CIA director met with Venezuela’s leader in Caracas as Trump huddled with Machado
CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodríguez on Thursday in Caracas, the same day President Trump met with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado at the White House. Ratcliffe, the most senior administration official to visit Venezuela since U.S. Army Special Forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, traveled to the Latin American country at Trump’s direction to “deliver the message that the United States looks forward to an improved working relationship,” a U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told The Hill on Friday.
Shameless Ilhan Omar Accuses Trump of Wasting Taxpayer Dollars
Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., is in a very special category: black, Muslim, and a refugee from Somalia. It’s a triple-banger, like Karine Jean-Pierre, always touted as black, lesbian, and Haitian. Never question their prominence on the merits. It’s a born-on-third-base situation in national politics and media. So, when Omar submits herself to television interviews from liberal networks, she knows she can say inflammatory things and not be seriously challenged.
Congress to call Nick Shirley, former investigator to testify as Minnesota fraud crisis explodes
Reports of widespread fraud in Minnesota’s taxpayer-funded programs are headed straight into the congressional spotlight next week, with lawmakers preparing to hear from a former fraud investigator and the YouTuber whose videos ignited a national reckoning. “It is our goal to find out what is going on, criminally prosecute who should be prosecuted, and just stop the fraud,” said Rep. Andy Biggs, who will lead the hearing. Those findings echo more than a year of Alpha News reporting, which has uncovered similar patterns across autism therapy clinics, adult daycare programs and transportation companies.
Ayatollah admits thousands dead – US warns
According to Ali Khamenei, the violence in Iran was caused by the United States, which he said aims to “swallow Iran.”“The Iranian nation broke the back of the uprising; it must also break the back of the insurgents,” he wrote on X on Saturday, stating that Iran will “not spare domestic or international criminals.” The Ayatollah accused individuals “linked to Israel and the US” of killing thousands of people during the protests. The US State Department sent a warning to Tehran. “As President Trump has repeatedly emphasized – all options remain on the table. (…) Don’t play games with President Trump,” they wrote in Persian in a post on X.
Israel launches major aliyah initiative as antisemitism surges in Western countries
The Israeli Ministerial Committee on Immigration and Absorption on Tuesday approved a large-scale Jewish immigration (Aliyah) initiative titled “Nevertheless – Aliyah of Renewal,” amid rising antisemitism in Western countries. Anti-Jewish and anti-Israel incidents have surged across the West following Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, massacre of 1,200 Israelis. Antisemitic incidents between 2022 and 2024 soared by 562% in Canada, 450% in the UK, 350% in France and 387% in Australia according to new data released by the Israeli Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Ministry
Trump vows tariffs on eight European nations over Greenland
President Donald Trump on Saturday vowed to implement a wave of increasing tariffs on European allies until the United States is allowed to buy Greenland, escalating a row over the future of Denmark’s vast Arctic island. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said additional 10% import tariffs would take effect on February 1 on goods from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Finland and Great Britain — all already subject to tariffs imposed by Trump. Those tariffs would increase to 25% on June 1 and would continue until a deal was reached for the U.S. to purchase Greenland, Trump wrote.
Where are the so-called human rights defenders for the people of Iran
The United Nations, prominent NGOs, liberal politicians, and left-leaning activist networks seemingly love to frame themselves as some kind of elevated moral conscience for the international system. They speak the language of “justice,” “dignity,” and “universal human rights” and insist—sometimes with threats and violence—that silence in the face of oppression is “complicity.” When it comes to Iran, however, where ordinary, unarmed people demanding freedom are being beaten, tortured, imprisoned, and gunned down in the streets by their own leaders, this high-minded moral chorus has all but disappeared. This double standard only exposes the bottomless hypocrisy at the heart of much contemporary human rights activism.
