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United States Intercepts Chinese-Owned Tanker Following Trump’s Venezuela Blockade Order
The second such seizure follows a Trump administration directive imposing a strict blockade on sanctioned oil vessels traveling to and from the country.
Nigeria to Receive $2.1 Billion in U.S. Aid for Christian Health Care Providers
“America First Global Health Strategy” signs up a fourth African nation for essential care programs amid crushing terror attacks on Christian populations in Nigeria’s northern states.
Beijing Crows Over Bid To Impeach Its Nemesis, President Lai Ching-te of Taiwan
The effort, while unlikely to succeed, raises the profile of the new, Beijing-friendly leader of Taiwan’s opposition Nationalist Party.
‘Never Mind’: Liberals Increasingly Walking Back From Apocalyptic Predictions Over Climate Change
Italy’s Meloni Helps Forge Compromise EU Loan To Keep Kyiv’s War Machine Running
Columnists
‘A Fantastic Person’: Trump Praises Stefanik as She Drops Bid for Governor, Refuses To Run for Seventh Term in House
Entitlement Spending’s Wealth Transfers to Older Americans Fueling Malaise of Generation Z and Millennials
Get Ready for Trump’s 5 Percent Economy
Editorials
Opinion
Beware of Overambitious New Year’s Resolutions
City Council Push To Give Nonprofits First Option on Distressed Buildings Would Worsen New York’s ‘Affordable’ Housing Crisis
Turkey’s Aid in the Palestinian Territories Is Helping Hamas, Hurting Palestinians
Trump’s Grade Inflation on the Economy Failing To Convince Voters
National
D.C. Police Chief Steps Down Blasting ‘Haters’ Who Say She Incentivized False Crime Statistics
The chief, who served less than three years, declared she would never ‘compromise my integrity for a few crime numbers.’
Show Me the Money: Quarterbacks Are Driving Transfer Portal Frenzy
One player, T.J. Finley, hopes to play for a seventh school.
Retired Cop Sues After Being Thrown in Jail for 37 Days for ‘Simply Speaking His Mind’ About Charlie Kirk’s Murder
‘In America, we do not jail people for political speech,’ an attorney for the plaintiff says.
CNN’s Anderson Cooper, an Outspoken Trump Critic, Reportedly Re-Signs With Network but Did He Take a Pay Cut?
CNN’s highest-paid star will not be leaving despite speculation that his giant salary was being eyed as a major cost-cutting target.
Touting Deal on Drug Prices, Trump Pivots to Pressing for Lower Health Insurance Premiums
The president hopes to replicate his success in negotiating lower drug prices at a future meeting with health insurance executives.
Texas Sets Up Tipline To Report Incidents of Transgender Individuals Using Bathrooms Based on Identity
Texas’s attorney says it will ‘bring justice’ to any state agency that ‘opens the door for men to violate women’s privacy, dignity, and safety.’
Foreign
Hezbollah’s Drug Empire: The Cash Pipeline Fueling Iran’s Most Dangerous Proxy
With traditional revenue sources in Syria and Iran shut down, the Lebanon-based terror group has become increasingly reliant on the South American drug trade.
America Launches a Series of Strikes Against Resurgent ISIS in Syria
‘If you target Americans anywhere in the world, you will spend the rest of your brief, anxious life knowing the United States will hunt you, find you, and ruthlessly kill you,’ Secretary Hegseth writes on X.
Communist China Piles on the Rhetoric Over American Arms Deal With the Republic of China on Taiwan
Outburst reflects rising tension over Lai’s buildup — even as Trump prepares to meet with Xi at Beijing in April.
Will Netanyahu and al-Sisi Finalize a Megadeal at Mar-a-Lago?
‘Energy diplomacy has proven more effective than traditional foreign policy,’ an advocate of the American-Israeli relationship says.
Australian Police Arrest Seven Men After Ramming Car, Firing Rubber Bullets in Probe of Potential Terror Attack
New South Wales Police say the men are assisting with inquiries; no charges have been announced.
China Sues U.S. Senator for $50 Billion Over Covid-19 Claims
The lawsuit ‘is their way of distracting from what the world already knows, China has blood on its hands,’ Senator Eric Schmitt says.
Politics
Hot Tub Bubba: Clinton Emerges as Main Star in Latest Trove of DOJ Epstein Files
But questions remain about what was not included in the release, and about a set of files that disappeared from the public website between Friday evening and Saturday.
Justice Department Releases Many — But Not All — Epstein Files
The troves of documents appear to be heavily redacted and don’t meet congressional demands.
Conservative Civil War Erupts at Turning Point USA as Ben Shapiro Denounces Tucker Carlson and Allies as ‘Frauds and Grifters’
The Daily Wire founder warns that the conservative movement is in ‘grave danger.’
Congress Girds for Release of Much-Anticipated Epstein Files
The president for months fought with his own base to try to keep the files under seal.
CBS News Doubles Down on Fired National Security Adviser, H.R. McMaster, in Latest Slight Against Trump: Report
The president says his former aide is a ‘weak and totally ineffective loser.’
Editorials
Opinion
Beware of Overambitious New Year’s Resolutions
City Council Push To Give Nonprofits First Option on Distressed Buildings Would Worsen New York’s ‘Affordable’ Housing Crisis
Turkey’s Aid in the Palestinian Territories Is Helping Hamas, Hurting Palestinians
Trump’s Grade Inflation on the Economy Failing To Convince Voters
Popular
New ‘Animal Farm’ Adaptation Sparks Backlash Over ‘Woke’ Retelling
D.C. Police Chief Steps Down Blasting ‘Haters’ Who Say She Incentivized False Crime Statistics
‘A Fantastic Person’: Trump Praises Stefanik as She Drops Bid for Governor, Refuses To Run for Seventh Term in House
The Lincoln Navigator Is a $100,000 Wellness Spa on Wheels
United States Intercepts Chinese-Owned Tanker Following Trump’s Venezuela Blockade Order
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