Top Stories • January 6, 2026

The United States marks the fifth anniversary of the January 6 Capitol riot, with Washington reflecting on the attack and its lasting consequences for American democracy. In New York, Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife pleaded not guilty to U.S. drug and weapons charges following their capture by American forces, as Maduro continues to insist he remains Venezuela’s president. The Trump administration is deploying roughly 2,000 federal agents to Minneapolis as part of a new immigration crackdown, amid heightened scrutiny over an alleged child-care welfare fraud scandal in the city. Overseas, Swiss officials acknowledge the bar where 40 people died in a New Year’s Eve fire had not been inspected in five years, raising questions of negligence as investigations continue. At home, the Department of Health and Human Services is preparing to recommend fewer routine vaccines for most children, while European leaders are pushing back against U.S. remarks, emphasizing that Greenland belongs to its people.