House of Lords Slams the Brakes on Starmer's Chagos Island Deal

One would think that if the hometown residence of the Vice President of the United States had its windows smashed by someone wielding a hammer, who was subsequently arrested by police after being detained by Secret Service agents, that it would make the three nightly network newscasts. But since it was an attack on JD Vance's Cincinnati dwelling, ABC and CBS skipped it.  A year ago, police detained two men dressed in black hanging around Kamala Harris's home in Los Angeles, but no charges were brought, no crime committed. So, not as newsworthy as Vance. According to reports, just after midnight on Monday morning, William DeFoor, 26, allegedly busted up several windows of the Vance home, as well as a vehicle, and is facing federal charges. The Vance family was not present at the time. NBC Nightly News found room on an admittedly busy news night, to relay parts of the story. Host Tom Llamas had this lead-in:   LLAMAS: In Ohio, authorities have arrested a man accused of damaging Vice President JD Vance's home with a hammer. Kelly O'Donnell has been following this for us tonight. Kelly the suspect breached a security perimeter? O'DONNELL: That's right, authorities say the 26 year old man was armed with a hammer when he approached the Vice President's personal residence in Cincinnati and he shattered windows. The Secret Service also said that he damaged one of their vehicles  but he did not get inside the house. The Vances had returned here to Washington hours earlier.  William DeFoor is being held on local charges including vandalism. Right now no motive has been identified. The suspect has a court-documented mental health history. The Vice President said he appreciates the well wishes but wants less attention about this, noting that he and his wife try to protect our kids as much as possible from the realities of this life. O'Donnell left out the specifics of DeFoor's previous arrests. Reportedly, in 2023, for trespassing at UC Health's Psychiatric Emergency Services building. He was found not competent to stand trial and charges were dismissed. And in 2024, he was charged with two counts of vandalism for breaking a front window to a Hyde Park business. Records reportedly show that DeFoor was granted "treatment in lieu of conviction." She also left out this from The New York Post, which reveals that DeFoor "is allegedly the son of a prominent millionaire family, and appears to have been going by 'Julia' in recent weeks." The story also says that Defoor's father donated thousands to Kamala Harris’ failed presidential campaign in 2024. Still at least NBC reported the attack. Over on CBS Evening News, newly minted anchor Tony Dokoupil apparently couldn't squeeze in a mention of the attack, but had a full minute for Lakeview Oregon, which decided not to raise taxes for needed funds, but rather they put out a nude calendar called "Outback Naked." DOKOUPIL: ..It's called outback naked. Yours for a $25 donation to the town... thanks to some artfully placed power tools and flower pots and the like, the mostly middle-aged and elderly models are still safe for your television. But the plan is working, by the way. They have raised more than $13,000, that would have been taxes...The presentation is called why granny got naked... For the money, of course. And that's another day in America. I can't believe they let me keep that line. Neither can I. Over on ABC's World News Tonight, Host David Muir had room for a rescue, the price of weight loss drugs and the NFL coaches who have already been fired. MUIR: Tonight, the daring rescue of two women trapped on the edge of a steep cliff in California... A paramedic helped move the women to a safer location on the rocks and then on to that rescue helicopter... Now to those popular weight loss drugs. Tonight for the first time a GLP-1 medication is now available in pill form. Novo Nordisk introducing its' Wegovy pill... Some patients could see a copay of $25 per month. Without insurance, some could get the drug for $149 a month...When we come back here tonight, Black Monday, they call it for a reason. The NFL head coaches, who have already been fired tonight."  They ended the broadcast with a minute and a half feature on a family surprising their 92-year-old grandfather, which is a lovely story, but says nothing about the attack on the home of the man who is a heartbeat away from the Presidency. The PBS News Hour offered 30 seconds on hammering Vance's house. There is no excuse for not at least doing the story the way NBC did it, without mentioning the fact that DeFoor may be identifying as a female, and his wealthy father is a Dem donor. With that information now out there, you can be sure the liberal media will run as far away from this as they can. 

