Month: January 2026
January 13, 2026
Congress
House GOP tees up two amendment votes on latest funding package
House Republican leaders are allowing floor votes this week on several proposed tweaks to the latest government funding package after hard-liners demanded more input. The House Rules Committee voted...
January 13, 2026
Politics
Trump flipped off ‘lunatic’ who called him ‘pedophile protector,’ White House confirms
President Trump gave the middle finger Tuesday to a person who shouted that he was a "pedophile protector" in reference to the Jeffrey Epstein case. President Trump gave the...
January 13, 2026
Politics
Eric Adams tells heckler ‘go f–k yourself’ as ex-NYC mayor gets booed at airport: ‘You’re gonna see the Brooklyn in me’
A masked passenger tells Hizzoner while getting off a flight in Dallas, "Eric Adams, please punch me in the face. I would like if you punched me in the...
January 13, 2026
Congress
Lawmakers meet Danish officials to rebuke Trump’s Greenland grab
Arctic Caucus co-Chairs Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Angus King (I-Maine) will meet on Wednesday with Danish Ambassador Jesper Møller Sørensen to reaffirm their opposition to President Donald Trump’s effort...
January 13, 2026
Politics
Trump announces sanctuary cities and states will lose federal funds on Feb. 1
President Trump said Tuesday that he's preparing to halt federal funding to sanctuary cities and states on February 1 — potentially yanking billions in revenue in response to laws...
January 13, 2026
Politics
Sen. Graham urges Trump to unleash ‘holy hell’ on Iran through military, cyber attacks
"The Iranian people’s long nightmare will soon be over. I am so proud of President Trump," Graham said. "The Iranian people’s long nightmare will soon be over. I am...
January 13, 2026
Politics
Greenland’s prime minister: ‘We choose Denmark,’ EU and NATO over the US
Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen snubbed President Trump's effort to acquire his icy island, telling reporters that he prefers Danish rule. Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen snubbed President Trump's...
January 13, 2026
Congress
Deepfake porn bill allowing victims to sue passes Senate
The Senate passed legislation Tuesday to allow victims of nonconsensual deepfake pornography to sue the producers and distributors of such content. The proposal was put forward by Democratic Whip...
January 13, 2026
Politics
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and President Trump have been texting at least twice a week – as unlikely bromance blossoms: sources
The budding relationship and the regularity with which the two chat personally are a marked departure from previous interactions between presidents and New York City mayors in recent history....
January 13, 2026
Politics
Cringe line in Hochul’s State of the State speech had NY crowd erupt in boos
A scripted crack at the end of the 50-minute speech that was meant to sound like a dis of her hometown NFL Buffalo Bills caught the Empire State crowd...