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As 79-year-old US President Donald Trump enters the second year of his second term, questions about his physical and cognitive health are a recurring topic amid viral images, defiant responses from the White House and a lack of medical disclosure. The debate echoes earlier controversies around the health of US leaders – and raises uncomfortable questions about transparency and power. Let’s be clear: we have no idea what his health condition is. All we can really assess is what we see,” presidential historian Barbara Perry says. “And what we witness is an almost octogenarian man who keeps nodding off at...

Former U.S. ambassador John Bolton criticizes President Trump's escalating rhetoric on acquiring Greenland, possibly by military force, because of security concerns. "This is a tragedy that just unfolds day by day, causing us more and more harm," Bolton tells "NewsNation Prime." Trump's Greenland threats aren't real, but they're harmful: John Bolton | 5:24 NewsNation | 2.52M subscribers | 302,702 views | January 18, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will attend the Supreme Court’s oral argument Wednesday in a case involving the attempted firing of Fed governor Lisa Cook, an unusual show of support by the central bank chair. The high court is considering whether President Donald Trump can fire Cook, as he said he would do in late August, in an unprecedented attempt to remove one of the seven members of the Fed’s governing board. Powell plans to attend the high court’s Wednesday session, according to a person familiar with the matter, who spoke on condition of anonymity. It’s a...

FLASHBACK: Bill Clinton in 1995: “Whether they're guilty or innocent of crimes, they are still here illegally and should be sent out of the country… Our plan will triple the number of deportable aliens.”

Bernie Sanders served on the US Holocaust Memorial Museum’s board for 18 years but hasn’t attended a single meeting. They only have two meetings per year and he missed all 36 of them. It was a bipartisan effort to remove him. Shameful, lazy socialist.

@Nigel_Farage My full reaction to events after a long week in (UK) politics.

The guide says, '85 to 90 per cent of cousin couples do not have affected children', and adds: 'Pakistani women in cousin marriages have been found to compare favourably to those in non-relative marriages'. It argues that 'marriage within the family can provide financial and social security at the individual, family and wider kinship levels'. The risk, says the guide, are 'exaggerated' and there has been an 'unwarranted, narrow focus on close relative marriage'.

🇺🇸Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem 🇮🇱(1/20/26)[Prayer]A New Study For A New Year: PersonalitiesGenesis 14:1-14 And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations; 2 That these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar. 3 All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea. 4 Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth...

Summary Donald Trump says the UK's plan to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius is an "an act of GREAT STUPIDITY" He says the deal - in which the UK would lease a military base on the territory, while handing over sovereignty - is one of the reasons he wants the US to take over Greenland Trump writes on Truth Social: "Shockingly, our "brilliant" NATO Ally, the United Kingdom, is currently planning to give away the Island of Diego Garcia, the site of a vital U.S. Military Base, to Mauritius, and to do so FOR NO REASON...

A back scratching bovine has forced scientists to reassess the intelligence of cattle. Veronika, a brown Swiss cow from the Austrian village of Carinthia, shocked researchers with the first documented case of a cow working out how to scratch itself with a stick. The clever creature also recognises family members' voices and hurries to meet them when called.

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Residents in a trendy apartment building in Denver, Colorado say their peaceful lives turned into a nightmare when homeless families were given free apartments next door. Owen Johnson, a 25-year-old from Missouri, says he moved into the White Swan apartment building near the city's Congress Park in May with his wife. But Johnson says their honeymoon period after tying the knot was quickly ruined when a homeless man was given a state housing voucher to move into the apartment next to theirs, and he says it dawned on them the tenant 'was crazy.'

Buckle up, Floridians - gas pumping is about to get bigger and better. A brand-new 76,245sq ft Buc-ee's is set to open up in Fort Pierce, offering 120 pumps, 18 charging stations, and over 700 parking spots. It will be Buc-ee’s fourth Florida location, joining existing outposts in St. Augustine, Daytona Beach and Ocala.

The “Islamic Games” are currently scheduled for a public high school in Colleyville, prompting concern about district policies. The Dallas Islamic Games 2026 are currently set for Colleyville Heritage High School, where Muslim groups are planning to take over the entire athletic complex. One of its sponsors is a chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, which Gov. Greg Abbott designated a foreign terrorist and transnational criminal organization under Texas law in a November 2025 proclamation. “The board was not aware of this,” said Grapevine-Colleyville ISD Board President Shannon Braun to The Dallas Express. “This is obviously a sporting event....

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U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday confirmed that Russian President Vladimir Putin received an invitation to join his new Board of Peace that will supervise the next phase of the Gaza peace plan. Trump confirmed Putin's invitation while speaking to reporters at the College Football National Championship Game in Florida, where Indiana defeated Miami. The Kremlin said earlier on Monday that Putin had received the invitation, adding that it is now "studying the details" and will seek clarity of "all the nuances" in communications with the U.S. government. France has also received an invitation but does not plan to join...

- New 4.3% sales tax on Uber Eats, Amazon, etc deliveries. - New sales tax on admissions to a wide variety of businesses. - Create two new higher tax brackets of 8% and 10% on people making over $600K. - A new 10% tax bracket for anyone making over $1M. - 3.8% investment tax on top of state income taxes. - Raise the hotel tax. - New personal property tax on landscaping equipment. - Ban gas powered leaf blowers. - Guarantee illegal aliens free education. - Make it illegal to approach somebody at an abortion clinic. - Extend the time...

---SNIP--- How did so many leftist American women decide that young foreign men who jump the border are innocent victims in need of their maternal protection, instead of the American girls and young women entitled to be shielded from these men? The answer appears to be Cluster B personality disorders. These are deep, ingrained characteristics. Those with such disorders are fundamentally narcissistic, emotionally unstable, and often disconnected from reality. But do not let the name fool you. The term “disorder” should not be taken to mean “disability.”

Two brothers. One crumbling 1909 stone tower. Zero outside contractors. In this documentary, we follow the incredible journey of Mitch and Jake as they attempt to save a 100-year-old abandoned silo from collapse. Their goal? To transform a rotting agricultural ruin into a 3-story luxury family retreat. How Two Brothers Turned 100-Year Abandoned SILO Into a Luxury Family Space‬ | 1:02:21Quantum Tech HD | 18M subscribers | and Worzalla Brothers | 1,916,500 views | December 6, 2025

The Regime Behind the Carnage: Iran’s War on Its Own People and on Israel. Iran’s Hypothetical Atrocities and Its Proxy War Against Israel. The Islamic Republic of Iran has a dark history of brutally suppressing its own people, with estimates suggesting that in just two weeks of crackdowns (Jan/2026), it massacred between 20,000 and 50,000 unarmed civilians. Extrapolating this rate over two years yields a staggering 1.04 million to 2.6 million potential deaths—a chilling reminder of the regime’s capacity for mass murder against innocents, far exceeding even the most tragic conflicts. This same ruthless regime fuels terrorism through its backing...