Month: January 2026
January 18, 2026
Politics
President Trump puts $1B price tag on permanent Gaza peace board seats
"The three-year membership term shall not apply to Member States that contribute more than USD $1,000,000,000 in cash funds to the Board of Peace within the first year of...
January 18, 2026
Politics
Democrat Rep. Shri Thanedar slammed for staying seated during Trump speech honoring victims’ families
In a heated exchange with Fox News’ Sean Hannity, Thanedar criticized the administration’s immigration enforcement efforts. In a heated exchange with Fox News’ Sean Hannity, Thanedar criticized the administration’s...
January 17, 2026
Politics
Karoline Leavitt warned CBS that Trump would sue if interview was edited
In 2024, Trump sued the network over the editing of a “60 Minutes” interview with then–Vice President Kamala Harris, accusing CBS of deceptive editing. In 2024, Trump sued the...
January 17, 2026
Politics
Hochul’s new budget won’t change controversial Raise the Age law
Gov. Kathy Hochul won’t be looking to looking to pick a fight with the Democratic Party's far-left faction by rolling back a controversial law preventing 16 and 17-year-olds to...
January 17, 2026
Politics
Abbott’s border mandate reveals illegal immigrants rack up $1B+ in hospital costs in 2025: report
Texas hospitals were hit with more than $1 billion in health care costs racked up by illegal immigrants during fiscal year 2025, the first year the state began tracking the figures....
January 17, 2026
Politics
Mamdani names longtime Dem operative as NYC parks commissioner
Tricia Shimamura, a longtime Democratic operative who currently oversees Manhattan parks, will now head NYC’s Parks Department, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Saturday. Tricia Shimamura, a longtime Democratic operative who...
January 17, 2026
Congress
Vulnerable New York Democrats sidestep Hochul’s anti-ICE measures
Swing seat incumbents are already facing Republican attacks over the governor’s efforts to curb ICE.
January 17, 2026
Politics
Venezuelan interior minister — a Nicolas Maduro loyalist — was in talks with US months before raid: report
Diosdado Cabello is named in the same US drug-trafficking indictment that the Trump administration used as justification to arrest Maduro, but was not taken as part of the operation....
January 17, 2026
Politics
Trump calls for ‘new leadership in Iran’: Time for the ‘sick’ Ayatollah to go
In his most explicit comment to date on Iran's leadership, President Trump Saturday said it's time for the "sick" Ayatollah to go. In his most explicit comment to date...
January 17, 2026
Politics
How Trump is increasing pressure in bid to acquire Greenland — his next big move
President Trump ratcheted up pressure in his bid to acquire Greenland using US trade might – threatening to slap a new 10% tariff on key allies until a deal...