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French far-right leader Marine Le Pen walks fine line in appeal trial– www.euronews.com

pgnewser January 22, 2026 0

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Marine Le Pen spent more than ten hours at the stand on Wednesday, for a second consecutive day of questioning before a Paris court, as part of a crucial appeal trial that will determine whether she can run in next year’s presidential election.

As on the previous day, she repeatedly defended her position and said she “formally” contests the existence of any generalised fraudulent system set up by the party to siphon EU funds between 2004 and 2016.

Prosecutors accuse Le Pen and ten other defendants of employing parliamentary assistants who were paid with EU money even though their actual work primarily benefited the French National Front party (renamed the National Rally in 2018).

Democrats want to impeach Trump — but John James and Michigan can stop them, new ad says– www.theblaze.com

pgnewser January 22, 2026 0

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Rep. John James, a Michigan Republican running for governor, has launched a new ad tying the fate of Trump’s second term and the America First agenda to James’ home state of Michigan.

On Thursday, James released an ad titled “Impeached,” claiming that Michigan, with its open U.S. Senate seat and four competitive House races, is “ground zero” in the fight to keep Congress under Republican control.

Recent polling indicates that James holds a commanding lead in the Republican primary and a slight edge in the general election in November.

The ad suggests that if Congress falls into the hands of the Democrats after the 2026 midterms, Trump will be “impeached” and his “Cabinet dragged before hearings led by AOC and Rashida Tlaib,” referring to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Tlaib (D-Mich.).

In the ad, James, currently a Michigan congressman who has “backed President Trump every time,” makes the pitch to MAGA Michiganders that his election to be their next governor is vital to protecting Trump and his ability to continue implementing his policies: “If you care about President Trump, you must stand up for John James.”

Independent Voters Back Congressional Democrats By Landslide 22-Point Margin, New Poll Shows– dailycaller.com

pgnewser January 22, 2026 0

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Republicans are bleeding support among independent voters ahead of November’s midterm elections, according to new polling.

An Emerson College Polling national survey released Thursday found that congressional Democrats have a 22-point advantage over Republicans (50% to 28%) with independent voters. With roughly 90% of likely Republican and Democratic voters planning to support their party’s respective congressional candidates in 2026, according to Emerson College Polling executive director Spencer Kimball, independents are likely to have outsized influence over November’s elections.

Comer Rejects Latest Ridiculous Offer, Vows to Bring Tight-Lipped Duo to Account – RedState– redstate.com

pgnewser January 21, 2026 0

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Former President Bill Clinton is famous for his tendency to parse words, but when it comes to the Epstein files, he’d rather not say anything at all.

The one-time Democrat wunderkind and his entitled wife, Hillary, have been repeated no-shows at the House Oversight Committee, which had subpoenaed the pair to deliver depositions on what they knew about pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, and when they knew it.

Minnesota day-care exposé journalist strikes again — and part 2 names the ‘hub’ of the fraud wheel– www.theblaze.com

pgnewser January 21, 2026 0

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Nick Shirley — the 23-year-old investigative journalist who exposed day-care fraud in Minnesota with a video that has now surpassed 140 million views — is back with part two.

“It’s a whole other aspect to the fraud scheme,” says BlazeTV host Liz Wheeler, who invited Shirley to “The Liz Wheeler Show” to share his latest discoveries.

In the first video, Shirley exposed numerous Somali-run day-care centers in Minnesota as fraudulent operations. Despite receiving millions (or even billions overall) in taxpayer-funded government subsidies through programs like CCAP and Medicaid, these centers provided no actual child-care services. Footage captures Shirley visiting multiple empty facilities with locked doors, blacked-out windows, no visible children, and sketchy “staff members.”

Israel Demolishes Terror Org UNRWA Facilities– gellerreport.com

pgnewser January 21, 2026 0

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Like driving a silver cross through the heart of Dracula—final, righteous, and long overdue.

Holding UNRWA Accountable

After years of evidence tying the UN agency to Hamas, Israel moves to demolish UNRWA’s East Jerusalem headquarters and cut its utilities—ending the humanitarian façade that aided, abetted and shielded jihad terror.

RFK Jr.’s Proteinaceous Food Pyramid Is a Land Hog and a Climate Disaster – Mother Jones– www.motherjones.com

pgnewser January 21, 2026 0

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Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces the new USDA dietary guidelines. Anna Moneymaker/Getty

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily.

This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.

The Trump administration’s new dietary guidelines urging Americans to eat far more meat and dairy products will, if followed, come at a major cost to the planet via huge swathes of habitat razed for farmland and millions of tons of extra planet-heating emissions.

Donald Trump’s chilling motivation behind latest unhinged behaviour– www.mirror.co.uk

pgnewser January 21, 2026 0

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A psychotherapist has explained Donald Trump’s recent controversial actions are driven by his need for stimulation, visibility and control of narrative rather than institutional restraint

President Donald Trump speaks to members of the press before boarding Marine One (Image: Getty Images)

A psychotherapist has exposed the grim motivation behind Donald Trump’s series of erratic actions throughout his presidency.

