Day: January 12, 2026

Luigi Mangione wins evidentiary hearing on backpack search after judge’s about-face decision

10:26 pm January 12, 2026

In an about-face on Monday, a federal judge has decided to hold an evidentiary hearing to determine if Luigi Mangione’s backpack was lawfully seized and searched inside an Altoona, Pennsylvania, McDonald’s during his arrest. Judge Margaret Garnett wrote in a court order that she considered “both the arguments made by counsel” during Friday’s hearing and […]

Trump says GOP, MAGA movement doesn’t need, dislikes people with antisemitic views

10:18 pm January 12, 2026

President Donald Trump said there is no room for antisemitism in the Republican Party during an interview with The New York Times published Monday, adding that the GOP and the MAGA movement don’t need people with antisemitic views. Trump was asked by the Times’ Tyler Pager about people in the movement who have not condemned […]

Celebrity anti-ICE pins at Golden Globes spark mixed reactions online after Renee Good fatal shooting

10:17 pm January 12, 2026

During Sunday’s 83rd Golden Globes, several celebrities used the event to protest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) just days after the fatal shooting of Renée Nicole Good. Stars like Mark Ruffalo, Wanda Sykes, Jean Smart, Ariana Grande, Natasha Lyonne and others wore pins with slogans that read, “BE GOOD” and “ICE OUT.” “Of course, […]

Powell reveals what it would take to step down from the Fed as pressure mounts

10:04 pm January 12, 2026

As political pressure and legal scrutiny intensify, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has made clear what would force him to step down. Powell, who holds one of the most influential posts in U.S. economic policymaking, has made clear he won’t step aside absent a legal violation. That stance is detailed in an excerpt from “Trillion […]

Secret Service aware of UMass Lowell-funded radio DJ’s directive to ‘kill JD Vance’

10:01 pm January 12, 2026

EXCLUSIVE: A volunteer radio show host has resigned after authorities confirmed they are aware of a post on left-wing-dominated social media app Bluesky, in which a person advocated for killing Vice President JD Vance. “It’s simple, we kill JD Vance,” said the person behind an account named hanslopez.bsky.social. The person identified themselves as a host […]