Day: January 15, 2026

SEN RICHARD BLUMENTHAL: Crypto is a gamble our financial system doesn’t need

3:30 pm January 15, 2026

The Senate Banking Committee will hold a meeting Thursday to mark up crypto legislation that further fulfills many of President Donald Trump’s promises to his crypto billionaire friends. In racing to finish the crypto industry’s wish list before midterms, Congress should remember what happened the last time crypto impacted legacy banking. We’ve seen this movie before […]

TALARICO, AUCHINCLOSS: Trump’s blood for oil strategy is as reckless as it is illegal

3:30 pm January 15, 2026

The president is pitching blood for oil in Venezuela. It’s a dangerous mission, a corrupt deal and a lawless precedent. Congress must stop this recklessness before it costs the lives of American troops. One of us is a congressman who commanded Marines in jungle training in Latin America. The other is a state representative and […]

Socialism cost me my country. Trump arresting Maduro might help us get it back

3:30 pm January 15, 2026

I never thought I’d see the man who destroyed my family’s life in handcuffs. But that’s exactly what happened when American forces recently captured Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and his wife. “Trump is doing it!” my mother told me through tears over the phone. I never heard her happier. I was in shock. I stared […]

NASA brings astronauts home early after health issue in first-ever evacuation

2:57 pm January 15, 2026

NASA carried out its first medical evacuation from space early Thursday, bringing four astronauts back to Earth more than a month early after a crew member reported health issues aboard the International Space Station. SpaceX guided the Dragon capsule to a nighttime splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, completing the […]

Federal court clears California’s new House map boosting Democrats ahead of 2026 midterms

1:45 pm January 15, 2026

California can move forward with a new U.S. House map that would boost Democrats’ chances in the 2026 midterms, a federal court ruled Wednesday. A three-judge panel in Los Angeles ruled 2-1 to deny requests from both state Republicans and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to block the map from being used, giving Democrats a […]