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Peter Thiel makes $3m donation to fight California's proposed billionaire tax

Mon 12 Jan 2026 18.19 EST Last modified on Mon 12 Jan 2026 18.21 EST Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel has donated $3m to a California lobbying group advocating against a proposed wealth tax that would target billionaires in the state. The seven-figure contribution comes as several ultra-wealthy tech moguls have left or threatened to leave California over the tax. Thiel, worth some $26bn, made the donation last month to the California Business Roundtable’s political action committee, according ...

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Tom Morello Calls Out Trump Administration for Using Alleged 'Nazi Mass Murder Slogan

Sharing an Instagram photo on Monday (Jan. 12) of U.S. Department of Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem addressing press a few days ago, the Rage Against the Machine musician (who also performs as The Nightwatchman) accused her of standing behind a podium that displayed a “verbatim” quote of a “Nazi mass murder slogan” on the front. The exact phrase printed on the podium was, “One of ours, all of yours.” “Coined when an SS officer was killed and the Nazis murdered every male resident of th ...

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Got (whole) milk? USDA uses a mustachioed Trump to push whole dairy

Jan. 12, 2026, 6:12 p.m. ET Got (whole) milk? The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) says it's time to "drink up." The agency shared an image of President Donald Trump sporting a milk mustache makeover on social media on Jan. 11, quickly amassing millions of views and thousands of comments. The post, accompanied by the hashtag "#DrinkWholeMilk," features an image of Trump looking into the camera while leaning against his Oval Office desk with a glass of milk. Reminisce ...

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Trump hints at when you can expect a $2,000 tariff check - but be prepared to wait

11h President Donald Trump has hinted at when Americans can expect the $2,000 tariff rebate checks he has been promising over the last few months — and they won’t be landing anytime soon. Trump has repeatedly floated the idea of giving cash to Americans, which he claimed is possible due to revenue generated from his trade tariffs. The president was asked for an update on the timeline of the checks in a wide-ranging interview with The New York Times, where he initially replied: “I did do that ...

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The Trevor Project receives $45M from MacKenzie Scott after difficult years and federal funding cuts

Updated 4:31 PM EST, January 12, 2026 The Trevor Project, known for its hotline for LGBTQ+ youth, received $45 million from billionaire and author MacKenzie Scott at the end of 2025, the organization said Monday. The gift is the largest in the organization’s history but also a major boon following years of management turmoil, layoffs and the loss of significant federal funding over the summer. “I literally could not believe it and it took some time. I actually gasped,” said Jaymes Black, CEO ...

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Republican introduces bill seeking to make Greenland 51st state

by Tara Suter - 01/12/26 3:59 PM ET Rep. Randy Fine (R-Fla.) has introduced a bill to make Greenland the 51st state in the U.S., following President Trump’s recent push to acquire the Danish territory. The “Greenland Annexation and Statehood Act” was introduced by the Florida Republican on Monday, his office said in a press release. The bill’s goals, according to its text, include enabling “the annexation and subsequent admission to statehood of Greenland.” “Greenland is not a distant outpo ...

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Sen. Kelly sues DOD Sec. Hegseth, says he was punished for 'disfavored political speech'

Sen. Mark Kelly on Monday sued the Pentagon and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, alleging the Trump administration's efforts to punish the Democratic senator for his participation in a video to U.S. troops violate the Constitution. The federal civil lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Washington was filed one week after Hegseth said his department would cut Kelly's military retirement pay in response to the video. The government's actions "trample on protections the Constitution singles o ...

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E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution

E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution In a reversal, the agency plans to calculate only the cost to industry when setting pollution limits, and not the monetary value of saving human lives, documents show. The change could make it easier to repeal limits on pollutants from coal-burning power plants, oil refineries, steel mills and other industrial facilities. Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times By Maxine Joselow Reporting from Washington Jan. 12, 2026 U ...

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Minnesota, Twin Cities sue Trump administration over widespread immigration operations

Updated Jan 12, 2026, 4:34 PM ET PUBLISHED Jan 12, 2026, 12:30 AM ET The state of Minnesota and the Twin Cities are suing the Trump administration, arguing that the widespread federal immigration operations in the state is "a federal invasion of the Twin Cities," according to a lawsuit filed Monday. The suit is seeking a court order halting the operations, arguing the federal government is unlawfully commandeering state resources and violating Minnesota law and city ordinances. It i ...

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Meta names former Trump adviser Dina Powell McCormick as president, vice chairman

Meta Platforms on Monday named former Trump administration official Dina Powell McCormick as its president and vice chairman, boosting the company's lobbying efforts in the US capital. President Donald Trump congratulated Powell McCormick in a post on his Truth Social account minutes after the company announced her promotion. She is a "fantastic, and very talented, person" who served his administration with "strength and distinction," he said. Her appointment is the latest ...

