Day: January 8, 2026

Trump greenlights Russian sanctions bill, paving way for 500% tariff on countries supporting Moscow: Graham

8:16 am January 8, 2026

Sen. Lindsey Graham announced Wednesday that President Donald Trump has approved a Russian sanctions bill designed to pressure Moscow to end its war with Ukraine. Graham revealed the development in a post on X, describing it as a pivotal shift in the U.S. approach to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. “After a very productive meeting today with […]

‘Irregular’ armed guards aboard Russian shadow tankers alarm Nordic-Baltic governments

8:14 am January 8, 2026

The seizure of a Russian-linked oil tanker in the North Atlantic has highlighted “worry” among NATO and Nordic-Baltic governments over dark fleet vessels and the type of crews onboard, according to a maritime intelligence analyst. U.S. military and Coast Guard personnel boarded the Marinera between Iceland and the U.K. Wednesday as it operated under deceptive […]

Trump orders US withdrawal from 66 ‘wasteful’ global organizations in sweeping ‘America First’ crackdown

8:11 am January 8, 2026

President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a presidential memorandum directing the U.S. to withdraw from 66 international organizations, ordering executive departments and agencies to cease participation in and funding of entities the administration says no longer serve U.S. interests. The memorandum follows a State Department review ordered earlier this year under Executive Order 14199 and […]

Dem Senate candidate mocked after claim about dismantling ICE goes viral: ‘Unmask these thugs’

7:36 am January 8, 2026

Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner was mocked Wednesday after declaring that “dismantling ICE” is a “moderate” position after federal immigration authorities shot and killed a Minneapolis woman who allegedly presented a threat to them as they attempted to conduct enforcement operations. “When you send armed, under-trained amateurs into American communities with vague orders and no […]

Mark Kelly avoids saying arrest of Maduro, Venezuela strikes were ‘illegal’

7:30 am January 8, 2026

Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., who previously appeared in a viral video urging service members to reject what he called “illegal orders,” hesitated Tuesday to join fellow Democratic lawmakers in calling the U.S. military strikes in Venezuela “illegal.” Over the weekend, President Donald Trump announced a successful military operation in Caracas that involved capturing Venezuelan President […]