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January 19, 2026
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| Can Johnson and Thune Beat the Clock on Another Shutdown? |
| by Suzanne Bowdey |
| An extraordinary thing is happening on Capitol Hill: Congress is actually governing. And the fact that this is news shows you just how dysfunctional the House and Senate have become. But for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), it should be a point of personal pride that after 30 long years, they might just preside over the first set of formal budgets since before Y2K. |
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| PERKINS: We Got Maduro. Here's the Next Drug Problem We Should Tackle. |
| by Tony Perkins |
| Since the extradition of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro - the alleged kingpin of a massive drug-trafficking enterprise - reports indicate that the drug-running vessels in the Caribbean are few and far between. Maduro's arrest, combined with the U.S. military's interception and elimination of over 100 suspected drug runners in 35 strikes, appears to have disrupted the illegal supply chain. |
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| Title X Funds Restored to Planned Parenthood in Suspected 'Legal Maneuver' by Trump Admin. |
| by S.A. McCarthy |
| Progressives have mounted legal challenges in an effort to pressure President Donald Trump's administration to restore certain federal funds to abortion behemoth Planned Parenthood. According to one report, it worked. |
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| Christians Persecuted amid Renewed Syrian Strife |
| by Joshua Arnold |
| "What is Aleppo?" In 2016, that ill-advised response scuttled the campaign of presidential hopeful Gary Johnson, making him look clueless about what was then one of the world's most volatile hotspots, the Syrian civil war. Ten years later, after the downfall of Assad and a dramatic reshaping of the Middle East, the same old factions are still battling for control of the even older city. |
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| Trump's Approval Rating Dips as Economic Worries Persist |
| by S.A. McCarthy |
| President Donald Trump has long been a controversial figure, even before he descended that golden elevator and announced his presidential campaign in 2015, but new polling data is showing the 45th and 47th president's approval rating at a new low for his second term, including on issues he campaigned on heavily in 2024. |
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| 92% of Venezuelans are 'Grateful' to Trump for Maduro Capture |
| by Joshua Arnold |
| Ordinary Venezuelans' opinion of America and of President Donald Trump are flying sky-high after a U.S. raid captured Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro. In a recent poll of 1,006 Venezuelans by the polling firm Encuestador Meganalisis, more than 90% said they were grateful to Donald Trump and wanted the United States to become Venezuela's principal ally and sole trade partner. |
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| Yes, the Minneapolis Fraud Is Much Bigger than Minnesota |
| by Casey Harper |
| Scandalizing the nation is becoming more and more difficult in our era of politics and internet inundation. But an influx of Somali migrants managed to do just that with a network of fake day cares and food programs, among other rackets. When news broke of the multi-billion dollar fraudulent enterprise that fleeced taxpayers, collective outrage and scrutiny resurged over two favorite issues of the current administration: immigration and government waste. |
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| Regular Church Attendance Strengthens Marriages, Data Shows |
| by Dan Hart |
| A newly released analysis of recent marriage data shows that couples who attend weekly church services have significantly lower rates of divorce than couples who do not. The study further confirms what numerous previous studies have shown, indicating that a shared faith in a higher power and the communal life that churches provide help to strengthen marital bonds. |
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| 'Massive Scheme': NCAA Gambling Ruins Another Good Thing |
| by Casey Harper |
| A major sports betting scandal has rocked the NCAA. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday that 26 people have been charged in a bribery and point-shaving scheme motivated by the biggest nemesis of American sports: gambling. |
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| Sometimes the Hardest People to Share the Gospel with Are Those Closest to Us |
| by Sarah Holliday |
| Jesus leaves no ambiguity: "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature" (Mark 16:15). Not some of the world. Not the parts that feel safe. All of it. It's a command that stretches beyond borders, cultures, and comfort. And yet the question haunts me: If we're commissioned to reach the ends of the earth, why do so many of us refuse to reach the end of ourselves? |
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| Sovereignty and the Latin American Dictator: An Interview with Micaela Hierro Dori |
| by Yoe Suarez |
| Like few other Latin Americans, Micaela Hierro Dori knows the long and arduous history of civic resistance in Cuba against the leftist regime that oppresses it and, by extension, the overseas colony that Venezuela became under Chavismo and the socialism of the 21st century. |
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