Day: January 6, 2026

Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife plead not guilty in New York, after a U.S. military operation brought them out of Venezuela and into a federal courtroom. Lawmakers are divided after a classified congressional briefing on Venezuela, with Republicans insisting the president acted within the law and Democrats asking what comes next. And the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention scales back routine childhood vaccine recommendations at President Trump’s direction, some pediatricians warn it could leave more kids vulnerable. Want more analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter. Today’s episode of Up First was edited by Kelsey Snell, Gigi Douban, Jane Greenhalgh, Mohamad ElBardicy, and HJ Mai. It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Nia Dumas and Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Stacy Abbott. And our technical director is Neisha Heinis. Our Supervising Senior Producer is Vince Pearson. (0:00) Introduction (1:57) Maduro Pleads Not Guilty (05:32) Congress on Venezuela (09:18) Vaccine Schedule Overhaul Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy