Month: January 2026

“It is not a passing insult but an alarm bell, reverberating against barriers I have spent my career trying to overcome.”

Hundreds of people took to the streets on Thursday to protest the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Macklin Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Minneapolis earlier this week. The anger among demonstrators grew even more Thursday, after reports emerged of a separate shooting involving Border Patrol in Portland, Ore., which left…

“This should be an alarm bell for the entire country,” warned the “Late Night” host.

Vice President JD Vance is widely considered the most powerful occupant of the office, and is tasked with managing his relationship with President Trump, overcoming political history, and helping Republicans win the 2026 midterm elections, all while maintaining loyalty and distance.

“There used to be a baseline of decency,” the late night host lamented.

Republicans on Capitol Hill are expressing skepticism over Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem’s handling of the Trump administration’s response to the shooting by an Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) officer, which Noem has framed as an “act of domestic terrorism.” Noem’s hasty characterization of the shooting as an entirely justified use of federal force…

The Trump administration’s plans for Venezuelan oil are beginning to take shape, including a U.S. takeover of the fuel produced there and something of a step back from the initial push to swiftly involve U.S. producers. Immediately after the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, President Trump indicated that U.S. firms would be involved in…
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The president’s remarks about accepting María Corina Machado’s Nobel Peace Prize sparked serious second-hand embarrassment.

The vice president and secretary of state reportedly “showed off” their purchases from the president during his interview with The New York Times.

“It’s the only thing that can stop me,” the president told The New York Times.

The “Late Night” host tore apart the administration’s claims about the deadly shooting in Minnesota.

Proposals for a second story to an iconic space and the actual height of the ballroom were discussed during a public meeting.

President Trump on Thursday said the United States will soon strike drug cartels on land. “We are going to start now hitting land with regard to the cartels. The cartels are running Mexico,” Trump said during an appearance on Fox News’s “Hannity,” without providing further details about the plans. His comments follow a monthslong U.S….

Alyssa Farah Griffin slammed conservatives for seeking narratives to “back the jersey that they wear” following the deadly shooting in Minneapolis.

Republicans in both chambers of Congress broke with President Trump on Thursday, in a sign that his once iron grip on the party is slipping.

President Trump said his “own morality” guides his decisions on foreign intervention in a interview published Thursday, following weeks of scrutiny for U.S. strikes overseas. “Yeah, there is one thing. My own morality. My own mind. It’s the only thing that can stop me,” Trump told the The New York Times Wednesday night when asked…

“This is the deadliest year in ICE detention on record.”

The former talk show host argued that comedians who are “so angry” about Trump are surrendering their “best weapon.”

The former veep appeared to agree with the president’s prediction should Democrats take control of the House.

Two people were hospitalized on Thursday after a shooting involving U.S. Border Patrol agents in Portland, Ore., according to officials. Local police said they responded to a call from one of the people wounded at around 2:24 p.m. local time. “Officers applied a tourniquet and summoned emergency medical personnel. The patients were transported to the…

Clinton rebuked the White House after an ICE agent shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday.

President Trump on Thursday said his counterpart, Chinese President Xi Jinping, would have to determine himself if he will use military force against Taiwan.  The president told The New York Times regarding a potential operation led by Beijing that Xi considers Taiwan “to be a part of China and that’s up to him what he’s…

White House officials have weighed possibly giving lump sum payments to Greenlanders in an attempt to sway them into seceding from Denmark, as the Trump administration brings back its calls to have Greenland join the U.S., Reuters reported. Government officials, including White House aides, have discussed different figures, from $10,000 to $100,000 per person, sources…

Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) on Thursday slammed Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) for not casting a vote to check President Trump’s war powers two months ago after she helped advance a bipartisan resolution Thursday to block Trump from using military force against Venezuela. “Susan Collins had the chance to stand up to Donald Trump and…

Getting a fair outcome from an investigation into the shooting “feels very, very difficult,” Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz lamented.