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January 11, 2026
Grenell says X account hacked after sharing Washington Opera exit from Kennedy Center
12h Kennedy Center President Richard Grenell on Saturday said his X account was hacked, resulting in the removal of several posts related to the Washington National Opera’s (WNO) exit from the performance venue. “I have alerted @x that someone hacked my account last night – and deleted my content on our Opera announcement and media corrections,” Grenell wrote in the Saturday post on X. “X will find the hacker and deal with him/her. I will re-post the statements from last night once they are ...
Go to discussionLoeffler says SBA will relocate Minneapolis district office amid 'local hostility' toward ICE
01/10/26 6:35 PM ET Small Business Administration (SBA) head Kelly Loeffler said Saturday that the agency’s Minneapolis office is being relocated, citing “overwhelming local hostility” toward Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in recent days. “Since Day One, I have been clear that SBA will not continue to surge resources to communities that refuse to protect their small business owners by impeding this Administration’s efforts to deport and detain criminal illegal aliens,” Loe ...
Go to discussionSupporters press for a DC memorial to Thomas Paine, whose writings helped fuel the Revolutionary War
Updated 3:00 PM EST, January 10, 2026 NEW YORK (AP) — Some 250 years after “Common Sense” helped inspire the 13 colonies to declare independence, Thomas Paine might receive a long-anticipated tribute from his adopted country. A Paine memorial in Washington, D.C., authorized by a 2022 law, awaits approval from the U.S. Department of Interior. It would be the first landmark in the nation’s capital to be dedicated to one of the American Revolution’s most stirring, popular and quotable advocates ...
Go to discussion'See What Happens!' ICE Boss Dares Philly Sheriff to Arrest Agents After Saying They 'Don't Want This Smoke'
Jan 10th, 2026, 8:46 pm Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons dared Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal to follow through on her threat to arrest immigration agents who come to her city and “commit a crime” while appearing on The Big Weekend Show on Fox News on Saturday. Bilal made her brash comments on Thursday, one day after 37-year-old Renee Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis. Good blocked traffic and appeared to hit the officer with her SUV before she was shot multiple times ...
Go to discussionUS Department of State Tells Americans Leave Venezuela 'Immediately'
Published Jan 10, 2026 at 06:20 PM EST updated Jan 10, 2026 at 06:23 PM EST The U.S. State Department ordered American citizens and lawful permanent residents on Saturday to leave Venezuela "immediately," citing an increasingly dangerous security environment and specific threats to U.S. nationals. The warning came in a post on X as the U.S. Embassy responsible for Venezuela relayed reports of armed militias targeting travelers for evidence of American citizenship amid mounting civil ...
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