US official: Gaza is our way or the highway
US President Donald Trump’s advisers reject criticism of Board of Peace, say Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must make a choice, A senior US official told Axios, “This is our show, not his show,” referring to Netanyahu. The official added, “We managed to do things in Gaza in recent months nobody thought was possible, and we are going to continue moving.” The official said stressed, “If he wants us to deal with Gaza, it will have to be our way. We worked over him. Let him focus on Iran and let us deal with Gaza. We are not going to argue with him. He will do his politics and we will keep moving forward with our plan. He can’t really go against us.”
Exclusive: Israeli Officials Harshly Critical of Steve Witkoff’s Influence on US Policy on Gaza, Iran,
Amid growing disagreements with the Trump administration over the composition of the Board of Peace for Gaza and the question of a strike on Iran, officials in Israel point to a key figure behind decisions seen as running counter to Israeli interests: Special Envoy Steve Witkoff.
‘Trump United Nations’: Netanyahu invited to join Board of Peace
Washington reportedly mulls expanding Trump’s Board of Peace beyond Gaza to Ukraine and Venezuela; over 50 nations invited, including Israel, Turkey and Egypt, as questions mount and critics warn of US-led Security Council alternative. U.S. President Donald Trump has invited Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to join a newly announced international body overseeing postwar Gaza, signaling that the initiative, initially presented as Gaza focused, could evolve into a far broader forum that critics are already dubbing “Trump’s United Nations.”
The a Gaza peace plan’s missing piece: Who will actually dismantle Hamas?
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi have been invited to join a ‘peace council’ tasked with ending the war in Gaza. For now, there are no agreements, but the planned lineup is impressive and includes prominent international figures. President Donald Trump is expected to lead the initiative, alongside Britain’s former prime minister Tony Blair, the US secretary of state and, inevitably, the perennial son-in-law Jared Kushner. Under the council, an executive body would include special envoy Steven Witkoff once again, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and World Bank President Ajay Banga. Each of the committees is expected to include 15 members charged with overseeing, each in their own field, the Palestinian body meant to administer Gaza. Meant to, because it remains unclear how this would function on the ground. The new framework is designed to bypass what many involved see as the ineffective and frustrating role of the United Nations in Gaza.
Trump to POLITICO: ‘It’s time to look for new leadership in Iran’
President Donald Trump on Saturday called for an end to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s 37-year reign. “It’s time to look for new leadership in Iran,” Trump told POLITICO, as widespread protests calling for an end to the regime appear to have waned. After being read a series of hostile X posts from Iran’s supreme leader, Trump said the ayatollah is guilty of “the complete destruction of his country.”
Iran’s supreme leader acknowledges thousands killed as Trump calls for new leadership
Iran’s supreme leader publicly acknowledged for the first time that thousands of people were killed during recent anti-government protests, as President Trump called for new leadership in Iran. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei blaming the U.S. for the unrest and violence and saying some protesters died “in an inhuman, savage manner.”
Netanyahu’s office: U.S. announcement on composition of Gaza Executive Board not coordinated with Israel, runs counter to Israel’s policy
An unusually blunt statement from the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s criticized the appointments to the Gaza Executive Board announced by the White House on Friday, exposing a clear difference with U.S. administration of President Donald Trump over who will govern the Palestinian enclave.
Ghazala Hashmi Takes Oath on Quran to Be Sworn In as Virginia Lt. Gov.
In video footage posted on social media, Hashmi was seen being instructed to place her left hand on the Quran and to raise her right hand. Hashmi defeated radio host John Reid in Virginia’s election in November 2025. During the campaign, Reid “identified himself as someone who has ‘very strong principles,’” while Hashmi “appealed to her status as a diverse candidate.”
Winter storm warning announced impacting 18 states as rare heavy snow approaches
It’s not often that the southeastern United States gets more snow than the Midwest, but it looks like that is going to be the case this weekend, as a rare winter storm warning has been issued for parts of Georgia as a system moves across the eastern United States, bringing winter weather to at least 18 different states along or near the East Coast.
