Sunday, January 4, 2026

POLITICS

Minnesota Gov’t Spied on Fraud Whistleblowers

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The Minnesota government reportedly retaliated against whistleblowers who exposed a massive state fraud scheme. The whistleblowers said they were denied vacations and promotions and that their official work was spied on, state Rep. Kristin Robbins told the New York Post.  Robbins, who chairs the state’s Fraud Prevention and...

Congress Faces Govt. Shutdown, Healthcare Bills, Epstein on Return

(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) Congress faces a mountain of political challenges when it resumes session next week, including a potential government shutdown, a health care affordability crisis, and the ongoing release of the Epstein files. U.S. lawmakers left town for the holidays after passing only three of the 12...

Tesla Loses Title as World’s Biggest Electric Vehicle Maker as Sales Fall for 2nd Year in a Row

(Headline USA) Tesla lost its crown as the world’s bestselling electric vehicle maker on Friday as expiring U.S. tax breaks for buyers and stiff overseas competition pushed sales down for a second year in a row. Tesla said that it delivered 1.64 million vehicles in 2025, down 9% from a...

Minnesota Must Provide Documents to US Government in Child Care Fraud Probe by Next Week

(Headline USA) Minnesota officials have until next week to hand over information on providers and parents who receive federal child care funds that the Trump administration contends have been used fraudulently or risk losing federal funding.  State officials said Friday recent inspections showed several childcare centers accused of fraud by...

FBI Says it Disrupted a New Year’s Eve Attack Plan Inspired by Islamic State Group

(Headline USA)  The FBI said Friday it disrupted a New Year’s Eve attack plot targeting a grocery store and fast-food restaurant in North Carolina, arresting an 18-year-old man who authorities say pledged loyalty to the Islamic State group. Christian Sturdivant was charged with attempting to provide material support to a...

‘Locked and loaded’:Trump Warns Iran

(Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square) Following days of civil unrest in Iran, President Donald Trump issued a warning to the Iranian regime that the U.S. is prepared to take action if civilians are shot. Trump posted the warning overnight Friday, indicating he may be throwing support behind the uprising in...

Senator Works on Bills to Protect Children from Pedophiles

(Chris Woodward, The Center Square) Sen. Janae Shamp is on a mission for 2026. The Arizona legislator said she wants to “make pedophiles’ lives hell” and is not backing off. “There are many different layers to how sex offenders are processed,” Shamp, R-Surprise, told The Center Square. “There's things that happen...

Lawsuit Accuses Vivek Ramaswamy of Shady Business Practices

(José Niño, Headline USA) A federal lawsuit filed in district court alleges that executives at Strive Asset Management, the investment firm founded by Vivek Ramaswamy, pressured a female employee to engage in conduct she believed would violate securities law, retaliated when she refused, and ultimately terminated her employment after...

U.S. House Contests to Decide Control of Congress in 2026

(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) The 2026 midterm elections promise to bring fierce competition as Democrats and Republicans battle for control of Congress. All 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives are up for election in 2026. However, analysts predict only 66 have at least a slight chance of...

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Sworn In On a Quran

(Headline USA) Incoming Mayor Zohran Mamdani took his midnight oath of office on a centuries-old Quran, marking the first time a mayor of New York City uses Islam’s holy text to be sworn in and underscoring a series of historic firsts for the city. The 34-year-old Democrat became mayor in a...

North Korea Tests Nuclear-Capable Cruise Missile

(Kyle Anzalone, Libertarian Institute) North Korea’s state media announced that Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test of a strategic, long-range cruise missile.  “A long-range strategic cruise missile launching drill was staged in the West Sea of Korea on December 28,” a statement published by KCNA on Monday said....

Tatiana Schlossberg, a Grandchild of the Late President John F. Kennedy, Has Died at 35

(Headline USA) Environmental journalist Tatiana Schlossberg, one of three grandchildren of the late President John F. Kennedy, has died after she was diagnosed with leukemia last year. She was 35. Schlossberg, daughter of Kennedy’s daughter, Caroline Kennedy, and Edwin Schlossberg, revealed she had terminal cancer in a November 2025 essay...
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