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Labor activists urge Albanese to withdraw invitation for Israel president Isaac Herzog

A group of rank-and-file Labor party members has urged the Albanese government to rescind its invitation for Israel's president, Isaac Herzog, to visit Australia, voicing outrage over his country’s military bombardment of Gaza. Labor Friends of Palestine said that, if Herzog does travel, federal police should investigate

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White House says military among options to acquire Greenland

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement obtained by People that President Donald Trump is discussing a range of options to acquire Greenland, adding that "utilizing the U.S. Military is always an option at the Commander in Chief’s disposal." Reuters reported the administration

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Delcy Rodríguez sworn in as Venezuela’s interim leader after Maduro's capture

Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in on Monday as Venezuela’s interim leader after U.S. forces seized President Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan Supreme Court declared her acting president, Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López said. Ms. Rodríguez, a 56-year-old leftist and longtime confidante of Mr. Maduro, has been a central political

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Tuckernuck staff say they are uncomfortable serving some high-profile customers

Independent.co reports employees of the clothing brand Tuckernuck in Washington, D.C., say they are uncomfortable serving some high-profile customers who shop at the store. The Daily Beast spoke to an anonymous Tuckernuck employee who said workers in Washington are in a “constant back and forth” over serving some

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Michael Reagan, elder son of Ronald Reagan and conservative commentator, dies at 80

People reports that Michael Reagan, the elder son of President Ronald Reagan and a conservative commentator, died on Sunday, Jan. 4, in Los Angeles, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute said in an X post on Tuesday, Jan. 6. He was 80; the foundation’s post called him “a

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Trump to Receive 30–50 Million Barrels from Venezuela; Bitcoin Seizure Uncertain

Beincrypto reports President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Venezuela’s “interim authorities” would transfer 30 to 50 million barrels of oil to the United States, days after US forces captured Nicolás Maduro in a military raid. Trump posted on Truth Social that the oil would be “sold at its market

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Charity warns nearly half of UK porn users visit unregulated sites since age checks

Nearly 45 per cent of UK porn users have visited unregulated websites since mandatory age verification checks were introduced last summer, Independent.co reports, new research from the Lucy Faithfull Foundation shows. The poll of more than 3,700 Britons found 39 per cent of those who had visited unregulated

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Rubio Says Trump Plans to Buy Greenland; White House Says Invasion Not Ruled Out

Secretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers on Monday that President Trump plans to buy Greenland rather than invade it, and Mr. Trump on the same day asked aides for an updated plan to acquire the territory, U.S. officials said on Tuesday. Mr. Rubio made the remarks in a

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Ontario premier vows to remove Crown Royal whisky from provincial shelves

Ontario premier Doug Ford told rye drinkers they should "stock up" if they want to keep consuming Crown Royal, saying he is "100%" committed to banishing the Canadian whisky brand from provincial liquor stores. Ford has been locked since September in a feud with the multinational

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Death of Rep. Doug LaMalfa reduces House Republican majority to 218

Representative Doug LaMalfa, a Republican from California, died during an emergency surgery at 65, the sudden loss occurring on the first day of the new congressional session and on the same day Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene’s resignation took effect — leaving House Republicans with a bare minimum majority of 218

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Colectivos patrol Caracas, checking phones as regime seeks control after US raid

Venezuelan authorities have deployed armed paramilitary groups known as colectivos across Caracas to patrol streets, operate checkpoints and check people’s phones in a crackdown to consolidate authority after the US attack on Caracas. Colectivos criss‑crossed the capital on motorbikes with assault rifles, stopping and searching cars and demanding

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Trump Raises Idea of Cancelling Future U.S. Elections, Then Denies It

Time reported that President Donald Trump on Tuesday floated the idea of canceling future U.S. elections while speaking to House Republicans at their annual retreat, then quickly insisted he was not calling for such a move, casting his remarks as a critique of Democrats rather than a proposal. Speaking

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Rubio played key role in Maduro’s capture and is now expected to oversee U.S. control of Venezuela

