Leftists and some libertarians have rallied behind Iran’s Islamist regime despite the killings of hundreds of protesters calling for the regime’s overthrow and the restoration of the Iranian monarchy. Protests have erupted in dozens of cities nationwide. The uprising began last month amid soaring inflation and economic collapse, fueled by…

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers convened Friday to meet Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and her Greenlandic counterpart Jens-Frederik Nielsen, vowing congressional backing for the Nordic nations despite President Donald Trump’s threats to seize Greenland. The 11-member delegation, led by Democrat Senator Chris Coons, was scheduled to address concerns…

By Jim Thomas | Friday, 16 January 2026 10:35 PM EST Congressman Jason Crow, D-Colo., declared Friday that a government shutdown “should always be on the table” as Democrats seek leverage to restrict Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations. Crow made the remarks during an interview with CNN as lawmakers face…

U.S. Senator Brian Schatz of Hawaii described the recent Canada-China trade deal as a “stark foreign policy failure with domestic economic consequences,” stating that the United States was “absolutely rolled” by the agreement. The pact allows up to 49,000 Chinese electric vehicles into Canada at a tariff rate of 6.1%…

President Donald Trump stated Friday there is no basis for invoking the Insurrection Act in Minnesota, even as federal authorities consider heightened interventions amid ongoing disturbances. In remarks delivered before departing for Florida aboard Air Force One, Trump highlighted that the historical use of the Insurrection Act—a law enacted in…

By Solange Reyner | Friday, January 16, 2026 Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton stated on Friday that President Donald Trump has the authority under the Insurrection Act to deploy federal troops domestically under specific conditions. During an interview, Paxton said Trump “certainly has the right” to invoke the law in…

By Sam Barron | Friday, January 16, 2026 07:35 PM EST North Carolina Senate Republican candidate Michael Whatley told Newsmax on Friday that the national deficit is one of the biggest threats America faces. “We are actually paying more every year to service our deficit than we are on national…

U.S. Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino declared Friday that any effort to block federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota should be treated as a serious problem, following reports of a Justice Department investigation into Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey. Speaking on Newsmax’s “Rob Schmitt Tonight,” Bovino stated: “Anytime…