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AOC accuses Fox host of sexual harassment

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has refused to appear on Fox News after accusing one of the network's hosts of sexually harassing her on television. The New York Democratic lawmaker made the explosive allegations on Wednesday after being confronted by a Fox News producer, Johnny Belisario, on Capitol Hill who offered AOC the chance to appear on Jesse Watters' show. 'Jesse Watters would like to invite you on his show,' Belisario asked Ocasio-Cortez. 'Would you join him?'

By PHILLIP NIETO, US POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 11:04 EST, 8 January 2026…

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January 8, 2026

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Report: Trump eyes next Venezuelan target

The next man on Donald Trump's hit list in Venezuela appears to be the official in charge of security forces in the country. Interior, Justice and Peace Minister Diosdado Cabello has been put on notice, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The ultimatum he's facing is to assist Interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez, whom President Trump says is cooperating, to meet US demands and keep order following the capture and extradition of Nicolas Maduro.

By KATELYN CARALLE, SENIOR U.S. POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 11:50 EST, 7 January…

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January 8, 2026

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RFK Jr’s duck ringtone interrupts major food announcement

It was the first White House press briefing of the new year, and a cast of President Donald Trump's top health officials took the stage. Then it was quickly interrupted by a quack. And it wasn't one of the doctors speaking. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. was addressing questions on revised US dietary guidelines for 2025 - 2030 when his phone began ringing.

By JON MICHAEL RAASCH, US POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 15:20 EST, 7 January…

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January 8, 2026

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Poll: Americans pick top target for next US military intervention

Donald Trump is setting his sights on Greenland after his historic capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro over the weekend – but Americans don't seem to care about acquiring the autonomous territory of Denmark. The president has repeatedly floated purchasing or obtaining the Danish territory because of its strategic location in the North Atlantic and Arctic, and his desires seems to have only heightened after the successful Delta Force operation in Venezuela. But rather than shifting their eyes north, Americans still have their focus on the Middle East – even after a 20-year war ended in Afghanistan just four years ago.

By KATELYN CARALLE, SENIOR U.S. POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 15:57 EST, 7 January…

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January 8, 2026

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Trump addresses fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis

President Donald Trump has issued a statement addressing the deadly shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Minneapolis. 'I have just viewed the clip of the event which took place in Minneapolis, Minnesota,' the president's lengthy statement began. 'It is a horrible thing to watch.' 'The woman screaming was, obviously, a professional agitator, and the woman driving the car was very disorderly, obstructing and resisting, who then violently, willfully, and viciously ran over the ICE Officer, who seems to have shot her in self defense,' Trump continued.

By JON MICHAEL RAASCH, US POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 16:42 EST, 7 January…

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January 8, 2026

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Trump’s favored leader exposed as a ‘rabid Chavista’

Every morning in London, Delcy Rodriguez (pictured) - Nicolás Maduro's vice president - would pick up her tube of toothpaste and berate it as a 'capitalist product.' The ritual, recalled by former US diplomat Brett Bruen, captures the hardline ideology of the woman President Donald Trump has effectively left overseeing Venezuela's transition in the aftermath of the ouster of Maduro. Bruen, who served at the US Embassy in Caracas, calls Rodríguez a 'rabid Chavista' and a 'tried and true socialist,' and warns that the administration's approach is turning a military victory into a political farce. 'From a strategic standpoint, that's astonishingly stupid, even for him,' Bruen said of Trump's vow that the United States will 'run Venezuela.' But the toothpaste anecdote is only the surface of a deeper rift.

By ELINA SHIRAZI, US SENIOR POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 07:14 EST, 7 January…

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January 7, 2026

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Pam Bondi forced to admit Trump’s Maduro claim is a complete fiction

Justice Department prosecutors under Pam Bondi were forced to admit that the central claim Trump used to lay the groundwork for ousting Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro was a fiction. The president for months has promoted the claim that Maduro was the leader of a drug cartel called Cartel de los Soles.Now DOJ prosecutors say the organization doesn't exist. Prosecutors still accused Maduro in a New York courtroom on Monday of participating in a drug trafficking conspiracy but they distanced themselves from the claim that Cartel de los Soles was an actual cartel.

By PHILLIP NIETO, US POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 11:08 EST, 6 January 2026…

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January 7, 2026

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Trump: ‘My wife hates when I do this’

Donald Trump revealed to a group of Republican lawmakers what his wife hates most about his speeches – and it's not what comes out of his mouth. First Lady Melania Trump pleaded that the president stop imitating weight-lifting during his bit on transgender athletes because 'it's not presidential.' She also thinks he shouldn't dance on stage in what has become a popular spectacle, Trump said at the GOP retreat at the Trump-Kennedy Center in Washington, DCon Tuesday. Trump told Melania that his fans 'really like' his dancing, which is usually performed at the conclusion of his remarks to the hit Village People song Y.M.C.A., but that she replied: 'They don't like it, they're just being nice to you.'