Secretary of State Marco Rubio helped steer President Trump toward a military operation that seized Nicolás Maduro in Caracas and is now expected to take the lead in overseeing U.S. control of Venezuela and in pressing for American access to its oil reserves. The push toward military action began

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White House website repeats false Jan 6 claims as pardoned rioters return

Independent.co reports a White House website launched by Donald Trump’s administration on the fifth anniversary of the Capitol attack cements the president’s false narrative about the 2020 election, amplifies a baseless “FBI entrapment” theory and downplays the assault on Congress, the site says. The website blames law

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DOJ says more than 99% of Jeffrey Epstein files remain unreleased

Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche wrote in an update to a federal judge on Monday that more than 99% of materials related to Jeffrey Epstein have not been made public, Time reports. The letter said over two million documents "remain in various phases of

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Trump praises tiny Japanese 'Kei' cars as administration rolls back U.S. mpg rules

Less than a year into the second Trump administration, the White House moved to weaken U.S. fuel-economy standards while President Trump, at the rollback announcement and surrounded by compliant U.S. automotive executives, said he admired tiny Japanese Kei cars and told Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to make them

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DHS ramps up immigration enforcement in Minneapolis as secretary posts video of arrest

Department of Homeland Security officials have stepped up immigration enforcement in the Minneapolis area in recent days, and Secretary Kristi Noem posted a video showing an arrest in the city. The video depicted Ms. Noem and several law enforcement officers entering a building and taking a man into custody. In

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Experts skeptical US oil giants will swiftly rebuild Venezuela’s oil industry

President Donald Trump predicted that US oil companies would invest tens of billions to repair Venezuela’s oil infrastructure and rapidly ramp up production after the rendition of the country’s president, Nicolás Maduro, but industry experts have expressed skepticism. Trump told NBC News his idea was that dominant US

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George Conway announces run for Midtown Manhattan House seat

George Conway announced on Tuesday that he is running for an open House seat representing Midtown Manhattan, Time reports. A onetime conservative lawyer and activist who helped set in motion the impeachment of Bill Clinton and later agitated for the impeachments of Donald Trump, Conway is running as a Democrat

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Jared Isaacman Holds Second Senate Hearing; Committee Vote Set for Monday

Jared Isaacman, the billionaire entrepreneur nominated to lead NASA, appeared Wednesday for a second confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and committee chair Senator Ted Cruz has scheduled a committee vote for Monday. Mr. Cruz said he hoped the full Senate would confirm Mr. Isaacman

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Trump Downplays Affordability in Pennsylvania Speech as Democrats Seize on Issue

President Trump, speaking in Mount Pocono, Pa., this week largely brushed aside concerns about the cost of living he had previously said he would address, waiting 18 minutes to use the word “affordability” in a 90‑minute address that focused mostly on immigration and attacks on political opponents. Mr. Trump

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Pamela Hemphill returns to Capitol to apologize for Jan. 6 role

Pamela Hemphill, who participated in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, returned to the building on the fifth anniversary to apologize for her actions, telling a panel of House Democrats she was "deeply grateful for this chance to try to make amends." Ms. Hemphill, a 72-year-old

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Mamdani names deputies to run operations, child care and climate efforts

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced several key appointments to lead central parts of his agenda in New York City, naming Julia Kerson as deputy mayor for operations and Emmy Liss as director of the city’s child care office. Mr. Mamdani also named Kamar Samuels as schools chancellor, Louise Yeung as

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Texas AFT sues state over investigations of teachers’ comments on Charlie Kirk

The Texas branch of the American Federation of Teachers filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday in Austin, challenging the Texas Education Agency’s investigations of scores of public school teachers over comments they made after the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The suit names the state education agency and

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Rep Jim Baird and wife hospitalised after car crash, Trump says

Rep. Jim Baird and his wife are recovering in the hospital after a car crash, according to Independent.co. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday while speaking to GOP members at the Kennedy Center: "They’re going to be OK, but they had a pretty bad accident, and we’