News...'Total ban' on Sharia Law is on the horizon, Texas Gov. Abbott tells Glenn Beck: 'That will pass overwhelmingly'“There is a ballot proposition in the Republican primary…to have a complete ban on Sharia Law in the state of Texas. That’s going to pass overwhelmingly…We’re going to do everything possible to make sure Sharia Law has no presence in Texas whatsoever.”
House Republicans have enough votes to hold Clintons in contempt of Congress, Comer revealsThe House Oversight Committee is expected to formally vote on the charges next week.
Supreme Court issues trio of rulings on warrantless entry, double convictions, and election-law standingThe justices upheld a warrantless entry in a suicide-threat case, blocked dual convictions for a single act, and ruled that congressional candidates can challenge state rules that count ballots long after Election Day.
US freezes all visa processing for 75 countries, including Somalia, Russia, IranSomalia, Afghanistan, Brazil, Nigeria, Thailand among nations affected by indefinite pause starting Jan. 21.
Democrat senator pushes massive tax hike to price out gun ownersConnecticut Sen. Chris Murphy introduced an amendment to crank NFA taxes on suppressors and certain firearms up to $4,709 each, reversing Trump-era cuts and reviving a 1934-style barrier that gun-rights groups say was meant to stop ordinary Americans from owning these items at all.
Is it time to realign state borders?A growing list of rural communities want out from under deep-blue dominance, arguing that decades-old borders shouldn’t trap them under policies they never voted for.
Rand Paul to Joe Rogan: DOJ won't prosecute Anthony Fauci for lyingPaul told Rogan that he believes Fauci's blanket pardon should be challenged in court. Paul said he has provided AG Pam Bondi with evidence that Fauci misled Congress about gain-of-function research and also instructed his deputies to destroy public records in order to stymie scrutiny.
Biden-voting Secret Service agent stripped of security clearance after James O’Keefe undercover videoFootage shows the sidelined agent revealing JD Vance’s travel plans, real-time locations, security spacing, shift schedules, and even transport photos, forcing the Secret Service into an internal probe and agency-wide security retraining.
‘Terrified’ stranger rescues pair of toddlers who wandered onto busy Florida roadwayA stranger rushed to rescue two toddlers who wandered into busy traffic in Florida while their clueless family was blocks away at an Airbnb, according to harrowing footage.
Politics...CNBC: Down in the polls, Trump yanks Republicans toward economic populism. It may not save themTrump is proposing economic policies that are more in line with left-wing economic populism than traditional conservatism.
Hakeem Jeffries accuses Republicans of plotting to undermine midterms"We're assuming that Republicans are going to do everything possible to prevent a free and fair election in November 2026. Republicans know that if a free and fair election takes place, they are losing."
Senate dismisses Venezuela War Powers resolution with help from VanceHawley and Young both flipped in Wednesday's vote after facing pushback from Trump, bringing the vote to an even 50-50 split. Vance broke the deadlock by casting the tie-breaking vote in favor of the resolution's dismissal.
Minnesota lawmaker files impeachment articles against Gov. Tim Walz amid massive fraud scandalRepublican Rep. Mike Wiener moved to impeach Walz, accusing him of concealing and obstructing oversight of an alleged multibillion-dollar fraud inside state agencies as federal prosecutors warn Minnesota is seeing corruption on an unprecedented scale.
46 House Republicans help Democrats defeat measure defunding ‘activist’ judges Boasberg, BoardmanProposed by Rep. Chip Roy, as an amendment to an appropriations package considered by the House for the 2026 fiscal year, the measure sought to cut the budgets of the D.C. District Court and Court of Appeals by 20 percent.
Dozens of Republicans join Democrats to keep funding for anti-conservative ‘democracy’ nonprofitArizona Rep. Eli Crane led the effort to defund the National Endowment for Democracy, but 81 Republicans crossed over to join Democrats and defeat his amendment, preserving the group’s $315 million budget.
Heated race to replace Mitch McConnell has clear frontrunner, new poll showsFormer Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron is leading the Republican Senate primary against Republican Kentucky Rep. Andy Barr and businessman Nate Morris, capturing 40% of surveyed voters.
Economy...Tariffs and AI’s downside pose top global risks for business, World Economic Forum saysHalf of the business executives and other leaders surveyed said they expect turbulent times over the next two years, and only 1% said they expect calm, according to the report. The resulting picture is one of the world “sitting on a precipice.”
