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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...
January 07, 2026
Politics
Walz’s team accused of shutting down probes, harassing whistleblowers in Minnesota fraud scandal
During an at times heated House Oversight Committee hearing on the fraud in Minnesota on Wednesday, state lawmakers laid the blame squarely at Walz's feet. During an at times...
January 07, 2026
Politics
Governor Newsom, Mayor Bass duck angry protesters during Palisades Fire anniversary
Governor Gavin Newsom and Mayor Karen Bass were notably absent as hundreds of Pacific Palisades residents gathered in protest to mark the one-year anniversary of the deadly wildfire with...
January 07, 2026
Politics
Trump’s FTA boss Marc Molinaro eyes comeback via Rep. Elise Stefanik’s soon-to-be vacated House seat
Molinaro -- a former Dutchess County executive and ex-congressman from New York’s 19th Congressional District -- has been calling county chairs in recent weeks to gauge the viability of...
January 07, 2026
Politics
Nancy Mace celebrates House trying to subpoena Rep. Ilhan Omar’s immigration records
Firebrand Rep. Nancy Mace pushed the House Oversight Committee Wednesday to subpoena the immigration records of "Squad" Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and her brother. Firebrand Rep. Nancy Mace pushed...
January 07, 2026
Congress
Congress wants oversight of Venezuelan oil revenues
Congressional lawmakers from both parties are signaling that despite President Donald Trump's assertion that he will control the money gained from selling Venezuelan oil turned over to the United...