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Tuesday, Jan 6th, 2026 -
Following the abduction of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro on Saturday, United States President Donald Trump said Washington would "run" the Latin American country until a transition was complete, but a day later, his top diplomat said the US does not want to govern the country. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday that the US is not at war with Venezuela, while on the same day, Trump told reporters that ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Tuesday, Jan 6th, 2026 -
Several European leaders pushed back Tuesday on U.S. President Donald Trump's comments seeking an American takeover of Greenland. The leaders issued a statement reaffirming the strategic, mineral-rich Arctic island "belongs to its people." The leaders of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and the United Kingdom joined Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in defending Greenland's sovereignty in the wake of ...
Source: apnews.com
Tuesday, Jan 6th, 2026 -
The U.S. Department of War has issued a formal Letter of Censure to Senator Mark Kelly, warning that he could face further administrative action or criminal prosecution over public statements urging servicemembers to refuse orders. The action was announced on Monday, when Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said the department initiated proceedings that could reduce Kelly's retired military rank and cut his pension. ...
Source: bnonews.com
Tuesday, Jan 6th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will gather with House Republicans on Tuesday to ensure they're aligned on their agenda at the start of a critical midterm election year that could alter the course of his final two years in office. GOP lawmakers are hosting a daylong policy forum at the Kennedy Center, the performing arts venue on the other side of Washington from the Capitol. Its board, which is ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Tuesday, Jan 6th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article The alleged refusal comes as the Department of Homeland Security has cracked down on alleged fraud in the Minneapolis area staff seeking hotel rooms in Minneapolis were denied once their identities as government immigration agents were revealed, the Trump administration claimed on ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Tuesday, Jan 6th, 2026 -
For Candace Owens, the American right-wing political commentator who faces an ongoing defamation lawsuit filed by French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte over her claims that the latter is actually a man, a Paris criminal court's conviction on Monday of 10 French individuals for cyberbullying the First Lady over similar claims would seemingly strike fear about her own case. But instead, Owens has ...
Source: aol.com
Tuesday, Jan 6th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Less than one percent of department's total holdings on late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein have been seen so far The Department of Justice has admitted it still has more than 2 million documents relating to the late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein to review, more than two weeks after the ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Monday, Jan 5th, 2026 -
Washington — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced Monday that he won't seek reelection , a surprise exit from politics less than 18 months after the Democrat was chosen to be the party's nominee for vice president. Walz was seeking an unprecedented third straight term as Minnesota's governor. But the 180 came amid intense scrutiny over fraud schemes in the North Star State, which has seen a resurgence in recent ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Monday, Jan 5th, 2026 -
CINCINNATI - A 26-year-old man is facing multiple charges after U.S. Secret Service detained him early Monday after a hammer was used to break windows at Vice President JD Vance's Cincinnati home. William DeFoor was detained shortly after 12 a.m. by Secret Service agents assigned to Vance's home in the East Walnut Hills neighborhood, WXIX Fox 19 in Cincinnati said. The home was unoccupied at the time, and Vance and ...
Source: cleveland.com