January 9, 2026

Republicans defy Speaker Johnson with vote to extend Obamacare subsidies

More than a dozen Republicans joined Democrats to extend Obamacare subsidies, defying House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. The speaker had urged Republicans to vote against it, saying the federal health care system was riddled with fraud. The vote, which passed with 230-196, extended the Affordable Care Act subsidies for three years. Seventeen moderate Republicans voted […]

January 9, 2026

Police say federal agents shot two people in Portland

Two people are hospitalized after reportedly being shot by federal Border Patrol agents in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday. The Portland Police Department said officers responded to a 911 call around 2:18 p.m, where they found a male and female with apparent gunshot wounds. The department said federal agents were involved. “We are still in the […]

January 8, 2026

Ex-reality star Spencer Pratt announces run for Los Angeles mayor

Former reality television star Spencer Pratt has announced he’s running for Los Angeles’ next mayor. It comes a year after his home was gutted by the Pacific Palisades fire. Pratt said the city’s painfully slow rebuilding process prompted him to act. He and his wife, fellow former reality star Heidi Montag, rose to fame on reality shows including “The Hills,” ” I’m a Celebrity…Get Me […]

January 8, 2026

Trump, Petro move from threats to planned White House meeting

After days of sharp rhetoric and military posturing, Washington and Bogotá appear to be stepping back from the brink. U.S. President Donald Trump and Colombian President Gustavo Petro spoke by phone for the first time and agreed to pursue a future White House meeting, marking a sudden diplomatic thaw after a week of escalating tensions. […]

January 8, 2026

Senate advances measure to rein in Trump in Venezuela

The Senate voted 52-47 Thursday to take up a resolution that could prevent President Donald Trump from launching further military actions in Venezuela without congressional approval. The vote — a response to a special forces operation last weekend in which Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife were taken into U.S. custody — allows for […]

January 8, 2026

Avelo Airlines is getting out of the deportation business

Avelo Airlines has announced that it will no longer fly deportation flights for the U.S. government, citing public backlash. The airline began flying deportees for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) last year, despite protests from lawmakers in New York and Connecticut.  CEO Andrew Levy announced the pivot in policy in an email to staff, […]

January 8, 2026

New Coast Guard video shows pursuit of sanctioned oil tanker Bella 1

Newly released U.S. Coast Guard video shows American forces shadowing the tanker formerly known as the Bella 1 across the North Atlantic before seizing it under a federal warrant. The footage adds new detail to a weeks-long pursuit that U.S. officials said underscores how aggressively the administration is enforcing its embargo on Venezuelan oil. The […]

January 8, 2026

ICE shooting fuels protests in Minnesota; Two dead in Utah church attack

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot and killed a woman while she was behind the wheel of an SUV, and protests quickly followed. Now, two very different accounts of the incident are colliding. Plus, a memorial in Salt Lake City becomes a crime scene. Two individuals are dead, at least six others wounded […]

January 8, 2026

Marjorie Taylor Greene has left Congress, will she also leave the GOP?

Marjorie Taylor Greene has left Congress and is now openly questioning whether the Republican Party still has a place for her. For one of President Donald Trump’s most visible allies, it marks a sharp and public rupture with the movement she once embodied. In her first interview since resigning from the House on Monday, Greene told […]