Month: January 2026

Major U.S. airlines canceled dozens of flights to the Caribbean, including Puerto Rico, after the Trump administration launched a “large-scale” attack on Venezuela. The move came after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) implemented flight restrictions in the region following the U.S. military operation, which included the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife…

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) on Saturday said the Trump administration did not notify congressional leaders ahead of its operation to arrest and remove Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro even as he defended the decision. “That’s probably one reason it didn’t leak over these four days as they were waiting for the right weather,” Cotton, the chair…

Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez on Saturday demanded that the Trump administration give “proof of life” after U.S. personnel captured President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores hours earlier. “In the face of this brutal attack we at this moment do not know the place in which the President Nicolás Maduro is, along with…

Democratic lawmakers lambasted the administration early Saturday after President Trump announced U.S. personnel captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, flew them of the South American nation and carried out a “large scale” strike in the country. The move, many argued, was “illegal” without congressional approval. Sen. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) specifically called out…

“MAGA Christianity is a cult,” one former church member said. “I know because I was in it.”

President Trump early Saturday announced that U.S. personnel captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife and were flown out of the country as the military carried out a “large scale” strike inside the nation in the early morning hours on Saturday. Explosions were heard in the early hours in Caracas, the nation’s capital, and some…

The Venezuelan government called it an “imperialist attack” and urged citizens to take to the streets.

In one of his most candid interviews about his age, President Trump disclosed the ways he manages his health, several of which go against the advice of his doctors.  Speaking to The Wall Street Journal in an interview published Thursday, Trump discussed his discomfort with some of the guidance coming from his physicians, as well as his regrets over…

The massive statewide fraud scandal in Minnesota is threatening to become a liability for Democrats in the state’s closely watched Senate race this year. In particular, some Democrats think the widespread money laundering scheme, which is estimated to have stolen as much as roughly $9 billion, could be a problem for Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan,…
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Former New York City mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa (R) defended Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) ahead of his swearing-in, but described the recent meeting between him and President Trump as them being “actors” in a “love-fest.” Sliwa spoke for an interview with The Wall Street Journal published on Monday. When asked if he would have other…

Borrowers ages 50 to 61 have the highest average balance of any age group at $48,203, according to federal data.

President Trump on Friday shared an AI-generated image mocking Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D), the latest in his feud with the governor since his return to the White House almost one year ago. The image shared on Truth Social depicts Pritzker in a city, surrounded by flames and homeless encampments around him, with people lying…

HieFo was founded by Dr. Genzao Zhang and Harry Moore.

Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Friday said congressional lawmakers are retiring because “nothing is happening” on Capitol Hill. “If nothing’s being accomplished — because they are making a sacrifice, they’re being away from their family, sometimes it’s a long travel, you get harassed, you get death threats, all the different things — but you’re…

A federal appeals court ruled Friday that California’s open carry ban in most parts of the state infringes the constitutional right to keep and bear arms.  The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel voted 2-1 that the ban runs afoul of the Supreme Court’s expanded Second Amendment test, which requires gun control measures be consistent with the nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulation.  U.S….

President Trump signed an executive order Friday blocking a semiconductor deal between HieFo Corp. and Emcore Corp., citing national security concerns related to China.  “There is credible evidence that leads me to believe that HieFo Corporation, a company organized under the laws of Delaware (HieFo) and controlled by a citizen of the People’s Republic of…

Former White House adviser Steve Bannon on Friday slammed President Trump’s threat to intervene if Iran cracks down on anti-government protests as something resembling threats made by former Secretary of State and 2016 presidential opponent Hillary Clinton. “Aren’t people teasing right now that [former United Nations Ambassador] Samantha Power and Hillary Clinton must somehow have gotten…

Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) on Friday called on President Trump to expand the administration’s seizures of Venezuelan oil tankers to tankers coming from Russia. “He’s been using our military to interdict oil tankers because there is this ghost fleet that helps keep Venezuela’s regime alive,” Coons told Jonathan Lemire of “Morning Joe” on MS NOW….

Kennedy Center interim President Richard Grenell dismissed reports Friday that “Wicked” composer Stephen Schwartz canceled his upcoming performances at the venue, saying he had never signed a deal to perform under the new leadership. “The Stephen Schwartz reports are totally bogus,” Grenell wrote on the social platform X. “Shame on the woke high school reporters…

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) vowed Wednesday that if elected governor he’d strip driver’s licenses from federal immigration officers wearing masks in California.  “If the governor has the ability to issue driver’s licenses to people in California, if you’re going to wear a mask and not identify yourself, you’re not going to be eligible to drive…

Outgoing Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Friday slammed President Trump’s threat to intervene in Iran as it cracks down on anti-government protests.  Greene said on the social platform X that Trump’s pledge, along with Israeli billionaire Shlomo Kramer telling CNBC that the federal government should “limit the First Amendment” by cracking down on speech…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday selected Kyrylo Budanov, the head of Ukraine’s intelligence agency, to serve as his chief of staff as negotiations continue to end Russia’s war against the eastern European country. Zelensky wrote on the social platform X that Ukraine “needs greater focus on security issues, the development of the Defense and…

Donald Trump tried to explain away his health issues in an interview with the Wall Street Journal.

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) on Friday criticized President Trump’s threat to interfere in the Iranian protests, arguing that the move would be more about oil than free speech concerns. The president vowed on Truth Social that the U.S. will “rescue” protesters if the Iranian regime takes violent action against them as demonstrations over the Islamic…

President Trump revealed in an interview this week that the construction of the Triumphal Arch in Washington, D.C., is set to begin soon.  “It hasn’t started yet. It starts sometime in the next two months. It’ll be great. Everyone loves it,” Trump said in an interview with Politico that was published Wednesday. “They love the…