Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a New York Democrat, declined an invitation to appear on Fox News this week. She did not simply say no; she accused Fox News host Jesse Watters of sexually harassing her. The exchange happened outside the U.S. Capitol. A producer for “Jesse Watters Primetime,” Johnny Belisario, approached...

President Trump on Thursday named five Republican senators who should “never be elected to office again.” “Republicans should be ashamed of the Senators that just voted with Democrats in attempting to take away our Powers to fight and defend the United States of America. Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Rand Paul, Josh Hawley, and Todd Young should never be elected to office again. This Vote greatly hampers American Self Defense and National Security, impeding the President’s Authority as Commander in Chief,” Trump said. “In any event, and despite their ‘stupidity,’ the War Powers Act is Unconstitutional, totally violating Article II of the Constitution, as all Presidents, and their Departments of Justice, have determined before me. Nevertheless, a more important Senate Vote will be taking place next week on this very subject,” he continued. Full post: CBS News shared further: The Senate voted 52 to 47 to advance Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia’s resolution under the War Powers Act earlier Thursday, less than a week after the U.S. captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. Kaine’s measure would require “the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress.” The GOP senators who voted with Democrats to advance the measure were Todd Young of Indiana, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Susan Collins of Maine, Rand Paul of Kentucky and Josh Hawley of Missouri. Mr. Trump’s rebuke of Hawley is particularly striking, given the Missouri senator’s history of staunch support for the administration’s agenda in most other areas. Hawley was reelected to a second term in the Senate in 2024. There are still several steps before a vote on final passage of the Senate measure. Even if it makes it through the chamber, it would still have to clear the House, where few Republicans have shown a willingness so far to buck Mr. Trump on the issue. Two previous attempts to limit the president’s authority last year amid strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats failed to earn enough GOP support to advance. But Mr. Trump’s comments about having the U.S. “run” Venezuela and the concern that U.S. forces could be deployed there tipped the scales against him in the latest vote. “Instead of responding to Americans’ concerns about the affordability crisis, President Trump started a war with Venezuela that is profoundly disrespectful to U.S. troops, deeply unpopular, suspiciously secretive and likely corrupt. How is that ‘America First?’” Kaine said, according to NBC News. “Trump’s war is also clearly illegal because this military action was ordered without the congressional authorization the Constitution requires,” he continued. “Our founder’s intent is not a close call open to equivocation. Pundits argue that presidents have been ignoring this restriction for many decades. That is not an argument but more of an excuse. The Constitution is clear—only Congress can declare war,” Paul said. Watch his speech on the Senate floor: “Our founder's intent is not a close call open to equivocation.  Pundits argue that presidents have been ignoring this restriction for many decades.  That is not an argument but more of an excuse. The Constitution is clear—only Congress can declare war.” Check out the full floor… pic.twitter.com/hdWpsui8ZY — Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) January 7, 2026 NBC News has more: Paul said some members of Congress want to “shift the burden of initiating war to the president” rather than take responsibility. “But make no mistake, bombing another nation’s capital and removing their leader is an act of war, plain and simple,” the Kentucky Republican said. “No provision in the Constitution provides such power to the presidency.” The vote represents an early test of Republicans’ appetite to slap limits on Trump’s power to use military force after his capture of Maduro. Trump has suggested he is open to U.S. boots on the ground there and also threatened Iran, Greenland and Colombia on Sunday, adding that Cuba “is ready to fall.” “I believe invoking the War Powers Act at this moment is necessary, given the President’s comments about the possibility of ‘boots on the ground’ and a sustained engagement ‘running’ Venezuela, with which I do not agree,” Collins said in a statement. Murkowski said Congress must “affirm our role under Article 1.” Ahead of the vote, Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso, R-Wyo., urged senators to reject the war powers measure, calling the U.S. military capture of Maduro a law enforcement operation. “It does not make America stronger. It makes America weaker and less safe,” Barrasso said in a written statement. “It would weaken the President’s legitimate, constitutional authority. This body, the United States Senate, is being asked whether the President of the United States has the authority to arrest indicted criminals. Of course he does.”

Ghana’s former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Ofori-Atta is wanted in his home country on corruption charges. Ghana has requested the United States for his extradition, BBC noted. Ghana's former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, who is wanted at home on corruption allegations, has been detained in the US over issues related to his immigration status, his lawyers say. https://t.co/TmhAKXng5n pic.twitter.com/IyZiIvL37Q — BBC News Africa (@BBCAfrica) January 8, 2026 BBC has more: On Wednesday, confirming his detention in the US, they said they expected the matter to be resolved “expeditiously”. In a statement, Ofori-Atta’s lawyers said their client was “law-abiding” and was in the process of applying to change his immigration status allowing him to stay in the US “past the period of validity of [his] visa”. The BBC has contacted ICE for comment. Ofori-Atta faces dozens of charges relating to his time in office under the previous administration, including conspiracy to commit procurement fraud and causing financial loss to the state. Last February, prosecutors in Ghana declared the former minister a fugitive, alleging that he was trying to evade investigators. This status was withdrawn when his legal team said he did intend to return. His lawyer Enayat Qasimi previously told the BBC that Ofori-Atta was “committed to fully complying with the laws of Ghana and… answering for anything he did when he was finance minister”. BBC provided further coverage: Ghana has asked the US to extradite the former finance minister over corruption charges. Earlier this year Ken Ofori-Atta was declared a fugitive and Interpol issued a red notice, alerting law enforcement agencies to locate and detain him. He has denied any wrongdoing. pic.twitter.com/aH8uG25NAc — BBC News Africa (@BBCAfrica) December 24, 2025 Semafor noted: Interpol issued a red notice, alerting law enforcement agencies to locate and detain Ofori-Atta, soon after. He has denied any wrongdoing. The former banker oversaw Ghana’s debt restructuring efforts as finance minister between 2017-2024. He was dismissed by then President Nana Akufo-Addo, his paternal cousin, at a time of soaring inflation and growing calls for his resignation from both opposition and ruling party MPs.

At least two people were killed and six were injured on Wednesday night when a shooting occurred during a funeral at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City, police reported.

A GoFundMe online fundraiser for Renee Nicole Good has far surpassed its $50,000 goal less than a day after she was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer during what authorities call “an act of domestic terrorism.”