Month: January 2026
January 07, 2026
Politics
Tennessee university reinstates professor fired over Charlie Kirk post – will pay him $500,000
In one Facebook post, the tenured professor shared an article titled, "Charlie Kirk says gun deaths are ‘unfortunately’ worth it to keep 2nd Amendment.” In one Facebook post, the...
January 07, 2026
Politics
Ex-aide to Mass. Gov. Maura Healey accused of drug trafficking mistakenly paid $30K for unused vacation days
A former Massachusetts gubernatorial aide accused of sending eight kilos of cocaine to a state office building was paid more than $30,000 for his unused vacation days. A former...
January 07, 2026
Politics
DOJ surging prosecutors to Minnesota to bring fraudsters to justice – Bondi vows ‘severe consequences’ for those convicted
“The Department of Justice is dispatching a team of prosecutors to Minnesota to reinforce our US Attorney’s Office and put the perpetrators of this widespread fraud behind bars,” Bondi...
January 07, 2026
Politics
Ringleader of $250M Minnesota welfare fraud scandal ordered by judge to forfeit Porsche, luxury goods
Aimee Bock, the 44-year-old mastermind behind the Feeding our Future scandal, was found guilty in March on federal charges of wire fraud, bribery and conspiracy in connection to the...
January 07, 2026
Politics
Minn gov candidate says locals cheer Walz scrapping re-election as much as Venezuelans cheer Maduro’s fall
On "Fox & Friends First," U.S. Army veteran, businessman, and gubernatorial candidate for governor of Minnesota, Kendall Qualls, says there is a parallel between the capture of Nicolás Maduro...
January 07, 2026
Congress
Lawmakers seek to limit DHS power to shuffle cash in funding bill
Top appropriators on Capitol Hill are seeking to tighten limits around how much money DHS can shift between accounts as they finalize funding bills ahead of the Jan. 30...
January 07, 2026
Politics
Billionaire NASA chief will allow ‘exceptional’ employees to fly in his privately-owned fighter jet
Aside from offering up his jet, Isaacman is also donating his $221,900 annual salary to Space Camp – an educational summer camp in Huntsville, Ala. Aside from offering up...
January 07, 2026
Congress
Johnson: U.S. military action in Greenland ‘would not be appropriate’
Speaker Mike Johnson Tuesday evening swatted down the idea of any U.S. military action to take over Greenland, just after the White House said President Donald Trump wanted to...
January 07, 2026
Congress
GOP-led Jan. 6 committee sets first hearing for next week
The new Republican-led panel tasked with investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack will hold its first hearing next week, Rep. Barry Loudermilk said in an interview Tuesday —...
January 07, 2026
Politics
Venezuela selling up to 50 million barrels of oil to US, Trump reveals
Trump said the oil will be "brought directly" to the US docks via storage ships. Trump said the oil will be "brought directly" to the US docks via storage...