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Michael Goodwin: Maduro’s arrival is the first domino to fall — and Khamenei fleeing Iran amid chaos could be next

Just as the Trump administration offered indicted drug trafficker Nicolás Maduro a free ride to New York he couldn’t refuse, reports are emerging that another despot under American pressure...

Jeffries is taking Trump’s threats against Greenland ‘seriously’

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Tuesday that he is taking President Trump’s threats about taking over Greenland “seriously.” “Everything the President says at this point we have to take seriously because he is uncommitted to the rule of law, uncommitted to the Constitution and uncommitted to doing anything that actually makes life better...

Brown gunman cited grudge, expressed no remorse in videos, transcripts reveal

Authorities found several videos recorded by Claudio Manuel Neves Valente around the time of the shootings.

Influencer Trisha Paytas weighs bid for congressional seat in 2026

Trisha Paytas said she became more concerned about the world after she became a mother in 2022.

Wyoming Supreme Court rules laws restricting abortion violate state constitution

Wyoming's Supreme Court struck down two laws restricting abortion, including the nation's first explicit abortion pill ban in a 4-1 ruling.

Walz’s lieutenant governor and progressive Senate hopeful slammed for leadership amid Somali fraud crisis

Minnesota Lt. Gov. and Senate candidate Peggy Flanagan is taking criticism, including from inside her own party, for her leadership during a massive fraud scandal in the state.

Bugs Not a Feature

The week of December 29, 2025: Insect disappointment, the debt, silver, California’s proposed wealth tax, and more.

Tim Walz’s Unsurprising Two-Step from the Political Stage

The financial scandals that long shadowed the Minnesota governor finally caught up to him.

Hakeem Jeffries says Venezuela attack about oil, not drugs

House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said it's not believable that the military action in Venezuela has anything to do with stopping the flow of drugs into the United States after President Trump pardoned a former Honduran president of his drug crimes.

Khanna takes over as head Democrat on House select committee on China

Rep. Ro Khanna is set to take over as the top Democrat on the House select committee on China.

Lawmakers reach deal on three-bill spending package, House to vote this week

The House will vote this week on a bipartisan three-bill spending package negotiated by top appropriators in both chambers.

Abbott orders comprehensive fraud probe into Texas child care funding after Minnesota scandal

Texas Gov. Abbott orders comprehensive investigation into potential child care fraud following Minnesota scandal that allegedly defrauded taxpayers millions of dollars.

Joe Biden, John Kerry among high-profile attendees for JFK’s granddaughter’s private funeral

Former President Joe Biden was among a plethora of politicians and celebrities who attended the private funeral for JFK's granddaughter, Tatiana Schlossberg on Monday.

SCOOP: House Freedom Caucus lays out GOP battle plan ahead of Republicans’ huddle with Trump

House Freedom Caucus outlines policy goals for 2026 in detailed letter to Speaker Johnson ahead of a GOP forum featuring President Trump at the Kennedy Center.

The Briefing: How Capitol Hill reacted to news of Nicolás Maduro’s capture

Congressional Democrats allege constitutional violations following the military mission to extract Nicolás Maduro from Venezuela, as their Republican colleagues praise a job well done.

Walz Walks Away

‘The fact that he’s unimpressive is . . . why he was selected as vice presidential nominee.’

Propped Up by the Legacy Press, Tim Walz Is Undone by Social Media

In the absence of legitimate news coverage, the Somali welfare fraud scandal was fed by social media.

Democrats wanted Maduro gone — until Trump took him out

Democrats ripped into President Trump for taking out Venezuelan dictator and accused narco-terrorist Nicolas Maduro, but many of them have long called for removing the South American dictator and bashed Mr. Trump during his first term for failing to "get rid" of him.

Mark Kelly vows to fight back after his retired military rank, pay cut because of ‘seditious’ video

Sen. Mark Kelly on Monday vowed to fight efforts to cut his rank and pay as a retired U.S. Navy officer after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth accused him of making "seditious statements" in a video to military personnel.

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