Day: January 9, 2026

Ben Affleck’s 13-year-old son asked him for money to bet on sports

2:36 am January 9, 2026

Ben Affleck‘s son has a new hobby, which he may have picked up from his grandfather. During a recent appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” the 53-year-old actor shared that his son has started to show an interest in sports betting, something which runs in Affleck’s family. “My son asked me like a month ago, [he] […]

NYC Dem reveals how city council rejected Cea Weaver—now Mamdani is handing her power without confirmation

2:28 am January 9, 2026

A few years before Mayor Zohran Mamdani appointed Cea Weaver to run his Office to Protect Tenants, Democratic Assemblyman Kalman Yeger says the NYC Council signaled it would not confirm her for an influential city planning commission because she was too radical. Mamdani has not pulled Weaver’s appointment amid some of the same concerns city […]

Blue state governor demands private airlines stop providing ICE flights after deadly Minneapolis shooting

2:23 am January 9, 2026

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey on Thursday demanded that two private airline companies stop providing flights for ICE to quickly remove illegal immigrants who have been detained, citing the recent ICE-involved shooting in Minneapolis. In a letter to top executives of GlobalX Airlines and Eastern Air Express, Healey criticized the companies for “sever[ing illegal immigrants] from their family, friends, community, and legal counsel […]

Clinton amplifies left-wing ‘murder’ claims in Minneapolis ICE shooting with sharp Trump rebuke

2:19 am January 9, 2026

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton weighed in on the fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer Wednesday, arguing Renee Nicole Good was “murdered.” “Last night, at the corner where an ICE agent murdered Renee Good, thousands of Minnesotans gathered in the frigid dark to protest her […]

Bessent says Minnesota fraud recovery could help fund Trump’s $1.5T defense plan

2:18 am January 9, 2026

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday that President Donald Trump’s proposed $1.5 trillion boost in defense spending would be achievable if the federal government can successfully claw back money lost to fraud, waste and abuse, pointing to welfare fraud investigations as a potential funding source. Speaking at the Minnesota Economic Club, Bessent said the Treasury […]