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GREGG JARRETT: If Walz is charged in Minnesota fraud scandal, his best defense is incompetence

GREGG JARRETT: If Walz is charged in Minnesota fraud scandal, his best defense is incompetence


January 11, 2026
‘I hereby plead incompetence and stupidity.’ That’s probably the best defense that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz can offer if he is criminally charged in the shocking multi-billion-dollar taxpayer ripoffs that grow larger by the day. Given his earned reputation, his excuse of incompetence would be credible. Nearly every social service program receiving federal dollars was […]
Trump signs order to protect Venezuela oil revenue held in US accounts

Trump signs order to protect Venezuela oil revenue held in US accounts


January 11, 2026
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order blocking U.S. courts from seizing Venezuelan oil revenues held in American Treasury accounts. The order, titled ‘Safeguarding Venezuelan Oil Revenue for the Good of the American and Venezuelan People,’ states that any court attempt to seize the funds would pose an ‘unusual and extraordinary threat’ to U.S. […]
Greenland leaders push back on Trump’s calls for US control of the island: ‘We don’t want to be Americans’

Greenland leaders push back on Trump’s calls for US control of the island: ‘We don’t want to be Americans’


January 11, 2026
Greenland’s leadership is pushing back on President Donald Trump as he and his administration call for the U.S. to take control of the island. Several Trump administration officials have backed the president’s calls for a takeover of Greenland, with many citing national security reasons. ‘We don’t want to be Americans, we don’t want to be […]
Trump answers on whether he’d order a mission to capture Putin

Trump answers on whether he’d order a mission to capture Putin


January 11, 2026
President Donald Trump pushed back on suggestions from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the United States could capture Russian President Vladimir Putin after Zelensky pointed to Washington’s recent action against Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro. Trump waved off the idea of such an operation, while venting frustration over the grinding war and his failure so far […]
Four tankers that left Venezuela in ‘dark mode’ return as US eyes the country’s oil

Four tankers that left Venezuela in ‘dark mode’ return as US eyes the country’s oil


January 11, 2026
Four tankers that left Venezuela in early January with their transponders off, also known as ‘dark mode,’ have reportedly returned to the country’s waters. The news comes after several U.S. tanker seizures and amid the Trump administration’s push to acquire Venezuelan oil following the arrest of dictator Nicolás Maduro. Most of the four tankers were […]
Protester scales Iranian Embassy in London, tears down regime flag, hoists pre-revolution symbol

Protester scales Iranian Embassy in London, tears down regime flag, hoists pre-revolution symbol


January 11, 2026
An anti-regime protester scaled the balcony of Iran’s Embassy in London on Friday and tore down the Islamic Republic’s flag, replacing it with Iran’s pre-1979 ‘Lion and Sun’ emblem, video shows. The demonstrator climbed the front of the embassy building in Kensington before ripping down the regime’s flag and hoisting the historic symbol associated with […]
Trump discusses whether he’d order a mission to capture Putin

Trump discusses whether he’d order a mission to capture Putin


January 11, 2026
President Donald Trump pushed back on suggestions from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the United States could capture Russian President Vladimir Putin after Zelensky pointed to Washington’s recent action against Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro. Trump waved off the idea of such an operation, while venting frustration over the grinding war and his failure so far […]
Netanyahu and Rubio discuss US military intervention in Iran amid ongoing nationwide protests: report

Netanyahu and Rubio discuss US military intervention in Iran amid ongoing nationwide protests: report


January 11, 2026
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed the possibility of U.S. intervention in Iran, according to a report. The two leaders spoke by phone Saturday as Israel is on ‘high alert,’ preparing for the possibility of U.S. military intervention in Iran, according to Reuters, citing multiple Israeli sources. The […]
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 […]