funding, telehealth services, and workforce support in underserved communities. In Virginia, lawmakers are preparing to vote on a constitutional amendment that would allow U.S. House maps to be redrawn mid-decade. Internationally, the Trump administration says it is weighing tariffs against countries resisting U.S. control of Greenland, citing national security concerns. Meanwhile, the CIA director met in Caracas with Venezuela’s interim president weeks after U.S. forces seized Nicolás Maduro, raising questions about sidelining the opposition. Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado also presented President Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize medal, a symbolic move that has sparked debate in Norway.