Trump says the U.S. government may reimburse oil companies for rebuilding Venezuela's infrastructure  —  Big oil firms will either “get reimbursed by us or through revenue,” Trump told NBC News in an exclusive interview.  — Add NBC News to Google  —  President Donald Trump said he believes …

Trump May Have Accidentally Pardoned the Jan. 6 Pipe Bomber … As many in Washington were easing into the new year, there was a flurry of activity last week in the prosecution of Brian Cole Jr. — the man accused of planting pipe bombs outside the DNC and RNC headquarters the night before Jan. 6, 2021.

GOP lawmaker Doug LaMalfa dies at 65 … Rep. Doug LaMalfa, a California Republican known for his expertise on water and forestry issues, has died at 65, according to statements from GOP officials.  —  LaMalfa, a fourth-generation rice farmer and former state legislator, was serving his seventh term.

Stephen Miller Asserts U.S. Has Right to Take Greenland  —  In a CNN interview, the top Trump aide also echoed the president's intent to run Venezuela as he laid out a case for the United States' controlling weaker states by flexing its military might.  —  Stephen Miller, a top aide to President Trump …

Health Dept. to Freeze $10 Billion in Funding to 5 Democratic States  —  The funding pause could jeopardize child care and other programs that serve hundreds of thousands of households in California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York.  —  The Trump administration plans to freeze $10 billion …

Republican congressman hospitalized after car accident, sources say  —  The Indiana Republican is responsive and in stable condition, sources say  —  Rep. Jim Baird, R-Ind., has been hospitalized after a car accident, Fox News has learned.  —  Baird is responsive and in stable condition, Fox News sources said.

US justice department has released less than 1% of Epstein files, filing reveals  —  Federal law required majority of documents to be released by 19 December, but only 125,575 pages have been published  —  The Department of Justice has released less than 1% of the so-called Epstein files …

DOI cracks down on stickers covering Trump's face on national park passes  —  Your American the Beautiful pass could be voided.  —  Covering up Donald Trump's face on an America the Beautiful pass may come with an extra cost at national park entrance gates this year.

Who's who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter  —  Armstrong is a former Morgan Stanley banker and trusted lieutenant of Elon Musk who advised on the takeover of Twitter.  He was appointed late last year to head up the finance function for both X Corp and xAI.

The Kelly-Hegseth Grudge Match Helps No One  —  The Pentagon says a Senator's words were ‘seditious.’ They weren't.  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the Pentagon is looking to punish retired Navy captain and now Arizona Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly.  His offense: appearing …

Senate Democrats Say Rubio Has Had a ‘Full MAGA-Lobotomy’  —  Senate Democrats unanimously backed Secretary of State Marco Rubio for confirmation last year.  But in the wake of military action in Venezuela, they might be having buyer's remorse.  —  Sen. Chris Van Hollen said Rubio has “had a full MAGA-lobotomy.”

Here is the Agreement Giving ICE Medicaid Patients' Data  —  A data sharing agreement between the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), which was designed for ICE to receive the personal data of nearly 80 million Medicaid patients …

Five years later, these 10 corporations still aren't funding election deniers  —  Five years ago today, on January 6, 2021, a violent mob stormed the Capitol building.  Following the attack, over a hundred major companies released statements condemning the insurrection and promising …

To Protect Free Speech, I'm Suing the Man Who Defamed Me  —  There's a difference between censorship, which prevents speech, and seeking restitution for a harmful lie already in print.  —  Upgrade to Listen  —  Tech writer Eoin Higgins and Hachette Book Group in February published Owned …

Flu reaches highest level in the US in 25 years  —  Flu continues to bring misery across the US, with all but four states showing high or very high levels of activity as a new virus strain called subclade K continues to spread.  —  By another measure - visits to the doctor for fever plus …

There Is a Sickness Eating Away at American Democracy  —  Most Americans like to believe that this is a nation of laws, where justice is blind to power and status.  But that is a bit of self-flattery.  The truth is that as a country we have often found one reason or another to let the powerful escape the consequences of their actions.