By KATELYN CARALLE, SENIOR U.S. POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 12:50 EST, 6 January…

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January 7, 2026

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Pete Hegseth pushes to strip Democrat of military rank and pension

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has moved to strip a Democratic senator's military rank and pay after he released a video calling on troops to disobey orders. 'Six weeks ago, Senator Mark Kelly (pictured) — and five other members of Congress— released a reckless and seditious video that was clearly intended to undermine good order and military discipline,' the secretary wrote in a statement. 'Therefore, in response to Senator Mark Kelly’s seditious statements — and his pattern of reckless misconduct — the Department of War is taking administrative action.'

By JON MICHAEL RAASCH, US POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 10:55 EST, 5 January…

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January 6, 2026

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Report: Trump sours on Venezuela opposition leader over Nobel Peace Prize

President Donald Trump is noticeably distancing himself from Venezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado, with White House insiders revealing his displeasure stems from her acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize—an honor Trump has long coveted for himself. 'If she had turned it down and said, 'I can't accept it because it's Donald Trump's,' she'd be the president of Venezuela today,' a person familiar with Trump's thinking told the Washington Post. 'Her acceptance of the prize was an 'ultimate sin.' While Machado later dedicated the award to Trump, one person said the damage was already done.

By ELINA SHIRAZI, US SENIOR POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 15:22 EST, 5 January…

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January 6, 2026

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The ‘MAGA hat wearing’ military maverick behind Trump Venezuela

Donald Trump’s beloved top military advisor, who he claims donned a MAGA…

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January 5, 2026

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FBI thwarts ‘potential terrorist attack’ in North Carolina

The FBI announced it had stopped an ISIS 'potential terrorist attack' for New Year's Eve in North Carolina. Christian Sturdivant, 18, was arrested and charged for allegedly attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization, according to U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina Russ Ferguson. The suspect reportedly planned to attack civilians inside a grocery store in North Carolina on New Year's Eve as an act of support for the Islamic State terrorist group.

By PHILLIP NIETO, US POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 13:03 EST, 2 January 2026…

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January 2, 2026

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The security risk of China’s new military breakthrough

US military officials are growing increasingly concerned about China's expeditions in the Arctic after the country's research submarines traversed thousands of feet beneath the ice for the first time over the summer. Such expeditions could yield valuable data about the natural resources underneath the melting ice caps, significantly reduce travel time for commercial shipping and position nuclear-armed submarines closer to potential targets - including the US, national security officials told the Wall Street Journal. Chinese vessels on research missions are also often used to give cover to the military, noted US Air Force Gen.

By MELISSA KOENIG, US REPORTER Published: 06:15 EST, 30 December 2025 |…

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December 30, 2025

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Putin admits he is ‘in love’ but refuses to say who the woman is

Vladimir Putintoday admitted he is 'in love' - but refused to tell Russians the name of the woman who captured his heart. In an apparently planted question by Russian state media during his annual end of year Q&A, he was asked: 'You said today that you believe love at first sight exists. 'Vladimir [Putin], are you in love?' The divorced dictator - notorious for keeping his private life secret - replied to the question with a simple 'yes'.

By WILL STEWART Published: 11:30 EST, 21 December 2025 | Updated: 11:30…

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December 21, 2025

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Report: Trump to deploy 250 agents to New Orleans for ‘Swamp Sweep’

The Trump administration is preparing its federal immigration agents for a 'swamp sweep' in America's most notorious quagmire. New Orleans will soon see an increased presence of immigration officials tasked with carrying out Trump's sweeping deportation mandate. Around 250 agents will be dispatched to Louisiana to round up at least 5,000 illegal migrants.

By JON MICHAEL RAASCH, US POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 15:08 EST, 1 December…

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December 2, 2025

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Melania Trump’s lavish White House Christmas

It's Christmas at the White House and this year's decorations are truly on theme with President Donald Trump 's America First slogan. The festive decor pays homage to the upcoming 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Trump claims it's fate that the year-long celebration is happening during his second term. The official theme unveiled by the office of the First Lady is 'Home Is Where The Heart Is.'

