The Risks in Trump’s Focus Overseas: Congress Tracker

Jan. 6, 2026, 10:49 AM UTC

President Donald Trump’s first year back in office focused on aggressive, unilateral actions domestically — from crushing federal agencies to sending National Guard troops to US cities, invited or not.

For his second year, the president is signaling a similarly bulldozing approach, only now focused abroad.

After December military strikes in Syria and Nigeria, and Saturday’s raid to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, Trump suggested to reporters that he has his eyes on a range of other targets, including Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, Iran, and Greenland. Plus, he’s signaling a potentially lengthy interest in running Venezuela and extracting ...

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