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Trump’s Venezuela push runs into hard realities for US energy giants

Trump’s Venezuela push runs into hard realities for US energy giants


January 10, 2026
The dramatic capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has handed President Donald Trump a rare strategic opening — one that could reshape Venezuela’s crippled oil industry, redirect global crude flows and weaken the foothold that rivals like Russia, China and Iran have built in the Western Hemisphere. But unlocking the world’s largest oil reserves won’t […]
DAVID MARCUS: How Trump’s team of former rivals is saving America

DAVID MARCUS: How Trump’s team of former rivals is saving America


January 10, 2026
Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are the central and most popular members of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet, but they have something else in common: All three are harsh former critics of their current boss. Much has been made, especially on […]
Russia fires new hypersonic missile in massive Ukraine attack, Kremlin says

Russia fires new hypersonic missile in massive Ukraine attack, Kremlin says


January 10, 2026
Russia said on Friday it used its new hypersonic Oreshnik missile in an attack against Ukraine, according to reports. The Kremlin said that the strike was carried out in response to what it said was an attempted Ukrainian drone strike on one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s residences, something Kyiv has denied, according to Reuters.  […]
Key Republican negotiator details bipartisan Obamacare fix as abortion dispute remains sticking point

Key Republican negotiator details bipartisan Obamacare fix as abortion dispute remains sticking point


January 10, 2026
A bipartisan cohort of senators is nearing a final plan to tackle rising healthcare costs, but the issue of more-stringent restrictions preventing taxpayer-funded abortions remains a major hurdle in the way to sealing the deal. The working group, led by Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, has held several meetings since dueling, partisan […]
Grassley presses FBI over Trump Arctic Frost probe name, calls change ‘anything but random’

Grassley presses FBI over Trump Arctic Frost probe name, calls change ‘anything but random’


January 10, 2026
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley is demanding answers on the process of how the FBI determines code names for its investigations, after receiving records that show agents ‘renaming’ the Arctic Frost investigation into President Donald Trump, with the senator calling the move ‘anything but random.’  Grassley penned a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi […]
Trump pauses oil exec summit to peek at White House ballroom’s progress

Trump pauses oil exec summit to peek at White House ballroom’s progress


January 10, 2026
President Donald Trump briefly paused his meeting with nearly two dozen oil executives Friday afternoon to walk over to a window at the White House to check out updates on the ballroom’s construction. ‘Today, I’m delighted to welcome almost two dozen of the biggest and most respected oil and gas executives in the world to […]
Trump wears ‘happy Trump’ pin alongside American flag during White House oil executive meeting

Trump wears ‘happy Trump’ pin alongside American flag during White House oil executive meeting


January 10, 2026
President Trump sported a unique accessory at the White House on Friday, a custom lapel pin depicting what he called a ‘happy Trump.’ The president wore the small pin, which appeared to be a cartoon-style depiction of Trump in a navy suit and red tie just beneath his customary American flag lapel pin, while meeting […]
FBI names Christopher Raia co-deputy director after Dan Bongino’s departure

FBI names Christopher Raia co-deputy director after Dan Bongino’s departure


January 10, 2026
FBI veteran Christopher Raia has been named co-deputy director of the federal law enforcement agency, the bureau confirmed Friday to Fox News Digital. Raia, who runs the bureau’s New York City field office, will move to Washington, D.C., and begin his job on Monday serving as co-deputy director with Andrew Bailey. Raia’s elevation comes after […]
Federal judge blocks Trump from cutting childcare funds to Democratic states over fraud concerns

Federal judge blocks Trump from cutting childcare funds to Democratic states over fraud concerns


January 10, 2026
A federal judge Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from stopping subsidies on childcare programs in five states, including Minnesota, amid allegations of fraud. U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian, a Biden appointee, didn’t rule on the legality of the funding freeze, but said the states had met the legal threshold to maintain the ‘status quo’ […]
National security experts sound alarm over CCP-linked land ownership near US military bases: ‘Unthinkable’

National security experts sound alarm over CCP-linked land ownership near US military bases: ‘Unthinkable’


January 9, 2026
National security experts are sounding the alarm over a report that the Chinese Communist Party’s reach inside the United States could include two golf courses located right on the doorstep of one of the country’s most critical military bases.  News this week that a Chinese intelligence officer is the owner of two golf courses on […]
Dozens of House Republicans defy Trump, join Democrats in failed veto override effort

Dozens of House Republicans defy Trump, join Democrats in failed veto override effort


January 9, 2026
Dozens of House Republicans voted alongside Democrats on Thursday in a failed attempt to override the first — and so far, only — vetoes of President Donald Trump’s second term. Trump has only issued two vetoes thus far since taking office in January 2025. Both veto override efforts failed, but it’s significant that more than […]
House passes nearly $180B funding package after conservative rebellion over Minnesota fraud fears

House passes nearly $180B funding package after conservative rebellion over Minnesota fraud fears


January 9, 2026
The House of Representatives has passed a federal funding package totaling nearly $180 billion, putting Congress one modest step closer to averting a government shutdown at the end of this month. The legislation accounts for just over $174 billion aimed at partially or fully funding the departments of Commerce, Justice, Interior and Energy, including laying […]
European allies working on plan if US acts on acquiring Greenland: report

European allies working on plan if US acts on acquiring Greenland: report


January 9, 2026
European allies are working together on a plan in case the Trump administration acts on acquiring Greenland, a report said Wednesday.  French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot told France Inter radio that the subject will be raised at a meeting with the foreign ministers of Germany and Poland.  ‘We want to take action, but we want […]
17 Republicans rebel against House GOP leaders, join Dems to pass Obamacare extension

17 Republicans rebel against House GOP leaders, join Dems to pass Obamacare extension


January 9, 2026
The House of Representatives passed a bill to revive and extend COVID-19 pandemic-era enhanced Obamacare subsidies in a major victory for Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y. Seventeen House Republicans broke ranks with GOP leaders to support the legislation after Democrats were successful in forcing a vote via a mechanism called a privileged resolution. The bill […]
Trump plans to meet with Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado next week

Trump plans to meet with Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado next week


January 9, 2026
President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he plans to meet with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado in Washington next week. During an appearance on Fox News’ ‘Hannity,’ Trump was asked if he intends to meet with Machado after the U.S. struck Venezuela and captured its president, Nicolás Maduro. ‘Well, I understand she’s coming […]