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Friday, January 02, 2026

Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern: Why did the conservative supermajority align with the president, and what consequences might it face for its choices? read more


The top global risks of 2026 show an ever more unstable world. Every year since 2017, we have given our predictions for the greatest threats facing the world. read more


President Trump, in a 2"58 a.m. social media post on Friday, warned that if Iran "violently kills peaceful protesters, which is their custom, the United States of America will come to their rescue." read more


A CNN reporter does follow-up on the viral story about fraud in Minnesota. read more


Thursday, January 01, 2026

The U.S. has surpassed 2,000 measles cases for the first time in more than 30 years, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. read more


Finnish police on Wednesday seized a ship sailing from Russia on suspicion of sabotaging an undersea telecoms cable ... read more


The U.S. Postal Service has adopted a new rule that could create doubt about whether some ballots mailed by voters by Election Day will receive postmarks in time to be counted. read more


President Donald Trump has moved to declare the National Links Trust in default on its 50-year lease with the National Park Service, a step that could allow his administration to seize control of Washington, D.C.'s public golf courses. read more


In the weeks after a widely shared video circulated online where politicians urged servicemembers to refuse illegal orders, a separate campaign began placing billboards near Florida military communities with a shorter message: "Obey Only Lawful Orders." read more


Rick Wilson: Donald Trump Made 2025 Bad for Every American read more


A major link in Tesla's 4680 battery supply chain has just snapped. South Korean battery material supplier L&F Co. announced today that the value of its massive supply deal with Tesla has been slashed by over 99%, signaling a catastrophic drop in demand for the automaker's in-house battery cells. read more


Donald Trump has confirmed that he wore compression socks to treat his cankles amid growing scrutiny over his health as America's oldest president. read more


Based on a sampling of preliminary crime statistics from 550 U.S. law enforcement agencies, the year is expected to end with a roughly 20% decrease in homicides nationwide, Jeff Asher, a national crime analyst, told ABC News. "So, even taking a conservative view, let's say its 17% or 16%, you're still looking at the largest one-year drop ever recorded in 2025," said Asher, co-founder of AH Datalytics and a former crime analyst for the CIA and the New Orleans Police Department. read more


The FBI informs that in 2025 US consumers reported $333.5 million in losses linked to bitcoin ATM machines at retail-adjacent kiosks located in convenience stores, supermarkets, and fuel stations. read more


The Trump transition team was informed about the DOJ's bribery investigation into Tom Homan, the former acting director of ICE whom Donald Trump tapped as his border czar shortly after he prevailed in the 2024 presidential election ... read more


Ever since a U.S. military cemetery in the southern Netherlands removed two displays recognizing Black troops who helped to liberate Europe from the Nazis, visitors have filled the guestbook with objections. read more


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