By Newsmax Wires | Wednesday, January 28, 2026 7:47 p.m. EST President Donald Trump on Wednesday named seasoned federal prosecutor Colin McDonald to lead the Department of Justice’s new National Fraud Enforcement Division. The role is designed to aggressively tackle large-scale fraud affecting federal programs. Trump described McDonald as a…

The Trump administration on Wednesday took a step toward rolling back a rule that limits smokestack emissions that burden downwind areas in neighboring states. The so-called “good neighbor” rule is one of dozens of regulations that Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin has targeted for reconsideration or repeal. The Supreme…

By Jim Mishler | Wednesday, January 28, 2026 A recent Politico poll reveals that a majority of voters who support President Donald Trump favor the use of military force against at least one foreign country, signaling strong alignment with an America First approach among his base. The survey indicates that…

President Donald Trump claimed on Wednesday that Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., staged an incident in which she was sprayed with a urine-colored liquid during a town hall meeting. The assertion gained traction among conservative social media users Tuesday night and early Wednesday as reports of the event spread. Trump admitted…

A dozen sitting U.S. senators published books last year, including Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. Louisiana Republican Sen. John Kennedy’s “How to Test Negative for Stupid: And Why Washington Never Will” outsold every other senator-authored book last year combined, according to data from NPD…

Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., condemned an attack on Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., while blaming Omar and other Democrats for rhetoric he said has contributed to escalating tensions as protests and federal agents clash in Minneapolis over immigration enforcement. Speaking on Wednesday’s “Wake Up America,” Fine stated: “I want Ilhan Omar…

New footage has emerged showing Alex Pretti interacting with immigration authorities in Minneapolis more than a week before the 37-year-old ICU nurse was shot and killed by federal law enforcement. A video from January 13th shows Pretti shouting at a federal officer before the officer walked back to his SUV….

By Nicole Weatherholtz | Wednesday, 28 January 2026 10:38 AM EST Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., said he was “very glad” Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., was not seriously harmed after a protester sprayed liquid on her during a public event, calling for the suspect to be prosecuted “to the full extent…

By Sandy Fitzgerald | Wednesday, 28 January 2026 01:47 PM EST The Trump Accounts initiative will make “every child in America a capitalist from birth,” according to Altimeter Capital founder and CEO Brad Gerstner. Gerstner is one of the key figures behind the administration’s program that will allow all children…