Category: Politics
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
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...
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 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
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...