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December consumer prices rose at a 2.7% annual rate, as expected

3 min ago - Published Tue, Jan 13 20268:31 AM EST The consumer price index in December was expected to show a 2.7% increase from a year ago, according to the Dow Jones consensus estimate. This is breaking news. Please refresh for updates. ... (CNBC)

Mamdani 'outraged' after New York City council employee detained by ICE

24 min ago - January 12, 2026, 10:53 PM A New York City Council employee was detained during a "routine" immigration appointment on Long Island on Monday, according to city officials, who called the incident an "egregious government overreach." Mayor Zohran Mamda ... (ABC News)

NYC nurses strike enters second day as hospitals move to fill labor gaps

1 hr ago - Updated 5:17 AM CST, January 13, 2026 NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of New York City nurses were set to return to the picket lines Tuesday as their strike targeting some of the city’s leading hospital systems entered its second day. The walkout ... (AP)

BBC seeks dismissal of $10bn Trump lawsuit over Panorama 'fight like hell' clip

1 hr ago - Tue 13 Jan 2026 02.52 EST First published on Tue 13 Jan 2026 00.10 EST The BBC is to attempt to have Donald Trump's $10bn defamation lawsuit over the editing of a speech for Panorama thrown out, according to court documents. The broadcaster faced cr ... (The Guardian)

Killer ICE Agent Made Bonkers Lie to Neighbors About His Job

1 hr ago - Muskaan Arshad Mon, January 12, 2026 at 7:39 PM CST The ICE agent who killed Renee Nicole Good reportedly lied to his neighbors about what he does for work. Jonathan Ross, 43, revealed at a 2020 neighborhood garage party during the Covid pandemic t ... (yahoo)

Global central bankers defend Fed's Powell after Trump threat

1 hr ago - January 13, 2026 5:24 AM EST Updated 1 hour ago FRANKFURT, Jan 13 (Reuters) - The chiefs of many of the world's ​major central banks issued a ‌joint statement in support of Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday after the Trump &zw ... (Reuters)

Peter Thiel makes $3m donation to fight California's proposed billionaire tax

2 hrs ago - Mon 12 Jan 2026 18.19 EST Last modified on Mon 12 Jan 2026 18.21 EST Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel has donated $3m to a California lobbying group advocating against a proposed wealth tax that would target billionaires in the state. The seven-figure ... (The Guardian)

Got (whole) milk? USDA uses a mustachioed Trump to push whole dairy

2 hrs ago - Jan. 12, 2026, 6:12 p.m. ET Got (whole) milk? The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) says it's time to "drink up." The agency shared an image of President Donald Trump sporting a milk mustache makeover on social media on Jan. 11, quickly amassing ... (USA Today)

Judge orders HHS to restore funding for children's health programs as lawsuit continues

3 hrs ago - 3 hrs ago NEW YORK — A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore nearly $12 million in funding to the American Academy of Pediatrics, including money for rural health care and the early identification of disabilities in young ... (The Lawton Constitution/AP)

GOP, Democratic lawmakers to travel to Denmark to discuss Greenland

3 hrs ago - 01/12/26 5:15 PM ET A bipartisan group of lawmakers will travel to Denmark in the wake of a recent push by President Trump to acquire Greenland, which is a Danish territory. The group includes Sens. Chris Coons (D-Del.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Th ... (The Hill)

The Trevor Project receives $45M from MacKenzie Scott after difficult years and federal funding cuts

4 hrs ago - Updated 4:31 PM EST, January 12, 2026 The Trevor Project, known for its hotline for LGBTQ+ youth, received $45 million from billionaire and author MacKenzie Scott at the end of 2025, the organization said Monday. The gift is the largest in the organ ... (AP)

​Trump's budget chief brazenly broke the law to punish blue states: judge

4 hrs ago - Matthew Chapman January 12, 2026 3:19PM ET A federal judge in Washington, D.C. has found that President Donald Trump's top budget official violated the Constitution by terminating environmental grants during the federal government shutdown, but exclu ... (raw story)

Trump administration revoked over 100,000 visa last year amid immigration crackdown

4 hrs ago - Monday 12 January 2026 16:26 EST The Trump administration announced that it has revoked over 100,000 visas since he took office, marking what it claimed to be a dramatic uptick from the previous year. The increase is part of the administration’s ... (The Independent)

Smithsonian faces Tuesday deadline amid White House demand for review

4 hrs ago - January 12, 2026, 4:26 PM The Smithsonian Institution is facing a deadline to submit additional materials to the White House related to a review demanded by the Trump administration of the institution's exhibitions, programming and internal governanc ... (ABC News)

Trump hints at when you can expect a $2,000 tariff check - but be prepared to wait

5 hrs ago - 11h President Donald Trump has hinted at when Americans can expect the $2,000 tariff rebate checks he has been promising over the last few months — and they won’t be landing anytime soon. Trump has repeatedly floated the idea of giving cas ... (msn/The Independent)

Tom Morello Calls Out Trump Administration for Using Alleged 'Nazi Mass Murder Slogan

7 hrs ago - Sharing an Instagram photo on Monday (Jan. 12) of U.S. Department of Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem addressing press a few days ago, the Rage Against the Machine musician (who also performs as The Nightwatchman) accused her of standing behin ... (Billboard)

Top DOJ officials quit after their division refused to probe Minnesota ICE shooting

8 hrs ago - - - - - - At least four leaders of a Justice Department unit that investigates police killings have resigned in protest over the administration’s handling of the fatal shooting of a motorist in Minneapolis by an Immigration and Customs Enforceme ... (Ms Now)

Largest nursing strike in New York City history begins amid stalled contract negotiations

8 hrs ago - About 15,000 nurses across the city walked off the job on Monday. ByBill Hutchinson and Mary Kekatos January 12, 2026, 10:56 AM The largest nurses' strike in New York City history began Monday morning after the nurses' union and hospitals officials f ... (ABC News)

Pentagon is embracing Musk's Grok AI chatbot as it draws global outcry

10 hrs ago - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday that Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok will join Google’s generative AI engine in operating inside the Pentagon network, as part of a broader push to feed as much of the military's d ... (Independent)

Deputy to Lindsey Halligan fired over James Comey case

11 hrs ago - The second-highest ranking federal prosecutor in the Eastern District of Virginia was fired on Monday, after he refused to help lead the Justice Department's prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey, a source familiar with the matter told CBS N ... (CBS News)

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