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16-02-2026 Vol 19

Month: January 2026

Senators ask for breakdown of Minnesota fraud impact on SBA: ‘Field day at taxpayers’ expense’

A group of senators is pushing the Small Business Administration to give a detailed breakdown of its probe of the sweeping Minnesota welfare fraud scandal. A group of senators...

Trump predicts US will run Venezuela for at least a year: ‘I would say much longer’

"We will rebuild it in a very profitable way,” Trump said. "We will rebuild it in a very profitable way,” Trump said.

Marco Rubio left the Senate. But he’s still part of the club.

The secretary of State has used his old relationships to help sell the administration’s audacious strategy for the Americas.

DeSantis announces special session on Florida redistricting ahead of 2026 midterms 

“Our population has changed so much in the last 4 or 5 years,” the governor said. “We need to get apportioned properly, and people deserve equal representation.”  “Our population...

Legal experts weigh in on deadly Minneapolis ICE shooting — and whether charges are possible

“ven if the woman was mainly trying to get away (which is what it looks like to me), she was engaged in an actionable assault on a federal officer,...

Dem Sen. Mark Kelly avoids saying Maduro arrest and Venezuela strikes were ‘illegal’

The Arizona Democrat had previously appeared in a viral video urging service members to reject what he called "illegal orders." The Arizona Democrat had previously appeared in a viral...

Steny Hoyer, longest-serving House Democrat, to retire from Congress

The 86-year-old longest serving House Democrat will not seek re-election in 2026 and retire after more than 44 years in Congress. The 86-year-old longest serving House Democrat will not...

GOP Nebraska Sen. Dan McKeon faces historic expulsion vote over sexual misconduct allegations

If lawmakers vote next week to expel the 59-year-old Sen. Dan McKeon, a Republican in the officially nonpartisan Nebraska Legislature, it will be the first time the body has...

Steny Hoyer set to announce retirement from Congress

The former second-ranking House Democrat has held his seat since 1981.

Gavin Newsom confronts $18B budget disaster he helped create

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is waking up to a $18 billion budget hangover — and fixing it won’t be pretty. After years of surpluses, the Golden State is facing...