Fresh readings on inflation provide first signals for Fed's 2026 interest rate pathFresh readings on consumer and wholesale inflation showed prices remain sticky, underscoring expectations that Federal Reserve officials will not cut interest rates in the near term.
Ford worker who heckled Trump receives $800,000 in donationsThe UAW member was suspended from his job by Ford Motor Co. after he heckled Trump during a factory tour in Dearborn on Tuesday.
Immigration...Illegal Venezuelan migrant shot in Minneapolis after ambushing fed agent with snow shovel: DHSAn illegal Venezuelan migrant was shot in the leg by a federal immigration agent in Minneapolis after he allegedly fled during a traffic stop and beat the “ambushed” officer with a snow shovel Wednesday evening, the Department of Homeland Security said.
ICE agent who shot Renee Good suffered internal bleeding, officials sayThe Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who fatally shot Renee Good last week in Minneapolis, Jonathan Ross, suffered internal bleeding to the torso following the incident, according to two U.S. officials briefed on his medical condition.
Renee Good’s former father-in-law doesn’t blame ICE agent for shooting“I think there’s some bad choices. And the word says, ‘For the wrath of God will come upon the children of disobedience.’ And I don’t blame ICE. I don’t blame Rebecca. I don’t blame Renee. I just wish that, you know, if we’re walking in the spirit of God, I don’t think she would have been there.”
Grassley exposes migrant child abuse cases tied to Biden-era vetting failuresGrassley detailed three shocking cases where unvetted sponsors posing as parents allegedly abused trafficked kids, accusing Biden’s HHS of rushing placements and abandoning safeguards Trump put in place to protect vulnerable children.
Democrat Sen. Fetterman urges ICE to ‘round up all’ the criminal migrants“Round up all the criminals,” Fetterman said. “Deport them. They shouldn’t have ever been here, and they definitely have to go.”
Democrats are begging radical members not to revive the ‘abolish ICE’ craze. "It’s not working."Sensible Democrats who care about winning elections are begging their elected leaders to ignore the screeching activists who are (once again) hounding them to abolish ICE, the immigration enforcement agency.
China...Pentagon finally admits China’s military buildup aims to displace the U.S. as top superpowerThe latest China report marks a sharp break from the Bush-Obama era’s “we welcome China’s rise” posture, with the War Department now warning that Beijing’s whole-of-nation “total war” strategy and rapid PLA expansion are designed to overtake America and threaten the U.S. homeland.
China announces record trade surplus as its exports flood world marketsChina’s surplus reached $1.19 trillion last year, a 20 percent increase from 2024, as Beijing kept the currency weak and pursued self-reliance to replace imports.
Iran...Trump says "killing in Iran is stopping," with "no plan for executions"A reporter asked the president if that means military options are now off the table. "We're going to watch and see what the process is," he said.
Trump would want military action in Iran to be swift and decisive, sources sayThe president has told his advisers he would want any action to deliver a decisive blow to the Iranian regime, but so far he hasn't gotten that guarantee from them, sources say.
Tehran leaders wiring huge sums of money out of Iran, US Treasury says"As Treasury who carries out the sanctions we can see is we are now seeing the rats fleeing the ship because we can see millions, tens of millions of dollars being wired out of the country, snuck out of the country by the Iranian leadership," Bessent said in an interview with Newsmax.
U.S. evacuates troops from Middle East bases as Trump weighs Iran strikesA source with knowledge told Axios U.S. troops from several other bases in the Gulf are being evacuated.
I’m living through Iran’s bloodthirsty, murderous crackdown — the horrible truth about what’s really happeningThe following is an eyewitness account from a young Iranian woman based in Tehran, who does not want to be identified for safety reasons. She has been cut off from contact with the outside world since the Iranian government instituted a media blackout, but on Monday briefly managed to receive messages from The Post.
Top Iranian official downplays death toll, blames 'Israeli plot' as US considers strikes"They came in, they used Daesh-style terrorist operations. They got police officers, burned them alive, they beheaded them, and they started shooting at police officers and also to the people."
Iran shopkeeper has execution postponed, human rights group saysThe execution of a 26-year-old Iranian man, Erfan Soltani, accused of participating in the protests, has been postponed, according to a human rights group. Soltani was initially set to be executed Wednesday.
