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United States Today: News & Trends

🚨 US-CANADA TRADE WAR EXPLODES

Headlines (January 9, 2026)

Jan 9 - 50% Canadian Tariffs: President Trump imposes a 50% across-the-board tariff on all Canadian imports, citing Canada's lack of support for the Venezuela operation.
Jan 8 - Maduro Pleads Not Guilty: In his first NYC Court Appearance, Nicolás Maduro shouted, "I am innocent... I am still president!" as he pleaded not guilty to narco-terrorism.
Jan 8 - Energy Crisis Fears: U.S. gasoline futures spike as Canada retaliates by cutting off oil and gas exports.
Jan 7 - Golden Fleet Expansion: DoD accelerates the construction of the "Golden Fleet" to secure Caribbean shipping lanes following the Venezuela strike.

🔥 Trending Discussions

Gas Prices at $6? – Analysis of how the Canadian energy ban will impact American pumps by next week.
SDNY Security – Continuous live updates on the lockdown of lower Manhattan for the Maduro legal proceedings.

See: The Capture of Nicolás Maduro • The Golden Fleet

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-<div style="font-weight:bold; color:#0b2c5f; margin-bottom:6px; font-size:120%;">🚨 BREAKING: MADURO IN NEW YORK CUSTODY</div>
+<div style="font-weight:bold; color:#0b2c5f; margin-bottom:6px; font-size:120%;">🚨 US-CANADA TRADE WAR EXPLODES</div>
-<div style="font-weight:bold; margin-bottom:2px;">Headlines (January 3, 2026 - 9:30 PM EST)</div>
+<div style="font-weight:bold; margin-bottom:2px;">Headlines (January 9, 2026)</div>
-* '''Jan 3: - Arrival at Stewart Air Base:''' Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, have landed at Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, [[New York]].
+* '''Jan 9 - 50% Canadian Tariffs:''' President Trump imposes a 50% across-the-board tariff on all Canadian imports, citing Canada's lack of support for the Venezuela operation.
-* '''Jan 3: - FBI Custody:''' Maduro was escorted off a military aircraft by FBI and DEA agents. He is being transported via helicopter to the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn.
+* '''Jan 8 - Maduro Pleads Not Guilty:''' In his first [[Federal Arraignment of Nicolás Maduro|NYC Court Appearance]], Nicolás Maduro shouted, "I am innocent... I am still president!" as he pleaded not guilty to narco-terrorism.
-* '''Jan 3 - Court Date Set:''' The Southern District of New York (SDNY) confirms Maduro is expected to make an initial appearance before a federal magistrate judge as early as '''Monday morning, January 5'''.
+* '''Jan 8 - Energy Crisis Fears:''' U.S. gasoline futures spike as Canada retaliates by cutting off oil and gas exports.
-* '''Jan 3 - Manhattan Lockdown:''' Portions of lower Manhattan near the Pearl Street federal courthouse are under a total security "freeze" in anticipation of the high-profile arraignment.
+* '''Jan 7 - Golden Fleet Expansion:''' DoD accelerates the construction of the "Golden Fleet" to secure Caribbean shipping lanes following the Venezuela strike.
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-* '''The MDC Brooklyn''' – Public interest is spiking in the federal facility where Maduro is being held, the same location that housed high-profile inmates like Ghislaine Maxwell and Sam Bankman-Fried.
+* '''Gas Prices at $6?''' – Analysis of how the Canadian energy ban will impact American pumps by next week.
-* '''Pam Bondi's Indictment''' – Analysis of the specific "Narco-Terrorism" and "Machine Gun Possession" counts that carry mandatory minimum life sentences.
+* '''SDNY Security''' – Continuous live updates on the lockdown of lower Manhattan for the Maduro legal proceedings.
-* '''Constitutional Authority''' – Legal scholars are debating the use of Article II "Commander-in-Chief" powers for a regime-change operation on foreign soil.
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-See: [[The Capture of Nicolás Maduro]] • [[Pam Bondi]] • [[The Golden Fleet]]
+See: [[The Capture of Nicolás Maduro]] • [[The Golden Fleet]]
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