Tuesday, January 13, 2026

POLITICS

Tech Giants Face Scrutiny Over Suspicious H-1B Job Advertisement Practices

(José Niño, Headline USA) Critics are questioning whether some of the nation’s largest tech companies are using newspaper job advertisements to circumvent federal requirements designed to protect American workers in the immigration process. The controversy centers on classified advertisements placed in the San Francisco Chronicle and other newspapers as part...

Mexico Says There’s No Agreement with DEA for New Border Enforcement Collaboration

(Headline USA) Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum denied her administration had an agreement with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Tuesday, hours after the U.S. agency announced “a major new initiative” to collaborate in the fight against drug cartels. Sheinbaum was referring to “Project Portero,” an effort announced Monday by the DEA,...

Senate Pledges Economic Support for Russia-Ukraine Deal as Govt Funding Talks Stall

(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) As Republicans and Democrats remain deadlocked over how to fund the government for fiscal 2026 and prevent a shutdown, Senate leaders remain united on one front: Providing funding for Ukraine. As President Donald Trump met with European leaders Monday – including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy...

Trump Signs Bill Studying Cancer Among Military Pilots

(Zachery Schmidt, The Center Square) President Donald Trump has signed into law the Aviator Cancer Examination Study Act, which seeks to address cancer rates among former and current military aircrew members.  According to a US Air Force study, these individuals experienced higher rates of melanoma, thyroid cancer and prostate cancer.  Building...

Triple Fatal U-turn Questions Tie Immigration, Florida, California

(Alan Wooten, The Center Square) Questions from a triple fatality on the Florida Turnpike about 50 miles north of West Palm Beach are centered on Harjinder Singh’s citizenship status, a work permit, and where he obtained a commercial driver’s license. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the office of...

Trump Says He’s Willing To Support European Troops in Ukraine ‘by Air’ as Part of Potential Security Guarantee

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Trump said on Tuesday that he may be willing to provide air support for European troops on the ground in Ukraine as part of a potential security guarantee, an arrangement that would be unacceptable to Russia. “When it comes to security, they’re willing to put people...

Rep. Greene: US Should Let Gaza Children in for Medical Treatment, Prosecute Israeli Child Predators

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) said in a post on X on Tuesday that the US should allow wounded children from Gaza to enter the US for medical treatment and should also prosecute Israeli child sex predators. The Georgia representative was referring to a recent State Department...

Iranian Death Plot Defendant Says He Thought He Was Hunting $250k Thief

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Days after Trump won the November 2024 election, FBI Director Christopher Wray announced that he foiled another purported Iranian assassination plot. However, the DOJ’s case against Farhad Shakeri, 51, of Iran; Carlisle Rivera of Brooklyn; and Jonathan Loadholt, 36, of Staten Island, didn’t charge any of them...

Newsom’s Mocking Attack on Vance’s High School Picture Backfires

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday took a jab at Vice President JD Vance on Twitter/X by reacting to side-by-side photos of the two from their high school years. But the mockery quickly backfired after users posted a brutal comeback photo. Newsom’s photo showed him well...

DOJ to Start Producing Epstein Files to Congress

(Headline USA) The Justice Department has agreed to provide to Congress documents from the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation, a key House lawmaker said Monday in announcing a move that appears to avert, at least temporarily, a potential separation of powers clash. The records are to be turned over starting Friday...

MSNBC’s Rebrand Rollout Leads to Widespread ‘PMS’ Jokes

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) MSNBC, under a new parent company, has decided to get rid of its name in favor of an alternative that quickly drew widespread mockery on X. The network announced Monday it was dropping the name born from its original venture between Microsoft and NBC News. In...

Trump Officials Deny Working with ADL on Anti-Semitism Policy

(José Niño, Headline USA) A public disagreement between the Trump administration and the Anti-Defamation League has intensified, as both sides issue contradictory statements about their working relationship on crafting anti-Semitism policy. The situation kicked off after ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt stated in a widely circulated video that the organization was...
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