By KATELYN CARALLE, SENIOR U.S. POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 09:56 EST, 1 December…

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December 1, 2025

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Dem says Trump’s immigration ban stems from dislike of ‘brown people’

The latest remarks from a Democratic Senator show how far apart America's major political parties are on the issue of immigration. In a Sunday interview with NBC's Meet The Press host Kristen Welker, Arizona Democrat Mark Kelly accused the Trump administration of implementing a 'permanent pause [on] migration from all third-world countries' because he doesn't like 'brown people.' 'When I heard [Secretary Noem] say that they're going to pause immigration from third-world countries, I mean, I take that as a message that they don't want brown people coming to the United States,' Kelly told Welker.

By VICTORIA CHURCHILL, US POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 08:02 EST, 1 December 2025…

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December 1, 2025

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Report: Europe rages at Trump over plan to recognize seized Ukrainian land

One of the most consequential bargaining chips in the Russia–Ukraine war, the fate of contested territory, may be shifting. A report now suggests that the United States is prepared to recognize Russia 's control over Crimea and other occupied Ukrainian regions as part of a potential deal to bring the conflict to an end. A source tells the Daily Telegraph that President Trump has sent his envoy, Steve Witkoff, and unofficial negotiator, son–in–law Jared Kushner, to make an offer for peace to Putin , traveling to Moscow for the meeting.

By ELINA SHIRAZI, US SENIOR POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 13:47 EST, 28 November…

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November 29, 2025

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Barron Trump reemerges for Mar-A-Lago Thanksgiving

Barron Trump sent guests wild last night when he walked into Thanksgiving dinner dressed to the nines and towering over his father Donald and mother Melania at the president's Mar–a–Lago Club. The 6ft 9in teenager shook hands with beaming MAGA fans as the Trumps were greeted with a standing ovation in a dining room dripping with crystal chandeliers and opulent gold accents. Donald pumped his fist and clapped his hands, giving his signature thumbs–up while Melania and Barron greeted guests with smiles.

By ELINA SHIRAZI, US SENIOR POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 14:35 EST, 28 November…

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November 29, 2025

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Trump bans South Africa from G20 summit over alleged human rights abuse

President Donald Trump has banned South Africa from attending next year's G20 summit for what he characterizes as human rights abuses leading to the slaughter of 'white people.' 'The United States did not attend the G20 in South Africa, because the South African Government refuses to acknowledge or address the horrific Human Right Abuses endured by Afrikaners, and other descendants of Dutch , French, and German settlers,' the president wrote on social media Friday morning. 'Therefore, at my direction, South Africa will NOT be receiving an invitation to the 2026 G20, which will be hosted in the Great City of Miami, Florida next year,' he continued.

By JON MICHAEL RAASCH, US POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 14:54 EST, 28 November…

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November 28, 2025

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Democrats propose alternatives for Trump’s ballroom

Democrats are licking their lips at the idea of tearing down or repurposing President Donald Trump 's gilded ballroom. NBC News interviewed several potential 2028 Democratic hopefuls, as well as other party members, who all view the ballroom as a potent political issue. Last month, Trump tore down the White House's East Wing, which historically housed the offices of the First Lady, with little oversight or warning, making way for construction to begin on the ballroom so the $300 million project could be completed before the end of his term.

By NIKKI SCHWAB, CHIEF CAMPAIGN CORRESPONDENT Published: 11:45 EST, 17 November 2025…

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November 28, 2025

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AOC accuses Fox host of sexual harassment

Report: Trump eyes next Venezuelan target

RFK Jr’s duck ringtone interrupts major food announcement

Poll: Americans pick top target for next US military intervention

Trump addresses fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis

Trump’s favored leader exposed as a ‘rabid Chavista’

Pam Bondi forced to admit Trump’s Maduro claim is a complete fiction

Trump: ‘My wife hates when I do this’

Pete Hegseth pushes to strip Democrat of military rank and pension

Report: Trump sours on Venezuela opposition leader over Nobel Peace Prize

The ‘MAGA hat wearing’ military maverick behind Trump Venezuela

FBI thwarts ‘potential terrorist attack’ in North Carolina

The security risk of China’s new military breakthrough

Putin admits he is ‘in love’ but refuses to say who the woman is

Report: Trump to deploy 250 agents to New Orleans for ‘Swamp Sweep’

Melania Trump’s lavish White House Christmas

Dem says Trump’s immigration ban stems from dislike of ‘brown people’

Report: Europe rages at Trump over plan to recognize seized Ukrainian land

Barron Trump reemerges for Mar-A-Lago Thanksgiving

Trump bans South Africa from G20 summit over alleged human rights abuse

Democrats propose alternatives for Trump’s ballroom

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George Clooney doubles down on wild claim about his and Amal’s 11-year marriage

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