News...

Justice Dept. slaps Gov. Tim Walz, AG Ellison, Minneapolis Mayor Frey with subpoenas: Report
The subpoenas represent a significant escalation between the DOJ and Minnesota officials.

Trump officials demand California return over $1B in Medicaid funds allegedly spent on illegal aliens
CMS chief Mehmet Oz says audits uncovered $1.8 billion in improper spending across eight states and is now withholding nearly $300 million from what he calls the “worst offender,” California, until state leaders prove the money was used properly.

Biden's FBI paid anti-Trump 'Sedition Hunters' as informants in J6, Arctic Frost probes, memos show
The FBI made more than $100,000 in payments to informants known as the "Sedition Hunters" to gather and analyze video evidence in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and Arctic Frost probes despite the group’s significant anti-Trump fervor and known ties to foreigners.

Feeding Our Future ringleader points to Minnesota’s failures as fraud exploded
From her jail cell, Aimee Bock claims Minnesota agencies approved exploding meal counts, brushed off warnings, and let politics override oversight, arguing the state’s own failures and fear of being called racist created the conditions that allowed the system to spiral out of control.

Whitmer appointee from Nigeria admits to day-care scam, stealing millions from Michigan taxpayers
The former early-childhood official confessed to using fake invoices and sham day-care businesses to funnel over $1 million to herself and associates, diverting funds meant for vulnerable children.

Comer rejects Clintons' special treatment request, schedules contempt vote for Wednesday
Comer said the couple's attorney had requested former President Clinton only testify before Comer and House Oversight ranking member Robert Garcia with just two staff members each and no official transcript.

Jan. 6 pipe devices were not bombs, could not have exploded, defense expert contends
A court submission from the accused pipe bomber argues the devices found near the RNC and DNC on Jan. 6 had no viable explosive material or working fuse.

Gun rights attorney reminds Sonia Sotomayor that Hawaii is part of United States
Attorney Alan Beck pushed back on Sotomayor’s claim that Hawaii lacks a firearms tradition, telling the Court that as a U.S. state it is bound by national Second Amendment protections.

Florida Keys charter boat captain arrested after allegedly selling kilos of cocaine he found at sea
No, the captain's name is not Jeff Fisher.

Politics...

White House: Here are 365 wins from President Trump’s first 365 days back in office
From negative net migration for the first time in 50 years to the largest homicide drop on record, trillions in reshored investments, peace deals ending multiple wars, record energy production, and massive bureaucracy cuts, President Trump has put America First with urgency - and he’s just getting started.

Second lady Usha Vance announces historic pregnancy
Many congratulations and blessings were sent to her from prominent politicians, some of whom pointed out that the child would be the first to be born to a sitting vice president.

America now looks like a marriage headed for divorce — with no exit
The divide has moved beyond politics into opposing worldviews, with one side seeking to dismantle the country’s foundations and the other trying to preserve them, leaving a nation bound under one Constitution but no longer united by a common purpose.

Republicans want Greenland debate resolved 'very soon' before midterm elections
The fight over Trump’s push for full U.S. control of Greenland — including tariff threats and refusal to rule out military options — has GOP leaders eager to shut down the issue quickly, worried it will overshadow core economic messaging heading into 2026.

Democratic senator calls for Trump’s removal from office under 25th Amendment
Sen. Markey’s call to remove Trump from office under the 25th Amendment isn’t likely to have any traction.

Bernie Sanders skipped every meeting for 18 years while serving on Holocaust Museum board: records
There has recently been a push to oust Sanders from the board. “This is not a partisan issue, just common sense,” Alex Heckler, a longtime Democratic Party activist and fundraiser appointed to the board by Biden, told the NY Post.

Where are they now? Karine Jean-Pierre juggles DEI speaking gigs, eyes Hollywood producer role
Joe Biden's former press secretary soldiers on after book tour devolves into spectacle of public humiliation.


Davos...

Air Force One turns back after ‘minor electrical issue,’ delaying Trump’s trip to Davos
Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt quipped that Trump’s $400 million Qatari-gifted 747-8 “sounded much better right now,” as the president switched planes following the precautionary return to Andrews.

Newsom calls on foreign leaders in Davos to undermine the duly elected president of the United States
California’s governor accused world leaders of “rolling over” for Trump, telling them to “have some goddamn balls” and treat the U.S. president like a threat.

