By Jim Thomas | Tuesday, January 6, 2026, 10:56 PM EST A new Republican-led investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach will focus on unresolved security failures rather than partisan narratives, Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., said Tuesday. Loudermilk, chair of the House Select Subcommittee on Jan. 6, said his…

The Trump administration has told Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodriguez that her government must meet U.S. demands before it can resume pumping additional oil, including severing economic ties with China, Cuba, and Russia. Venezuela also would be required to partner exclusively with the United States on oil production and give…

Veteran journalist Sara Carter was confirmed Tuesday by the Senate 52-48 to serve as the nation’s new drug czar. Carter, whose reporting career has extensively covered the drug trade, will lead the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy as the top adviser on drug policy matters to President…

Alex Plechash, chair of the Minnesota Republican Party, intensified criticism of Democrat leadership in the state on Tuesday amid a sprawling fraud scandal that has reshaped Minnesota politics and drawn federal law enforcement action. Plechash said the fallout from multiple fraud investigations has eroded confidence in Gov. Tim Walz’s administration…

By James Morley III | Tuesday, 06 January 2026 02:16 PM EST Democrats face growing internal divisions as they condemn President Donald Trump’s operation to arrest Nicolas Maduro while also acknowledging the Venezuelan leader’s record as a brutal dictator. A new poll showed that a majority of Americans support bringing…

Senate leader and retired Navy captain Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., has vowed to challenge Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s decision to downgrade his military retirement rank and pay in a move he called an attack on constitutional rights. Kelly issued a strong statement Tuesday after Hegseth announced the issuance of a…

By Brian Freeman | Tuesday, January 6, 2026 A recent poll released Tuesday reveals that 43 percent of registered U.S. voters support President Donald Trump’s military action targeting Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro, while 36 percent oppose the intervention. The survey, conducted by J.L. Partners with a sample of 999 registered…

By Nicole Weatherholtz | Tuesday, 06 January 2026 07:51 PM EST The mother of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s newly appointed tenants’ rights chief—a figure who has sparked outrage for describing homeownership as “a weapon of white supremacy”—is a professor at Vanderbilt University and owns a home valued at…