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Wednesday, January 07, 2026

Former Del. Mike Jones captures Senate District 15, while Charlie Schmidt wins Jones' vacated House seat in District 77. read more


The U.S. seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker that was being shadowed by a Russian submarine on Wednesday ... read more


"You gotta win the midterms 'cause, if we don't win the midterms, it's just gonna be - I mean, they'll find a reason to impeach me," Trump told Republican lawmakers at a retreat in Washington. "I'll get impeached." read more


The situation was likely to worsen as Iran's Central Bank drastically reduced the subsidized exchange rates for dollars it offers to importers and producers. read more


Look out, world. One of President Donald Trump's longest-serving White House aides Monday gave the clearest explanation yet of an epochal shift in America's global role, as the administration charts a brazen course after decapitating Venezuela's regime. read more


A separate judge had ruled that Halligan, who brought cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, was unlawfully appointed. read more


A 37-year-old woman who was shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Wednesday morning has died, according to several officials. read more


Edith Renfrow Smith grew up in the 1910s hearing her grandparents' stories of surviving slavery, including a grandfather who escaped bondage with a group led by abolitionist John Brown. read more


The Wyoming Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked the implementation of two abortion bans in the deeply conservative state in a 4-1 decision. read more


The current Republican talking point on Venezuela is don't worry we know how to do this. "We know what works and what doesn't work. Sure, there's some rough edges, or whatever like that, but we're smart enough to figure this out. This isn't rocket science," said Sen. Jim Justice. read more


The Justice Department has backed off a dubious claim about Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro that the Trump administration promoted last year in laying the groundwork to remove him from power in Venezuela: accusing him of leading a drug cartel called "Cartel de los Soles." read more


The Trump administration is poised to freeze approximately $10 billion in funding for several programs supporting child care, social services grants and cash assistance in several Democratic-led states. read more


U.S. manufacturing activity slumped to a 14-month low in December ... read more


Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa, a rice farmer who served in political office in California for more than two decades, died suddenly, House GOP leaders said Tuesday. He was 65. read more


The lawsuit challenges a conservative effort to punish those who criticized Mr. Kirk in the aftermath of his killing. read more


Tuesday, January 06, 2026

The delayed pace at which the Trump administration is releasing files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein means it could be several years before it meets Congress's mandate for full transparency. read more


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