Good luck trying to change the subject, everyone at Davos is talking about AI
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink told the audience that capitalism exacerbated income inequality and AI could make it even worse.

AI will wipe out humanities jobs, Palantir’s Alex Karp warns in blunt Davos talk
Karp dismissed the idea of a “creativity premium,” arguing that elite liberal-arts grads with nonspecialized skills are “effed” in an AI economy, while praising vocational talent and unconventional aptitude as the workforce that will thrive.

AI impacting labor market ‘like a tsunami’ as layoff fears mount
“Anxiety about AI will go from a low hum to a loud roar this year,” Deutsche Bank analysts wrote in a note on Tuesday.


Economy...

Trump signs executive order barring Wall Street investors from buying single-family homes
“Neighborhoods and communities once controlled by middle-class American families are now run by faraway corporate interests,” Trump continued. “People live in homes, not corporations."

U.S. dollar, Treasury prices tumble and gold spikes as globe flees U.S. assets
“This is ‘sell America’ again within a much broader global risk off,” Krishna Guha, head of global policy and central banking strategy at Evercore ISI, wrote in a note to clients.

Gold breaks new record on Greenland tariff threats, with forecast of $7,000 in the cards
Gold exceeds $4,800 per ounce as safe-haven demand surges amid geopolitics.

Amazon shoppers are switching to cheaper brands as Trump’s tariffs raise prices, CEO Andy Jassy says
Companies that bulk-ordered products to get ahead of Trump’s tariffs last year are running out of inventory.


Immigration...

Kristi Noem promises arrests ‘in the next several hours’ over church stormed by anti-ICE activists
"People will be brought to justice for how they violated the law in that situation," Noem told Newsmax on Tuesday evening.

Here are the ‘worst’ criminal illegal immigrants ICE arrested in Trump’s first year in office
“On President Trump’s first day in office, he unleashed ICE to target the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens."

Trump ‘mass deportation’ narrative collapses under the NYT’s own numbers
The Times shows total removals under Trump are lower than Biden’s recent years, and the only reason arrests look more disruptive is because blue states cut off jail cooperation, forcing ICE into the streets.
-- Related: Stu breaks down this NY Times story, and shows how it destroys the left's own narrative

Democrat congressional hopeful claims ICE ‘owes rent,’ pushes stunt eviction
Lehigh County controller Mark Pinsley, now running for Congress, accused ICE of skipping $115K on an unsigned lease and demanded agents be “deported” from the building.

More unhinged anti-ICE extremist footage: 'I am a liberal, leftist, pagan, lesbian, transgender woman, and witch!'
Racist, fascist, piggy, Hitler, and tyranny were some of the popular words used by protesters.


World...

Trump says his Board of Peace might replace the U.N.
"Well, I mean, the U.N. just hasn't been very helpful," he said. "I'm a big fan of the U.N.'s potential, but it has never lived up to its potential. The U.N. should have settled every one of the wars that I settled; I never went to them."

Netanyahu accepts Trump’s invitation to join Board of Peace
The board is an initiative aimed at resolving conflicts globally, starting with the Gaza Strip, and will be chaired for life by Trump.


Canada...

CBC: 'The old order is not coming back,' Carney says in provocative speech at Davos
Prime Minister Mark Carney says great powers are using "economic integration as weapons."

Military models Canadian response to hypothetical American invasion
The Canadian Armed Forces have modeled a hypothetical U.S. military invasion of Canada and the country’s potential response, which includes tactics similar to those employed against Russia and later U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan, two senior government officials say.

Over half of Canadians think an American military invasion is likely
Asked how much they would personally be willing to pay in additional taxes for a "proper national defense against the USA," 40% said they'd pay nothing; 30% said $100 a year, 12% said $500 a year, and 12% said $1000+ a year.


Europe...

Trump: Anything Europe does to threaten U.S. on trade ‘I’ll just meet it’
“But we’re not looking at that. We’ll probably be able to work something out, possibly even during the next few days in Davos,” he continued.

Lutnick says EU trade deal 'solid' despite new Trump tariffs and Greenland threats
“I would say Donald J. Trump understands what he wants, and he will talk to them, and they will work it out.”

