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Episode Date: January 6, 2026

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With World Radio News, I'm Kent Covington. Republican Congressman Doug Lamalfa of California has died at age 65. Lamarfa served seven terms representing Northern California's first district and was a dependable vote for GOP leaders. President Trump remarked today on his passing. He was a fantastic person. Man, that was the quick one. I don't know.

I don't know quite yet what happened. But, boy, it's a tough one. He was just with us. He was our friend, all of us, everyone. Lomofa's death further trims the thin GOP advantage in the House. Republicans now control 218 seats to Democrats 213. House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries today called for a moment of silence in his honor. LaMalfa was a former state lawmaker and rice farmer, known for frequent floor speeches and strong ties to his rural district.

California's governor will call a special election to fill the seat. The president's comments came as he gathered with Republicans for a GOP retreat, to strategize ahead of this year's midterm elections. There he laid out what he called a roadmap to victory for GOP lawmakers, calling on them to highlight successes from the past year. Among them, he said, was the weekend operation in Venezuela that captured dictator Nicolas Maruro. But the United States proved once again that we have the most powerful,

most lethal, most sophisticated, and most fearsome. It's a fearsome military on planet Earth, and it's not even close. U.S. forces captured Maduro and his wife at a Venezuelan military base over the weekend. They now face federal drug trafficking charges in the United States. Secretary of State, an acting national security advisor, Marco Rubio, and Pentagon Chief Pete Hegzeth, briefed congressional leaders last night about the operation in Venezuela and where things now stand. Republicans in that meeting were satisfied with the information provided, but Democrats were not impressed.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. the United States engages in this kind of regime change and so-called nation-building, it always ends up hurting the United States. I left the briefing feeling that it would again. The Trump administration has pointed to the capture of Manuel Noriega in Panama in 1989 and say the country and the region were better for it. In France. U.S. envoy's Steve Whitkoff and Jared Cook.

gathered in Paris today with other allies of Ukraine, they're there to talk about possible security guarantees for Kiev in the event that a peace deal is reached with Russia. But with Moscow yet to show sincere interest in ending the war, those peace prospects remain uncertain. For World Radio, I'm Kent Covington. For more sound journalism grounded in facts in biblical truth, visit world radio. dot news. Additional support comes from MediShare, where 350,000 members are saving money each day on their health care.

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