George Conway, a former anti-Trump Republican, to run for Congress as a Democrat Conway, a conservative lawyer and ex-husband of Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway, is vying for a New York district seat The Guardian - US · Jan 6
Congress rejects President Trump's deep NASA budget cuts, proposes $24.4 billion for the agency Congress plans to allocate $24.4 billion to NASA for fiscal year 2026, nearly $6 billion more than President Trump had proposed. Space · Jan 6
Memphis business owner ‘scared for my life’ after putting up anti-ICE sign in window ICE continue to bully innocent people who have done nothing wrong. We Got This Covered · Jan 6
George Conway, ex-husband of top Trump aide Kellyanne, runs for House in New York—as a Democrat At one point, Trump fired back, calling Conway “a stone cold LOSER & husband from hell!” Fortune · Jan 6
María Corina Machado vows to return to Venezuela and rejects rule of Maduro’s deputy Opposition leader says her movement is ready to win a fair election and praises Trump for toppling the president The Guardian - UK · Jan 6
Mexican President Sheinbaum Dismisses Chances Of U.S. Invasion: 'Don't Think It's Something They Take Seriously' Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum dismissed the possibility of a U.S. invasion of the country following the capture of authoritarian President Nicolas maduro in Venezuela. Latin Times · Jan 6
Ireland’s China visit underscores EU divisions over how to handle Beijing Ireland’s prime minister, Micheál Martin, arrived in Beijing this week for the first visit by an Irish leader to China in more than a decade, placing Ireland at the centre of a rapidly evolving European strategy towards the world’s second-largest economy. Radio France Internationale · Jan 6
Dollar Climbs With T-Note Yields The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is up by +0.27%. The dollar is stronger today as higher T-note yields strengthened the dollar's interest rate differentials. Also, comments today from Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin were supportive of the dollar when he said he expects tax cuts and deregulation to lift... Barchart · Jan 6
Israel pushes ahead with vast illegal settlement in heart of West Bank Exclusive: Tender posted for construction of 3,401 homes in settlement designed to ‘bury idea of a Palestinian state’ The Guardian - UK · Jan 6
Doug LaMalfa, California Republican congressman, dies aged 65 LaMalfa’s death cuts the House Republican majority to 218-213, tightening GOP control for passing bills The Guardian - US · Jan 6
European leaders’ Greenland statement in full after Trump threat: ‘belongs to its people’ The leaders issued a statement reaffirming that the strategic, mineral-rich Arctic island ’belongs to its people’ The Independent UK · Jan 6
Trump Official Reportedly Grew Frustrated With Venezuelan Opposition Leader Machado After Failing To Detail How She Would Rise To Power Trump officials reportedly grew frustrated with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado after she failed to show detail how she would rule the country if authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro was toppled, according to a new report. Latin Times · Jan 6
Trump Wants Oil Companies To 'Fix' Venezuela's Infrastructure That's easier said than done. Reason · Jan 6
US may intercept Venezuela-linked oil tanker bearing Russian flag, reports say The tanker painted a Russian flag on its side after fleeing US blockade in the Caribbean Sea The Independent UK · Jan 6
The Independent UK · Jan 6 Fifth anniversary of Jan 6 Capitol riot brings fresh division to DC There is no official event planned to memorialize what happened that day
Axios · Jan 6 Miller says no one would stop U.S. from seizing Greenland Seizing land from an ally would trigger a crisis within NATO.
The Independent UK · Jan 6 Watch in full: Trump speaks as European leaders push back on Greenland threats Watch as Donald Trump spoke at a House Republicans retreat on Tuesday, 6 January, as European leaders insisted they would “not stop defending” Greenland’s territorial integrity in the face of continued threats from the US president to annex it.
International Business Times UK · Jan 6 Does Trump Want Planet Mars After Venezuela? POTUS Allegedly Eyes 9 New Targets Trump's global ambitions extend beyond Venezuela. From Canada to Mars, explore the nine nations in his sights and what his expansion means for the world order.
InsideEVs · Jan 6 Hyundai Predicts Things Are About To Get Rough Today on Critical Materials: Hyundai makes a bold industry prediction, CES is pushing self-driving, and Xiaomi wants to sell 34% more cars.
Latin Times · Jan 6 Marjorie Taylor Greene Says She's 'Happy' For Venezuela After Maduro's Capture But Past Regime Change Operations Ended In 'Turmoil And Civil War' Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene warned about a potential fallout of the U.S. operation that captured Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela and backed his vice president, Delcy Rodriguez, saying past attempts at regime change have backfired.
International Business Times UK · Jan 6 Tim Walz Accuses Trump of 'Poisoning' Minnesota Citizens, Quits Re-Election Race Amid Scandal Tim Walz exits Minnesota governor's re-election race after Trump administration amplifies daycare fraud scandal, freezing federal childcare payments to the state.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 6 Elon Musk is moving back into politics. Can’t he take up a new hobby instead? It didn’t go very well for him last time, but the tech billionaire seems to have abandoned his plans for a third part and has renewed his bromance with the president, writes Arwa Mahdawi
Fortune · Jan 6 Trump Mobile has been accepting $100 deposits for a golden phone but the prototype is nowhere to be seen as CES kicks off Trump Mobile initially hailed T1 as a device that would be “proudly designed and built in the United States for customers who expect the best."
The Independent UK · Jan 6 Two more tiny island nations agree to take in migrants from US The agreements come after strict travel restrictions went into place in the countries on January 1
Reason · Jan 6 New Vaccine Recommendations Plus: The difficulties of rebuilding trust in public health, Maduro's arraignment, U.S. threats against Greenland, and more...