‘You have a right to flee’: Ron DeSantis own words used against him as he claims it’s OK to run someone over Ron DeSantis thinks it's fine to run people over if they surround your car. We Got This Covered · Jan 8
Trump plots six-figure offers to Greenlanders to convince them to join the US, report says Trump and his allies have argued that the U.S. should acquire Greenland for national security purposes The Independent UK · Jan 8
Trump's Proposed Ban on Institutional Investors Owning Single-Family Homes Would Make No One Better Off While owning a very small percentage of single-family homes, large investors provide renters with more options and increase home construction rates. Reason · Jan 8
US House breaks with Trump to revive Affordable Care Act subsidies Seventeen Republicans join Democrats to pass a three-year extension of tax credits cutting ACA premiums The Guardian - US · Jan 8
Furious JD Vance tried to cool anger over ICE killing. Instead, he blamed everyone but the shooter ANALYSIS: JD Vance blamed media and Democrats for prejudging a situation while he defends ICE agent and assumes a vast lefty conspiracy is at work, writes John Bowden The Independent UK · Jan 8
‘It’s about damn time’: 17 House Republicans break with Mike Johnson to extend Obamacare tax credits for three years The 230-196 vote now sends the bill to the Senate, where a bipartisan group is negotiating the final version The Independent UK · Jan 8
House passes ACA subsidies extension in dramatic vote The vote marked a rare rebuke by some Republicans of their own leadership. Axios · Jan 8
Trump announces $200 billion purchase in mortgage bonds to lower housing costs The president claims this move will ease the burden of homeownership The Independent UK · Jan 8
Trump claimed he ‘aced’ a cognitive test that’s ‘not easy’, so Jimmy Kimmel decided to take it himself and the results are damning Kimmel had no idea what he was walking into. We Got This Covered · Jan 8
Vance snarls and swipes in defence of ICE agent – was the boss impressed? The vice-president went ballistic against the media and the left – a version of Trump with even more menace The Guardian - US · Jan 8
Trump: I don’t need international law – only one thing limits my power In an extrordinary interview, Donald Trump defends his record on Venezuela and threats to others nations including Greenland, Colombia and Mexico in the last week The Independent UK · Jan 8
Yet another musician cancels their Kennedy Center performance after Trump’s attempt at name change The Mexican American artist was scheduled to give two concerts for young people on February 7 The Independent UK · Jan 8
Marjorie Taylor Greene signals potential post-Congress career move but her toxic views still haunt her Try as she might, Greene can't escape the past. We Got This Covered · Jan 8
Stocks Settle Mixed on Sector Rotation The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Thursday closed up +0.01%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.55%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.57%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH26 ) rose +0.01%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures... Barchart · Jan 8
Barchart · Jan 8 Trump Wants Lockheed Martin to Cut Its Dividend. Should You Still Buy LMT Stock or Stay Far Away? Lockheed Martin shares in focus as Trump proposes a massive $1.5 trillion defense budget for fiscal 2027. Here’s how you should play LMT stock at current levels.
The Independent UK · Jan 8 Officials withheld evidence on Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' funding, environmental groups say Environmental groups claim federal and state officials withheld evidence about funding for an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades
The Guardian - US · Jan 8 ‘I don’t need international law’: Trump says power constrained only by ‘my own morality’ President says morality ‘the only thing that can stop me’ in New York Times interview on limits to his authority
International Business Times UK · Jan 8 JD Vance Explodes at Media for Refusing to Call ICE Shooting Victim a 'Terrorist' Vice President JD Vance launched a blistering attack on media reporting of the Minneapolis ICE shooting that killed Renee Nicole Good, accusing journalists of endangering law enforcement by rejecting the administration's narrative. The controversial incident has triggered protests, widespread debate, and conflicting video evidence.
We Got This Covered · Jan 8 JD Vance confesses Venezuela takeover was really about controlling the country’s ‘incredible natural resources’ but we knew that already JD Vance just admitted it was all about resources.
Kiplinger · Jan 8 Nasdaq Takes a Hit as the Tech Trade Falters: Stock Market Today The Dow Jones Industrial Average outperformed on strength in cyclical stocks.
Fortune · Jan 8 Trump already has open door to grow U.S. military presence in Greenland thanks to a little-known Cold War-era agreement between the U.S. and Denmark “This agreement is very generous, it's very open,” one foreign policy expert said. “The U.S. would be able to achieve almost any security goal that you can imagine under that agreement.”
Fortune · Jan 8 Founder of $30 billion defense tech company Anduril embraces Trump’s threat to crack down: It’s ‘good to scare people sometimes’ When dealing with public money “the public should be able to impose whatever restrictions they want on you,” Luckey said.
The Independent UK · Jan 8 Washington Metropolitan Police officer dies from injuries suffered while helping stranded motorist A Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Officer struck by a car last month while helping a stranded motorist has died from his injuries, the department announced
The Independent UK · Jan 8 Mexico boasts sharp decline in homicides, but analysts urge caution The Mexican government reports a sharp decline in homicide rates, claiming its security strategy is working
Barchart · Jan 8 Dollar Rises on Solid US Economic News The dollar index (DXY00 ) rallied to a 4-week high on Thursday and finished up by +0.24%. The dollar moved higher Thursday due to some better-than-expected US economic news. US job cuts last month fell to a 17-month low, and weekly jobless claims rose less than expected, positive factors for...