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Case Against Maduro Relies on Jailed Officials
17+ min ago (699+ words) Any eventual U.S. trial against ousted Venezuelan leader Nicol's Maduro will rely on witness testimony from a seedy cast of characters " drug kingpins, corrupt generals and murderous government officials " all of whom are seeking lenient prison sentences and forgiving treatment from…...
Rep. Smith debates on the House floor on the need to apply Hyde Amendment protections to the so-called Affordable Care Act
23+ min ago (734+ words) WASHINGTON, D.C.On Thursday, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the Congressional Pro-Life Caucus and stalwart defender of mothers and the unborn, debated on the House floor on the need to apply Hyde Amendment protections to pendinglegislationthat would extend the COVID-era…...
Smaller Oil Companies Eager to Spend in Venezuela
28+ min ago (689+ words) The giant energy companies most capable of rebuilding Venezuela's shattered oil fields are also the most skeptical about heeding President Donald Trump's call to pour money into the country," Politico reports. That still leaves plenty of smaller oil, mining, finance…...
These 17 Republicans just voted to pour new Obamacare subsidies into plans that cover abortion, without Hyde Amendment protections. Hyde is the bare minimum
31+ min ago (39+ words) Jan 9, 2026 | Chris Smith, Hyde Amendment Jan 8, 2026 | hyde NRLC Jan 8, 2026 | carol tobias Jan 8, 2026 | Media Bias, Mohler Jan 8, 2026 | Assisted Suicide, Kelsi Sheren Jan 8, 2026 |...
'Obey or die': Stephen Colbert denounces ICE Minneapolis shooting and rages at Trump
37+ min ago (374+ words) Stephen Colbert has denounced the recent ICE shooting in Minneapolis and says Donald Trump's administration are operating on "obey or die" rules. Speaking during the opening monologue of The Late Show, Colbert criticised the response to the shooting of Renee…...
'Keep an eye' on Stephen Miller tipping off Trump's next move: ex-US attorney
48+ min ago (272+ words) White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller and his wife appear to be signaling upcoming Trump administration policy initiatives through public statements and social media posts, according to former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance. Writing on her Substack platform, Vance suggests…...
Zelensky Says Security Guarantee Ready to Be Signed
51+ min ago (683+ words) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the text of a bilateral security guarantee between Kyiv and Washington was "essentially ready" to be finalized with President Trump, Reuters reports. However, another Reuters story says Russia is yet again sowing doubt on how…...
Man pulling weeds in his beloved garden shot in the back of the head in apparent 'random act of violence': Cops
53+ min ago (374+ words) Inset: Isaac Toye (Marion County Jail). Background: Police in Ocala, Florida, investigate after Toye allegedly shot a man to death (WCJB). A Florida man allegedly walked up to another man who was gardening in his backyard and shot him in…...
Energy Executives Scramble to Head Off Trump Demands
56+ min ago (733+ words) Top energy executives are weighing telling President Donald Trump that the industry can increase Venezuela's oil output by hundreds of thousands of barrels per day over the coming months," CNN reports. The pledge would be aimed at setting a realistic…...
We were warned Trump's abuse of power would prove lethal
56+ min ago (748+ words) When I read that the young mother who was executed at point-blank range by one of Trump's ICE goons Wednesday was named Renee Nicole Good, it sent a chill down my spine. As the pain and outrage was washing through…...