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January 10, 2026
Vivek Ramaswamy 'alarmed' after family's bodyguard charged for drug trafficking
Fri 9 Jan 2026 16.57 EST Last modified on Fri 9 Jan 2026 17.22 EST Republican Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has expressed concern after his family’s bodyguard was arrested recently on federal drug-trafficking charges. Justin Salsburey, 43, and his wife, 38-year-old Ruthann Rankin, were each charged on 30 December with conspiracy and possession with the intent to distribute large amounts of narcotics through the US mail. Authorities executing a search warrant allegedly discover ...
Go to discussionHouse Democrats launch probe into Trump officials and oil companies
Jan. 9, 2026, 4:45 PM EST House Democrats on Friday launched a probe into possible conflicts of interest following the U.S. military incursion into Venezuela last weekend, seeking to learn whether Trump administration officials or oil companies have or will benefit from the situation. Democratic members of the House Oversight Committee, led by ranking member Robert Garcia, D-Calif., on Friday sent letters to the chief executives of four major oil companies — Chevron, ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillip ...
Go to discussionTrump says US will do something on Greenland 'whether they like it or not'
January 9, 2026, 6:28 PM President Donald Trump on Friday continued to press for U.S. control of Greenland, telling reporters: "We are going to do something on Greenland whether they like it or not." "Because if we don't do it, Russia or China will take over Greenland, and we're not going to have Russia or China as a neighbor," Trump said as he hosted oil executives at the White House to discuss investments in Venezuela. The president has repeatedly said he wants to take ...
Go to discussionG7 rescheduled so Trump can attend White House cage match
11h France has reportedly postponed this year's G7 summit in the spa town of Evian-les-Bains in order not to conflict with US President Donald Trump's 80th birthday on June 14. The meeting of G7 leaders was originally scheduled for June 14-16. However, US magazine Politico reported that the event has been moved to June 15-17 in order to not disrupt the 47th US president's birthday celebrations. The US also marks Flag Day on June 14. The White House this year has plans to hold a mixed martia ...
Go to discussionDemocratic Gov. Says He's 'Considering' Clemency for Pro-Trump Official Convicted of Election Breach
Jan 9th, 2026, 6:16 pm Colorado Governor Jared Polis (D) said that in his last stretch in office he is considering clemency for Tina Peters, the former Mesa County clerk who was jailed over an unauthorized breach of voting systems when seeking to validate President Donald Trump’s claims of fraud in the 2020 election. Peters, 70, was convicted last year on state charges after participating in the 2021 breach and is serving a nine-year sentence in a Pueblo women’s prison. In an interview with ...
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