- California billionaires flee state’s wealth tax in the most-predictable result ever January 16, 2026California's proposed billionaire tax would retroactively tax net worth over $1 billion starting January 2026, forcing wealthy residents to leave or pay billions of dollars.
- Trump knows good real estate — and he knows Greenland's value to national security January 16, 2026President Donald Trump says the U.S. needs Greenland for national security and the 'Golden Dome' missile defense system to counter Russian and Chinese threats in the Arctic.
- RNC chair bets on ‘secret weapon’ to defy midterm history, protect GOP majorities January 16, 2026RNC Chair Joe Gruters says Trump is the GOP's 'secret weapon' to defy history and hold majorities in 2026 midterms despite traditional headwinds.
- Minnesota’s welfare fraud disaster exposes a national system designed to fail January 16, 2026Scammers bilked multiple Minnesota welfare programs for billions, revealing how federal funding structure makes U.S. welfare systems vulnerable to fraud.
- Australia removes 4.7M kids from social media platforms in first month of historic ban January 16, 2026Australia says millions of underage social media accounts were shut down in the first month after a sweeping new ban on users under 16 took effect.
- Trump's pick for Iceland ambassador apologizes for joking about Arctic nation becoming 52nd state January 16, 2026Former Rep. Billy Long, who was nominated by President Donald Trump to be ambassador to Iceland, apologized after privately joking that the island would become the "52nd state."