Category: Politics

By Nicole Weatherholtz | Friday, 23 January 2026 11:01 AM EST Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin pushed back on reports that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested a 5-year-old boy in Minnesota, calling the story a media fabrication. “The facts don’t show it at…

The Republican National Committee voted on Friday to amend its rules, creating a pathway for a rare midterm political convention. The change, which was adopted at the RNC’s winter meeting in Santa Barbara, California, requires the gathering to be announced at least 60 days prior. The date and location remain…

Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Blaine Holt, speaking on Friday, revealed that the war in Ukraine has been largely sidelined at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, because European leaders are avoiding accountability for policies that have prolonged the conflict and deepened its human toll. Holt emphasized that the…

By Sam Barron | Friday, 23 January 2026 07:37 PM EST Minnesota State Sen. Michael Holmstrom, R-Buffalo, criticized protesters in Minneapolis on Friday, stating the demonstrations were entirely fabricated and designed to inflame tensions. “I see a lot of protests,” Holmstrom said. “It’s always the same people, a different sign….

President Donald Trump on Thursday accused the companies behind a major legal challenge to his tariff authority of being “strongly China-oriented,” as the United States Supreme Court weighs the future of his use of emergency powers to impose sweeping duties on imports. In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote:…

U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) said Thursday that Minnesota’s fraud scandal requires immediate prosecutions extending beyond the “bottom” and into the ranks of officials and organizers who enabled it. In remarks to reporters, Biggs emphasized that public trust in government can only be restored through consequences for wrongdoing. “Well, I…

On Thursday, the House voted unanimously to repeal legislation that permitted senators to sue the federal government for up to $500,000 in damages over phone toll records accessed during former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s January 6 investigation of President Donald Trump. The provision being repealed, known as the “spy clause,”…

By Nicole Weatherholtz | Thursday, January 22, 2026, 8:08 PM EST Retired Army Lieutenant Colonel Tony Shaffer told Newsmax on Thursday that China is lashing out online because the U.S. is stepping away from international organizations that he argued Beijing has exploited. Shaffer described the response as a reaction to…

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Thursday that the Trump administration will nearly triple its cash incentive for illegal aliens who voluntarily self-deport, framing the move as part of a one-year milestone for the government. “Since January 2025, 2.2 million illegal aliens have voluntarily self-deported and tens of thousands have…