In recent weeks, he’s said Norway are responsible for him not winning the Nobel Peace Prize, overseen a major US military operation capturing Venezuela’s president, and unveiled proposals for a government-enforced ban preventing college football matches clashing with the annual Army-Navy fixture.

NATO’s ‘Show of Force’ Flops as European ‘Reinforcements’ Leave Greenland After Just 44 Hours– slaynews.com

pgnewser January 21, 2026 0

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German troops have quietly packed up and left Greenland, just two days after arriving for a highly publicized NATO exercise meant to signal support for Denmark as President Donald Trump renews pressure over the strategic Arctic island.

The abrupt departure raised eyebrows in Greenland’s capital of Nuuk, where residents watched uniformed German soldiers board a commercial Icelandair flight rather than a military aircraft.

Once onboard, roughly half of the small contingent reportedly took seats in business class.

Trump speaks at Davos as backlash mounts to Greenland threats – National– globalnews.ca

pgnewser January 21, 2026 0

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U.S. President Donald Trump is addressing the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, with the world watching closely after his threats of annexing Greenland, a semiautonomous territory of NATO ally Denmark.

The speech — being streamed live in this post — comes a day after world leaders and historic allies of the U.S. repudiated Trump’s threats to annex the island, and after Prime Minister Mark Carney gave a major foreign policy speech to the same venue in which he said that “the old order is not coming back.”

On Saturday, Trump said he would impose a 10 per cent import tax starting in February on goods from eight European nations because of their opposition to an American seizure of Greenland, which Trump has not ruled out seizing by force and argues the U.S. needs for “national security.”

Trump faces impeachment threat as US President accused of being ‘mentally unwell’ | World | News– www.express.co.uk

pgnewser January 21, 2026 0

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Democrats are launching a new effort to impeach Donald Trump as they claim the president is “mentally unwell.” Insisting the US president is “putting all of our lives at risk”  Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari, Representative for Arizona’s Third Congressional District, issued a scathing attack on X.

Congresswoman Ansari said: “The president of the United States is extremely mentally ill and it’s putting all of our lives at risk. The 25th Amendment exists for a reason—we need to invoke it immediately.” The tweet prompted thousands of comments, one X user said: “Him and the rest of his administration need to be impeached and removed.”

The rich irony of the KKK Act taking down activist Don Lemon– www.washingtonexaminer.com

pgnewser January 21, 2026 0

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“I have a responsibility, not only as a journalist but as an American, to tell the truth, and to abide by the promises of the Constitution,” said then-CNN prime-time anchor Don Lemon on his responsibilities as a journalist.

“If you’re going to be in the business of news and telling people the truth, you’ve got to be honest. You’ve got to have the same rules for yourself as you do for everyone else,” Lemon also once said.

“I don’t consider myself a celebrity. I’m just a journalist,” is another great Lemon line.

In ‘raw power’ world, Europe must shed ‘traditional caution’: EU chief– www.channelnewsasia.com

pgnewser January 21, 2026 0

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STRASBOURG, France: EU chief Ursula von der Leyen warned on Wednesday (Jan 21) that the 27-nation bloc must move faster to boost its economy and defences, faced with a new world order defined by “raw power”.

Addressing the European Parliament, von der Leyen said Europe had to toughen up to influence the world around it – while warning the United States that strife between “allies” over Greenland would only embolden rivals of the West.

“The shift in the international order is not only seismic, but it is permanent,” she told lawmakers, citing the “volatile situation” around Greenland, but also Russia’s relentless bombing of Ukraine and tensions from the Middle East to the Indo-Pacific.

Polish PM Tusk betrays Polish farmers as his EPP group refuses to cancel the deal– rmx.news

pgnewser January 21, 2026 0

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The European People’s Party (EPP) has published a position on its website opposing the referral of the EU-Mercosur agreement to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)

“The EPP Group believes that suspending the agreement would undermine Europe’s credibility as a global player,” said the political group, as cited by wPolityce. Notably, the EPP, which pushed out Viktor Orban’s Fidesz party in 2021, includes Civic Coalition (KO), led by Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, and the Polish People’s Party (PSL).

“Delaying Mercosur deal weakens Europe,” the EPP statement was titled, as the group made it clear that it unequivocally opposes referring the Mercosur agreement to the European Court of Justice.

Coalition in crisis as entire Nationals frontbench quits after division over Labor’s hate speech laws | Coalition– www.theguardian.com

pgnewser January 21, 2026 0

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The Coalition has been plunged into chaos after the Nationals quit Sussan Ley’s shadow cabinet en-masse following a split over Labor’s hate speech laws.

In a bombshell move that threatens the future of the Coalition, the Nationals leader, David Littleproud, and all of his frontbench colleagues agreed to resign their positions at crisis talks on Wednesday night, sources confirmed to Guardian Australia.

The mass exodus followed Ley’s decision to accept the resignation of Nationals senators Ross Cadell, Bridget McKenzie and Susan McDonald after the trio crossed the floor to oppose hate speech laws drafted in the wake of the Bondi massacre.

