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Mark Kelly sues Trump’s Pentagon chief for violating Constitution
Mark Kelly sues Trump’s Pentagon chief for violating Constitution
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) is now taking Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to court, accusing him of violating a provision of the U.S. Constitution protecting the free speech rights of lawmakers.CNBC reported Monday that Kelly filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia, with bo...
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January 12, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Mark Kelly sues Trump’s Pentagon chief for violating Constitution
Trump DOJ fires attorney who refused to prosecute James Comey
Trump DOJ fires attorney who refused to prosecute James Comey
The Trump Department of Justice has terminated a 64-year old attorney, the number-two official in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia, after he refused to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey in a highly-controversial case.MS NOW on Monday reported that Robert McBrid...
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January 12, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Trump DOJ fires attorney who refused to prosecute James Comey
Tech industry insiders warn Trump’s Greenland scheme 'won't move markets' anytime soon
Tech industry insiders warn Trump’s Greenland scheme 'won't move markets' anytime soon
Officials in Greenland and Denmark were hoping that U.S. President Donald Trump would abandon his push for the United States to buy Greenland. Instead, he is doubling down. During a Friday, January 9 press conference with oil executives, Trump threatened, "We are going to do something on Greenland, ...
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January 12, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Tech industry insiders warn Trump’s Greenland scheme 'won't move markets' anytime soon
Janet Yellen rips Trump for targeting Fed chair: 'Road to a banana republic'
Janet Yellen rips Trump for targeting Fed chair: 'Road to a banana republic'
President Donald Trump and his allies ramped up their pressure campaign against U.S. Federal Chairman Jerome Powell when the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), headed by Attorney General Pam Bondi, launched a criminal investigation of him. The news broke on Sunday, January 11, and Wall Street had a m...
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January 12, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Janet Yellen rips Trump for targeting Fed chair: 'Road to a banana republic'
Trump bleeding support from MAGA voters who see him as 'the system': analysis
Trump bleeding support from MAGA voters who see him as 'the system': analysis
Donald Trump has historically performed well with various voter groups who, for one reason or another, view him as "anti-establishment," but now, according to a new analysis from The Atlantic, he faces a "shrinking coalition" as these voters increasingly see him as "the system" he once seemed to opp...
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January 12, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Trump bleeding support from MAGA voters who see him as 'the system': analysis
Trump 'losing political fight’ to Fed chair: CNN analyst
Trump 'losing political fight’ to Fed chair: CNN analyst
President Donald Trump does not have the support of the vast majority of Americans in his efforts to reduce the independence of the Federal Reserve, according to a CNN analyst.For months, Trump has actively been attempting to get Chairman Jerome Powell to reduce interest rates, but Powell and the ma...
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January 12, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Trump 'losing political fight’ to Fed chair: CNN analyst
Republican draws ire for 'wild defense' of Trump’s 'trolling'
Republican draws ire for 'wild defense' of Trump’s 'trolling'
President Donald Trump's vendetta against Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell escalated on Friday when the outgoing leader of the central bank was handed a Justice Department subpoena. Trump's Justice Department claims that Powell lied under oath to Congress when he testified about the Federal Re...
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January 12, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Republican draws ire for 'wild defense' of Trump’s 'trolling'
Trump facing GOP revolt over Fed probe that could 'haunt' Republicans 'for a generation'
Trump facing GOP revolt over Fed probe that could 'haunt' Republicans 'for a generation'
The bombshell revelations from Sunday that Donald Trump's Department of Justice is criminally probing the Federal Reserve have prompted heated pushback from the president's allies in the GOP-controlled Congress, according to Politico, with one House member warning that the move "will haunt us all fo...
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January 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Trump facing GOP revolt over Fed probe that could 'haunt' Republicans 'for a generation'
'Completely bonkers': Arctic Researchers slam Trump’s Greenland goals as 'science fiction'
'Completely bonkers': Arctic Researchers slam Trump’s Greenland goals as 'science fiction'
According to former U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official Miles Taylor, President Donald Trump initially proposed acquiring Greenland during his first presidency. Taylor, who served in the first Trump Administration but is now an outspoken Never Trumper, told MS NOW that conservative T...
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January 12, 2026 at 6:30 PM
'Completely bonkers': Arctic Researchers slam Trump’s Greenland goals as 'science fiction'
Trump finds new weapon in his 'red-hot war on blue states'
Trump finds new weapon in his 'red-hot war on blue states'
The cities that President Donald Trump and his allies are targeting for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids — Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C. and now, Minneapolis — have something in common: They are run by Democrats. And the cities that Trump is singling out have Democratic ...
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January 12, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Trump finds new weapon in his 'red-hot war on blue states'
CNN’s SE Cupp tells DOJ staffers working for Jeanine Pirro to 'walk out' over Powell probe
CNN’s SE Cupp tells DOJ staffers working for Jeanine Pirro to 'walk out' over Powell probe
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro has been tasked with a new probe into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, but one CNN commentator suggested she resign instead. Pirro doesn't have a good track record of winning controversial cases in Washington, D.C., losing several grand jury cases against protester...
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January 12, 2026 at 5:30 PM
CNN’s SE Cupp tells DOJ staffers working for Jeanine Pirro to 'walk out' over Powell probe
Trump just gave away the game on his 2020 'regrets' — here are his plans for 2026
Trump just gave away the game on his 2020 'regrets' — here are his plans for 2026
One MS NOW producer is sounding the alarm about a comment President Donald Trump made during his extensive interview with the New York Times that is telling about his 2026 intentions. Kyle Griffin, executive producer of Weeknight wrote on X that the detail was a "BIG FLAG.""Trump said during his int...
