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 My son has narrated the last book I wrote.
Please consider listening to it and encouraging others to do so too. (Click HERE) World & Nation Inside the SCOTUS hearing bound to be a turning point in the culture war over trans athletes in women's sports Attorneys and activists at the court on Tuesday revealed what went down behind the scenes  Trained military snipers stood on the roof of the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday standing guard over a verbal battle between an alliance of women donning shirts that read XX-XY, against a hoard of pink, white and blue-painted activists, some wearing costumes, and some barely wearing anything. At one point, the convergence descended into harrowing cries of "Stop cutting off the breasts!" while the other side tried to drown it out with a blunt and repetitive chant of "Trans! Trans! Trans!" Protesters gather outside the Supreme Court as it hears arguments over state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in Washington. (Jose Luis Magana/AP) But inside the court chambers, one side was constantly in full retreat. US freezes all visa processing for 75 countries, including Somalia, Russia, Iran Somalia, Afghanistan, Brazil, Nigeria, Thailand among nations affected by indefinite pause starting Jan 21  The State Department is pausing immigrant visa processing for 75 countries in an effort to crack down on applicants deemed likely to become a public charge. A State Department memo, seen first by Fox News Digital, directs consular officers to refuse visas under existing law while the department reassesses screening and vetting procedures. The countries include Somalia, Russia, Afghanistan, Brazil, Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Nigeria, Thailand, Yemen and more. The pause will begin Jan. 21 and will continue indefinitely until the department conducts a reassessment of visa processing. Trump: Only US Control of Greenland Is Acceptable  President Donald Trump said Wednesday that NATO should help the U.S. acquire Greenland and anything less than American control is unacceptable, hours before Vice President JD Vance was to host Danish and Greenlandic officials for talks. In a post on Truth Social, Trump reiterated his argument that the U.S. "needs Greenland for the purpose of National Security." He added that "NATO should be leading the way for us to get it" and that otherwise Russia or China would — "AND THAT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN!" "NATO becomes far more formidable and effective with Greenland in the hands of the UNITED STATES," Trump wrote. "Anything less than that is unacceptable." Greenland, a semiautonomous territory of NATO ally Denmark, is at the center of a geopolitical storm as Trump insists he wants to own it — and residents of its capital, Nuuk, say it isn't for sale. The White House hasn't ruled out taking the Arctic island by force.
Washington Post reporter’s home searched by FBI Search warrant executed on Hannah Natanson's home, devices  The FBI executed a search warrant on Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson's home on Wednesday as part of a probe into "a government contractor accused of illegally retaining classified government materials," the paper announced. Natanson was at her Virginia home at the time of th search and a warrant stated "law enforcement was investigating Aurelio Perez-Lugones, a system administrator in Maryland who has a top secret security clearance and has been accused of accessing and taking home classified intelligence reports that were found in his lunchbox and his basement," the Post reported, citing an FBI affidavit. Natanson covers "the Trump administration's reshaping of the government and its effects," according to her X bio. Her home and devices were searched, and Natanson told her employer that a phone and Garmin watch were seized. Trump Takes on Cost-of-Living Crisis  Five years ago, groceries, rent, gas, and healthcare all cost a lot less. Today, prices are roughly 25% higher than they were then, and for many families, it feels relentless. President Donald Trump has made it clear that is he making affordability a defining priority. Trump is betting that directly confronting the cost-of-living crisis — especially housing, credit-card debt, energy, and food prices — can ease household pressure and restore confidence before the midterm elections, The Wall Street Journal reports. The shift has produced a slate of proposals that break sharply with Republican orthodoxy, unsettle Wall Street allies, and borrow from ideas long associated with liberal Democrats.