France requests NATO exercise in Greenland as Macron says Europe won’t give in to U.S. bullying
Macron - whose government pursued and jailed people over claims that his elderly wife was born a man - declared that Europe “won’t give in to bullies” or be intimidated. Shortly after issuing the statement, France surrendered.

EU hammers out policies to harden borders amid likelihood of refugees from deadly uprising in Iran
Iranian official says at least 5,000 people have been killed in the protests that started in late December.

UK approves Chinese super-embassy in capital
The UK’s Labour Party-controlled government has approved plans for China to build a sprawling new embassy complex in central London, despite warnings from lawmakers, security officials, and Chinese dissidents who say the project poses serious national security risks.


Middle East...

Trump says Iran would be ‘wiped off the face of this earth’ if something happens to him
Trump on Tuesday warned Iran that continued assassination threats made by leaders in Tehran would be met with the country getting “blown up.”

Iranian FM: Tehran will fight back ‘with everything we have’ if Iran comes under U.S. attack
The comments by Abbas Araghchi, who saw his invitation to the World Economic Forum in Davos rescinded over the killings, comes as an American aircraft carrier group moves westward toward the Middle East from Asia.

Global Holocaust survivor population drops to about 196,000 worldwide, half in Israel, data shows
New data shows the global number of Holocaust survivors has fallen to about 196,000, with nearly half living in Israel and most having survived as children.

Syrian forces hunt for ISIS fugitives after prison break
Of the 120 who escaped, 81 have been captured, the ministry said Tuesday, adding that “intensive security efforts continue to track down the rest.”


Latin America...

Venezuela to use US-brokered oil sale to boost battered currency
Interim president Delcy Rodriguez confirmed that her country had received $300 million from Washington's sale of Venezuelan crude and said she would use it to prop up the bolivar against the dollar.


Entertainment...

Billy Bob Thornton says Taylor Sheridan gets no respect because of politics
"I think some people assume Taylor is some sort of right-wing guy or something, and he’s really not."

Pam Grier shares 'hanging from tree' lynching claim on The View
A few issues with the story, including the fact that there’s never been a hanging in Columbus, Ohio - and the last hanging in the entire state happened decades before she was born. She also failed to mention this supposedly life-changing incident in her previously published memoir. But the hens on The View ate it up.

Joy Behar urges action against Trump, says protests and voting ‘aren’t enough’
Behar claimed Trump is pushing the country toward World War III and told viewers to pressure Congress to “do something,” while her cohosts amplified fears over Greenland and the 25th Amendment during the segment.

Comedian Chris D’Elia says Marvel’s heroes act woke on screen but would vote Republican in real life
"What superhero would be left-wing?! They wouldn't."

Woke TV is back with a vengeance in this new Star Trek series
The entire show is a power fantasy for the white liberal woman who's been frozen in a time capsule since 2017.


Religion...

Christian ministries beat New York’s abortion-coverage mandate after Supreme Court pushback
New York finally dropped its yearslong effort to force churches and religious nonprofits to pay for abortions, conceding after repeated Supreme Court rebukes that its narrow exemption couldn’t survive scrutiny. The settlement grants full religious-employer status to the ministries that fought the mandate.


AI...

Trump shows AI map with Canada, Greenland and Venezuela under U.S. flag.
“As I expressed to everyone, very plainly, Greenland is imperative for National and World Security. There can be no going back — on that, everyone agrees,” Trump said after speaking with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.


Technology...

Musk's X releases source code for platform's algorithm
"We know the algorithm is dumb and needs massive improvements, but at least you can see us struggle to make it better in real-time and with transparency. No other social media companies do this," Musk posted in a repost from the platform's engineering team.


Sports...

Ex-NFL sideline reporter Michele Tafoya files paperwork to run for Minnesota Senate seat
The four-time Emmy Award-winning sports journalist is entering the GOP primary after incumbent Sen. Tina Smith (D) announced she wouldn’t be seeking a second term last February.


Potpourri...

How presidential M&M’s became Air Force One’s most iconic souvenir
The candy boxes handed out on Air Force One started in 1988, when Ronald Reagan replaced the cigarettes presidents once gave guests with custom red, white, and blue M&M’s as part of his anti-smoking push. Every president since has kept the tradition alive.