Weekly Update- 01/05/2026
Weekly Update 1/5/2026 Capitol Advocacy Partners
President and Administration:
What to know about Maduro, his capture, and Trump’s plans for Venezuela: Nicolás Maduro plead not guilty today (1/5) in federal court in New York after a U.S. military and intelligence operation deposed the Venezuelan president and removed him and his wife from Caracas on Saturday (1/3). Maduro faces a four-count indictment, including narco-terrorism and cocaine trafficking conspiracies, stemming from long-standing U.S. charges that he and his inner circle profited from drug…
Congress:
Three-bill funding package released following House-Senate breakthrough: The three-bill funding package covering Energy and Water, Commerce Justice Science and Interior Environment programs was released after a bicameral agreement on topline spending levels.package would fund the Departments of Energy, Commerce, Interior and Justice, along with the Environmental Protection Agency, federal science programs and water infrastructure, through the end of the fiscal…
Hearings:
On Wednesday, January 7, the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights is anticipated to hold a hearing to examine “holding rogue judges accountable.
Education:
Florida’s school choice headache: millions of unused dollars: Florida’s rapid expansion of universal school choice has left more than $400 million in taxpayer-funded education vouchers unused, state audits found. About 500,000 students receive vouchers averaging $8,000, but enrollment verification failures and administrative strain have left…
California:
Judge halts administration plan to divert billions of dollars from homeless housing: A federal judge has temporarily blocked the administration’s plan to redirect billions of dollars in federal homelessness funding away from permanent supportive housing, ordering the Department of Housing and Urban Development to continue processing grants under existing guidelines. The ruling responds to lawsuits filed by a coalition of states, including California, along with local governments and nonprofit providers, who argue the proposed funding changes would destabilize homelessness programs and force many people…