Year: 2026
January 12, 2026
Congress
House GOP stock trading ban bill set for Wednesday markup
The House Administration Committee will hold a markup Wednesday morning on a closely watched plan from GOP leadership to crack down on lawmaker insider trading, according to three people...
January 12, 2026
Congress
GOP angst grows over Powell investigation
A growing number of Republicans on Capitol Hill are expressing unease with the Justice Department’s move to investigate Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, a sign that the probe could...
January 12, 2026
Politics
Leather-clad Dem buckles to anti-Israel hecklers, calls Gaza ‘genocide’
California state Sen. Scott Wiener finally caved to a woke, anti-Israel crowd. California state Sen. Scott Wiener finally caved to a woke, anti-Israel crowd.
January 12, 2026
Newsletter
Trump’s cyber options in Iran
A U.S. cyberattack on Iran could offer President Donald Trump a stealthier option against Tehran — but one that comes with escalation risks.
January 12, 2026
Politics
DNC chair Ken Martin disturbingly compares US to Iran, claims Trump admin is ‘killing protesters’
Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Ken Martin drew parallels between the mass protests in Iran and demonstrations in the US over the death of Renee Good, accusing both countries of...
January 12, 2026
Politics
Trump warns ExxonMobil after CEO calls Venezuela ‘uninvestible’: ‘They’re playing too cute’
President Trump told reporters Sunday night that he was “inclined” to deny ExxonMobil any role in rebuilding Venezuela’s moribund oil industry after its CEO told him point-blank Friday that...
January 12, 2026
Politics
Trump addresses bombshell Jerome Powell investigation: ‘He’s certainly not very good at the Fed’
“I don’t know anything about it, but he’s certainly not very good at the Fed, and he’s not very good at building buildings." “I don’t know anything about it,...
January 12, 2026
Congress
The Trump loyalist at the center of the Senate’s Obamacare talks
Ohio Sen. Bernie Moreno is part of an unlikely new generation of Senate dealmakers.
January 12, 2026
Politics
Trump says US may have to ‘act’ before meeting to negotiate with Iran
“But we may have to act, because of what’s happening, before the meeting. But a meeting is being set up, Iran called they want to negotiate," Trump told reporters...