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5 min readActing Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez appeared late Wednesday night to announce that intense rescue efforts were underway after back-to-back earthquakes struck the country, but she acknowledged that initial casualty figures did not include the worst-affected areas. The quakes, reported to be among the strongest to hit Venezuela in more than a century, collapsed buildings and sent residents fleeing into the streets. Reporter Maria Grateral, speaking from Caracas, described the moment: "I was at home when the earthquake happened. It was kind of fast, but it was super strong. So you could actually see the scratches, the crashes on the walls. You saw and felt how everything was shaking."
Senate Reverses Course on Iran War Powers
On Capitol Hill, the Republican-led Senate worked late into the night to vote down a war powers resolution, reversing itself after having passed a similar measure just the day before. The bill that rejected this latest resolution blocking the Iran War came after a tense meeting on Capitol Hill between Senate Republicans and President Trump. The reversal marks a significant shift in the Senate's position on the issue, with the president's direct intervention apparently swaying enough votes to kill the measure.
National Guard 'Summer Surge' in Washington, D.C.
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- 1 (00:04) **Venezuela Earthquakes: Rescue Efforts Underway** - Acting President Delcey Rodriguez reports intense rescue efforts after back-to-back earthquakes, with initial casualty figures not including worst-affected areas.
- 2 (00:55) **Senate Reverses on Iran War Powers Resolution** - Republican-led Senate votes down a war powers resolution after passing a similar measure the previous day, following a tense meeting with President Trump.
- 3 (01:17) **National Guard "Summer Surge" in D.C. for 250th Birthday** - Six hundred National Guard troops from nearly two dozen states are deployed to Washington, D.C. ahead of the nation's 250th birthday celebration.
- 4 (02:21) **Utah Wildfires: Multiple Fires Burning, Mandatory Evacuations** - The Cottonwood fire in Beaver County prompts mandatory evacuations and forces mine operations to shut down due to power loss.
- 5 (03:13) **Kennedy Center Ordered to Explain Operations and Tarp Over Trump's Name** - Judge Christopher Cooper rules the Kennedy Center must explain its operations and programming plans by July 31st, and clarify the status of a tarp covering a sign where President Trump's name was removed by court order.
- 6 (04:04) **World Cup Soccer: Pulisic Ready for Final Group Match** - American star Christian Pulisic says he feels great and hopes to play in the U.S. team's final group match against Turkey, after missing a game with a calf injury.
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