Month: January 2026
January 15, 2026
Politics
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado presented Trump her Nobel Peace Prize medal in White House meeting
Venezuela’s “Iron Lady” added that she presented Trump with the prize “in recognition of his unique place with our freedom.” Venezuela’s “Iron Lady” added that she presented Trump with...
January 15, 2026
Politics
Accused Pentagon leaker— arrested days before raid on WaPo reporter’s home— to remain jailed
Aurelio Perez-Lugones, 61, has been detained since his Laurel, Md., residence was raided to recover the alleged classified documents on Jan. 8. Aurelio Perez-Lugones, 61, has been detained since...
January 15, 2026
Congress
Billy Long apologizes for joking about Iceland as ’52nd state’
Former Rep. Billy Long has reportedly apologized after privately joking to House lawmakers that Iceland would be the "52nd state" and he would be its governor. Long was recently...
January 15, 2026
Politics
Kyrsten Sinema accused of being a homewrecker, pushing her ex-bodyguard to take molly in bonkers lawsuit
Kyrsten Sinema's independent streak impacted her former bodyguard's fidelity, his ex-wife alleged in a bonkers new lawsuit against the ex-senator. Kyrsten Sinema's independent streak impacted her former bodyguard's fidelity,...
January 15, 2026
Politics
Jon Stewart says Clintons should ‘absolutely’ comply with congressional subpoenas on Epstein
"The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart said Wednesday during his podcast that former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton should "absolutely" comply with their congressional subpoenas. "The...
January 15, 2026
Politics
What is the Insurrection Act of 1807 that Trump threatened to invoke?
The 1807 law that President Trump threatened to invoke Thursday to deploy the US military against anti-immigration enforcement rioters in Minnesota was last used in 1992 to stem violence...
January 15, 2026
Politics
Congressman aims to revamp $150 billion in grants to programs proven to work
Rep. Rudy Yakym is introducing bipartisan legislation aimed at revamping the roughly $150 billion spent each year in federal grants and is mounting a separate effort to push Congress...
January 15, 2026
Politics
Sen. Lindsey Graham on report Arabs talked Trump out of Iran strikes: ‘Beyond disturbing’
"The ayatollah's regime has American blood on its hands," Graham said in an X post. "They are slaughtering people in the streets." "The ayatollah's regime has American blood on...
January 15, 2026
Politics
Trump’s ‘great health care plan’ would lower drug costs and insurance premiums: White House
President Trump released his “great healthcare plan” on Thursday that he vowed will put Americans first and allow them to purchase their own healthcare options, thereby lowering the cost...
January 15, 2026
Politics
Pressure mounts on Venezuela to free Maria Oropeza – prisoner who livestreamed arrest by Maduro thugs: ‘Bad things have happened to her’
"They’re destroying the door … I’m asking for help, from anyone who can,” the 30-year-old lawyer and activist told her social media following in a chilling Aug. 6, 2024,...