Friday, January 9, 2026

POLITICS

Comedian, Rapper Chingo Bling Rallies Conservative Hispanic Voters in Texas

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) Houston native Chingo Bling, “the Tamale King,” is headlining a bus tour to rally Hispanic voters to vote Republican in Texas. “Hispanics are Americans and Texans first, and we don’t like being told we have to be Democrats to be ‘Good Latinos’,” Chingo Bling said. “We...

Poll: Americans Say Federal Government Has Too Much Power

(Casey Harper, The Center Square) Newly released polling data shows that a majority of Americans say the federal government has too much power. Gallup released the poll Wednesday, which showed that 54% of Americans said the federal government is "too powerful." The survey found that 39% said the federal government has...

GOP Suing Google Alleging Partisan Censorship

(Headline USA) The Republican National Committee has filed a lawsuit against big tech firm Google, alleging the company has been suppressing its email solicitations ahead of November's midterm elections. The lawsuit, filed in the District Court for the Eastern District of California Friday evening, accuses Gmail of “discriminating” against the RNC...

City That Rioted Over George Floyd’s Overdose Struggles to Recruit Cops

(Headline USA) Inside the Minneapolis Police Academy's sprawling campus on the city's north side, six people sat soberly and listened to a handful of officers and city officials make their pitch about joining an understaffed department that has been subject to public derision—and defunding—because of the arrest and fatal...

Illegal Immigration to US from Mexico Hits Annual High

(Headline USA) A surge in illegal immigration from Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua in September brought the number of illegal crossings to the highest level ever recorded in a fiscal year, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The year-end numbers reflect deteriorating economic and political conditions in some countries, the...

More Motions Filed for U.S. Coast Guard Members

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) Two new motions have been filed with a U.S. district court asking it to grant class status and to certify a classwide preliminary injunction on behalf of U.S. Coast Guard members whose religious exemption requests to a federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate were denied. The Orlando-based...

Poll: Americans Support Banning ‘Transgender’ Surgeries, Drugs for Minors

(Casey Harper, The Center Square) The majority of Americans say "transgender" surgeries for minors should be illegal, newly released polling data shows, backing up a movement to ban the practice in states around the country. Convention of States Action, along with the Trafalgar Group, released the data, which showed that “78.7...

GOP Rep. Bishop: Freedom Caucus Wants a Red Wave Win over Status Quo, as Showdown w/ McCarthy Looms

(Mark Pellin, Headline USA) Members of the influential House Freedom Caucus are eyeing a possible showdown with Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., after the House minority leader’s suggestion that in the wake of a red wave midterm, he would sideline a Republican majority from seeking impeachments for members of the Biden...

Abbott, Sheriffs Address Fentanyl Crisis Stemming From Southern Border

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) Texas Gov. Greg Abbott met with scores of law enforcement officers in Corpus Christi to discuss measures being taken to secure the border and combat the fentanyl crisis. “Cartels are bringing fentanyl across the border in record amounts,” Abbott said. “Texas DPS alone has confiscated...

Republicans Maintain Edge in Battle for House, Senate, Gubernatorial Races

(Casey Harper, The Center Square) Republicans have an advantage just a few weeks out from the Nov. elections, according to newly released polling data. CNBC released its “All-America Economic Survey,” which showed Republicans have a 2-point advantage over Democrats, with 48% saying they prefer Republicans control Congress, compared to 46%...

Texas Sheriff: Biden’s Border Policies ‘Have Been an Unmitigated Disaster’

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) Law enforcement officers in a rural county in Texas with a population of roughly 15,000 are working together to thwart unprecedented criminal activity they say is a direct result of “Biden administration open border policies.” As cartel operatives make their way to and from Houston...

Mich.’s Largest Newspaper Endorses Tudor Dixon for Gov. over Whitmer

(Ezekiel Loseke, Headline USA) The Detroit News, Michigan’s largest newspaper, has endorsed gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon, R-Mich., for governor over incumbent Democrat Gretchen Whitmer. The editorial board clarified that this endorsement was not about the economic condition of Michigan. It wrote, "The devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic and the crushing wave...
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