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January 12, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Trump just gave away the game on his 2020 'regrets' — here are his plans for 2026
Wall Street insider rips 4 proposals aimed at Trump’s 'populist base'
Wall Street insider rips 4 proposals aimed at Trump’s 'populist base'
Although President Donald Trump is employing some major Wall Street veterans in his administration — including Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick (formerly of Cantor Fitzgerald) and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent — he is also drawing his share of criticism in the financial world. Some of it is comi...
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January 12, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Wall Street insider rips 4 proposals aimed at Trump’s 'populist base'
Trump lashes out at reporter’s 'stupid question'
Trump lashes out at reporter’s 'stupid question'
President Donald Trump snapped at a female reporter aboard Air Force One on Sunday night after she asked him about a possible military strike in Iran. “Do you think Iran takes your threats seriously?” the reporter asked the president.The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday that Trump is expected ...
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January 12, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Trump lashes out at reporter’s 'stupid question'
Trump allies 'alarmed' by latest attack on Powell as they fear ploy will backfire
Trump allies 'alarmed' by latest attack on Powell as they fear ploy will backfire
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has drawn Trump's ire for years, but it was Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte who came up with the latest strategy to try and bring him down. Bloomberg News reported Monday morning that those familiar with the matter point to Pulte for the stra...
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January 12, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Trump allies 'alarmed' by latest attack on Powell as they fear ploy will backfire
Trump’s mental health questioned after posting meme he’s now 'acting Venezuelan president'
Trump’s mental health questioned after posting meme he’s now 'acting Venezuelan president'
President Donald Trump trolled critics by giving himself a new job title: Acting President of Venezuela. In a Truth Social post late Sunday, Trump shared an image of his Wikipedia page that lists his job titles and dates. The new "job" was listed under the photo. The post comes after Venezuela's opp...
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January 12, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Trump’s mental health questioned after posting meme he’s now 'acting Venezuelan president'
Election officials brace for interference and physical threats in 2026
Election officials brace for interference and physical threats in 2026
Election officials from around the country gathered at a conference in Virginia this week, giving us — and one another — a chance to hear what they’re thinking and worrying about as they plan for the midterm elections this year.This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news orga...
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January 12, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Election officials brace for interference and physical threats in 2026
GOP senator warns Trump is destroying DOJ’s 'independence and credibility'
GOP senator warns Trump is destroying DOJ’s 'independence and credibility'
Although Donald Trump appointed Jerome Powell to head the U.S. Federal Reserve during his first presidency, he has been vehemently critical of him since returning to the White House. Trump's animosity stems from Powell's refusal to dramatically lower interest rates. While Powell favors lowering them...
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January 12, 2026 at 1:00 PM
GOP senator warns Trump is destroying DOJ’s 'independence and credibility'
Trump showing world 'how to break the United States': conservative
Trump showing world 'how to break the United States': conservative
All over the United States — from Los Angeles to Philadelphia to Chicago — large protests are being held following the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent. The shooting is being condemned as excessive force by every...
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January 12, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Trump showing world 'how to break the United States': conservative
How Chevron played the long game in Venezuela
How Chevron played the long game in Venezuela
On Saturday, hours after U.S. forces in Caracas killed at least 80 people and kidnapped Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, Donald Trump sounded less like a wartime commander than a developer surveying a newly acquired property. The country’s future, he told reporters at his Mar-a-Lago resort, belo...
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January 12, 2026 at 12:20 PM
How Chevron played the long game in Venezuela
Trump's foreign and domestic policies are merging — and their purpose isn't complicated
Trump's foreign and domestic policies are merging — and their purpose isn't complicated
At the same time agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Patrol are swarming into Minnesota and other states and cities, Trump is planning bombing raids on other countries. Domestically and internationally, he is putting America on a war footing.ICE is reportedly inves...
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January 12, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Trump's foreign and domestic policies are merging — and their purpose isn't complicated
An overlooked detail in the Renee Good video
An overlooked detail in the Renee Good video
A small detail has stayed with me from the video of Renee Nicole Good being shot to death in Minneapolis by ICE officer Jonathan Ross.In the video, she’s behind the wheel, signaling with her left hand to the driver of an ICE vehicle that she’s letting him go before she goes. Then out of that vehicle...
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January 12, 2026 at 11:00 AM
An overlooked detail in the Renee Good video
'I don’t know what you’re talking about': CNN host brings receipts in DHS chief interview
'I don’t know what you’re talking about': CNN host brings receipts in DHS chief interview
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem made news on Sunday after an interview with CNN host Jake Tapper, who pulled frank answers from her that viewers found shocking or, at the very least, hypocritical.At one point, Tapper called out Noem for obfuscating after he asked about the investigation into...
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January 11, 2026 at 7:00 PM
'I don’t know what you’re talking about': CNN host brings receipts in DHS chief interview
Trump-appointed judges are handing him massive wins: analysis
Trump-appointed judges are handing him massive wins: analysis
President Donald Trump has managed to appoint judges to top courts that are now voting overwhelmingly to support his actions in office, whether or not they're legal. The New York Times reported Sunday that a review of the 2025 court records shows that appellate judges are voting 92 percent of the ti...
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January 11, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Trump-appointed judges are handing him massive wins: analysis
Trump official cornered on live TV over where his $50,000 bribe is
Trump official cornered on live TV over where his $50,000 bribe is
NBC News' Kristen Welker pressed Tom Homan on a $50,000 bribe he accepted in 2024 and what happened to the money he was given. Homan, President Donald Trump's executive associate director of enforcement and removal operations, was involved in a contracts-for-cash scheme that was part of a sting oper...
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January 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Trump official cornered on live TV over where his $50,000 bribe is