Month: January 2026
January 08, 2026
Politics
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...
January 08, 2026
Politics
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.
January 08, 2026
Congress
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.
January 08, 2026
Politics
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...
January 08, 2026
Politics
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,...
January 08, 2026
Politics
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...
January 08, 2026
Politics
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...
January 08, 2026
Politics
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...
January 08, 2026
Congress
Steny Hoyer set to announce retirement from Congress
The former second-ranking House Democrat has held his seat since 1981.
January 08, 2026
Politics
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...