Some US military personnel told to leave Middle East bases, US official confirms Tensions with Iran continue to escalate as the regime cracks down on nationwide protests  Some U.S. military personnel have been told to leave bases in the Middle East, Fox News has learned. The order comes amid widespread protests in Iran and threats to intervene from President Donald Trump. Qatar's government confirmed that some U.S. personnel had departed from the Al Udeid Air Base, America's largest military base in the Middle East. Qatar's International Media Office said the steps were part of broader efforts to safeguard the security of citizens and residents and to protect critical infrastructure and military facilities, adding that any further developments would be announced through official channels. Trump said on Tuesday that he cut off meetings with the Iranian regime, saying there would be no contact until the government stops killing protesters. He also urged the Iranian people to "take over" the country. Supreme Court says Illinois congressman can sue over state mail-in voting laws  The Supreme Court cleared the way for an Illinois congressman to challenge the state's mail-in voting laws on Wednesday. Illinois Rep. Mike Bost is seeking to challenge an Illinois law that allows mail-in ballots to be counted even if they are received after Election Day. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority opinion for the 7-2 decision. Johnson Backs Contempt for Clinton Subpoenas  House Republicans moved Tuesday to escalate the situation after former President Bill Clinton failed to appear for a subpoenaed deposition, prompting Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., to back a potential contempt-of-Congress resolution and setting up a high-profile clash over Congress' power to compel testimony. Johnson said Tuesday he would support holding Clinton in contempt of Congress after the former president did not appear for a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee deposition tied to the panel's investigation of Jeffrey Epstein. "I think by definition, if you defy a subpoena of Congress, it is contempt," Johnson told reporters on Tuesday, referring to the subpoena issued by the committee in its investigation of matters relating to the late sex offender.
Fed Ignored DOJ Outreach  The Justice Department's investigation into the Federal Reserve would not have happened "if they had just responded to our outreach," U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro said. Pirro made the case in a pointed Monday night post on X, saying her office repeatedly tried to engage the Fed over alleged cost overruns and Fed Chairman Jerome Powell's congressional testimony and got nowhere. "The United States Attorney's Office contacted the Federal Reserve on multiple occasions to discuss cost overruns and the chairman's congressional testimony, but were ignored, necessitating the use of legal process — which is not a threat," Pirro wrote.
Heavily armed federal agents ram down door of Timothy Busfield’s NY home in dramatic raid after he surrendered on child sex abuse charges  Heavily armed federal agents rammed down the door of actor Timothy Busfield’s upstate New York home in a dramatic raid on Tuesday — less than an hour after he turned himself in to police in Albuquerque on child sex abuse charges, according to a report. At least 10 US Marshal’s officers from the New York Regional Fugitive Task Force busted through the front door with a battering ram at the “West Wing” star’s residence in Highland Lake, about 20 minutes from the Pennsylvania border in the Catskill Mountains, the Daily Mail reported. Less than an hour before the New York raid some 2,000 miles away, Busfield had turned himself in to the Albuquerque Police Department after cops alleged he engaged in unlawful sexual conduct with 11-year-old twin boys while directing the Fox show “The Cleaning Lady” in 2024. Trump has cut the technocratic Gordian Knot — and elites hate it “There are decades where nothing happens, and there are weeks where decades happen.” That’s a quote often attributed (perhaps incorrectly) to Vladimir Lenin — but whoever said it first, it’s certainly true of the last week or so. Just look at the headlines. In Iran, the mullahs who have ruled since 1979 are collapsing in the face of widespread popular revolt.
Now even Democratic politicians are condemning the mullahs’ regime, which tells you how they think it’s going to turn out. In Venezuela, dictator Nicolás Maduro was removed from power, and from his country, by US special forces deployed by President Trump. Here at home, leftists are trying to resurrect the Black Lives Matter strategy against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement — even though black Americans are conspicuous by their absence this time around. We were told for decades that we couldn’t do anything about illegal immigration — at least not without a big pork-filled, amnesty-laden “bipartisan” bill. But now the border is basically closed, and those in the country illegally are being shipped out. Crime in Washington, DC, Memphis, Tenn., and other cities was out of control. Trump sent in the National Guard to fix it. 'Zohranomics': NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s socialist math doesn’t add up Trading far lower incomes for higher taxes to pay for free stuff is a poor bargain destined to worsen over time Democratic Socialist New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is focusing on affordability. But his "free stuff" policy agenda would flunk an introductory economics midterm. For example: free bus rides will increase demand and cause overcrowding as service deteriorates. Can you envision New Yorkers queuing up like Londoners? Ditto free childcare, with risk of fraud. Ditto rent freezes, which are not likely to spur a rent-relieving housing supply surge. Does Mamdani really think public employees will work the same long, intense hours at city-owned grocery stores that private-sector owners do to earn a living while building their generational wealth? Or that it’s a good idea to shutter natural gas plants supplying 500 megawatts of reliable energy, which New York’s Independent System Operator extended beyond their planned retirement in mid-2025 lest the city suffer blackouts. At much lower renewables grid loads than Mamdani wants, Germany had to import dirty coal to keep from going dark. |
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