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Trump purges ‘lame duck’ claims with brute force, retribution and play for global domination
Analysis: Trump purges ‘lame duck’ claims with brute force, retribution and play for global domination | CNN Politics
So much for that lame duck in the White House.
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January 12, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Trump purges ‘lame duck’ claims with brute force, retribution and play for global domination
Federal prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into the Federal Reserve's $2.5 billion renovation of its headquarters in Washington, DC.
Federal prosecutors open criminal investigation into the Fed and Jerome Powell | CNN Business
Federal prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over his June testimony before Congress about the central bank’s $2.5 billion renovation of its headquar...
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January 12, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Federal prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into the Federal Reserve's $2.5 billion renovation of its headquarters in Washington, DC.
The US is taking control of Venezuela and targeting Greenland. The Dow could still hit 50,000
The US is taking control of Venezuela and targeting Greenland. The Dow could still hit 50,000 | CNN Business
The United States attacked Venezuela and President Donald Trump is threatening to take Greenland “the hard way.” All the while, the US has an uncertain economic outlook and a weak jobs report.
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January 12, 2026 at 2:45 PM
The US is taking control of Venezuela and targeting Greenland. The Dow could still hit 50,000
The Smithsonian has taken down details about President Donald Trump’s impeachments from an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery.
Smithsonian takes down details about Trump’s impeachments from presidential portrait exhibition | CNN Politics
The Smithsonian has taken down details about President Donald Trump’s impeachments from an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery,
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January 12, 2026 at 2:44 PM
The Smithsonian has taken down details about President Donald Trump’s impeachments from an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery.
Trump’s housing plan casts Wall Street as the villain. He’s got the wrong guy
Trump’s housing plan casts Wall Street as the villain. He’s got the wrong guy | CNN Business
President Donald Trump, like any politician whose polling is in the gutter, is desperate for a villain — any villain — to blame for America’s affordability woes. Enter Wall Street.
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January 12, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Trump’s housing plan casts Wall Street as the villain. He’s got the wrong guy
Trump weighs potential military intervention in Iran
Trump weighs potential military intervention in Iran | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump is weighing a series of potential military options in Iran following deadly protests in the country, two US officials told CNN, as he considers following through on his recent t...
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January 12, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Trump weighs potential military intervention in Iran
Trump’s iron grip on congressional Republicans is weakening
Trump’s iron grip on congressional Republicans is weakening | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump this week lashed out at congressional Republicans like he rarely has before.
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January 12, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Trump’s iron grip on congressional Republicans is weakening
Trump officials see fraud everywhere. Here’s what we know
Trump officials see fraud everywhere. Here’s what we know | CNN Politics
A 42-minute video from a conservative content creator in Minnesota has provided the Trump administration with yet another opportunity to argue that federal safety net programs are plagued by widesprea...
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January 12, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Trump officials see fraud everywhere. Here’s what we know
Farewell, forever wars, hello empire? The week that changed the world
Farewell, forever wars, hello empire? The week that changed the world | CNN
In January 1899, the American gunboat USS Wilmington set out on an expedition to Venezuela, steaming up the Orinoco River toward the country’s interior. On board was an American diplomat, Francis Loom...
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January 12, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Farewell, forever wars, hello empire? The week that changed the world
Top diplomats from Greenland and Denmark met with White House officials as Trump pushes for ownership
Top diplomats from Greenland and Denmark met with White House officials as Trump pushes for ownership | CNN Politics
The top Washington-based diplomats for Greenland and Denmark met with White House officials at the National Security Council on Thursday as Greenland continues to publicly and privately insist it is ...
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January 12, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Top diplomats from Greenland and Denmark met with White House officials as Trump pushes for ownership
Trump’s Venezuela pitch met with skepticism from oil executives
‘It’s uninvestible’: Trump’s Venezuela pitch met with skepticism from oil executives | CNN Politics
‘It’s uninvestible’: Trump’s Venezuela pitch met with skepticism from oil executives
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January 12, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Trump’s Venezuela pitch met with skepticism from oil executives
GOP senator’s scathing message to Stephen Miller: Get informed on Greenland or leave the job
GOP senator’s scathing message to Stephen Miller: Get informed on Greenland or leave the job | CNN Politics
GOP Sen. Thom Tillis had strong criticism for Stephen Miller Wednesday, going as far as to suggest the senior White House adviser’s job should be at risk for his recent comments on US control of Green...
