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January 06, 2026 3:16 PM ET Men usually get the brunt of the fingerwagging about porn use.  For good reason, too. Men are (unsurprisingly) more likely than women to watch porn. And those who consume porn to the point of obsession and ruin — as Daniel Kolitz chronicled for Harper’s Magazine — are overwhelmingly male.  An

January 06, 2026 3:09 PM ET President Donald Trump has several reasons for not supporting opposition leader María Corina Machado, the New York Times reported, including tensions that developed between her and Trump administration officials. After his administration successfully carried out a raid and captured the president of Venezuela, Trump gave a press conference on

January 06, 2026 2:28 PM ET Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz pledged to stand his ground on Tuesday while lawmakers in his own state are calling on him to resign over his handling of the Somali fraud scandal. Republican state lawmakers in Minnesota have collectively called for Walz to step down as governor immediately over

January 06, 2026 2:23 PM ET Standing indicted before a grand jury, Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, have hired a team of lawyers previously involved in high-profile cases to represent them in court. Maduro and Flores face charges regarding drugs and firearms by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), and they

Americans woke up Saturday to stunning news: after promising to end wars on the campaign trail, President Donald Trump sent the military into Venezuela to capture the country’s president and bring him to stand trial in the United States. The conflict with Venezuela escalated quickly, as the administration moved from striking alleged narcoterrorist drug boats

January 06, 2026 9:41 AM ET Republican California Rep. Doug LaMalfa died at 65 on Tuesday, according to multiple reports. LaMalfa represented the Golden State’s 1st congressional district since 2013 and chaired the Congressional Western Caucus. His district was one of the GOP-held seats gerrymandered to become significantly more Democratic in 2025 by California’s Proposition

January 06, 2026 10:51 AM ET Republican Indiana Rep. Jim Baird has been hospitalized following a car accident but is responsive and in stable condition, according to reports.  Baird’s wife, Danise, was also reportedly in the car at the time of the accident and was hospitalized along with her husband. The lawmaker, 80, has represented

January 06, 2026 9:41 AM ET Republican California Rep. Doug LaMalfa died at 65 on Tuesday, according to multiple reports. LaMalfa represented the Golden State’s 1st congressional district since 2013 and chaired the Congressional Western Caucus. His district was one of the seats gerrymandered in 2025 by California’s Proposition 50. The lawmaker’s death now leaves

January 05, 2026 5:04 PM ET A new Office of Congressional Conduct (OCC) report released Monday alleges that Brandon Phillips, a top aide to Senate candidate Republican Georgia Rep. Mike Collins, hired a district intern with whom he had a “preexisting personal romantic relationship.” The OCC report, which was released by the House Ethics Committee

January 05, 2026 3:15 PM ET With 2025 in the rear view, so too, are President Donald Trump’s 225 executive orders. At least 14 orders focused on education reform. One order demands the end of “illegal discrimination” and restoration of “merit-based opportunity.” Another calls for the abolition of “ radical, anti-American” indoctrination in K-12 schooling.