SCOTUS Scolds Hawaii For Treating Gun Rights As ‘Second-Class’– thefederalist.com

pgnewser January 21, 2026 0

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SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES — The Democrat-run state of Hawaii received a brutal grilling from the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday for attempting to restrict their citizens’ Second Amendment rights.

The vigorous cross-examination came during oral arguments for Wolford v. Lopez, which centers around a legal challenge brought by Hawaii residents against a law restricting concealed carry throughout the state. As The Federalist previously reported, the statute criminalizes carrying a gun on private property open to the public unless the carrier receives “express authorization” to do so from the property’s owner, manager, or lessee.

Department of Justice to Subpoena Keith Ellison, Tim Walz, Mayor Frey, Other MN Government Offices– gellerreport.com

pgnewser January 21, 2026 0

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The Democrat party is a criminal syndicate.

The Department of Justice, through the Federal Bureau of Investigation, has served grand jury subpoenas on six Minnesota government offices—including those of Governor Tim Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison, and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey—as part of a federal investigation into an alleged conspiracy to coerce or obstruct federal law enforcement during DHS’s Operation Metro Surge. According to Fox News and the Associated Press, the subpoenas seek records and communications tied to state and local officials’ efforts to undermine or interfere with federal immigration enforcement, including public calls for Immigration and Customs Enforcement to leave Minnesota following a January 7 fatal shooting.

Here’s What Republicans Need To Ask Jack Smith On Thursday– thefederalist.com

pgnewser January 21, 2026 0

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Former Special Counsel Jack Smith is set to testify publicly before the House Judiciary Committee this Thursday. The former special counsel’s appearance before the House Judiciary Committee follows the closed-door interview Smith sat for last month as part of Chair Jim Jordan’s investigation into the Biden Administration’s weaponization of the Justice Department. A transcript of that deposition exposed several disturbing details concerning the targeting of Donald Trump, but also revealed how much remains hidden from the public.

While it is unlikely the House Judiciary Committee’s January 22, 2026 hearing will fully — or even mostly — address the totality of the weaponization of the justice department, or Smith’s complicity in that abuse of power, posing the following questions will provide a start.

‘I Have Very Firm Instructions’: Trump Makes Clear What Happens To Iran If He’s Assassinated– dailycaller.com

pgnewser January 21, 2026 0

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In an interview broadcast Tuesday night, President Donald Trump told NewsNation host Katie Pavlich that he left instructions to wipe Iran “off the face of this earth” if he’s assassinated.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei posted multiple threats against Trump on social media, including depicting the president in a coffin. Trump said during the episode of “Katie Pavlich Tonight” that a violent death at the hands of an assassin would bring dire consequences to the theocratic regime.

China Bought a Large Part of American Elite– www.breitbart.com

pgnewser January 21, 2026 0

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Breitbart News senior contributor and author of The Invisible Coup: How American Elites and Foreign Powers Use Immigration as a Weapon Peter Schweizer talked about China on FNC’s “The Ingraham Angle” on Tuesday.

Schweizer said, “They have effectively bought off large portions of America’s elites … the problem is that these elites are either overlooking or ignoring the central fact of the U.S.-China relationship which is, China’s goal … is not about getting a better deal or maybe capturing a larger share of the market. Sure they want that, and they want the political leverage over the United States. What they really are engaging in is civilizational warfare.”

Trump seizes SEVENTH tanker in Caribbean as footage shows special forces on boat after it ‘took oil from Venezuela’– www.thesun.co.uk

pgnewser January 21, 2026 0

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AMERICAN forces have seized a seventh oil tanker linked to Venezuela as President Donald Trump ramps up his campaign to choke off illicit crude exports from the country.

US Southern Command said the Motor Vessel Sagitta was boarded and taken under control “without incident” in the Caribbean after operating in defiance of Trump’s quarantine on sanctioned ships.

Australia’s Parliament passes anti-hate speech and gun laws after Sydney attack– abcnews.go.com

pgnewser January 21, 2026 0

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MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday welcomed Parliament’s passing of anti-hate speech and gun laws in response to two shooters killing 15 people at a Jewish festival in Sydney last month. Authorities say the attack was inspired by the Islamic State group.

“At Bondi, the terrorists had hate in their hearts, but they had guns in their hands,” Albanese told reporters, referring to the father and son gunmen accused of attacking Jewish worshippers during Hanukkah celebrations at Bondi Beach on Dec. 14.

“We said we wanted to deal with that with urgency and with unity and we acted to deliver both,” Albanese added.

Blue State Moves To Draw Out Lone GOP-Controlled District– trendingpoliticsnews.com

pgnewser January 21, 2026 0

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Democrat-controlled Maryland is set to move forward with a plan to draw out its lone Republican-controlled district, a move that will further increase the likelihood of Democrats retaking control of the U.S. House later this year.

The effort began when Democrat Governor Wes Moore established the Governor’s Redistricting Advisory Commission in November 2025. Chaired by U.S. Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), the five-member panel of Democrat appointees claimed it heard community feedback and reviewed proposals before voting to recommend new boundaries on December 18, 2025.