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January 8, 2026 at 1:53 PM
GOP senator’s scathing message to Stephen Miller: Get informed on Greenland or leave the job
Trump threatens to ban institutional investors from buying single-family homes
Trump threatens to ban institutional investors from buying single-family homes | CNN Business
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he intends to ban large institutional investors from buying additional single-family homes.
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January 8, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Trump threatens to ban institutional investors from buying single-family homes
As part of its claims of widespread fraud in the federal safety net, the Trump administration is halting $10 billion in funding for several programs in five Democrat-led states.
Trump is freezing funds for small but key welfare program. Here’s what TANF does | CNN Politics
As part of its claims of widespread fraud in the federal safety net, the Trump administration is halting $10 billion in funding for several programs in five Democrat-led states.
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January 8, 2026 at 1:48 PM
As part of its claims of widespread fraud in the federal safety net, the Trump administration is halting $10 billion in funding for several programs in five Democrat-led states.
Trump administration demands Venezuela cut ties with US adversaries to resume oil production
Trump administration demands Venezuela cut ties with US adversaries to resume oil production | CNN Politics
The Trump administration has outlined a number of demands that Venezuela must agree to in order to resume oil production, two senior White House officials told CNN.
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January 8, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Trump administration demands Venezuela cut ties with US adversaries to resume oil production
Trump’s credibility problem on Venezuela
Trump’s credibility problem on Venezuela | CNN Politics
In 2008, Donald Trump took to CNN to bemoan the dangers of a president lying the United States into war.
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January 8, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Trump’s credibility problem on Venezuela
One of the New York City area’s most notorious serial killers has confessed to another killing.
Richard Cottingham: Notorious New York City-area ‘Torso Killer’ confesses to 1965 killing | CNN
One of the New York City area’s most notorious serial killers has confessed to another killing.
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January 8, 2026 at 1:41 PM
One of the New York City area’s most notorious serial killers has confessed to another killing.
The US has tried to acquire Greenland before – and failed
The US has tried to acquire Greenland before – and failed | CNN Politics
On the heels of the US capture of Venezuelan leader Nícolas Maduro, President Donald Trump has ramped up his rhetoric around his desire to acquire Greenland, once again raising the prospect of militar...
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January 8, 2026 at 1:40 PM
The US has tried to acquire Greenland before – and failed
It looks like Trump is running a private equity playbook in Venezuela
Trump is running a private equity playbook on Venezuela | CNN Business
Trump is running a private equity playbook on Venezuela
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January 7, 2026 at 1:02 PM
It looks like Trump is running a private equity playbook in Venezuela
Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans still face deportation from US after Maduro capture
Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans still face deportation from US after Maduro capture | CNN Politics
The fate of hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan migrants in the United States remains in limbo after the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, as the country grapples with an uncertain futur...
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January 7, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans still face deportation from US after Maduro capture
Why Trump wants to take Greenland????
Analysis: Why Trump wants to take Greenland | CNN Politics
America’s next conquest might become Trumpland.
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January 7, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Why Trump wants to take Greenland????
Trump’s ‘ammunition’ for House GOP to win the midterms involves lots of grievances
Trump’s ‘ammunition’ for House GOP to win the midterms involves lots of grievances | CNN Politics
House Republicans crowded into the Kennedy Center on Tuesday to hear President Donald Trump lay out his vision for the consequential midterm year ahead.
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January 7, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Trump’s ‘ammunition’ for House GOP to win the midterms involves lots of grievances
5 things need to happen for Big Oil to return to Venezuela
5 things need to happen for Big Oil to return to Venezuela | CNN Business
President Donald Trump has spoken in unequivocal terms: US oil companies are headed back to Venezuela, they’ll spend the tens of billions of dollars required to restore the country’s energy infrastruc...
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January 7, 2026 at 12:57 PM
5 things need to happen for Big Oil to return to Venezuela
White House rewrites January 6 history and blames police for deadly attack on 5-year anniversary
White House rewrites January 6 history and blames police for deadly attack on 5-year anniversary | CNN Politics
The White House rolled out a new website Tuesday with a full-blown recast of the historical record of January 6, 2021, hailing the pro-Trump mob who stormed the US Capitol five years ago as “peaceful ...
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January 7, 2026 at 12:55 PM
White House rewrites January 6 history and blames police for deadly attack on 5-year anniversary
Michael Reagan, President Ronald Reagan’s eldest son, dies at 80
Michael Reagan, President Ronald Reagan’s eldest son, dies at 80 | CNN Politics
Michael Reagan, the eldest son of President Ronald Reagan and a conservative commentator, has died. He was 80.
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January 7, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Michael Reagan, President Ronald Reagan’s eldest son, dies at 80