A 23-year-old fashion student was killed in Iran's protests. Her mother searched through hundreds of bodies to bring her home.Rubina Aminian was a "full of life" 23-year-old Iranian fashion student with big goals for the future. She was shot and killed last week amid the protests, her aunt told CBS News, as she described how Aminian's mother forced her way into a morgue and carried her daughter's body out.
Iran issues assassination threat against TrumpTehran’s state TV aired an image from the Butler assassination attempt with a vow that ‘this time’ the shot won’t miss, as the regime rallies supporters while crushing nationwide protests.
No to nuclear missiles, yes to ties with Israel, US: Iran’s exiled crown prince lays out vision for the futureThe Iran of today, one identified with “terrorism, extremism and poverty,” will be gone, Reza Pahlavi writes on X, and be replaced with “a beautiful, peace-loving, and flourishing Iran.” He says that once the regime collapses, “Iran’s nuclear military program will end.”
If the Iranian regime falls, competing opposition groups both call for democracy going forwardThe two factions, supporters of the old monarchy under the shah and a democratic resistance that opposed him, both view democracy as a viable alternative to Iran's Islamic theocracy.
Israel...US to discuss demilitarization, amnesty with Hamas, Israel, US officials sayUS officials stated that Trump sent out invitations to the countries he personally selected to be on the Gaza Board of Peace.
Latin America...U.S. completes first sale of Venezuelan oil, valued at $500 million, official saysProceeds from the sale are to be split among Venezuelans, U.S. companies and the U.S. government, at the discretion of the federal government, the White House has said. The president has said all proceeds going to Venezuela would be used to purchase only American-made products.
President Trump confirms leaker tied to Venezuela leaks is jailedTrump said the person believed to have leaked classified information about U.S. operations in Venezuela has been identified and is “in jail,” while the FBI recently executed a rare search warrant at the home of Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson as part of the related investigation.
Entertainment...Bill Maher blames Hollywood speech police for awards snubsMaher said he expected to lose, blasting Hollywood for hating his blunt commentary, mocking “woke” outrage over cultural appropriation, and ridiculing claims Bradley Cooper wore a “Jew nose” in Maestro.
Actor Timothy Busfield held without bond in New Mexico child sex abuse caseBusfield appeared by video as prosecutors detailed what they call a long pattern of misconduct and sought to keep him jailed, while a new accuser came forward and the former West Wing actor continued to deny all allegations.
Kiefer Sutherland told Uber driver ‘pull over or I’ll kill you’ before assault arrest: reportPolice say Sutherland demanded to be let out multiple times before the driver refused, leading to a confrontation in which the actor allegedly threatened to kill him.
Media...Obama-era CNN segment resurfaces showing different ICE coverage compared to Trump years2016 report featured 'exclusive access' to Chicago raids with largely positive framing, social media users note.
Coleman Hughes: Scott Adams made me a better thinkerThe mainstream obituaries of the ‘Dilbert’ cartoonist have focused on his ‘controversial’ statements and support for the president. But that’s just one small part of his legacy.
Environment...Kamala Harris buys $8.2 million seaside mansion after warning 'sea levels are rising' due to 'climate crisis'Harris's new home features many of the same amenities - such as a gas stove and fireplace - that the Biden-Harris administration targeted with regulations.
LGBTQIA2S+...Senate witness dodges Hawley’s question on whether men can get pregnantThe doctor repeatedly refused to answer Hawley’s basic biological question, deflecting with identity talk until finally calling it a “political tool,” prompting Hawley to press her on her own claim that science should guide medicine.
Riley Gaines reveals she wraps her 3-month-old daughter in bulletproof blanket due to threatsThe 25-year-old former collegiate swimmer attended Tuesday’s Supreme Court arguments in a case that could bar men from competing in women's sports.
Education...Trump signs law to bring 2% and whole milk back to schoolsThe law reverses the school milk protocol set forth in the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, which banned whole and two percent milk options during lunch at schools participating in the National School Lunch Program.
Health...Video: Oprah Winfrey says overeating doesn't make you obese"You don’t overeat and become obese. Obesity causes you to overeat."
Science...4 space station crewmates returning to Earth after medical issue cut mission shortThe astronaut in question was not identified, and no details about the medical issue were revealed due to NASA's strict medical privacy guidelines.
Sports...NCAA asks regulators to suspend collegiate prediction marketsIn a letter addressed to the chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the federal agency that regulates prediction markets, NCAA president Charlie Baker said the growth of prediction markets poses a threat to the well-being of student-athletes as well as the integrity of competition.
