Sunday, January 25, 2026

POLITICS

America’s Wealth Gap Hit a New Record High under Biden

(José Niño, Headline USA) In 2024, the 19 wealthiest families in America saw their fortunes swell by an astonishing $1 trillion—more than the entire GDP of Switzerland. These households, which make up the top 0.00001 percent of Americans, now control a record 1.8 percent of total U.S. household wealth, up...

Record No-Shows in Immigration Court: What’s Behind the Surge?

(José Niño, Headline USA) When Congress designed the rules for immigration proceedings, it never anticipated a scenario where hundreds of thousands of cases would be closed or dismissed, and even more would go unheard because respondents simply failed to appear. However, that's exactly what happened during the Biden administration, when...

Sen. Dick Durbin, Who Was Instrumental in Making Obama President, Announces His Retirement

(Headline USA) Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., who spent much of his career pushing for protections for illegal immigrants, said Wednesday he will not seek reelection in 2026. His impending retirement ends a more than four-decade career representing Illinois, and it accelerates a generational shift in Senate Democratic leadership where he...

DOJ: Noncitizen IL Officials Kept from ICE Accused of Murder After Jail Release

(Greg Bishop, The Center Square)  One of several examples the U.S. Department of Justice gave of how federal officials have been obstructed by Illinois’ migrant sanctuary policies involves an illegal alien released from jail later being accused of murder. “In January 2025, federal officials issued a detainer request for an...

Trump Told Congress He Was Building Up US Forces in Mideast To Protect Israel

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The White House on Tuesday published a letter President Trump sent to Congress on March 25 that said he was ordering a buildup of US military forces in the Middle East to protect Israel and US assets in the region. In the letter to House Speaker Mike...

Report Claims Putin Willing To Halt Ukraine Invasion Along Current Frontlines

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The Financial Times reported on Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin was willing to halt his invasion of Ukraine across the current frontlines to reach a peace deal with President Trump. If true, the position would mark a significant concession from Russia, which has maintained that any...

Gun Rights Organizations Target State Bans in Nationwide Legal Blitz

(José Niño, Headline USA) A series of high-stakes legal battles is unfolding across the United States as gun rights groups challenge some of the nation’s strictest firearm bans in the wake of a landmark Supreme Court decision. The fate of assault weapons bans in Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, and Colorado...

Instead of ‘Drill, Baby, Drill,’ U.S. Rig Counts Falling, Layoffs Increasing

Nat(Bethany Blankley , The Center Square)  A key pledge of President Donald Trump’s energy policy is to “unleash American energy,” make the U.S. energy industry dominant, and “drill, baby, drill.” His Energy Secretary, Chris Wright, the former CEO of Denver-based Liberty Energy, also vowed that Trump’s energy policies would create...

DOD to Face Congressional Hearing Over Failed Audits

(Casey Harper, The Center Square)  A U.S. House Oversight Subcommittee on Tuesday announced a hearing on the Pentagon’s inability to pass a fiscal audit. Subcommittee on Government Operations Chairman Pete Sessions, R-Texas, said the “Tracking Progress: Updates to DOD’s Financial Management Scorecard” hearing will occur next Tuesday. The Pentagon has failed...

Trump Speaks With Netanyahu, Says They’re ‘On the Same Side of Every Issue’

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Trump said on Tuesday that he spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and that he and the Israeli leader were on the “same side of every issue.” Trump said in a post on Truth Social that they discussed “numerous subjects including Trade, Iran, etc.” The...

Inside the Investigation, Seizure and Death of Peanut the Social Media Star Squirrel

(Headline USA) New York environmental workers who came with a warrant looking for Peanut the squirrel found the social media star on a bathtub. His housemate, Fred the raccoon, was in a suitcase in a bedroom closet. Soon after the Oct. 30 seizure, both animals were euthanized and Peanut became...

Staffer Who Filmed Gay Porn on Capitol Hill Went to Psych Ward, Now Has an Only Fans

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The man who was filmed having gay sex in a Senate hearing room last year reportedly checked himself into a psych ward after the scandal, and now is running an OnlyFans account—the site where subscribers pay people to perform sexual acts live on camera. The New York...
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