February 2, 2026
From the Oval Office to the Trump Kennedy Center, the gilded makeover expands
Since his return to office, President Donald Trump has undertaken a series of changes aimed at reshaping the look and feel of the White House and other iconic Washington landmarks. Over the weekend, the president announced in a Truth Social post that the Trump Kennedy Center will close later this year for a two-year renovation. […]
February 2, 2026
Nicki Minaj backs voter ID laws in X post
Rapper Nicki Minaj voiced support for voter ID laws in a Sunday post on X, questioning why the issue remains a subject of debate in the United States. ‘What sensible forward thinking cutting edge leading nation is having a DEBATE on whether or not there should be VOTER ID?!?!!!! Like?!?!? They’re actually fighting NOT to […]
February 2, 2026
Sanctioned Russian jet touches down in Cuba, echoing secret flights before Maduro’s ouster
A Russian cargo plane typically used to transfer military equipment landed at a military airfield in Havana Sunday night, echoing flight patterns seen ahead of the capture of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela. The U.S.-sanctioned Ilyushin Il-76, operated by Russian state-linked airline Aviacon Zitotrans, was tracked landing at San Antonio de los Baños Airfield, a Cuban […]
February 2, 2026
GOP senator’s ‘Federal Fumbles’ report highlights $240M spent on transgender rat testing
A new report from a Senate Republican showed that in the last year, the federal government wasted millions on transgender animal tests, lab testing beagles in China and aborted fetal tissue research. In his 9th annual edition of ‘Federal Fumbles,’ Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., found several instances of waste, fraud and abuse in the federal […]
February 2, 2026
Capitol agenda: Mike Johnson’s shutdown gamble
House GOP leaders face an uphill battle to pass the revamped government funding package from the Senate, potentially dragging out the shutdown. Speaker Mike Johnson hopes to pass the five full-year funding bills and the two-week DHS stopgap Tuesday relying only on Republicans, after Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told him he wouldn’t help secure the […]
February 2, 2026
House panel moves to consider criminal referrals for the Clintons
The House of Representatives is expected to vote this week on whether to refer former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to the Department of Justice (DOJ) for criminal charges. The House Rules Committee, the final gatekeeper before most legislation gets a chamber-wide vote, is slated to consider a pair of […]
February 2, 2026
Falling birth rates could upend global economy in 20 years: here’s what to expect
One can’t move the male parent. One has to find one that commits. That’s the mismatch issue. Harvard economist and 2023 Nobel Laureate Claudia Goldin wasn’t speaking about modern relationships in the abstract; she was diagnosing why birth rates are collapsing across the developed world. In an email conversation with Invezz, she reveals an uncomfortable […]
February 2, 2026
What Kevin Warsh’s Fed nomination could mean for stocks, crypto, and risk assets
The financial world shifted on its axis this Friday as President Donald Trump officially nominated Kevin Warsh to succeed Jerome Powell as Chair of the Federal Reserve. This appointment is far from a mere administrative baton-pass; it represents a fundamental pivot in the world’s most powerful economic engine. Warsh, a former Fed governor and Wall […]
February 2, 2026
Strait of Hormuz fears and low EU storage reignite uncertainty over European gas prices
European gas prices, already on a downward trend, face fresh uncertainty after heightened rhetoric between the US and Iran, fueled by statements from President Donald Trump, reignited fears over the security of the vital Strait of Hormuz—a transit point for a crucial one-fifth of the world’s seaborne LNG deliveries. LNG shipments from US terminals are […]
February 2, 2026
Russia kills 12 Ukrainian miners in deadly bus attack hours after peace talks postponed
A Russian drone strike hit a bus carrying miners in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region on Sunday, killing at least 12 people. Ukrainian emergency services later reported the death toll had risen to 15 in one of the deadliest single attacks on energy workers since the start of the war. The attack Sunday came a few hours […]
February 2, 2026
Trump announces two-year closure of Trump Kennedy Center for major renovations
President Donald Trump said Sunday that the Trump Kennedy Center will close later this year for a two-year period to undergo renovations. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the complex will close on July 4, coinciding with the nation’s 250th anniversary, at which point construction will begin on what he described as a […]
February 1, 2026
Trump considers legal action against Michael Wolff and Epstein estate after latest document release
President Donald Trump has threatened legal action against author Michael Wolff and the estate of Jeffrey Epstein, insisting a newly released trove of Epstein-related files clears him of wrongdoing. Trump was aboard Air Force One during a flight to Palm Beach, Florida, on Saturday when he responded to a reporter’s question about the more than […]