The UK continues its rapid decline into morally rotten irrelevance
Whether it’s BBC talking heads hissing at the mention of Christ, an army of cokeheads, or a conservative banned from the country, the UK is on its last legs. It’s painful to watch a country I once respected and admired slide into decayed irrelevancy, but I can’t turn my eyes away. It’s like watching a traffic accident. You know the outcome is going to be dreadful, but part of you hopes a last-minute miracle will occur.
Great Replacement: This Country Imported an “Entire City” of Third Worlders in 2025
Those Germans complaining are just told to shut their mouths — sometimes, persuasively, via “hate speech”-law application. There’s an irony here, too. This new Third World “migrant city” came in during a year when the German government promised to restrict immigration. So what was the supposed alternative, having two Third World “migrant cities” enter the country?
Egyptian Christian Given Five Years’ Hard Labor for YouTube Videos Defending Faith
Augustinos Samaan is a Coptic Christian who studies comparative religion. “Through scholarly work and online educational content, he peacefully discussed religious issues and responded to anti-Christian incitement.” His YouTube channel has over 100,000 subscribers. Such popularity is undoubtedly what brought him to the attention of the Egyptian government.
Over 200 killed by heavy rains, flooding and storms across Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe
More than 200 people have died in weeks of torrential rain and severe flooding across southern Africa, with Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe bearing the worst impacts. The prolonged La Niña pattern has intensified the region’s rainy season, leaving widespread damage to homes, roads, crops and public infrastructure.
Australia’s proposed “hate crime” bill is not only an attack on free speech; it opens the door to belief-based punishment
“Everybody needs to stand against this. The Australian government is rushing through a new ‘hate-crime’ bill which criminalises association rather than conduct and applies terrorism-law logic to political activism, protesters and online community groups.”—Blair Cotrell
An Old Receipt Proves That Grocery Prices Have More Than Tripled, And Consumer Bankruptcies Are Soaring
I knew that I wasn’t imagining things. There are so many times when I am shopping for groceries that I see a product that seems like it has doubled or tripled in price over the years. I am sure that many of you have experienced the exact same thing. Well, now we have confirmation that we aren’t going crazy. When 24-year-old Zoe Dippel was browsing through old family photo albums, she discovered something incredibly shocking in an envelope…
Working Overtime To Squelch The Church: Christian Persecution Reports Reach All-Time High
Christian persecution has reached unprecedented levels in 15 countries across Africa, Asia and the Middle East, according to an annual global ranking of the 50 most dangerous nations for Christ-followers.
Green Energy Transition: Energy giants looked at the cliff’s edge and refused to jump
…In 2025, energy giants looked at the cliff’s edge and refused to jump; they are U-turning on “green” energy initiatives. Will governments recognise what corporations have made clear, that “green” energy is an unscientific fantasy, and return to hydrocarbon fuels? Or will they continue to increase subsidies and regulations to force the unsustainable “green transition”?
NC Congressional Candidate Nida ‘Mini-Mamdani’ Allam Responds to RAIR’s Shocking Exposé; Laughs in the Face of Voters
Aida Allam embodies the Red/Green axis, prompting comparisons to militant New York City mayor, Zohran Mamdani. Her supporters on X range from far left Marxists to foreign operatives. She embraced the report, stating “…if you’re ready to bring our “radical” (read: commonsense, progressive) agenda to NC, support my campaign here!”
As Euthanasia Snuffs Out Over 76,000 Lives In Canada, Christians Must Stand
By the end of 2024, enough Canadians to fill a sizable football stadium had died by euthanasia, according to recently released official statistics. As Canadian ethicist Daryl Pullman observes, these deaths “are in point of fact, homicides.” So while the government refers to euthanasia and assisted suicide as MAID (for “medical assistance in dying”), a more accurate term is SHAM: sanctioned homicide actualized medically.
