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.

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 …

California Republican Doug LaMalfa dies  —  Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa, who represented a Northern California district, has died at 65 years old.  —  Rep. Richard Hudson (R-N.C.), chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee, confirmed LaMalfa's death in a statement.

‘Greenland belongs to its people’: European leaders unite over Trump's threats to annex territory … European leaders on Tuesday issued a joint statement to push back against U.S. President Donald Trump's renewed interest in Greenland, saying security in the Arctic must be achieved collectively.

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

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.”

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.