Month: January 2026
January 08, 2026
Politics
Trump greenlights tough Russia sanctions bill, Sen. Lindsey Graham announces
"After a very productive meeting today with President Trump on a variety of issues, he greenlit the bipartisan Russia sanctions bill that I have been working on for months...
January 08, 2026
Politics
Trump orders flags to half-staff in honor of ‘true American patriot’ CA Congressman Doug LaMalfa
In honor of a "true American patriot," President Donald Trump ordered flags be flown at half-staff across the country for the late California Congressman Doug LaMalfa. In honor of...
January 08, 2026
Congress
Trump has ‘greenlit’ Russia sanctions bill, Lindsey Graham says
Sen. Lindsey Graham said Wednesday after meeting with President Donald Trump that the Senate could vote as soon as next week to impose new sanctions aimed at pressuring Russia...
January 08, 2026
Congress
House Oversight panel to issue more subpoenas in Epstein case
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will subpoena Les Wexner, the longtime friend and client of Jeffrey Epstein, along with two men who worked for the late convicted...
January 07, 2026
Politics
Trump pulls US out of ‘racist’ UN forum that pushed ‘global reparations agenda’
President Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday to pull the US out of a UN coalition that State Department officials believe has been pushing unconstitutional and racist policies...
January 07, 2026
Congress
House 1 step closer to passing 3-bill spending package
The minibus is headed toward double-barrel final House votes Thursday before moving to the Senate.
January 07, 2026
Politics
Marco Rubio making moves on Greenland as Trump ‘extremely serious’ about buying island valued at $3.3 billion: sources
The price tag starts at least $3.3 billion, per the World Bank, but rare-earth mineral valuations could bring it up into the trillions of dollars. The price tag starts...
January 07, 2026
Politics
Minnesota state health workers mismanaged grant money, falsified documents, bombshell audit finds: ‘Very troubling’
"We've had suspicions periodically, but we've never been able to prove it, to document it, and we did in this case," the auditor told lawmakers. "We've had suspicions periodically,...
January 07, 2026
Congress
Trump’s State of the Union set for Feb. 24
Speaker Mike Johnson has invited President Donald Trump to deliver his State of the Union address to Congress on Feb. 24. The speech comes as Trump is working to...
January 07, 2026
Politics
Maduro may claim head-of-state immunity — as some fear Washington’s work with his VP could complicate prosecution
International law holds that sitting heads of state cannot be prosecuted by a foreign government's courts, but US has not recognized Maduro as Venezuela's president since 2019. International law...