By Sam Barron | Monday, 05 January 2026 06:48 PM EST Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., is facing new attacks from his Republican primary rival after criticizing the U.S. operation in Venezuela. In posts on social media over the weekend, Massie attacked President Donald Trump for not seeking congressional authorization for…

U.S. Secret Service officials detained a man early Monday who broke windows at Vice President JD Vance’s Ohio home and caused other property damage, according to agency spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi. The suspect was apprehended shortly after midnight near Vance’s residence in Cincinnati’s Walnut Hills neighborhood. Law enforcement officials, speaking anonymously,…

Florida Senator Rick Scott warned Monday that while democracy is likely to return to Venezuela following Nicolas Maduro’s arrest, the process will be lengthy as attention shifts toward the challenges posed by communist rule in Cuba. Scott spoke at a media briefing in Doral alongside Cuban dissident Jose Daniel Ferrer…

Vice President JD Vance praised the Secret Service and local police for responding quickly to Monday’s attempted break-in at his Ohio home, according to a statement posted on X. In his message, Vance wrote: “I appreciate everyone’s well wishes about the attack at our home. As far as I can…

By Sam Barron | Monday, 05 January 2026 09:37 PM EST Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., praised President Donald Trump on Monday for ordering the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. “We did the right thing. President Trump did the right thing,” Tuberville said recently. The senator noted that Trump had…

The U.S. criminal case against former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is advancing in Manhattan federal court before one of the judiciary’s oldest and most unconventional jurists: 92-year-old U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein, a Clinton-era appointee known for his demanding demeanor and insistence on swift legal proceedings. Maduro appeared Monday in…

By Charlie McCarthy Monday, 05 January 2026 03:33 PM EST The Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday it is rescinding a series of Biden-era child care rules that required states to pay providers before verifying any attendance and before care was delivered. The move, announced through HHS’ Administration…

By Theodore Bunker Monday, January 5, 2026 House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., demanded answers Monday from Minnesota Governor Tim Walz after the governor announced he will not seek reelection in 2026. The decision comes as federal prosecutors and congressional Republicans intensify scrutiny of alleged widespread…