Month: January 2026
January 26, 2026
Congress
Capitol agenda: Shutdown odds spike after Minnesota killing
The killing of Alex Pretti at the hands of federal agents is hitting hard on Capitol Hill, ratcheting up the odds of a partial government shutdown and spurring Republican...
January 26, 2026
Politics
Maria Corina Machado says democracy can turn Venezuela into Trump’s ‘Berlin Wall’ moment
Maria Corina Machado is vowing to return to Venezuela soon, despite the risks the opposition leader faces once she's back on her native soil. Maria Corina Machado is vowing...
January 26, 2026
Politics
Appeals court rejects Trump admin’s emergency attempt to arrest Don Lemon, but judge admits ‘probable cause’
A federal appeals court rejected a bid by the Justice Department to force the arrest of former CNN anchor Don Lemon and four others over the weekend after a...
January 26, 2026
Politics
Powerful House Republican suggests Trump consider pulling ICE out of Minneapolis after Alex Pretti shooting
A growing number of powerful Republican lawmakers have called on President Trump to start yanking ICE agents out of Minneapolis -- warning the chaos will only "get worse" after...
January 26, 2026
Congress
Fiscal hawks set out to kill earmarks. They are very much alive.
Republican leaders have agreed to earmarks for thousands of pet projects in specific congressional districts.
January 26, 2026
Politics
Trump admin ‘reviewing everything’ about fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, says ICE agents will leave Minneapolis ‘at some point’
President Trump said his administration is reviewing the fatal shooting of an armed ICU nurse who was protesting ICE in Minneapolis before Border Patrol agents shot him dead in...
January 25, 2026
Politics
Tim Walz compares Trump’s ICE crackdown in Minnesota to Nazi occupation told by Anne Frank
"Many of us grew up reading that story of Anne Frank," Walz said. "Somebody's going to write that children's story about Minnesota." "Many of us grew up reading that...
January 25, 2026
Politics
Bessent trashes Canada’s PM as Trump bemoans China ‘completely taking over’ US neighbor
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent trashed Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney for cutting a deal with China on electric vehicles, warning the US neighbor of penalties if it lets Beijing...
January 25, 2026
Politics
Zoomers, Millennials rage against $93 billion tax cuts for seniors: ‘Thanks for finally helping the boomers’
Zoomer and Millennial netizens dogpiled on a Senate GOP boast about a $6,000 tax exemption for seniors nestled in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, now known as the...
January 25, 2026
Politics
Trump fumes it’s ‘too late to go back’ on $300M White House ballroom after org’s lawsuit
President Trump castigated the NationalTrust for Historic Preservation over its "ridiculous lawsuit" seeking to scuttle construction of his $300 to $400 million lavish White House ballroom. President Trump castigated...