Following an unscheduled, two-day soft launch thanks to the U.S. military action in Venezuela to capture dictator Nicolas Maduro, Monday marked the first official episode of the new CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil that, aside from a teleprompter snafu, came off as refreshingly down-the-middle and normal. One might suggest normal might convey a feeling of boredom or staleness. But in this deeply partisan world and a legacy, elite media that have long lost the trust of the wider public, it’s what we need. Looking back at our reviews of the first CBS Evening News episodes of predecessors Norah O’Donnell and the team of John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois, it was a marked and welcome change that, as we had hoped, was more in line with the days of Jeff Glor. Dokoupil was named anchor back on December 10, so there was little time to instigate a quick turnaround with graphics and theme music. As such, the font was tweaked and CBS threwback to theme music from 40 years ago: #NEW: Here’s the opening to formal debut episode of the @CBSEveningNews with @TonyDokoupil.... Teases on the Nicholas Maduro arrignment, CDC vaccinations, Tim Walz dropping out, and...a nudist calendar in Oregon? New font, new graphics, and brought back the headlines music from… pic.twitter.com/WO3gzOEu4z — Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) January 5, 2026   Dokoupil led with Maduro and his wife making their first appearance in a U.S. courtroom (click “expand”): Well, good evening. I`m Tony Dokoupil. And we begin here in New York City, where the now-deposed president and former first lady of Venezuela appeared today in federal court just two days after U.S. commandos snatched them from a compound in Caracas. The historic pictures coming in all day, Nicolas Maduro and Cilia Flores under heavy guard clad in those blue jail shirts. And then, once inside the court, they pleaded not guilty to all the charges against them. Maduro at one point tried to rise and address the court before the judge cut him off, so let’s go straight to Matt Gutman, our chief correspondent, our new chief correspondent, by the way. Welcome. He was there for all of it, and he joins us now from the federal detention center in Brooklyn, where Maduro and his wife are being held at this hour. Chief correspondent Matt Gutman — who spent five days in a Maduro regime black site jail in 2016 while reporting for ABC — kept it straight with a play-by-play of the proceedings. Senior White House correspondent Ed O’Keefe then had the political fallout, acknowledging “there are still few answers about what’s next” and was followed by national security correspondent Charlie D’Agata’s new tic-toc on Saturday’s operation (although he lazily framed the 30+ Cubans killed as “citizens who served on Maduro’s security team”). After correspondent Lilia Luciano’s dispatch from the Colombia/Venezuela border, correspondent Christian Benavides giving voice to the “euphoria..and cautious optimism” from Venezuelan expats, and business analyst Jill Schlesinger on oil prices, Dokoupil offered his only commentary: Very important point from @TonyDokoupil on Monday’s @CBSEveningNews about *why* President Trump’s decision to carry U.S. military operations in Venezuela and move Nicolas Maduro is America First... “We should not expect this to affect gas prices all that much, which does raise… pic.twitter.com/gF7l9DAw6F — Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) January 6, 2026   Next came the teleprompter snafu, but Dokoupil handled it well, eventually getting to a news brief on Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s latest moves against Democrat Senator Mark Kelly (AZ) and a full story about Democrat Governor Tim Walz (MN) dropping his reelection bid over the state’s Somali fraud scandal: CBSEN clocks in at 42 seconds on the letter of censure issued to Mark Kelly over the Seditious Six video. Nice recovery for Tony D after the initial fumble. pic.twitter.com/USorsLSQBD — Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) January 6, 2026 Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced he won't seek reelection, a surprise exit from politics less than 18 months after the Democrat was chosen to be the party's nominee for vice president last election. CBS News’ @JonahPKaplan reports it comes amid intense scrutiny over fraud… pic.twitter.com/8xNbzYTgTU — CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil (@CBSEveningNews) January 6, 2026   Dokoupil wrapped with segments on the new Health and Human Services (HHS) recommendations on scheduling childhood vaccinations — which didn’t including the hurling of invective at the administration — and then an Oregon town’s attempt to avoid higher taxes by selling a nudist calendar. Longtime conservative columnist Philip Tezian also watched the debut episode and gave a succinct review: As one who is customarily hypercritical of network news programming I was genuinely impressed by the debut of @tonydokoupil on @CBSNews: Literate, fair, informative, nonpartisan, mature in content -- 'journalistic,' one might say. (I even enjoyed the handling of the SNAFU.) As… pic.twitter.com/6KvDFZoLLZ — PhilipTerzian (@PhilipTerzian) January 6, 2026 Will we be singing the praises of the Dokoupil-led Evening News every night? Of course not. In fact, it’s a safe bet NewsBusters will be calling them out plenty for missing this story or that story. For example, Dokoupil buried in a commercial break chyron the arrest of man for allegedly attacking Vice President JD Vance’s Cincinnati, Ohio-area home. But given the knives already out for Dokoupil and Weiss from many of the so-called media reporters, nuance does not appear to exist in the ether. Variety’s chief correspondent Daniel D’Addario was cartoonishly inconsolable in his review, headlined by claiming the debut was “an inauspicious sign of where CBS News is headed.” D’Addario huffed “Dokoupil betrayed a Weissian willingness to bulldoze past that which might seem too untidy for whatever hypothetical viewer he and his editor have in mind.” Complaining about Dokoupil’s aside about China and Russia that he called “blandly stated...without citing any source or consulting any guest,” D’Addario claimed “telling the whole story” was “not...Dokoupil’s strong suit, or his interest.” He carried this thought over to the vaccines block and hurling a grievance about Dokoupil having dared to state there were “parents out there who are celebrating” (i.e. those dirty MAHA moms) and will “have some options for themselves.” All told, D’Addario stated definitively that “Dokoupil lacks the charisma and aptitude to turn the ‘Evening News’ into whatever it is [Weiss] may want” and giddily said “thankfully...viewers have some options for” a newscast and “few...will choose this reboot.” “The hypothetical viewer who wishes their news were pitched at a more conservative tenor is super-served by Fox News and Newsmax...and, in terms of comfort in the chair and ability to convey thought, Dokoupil has a way to go and will likely move in the wrong direction,” he added. This Oliver Darcy wannabe concluded by roping in Weiss’s yanking of a horribly biased 60 Minutes story about a Salvadoran jail as “a tragedy” and “shattering” the show’s “prestige” and then another cheap, personal shot at Dokoupil: “Perhaps sequestering Dokoupil there might contain the damage that might be done by an anchor whose ambitious ability to see which way the wind blows has so far outstripped his broadcasting talent.” Between D’Addario, Darcy and the Status team, Guardian’s Jeremy Barr, Independent’s Justin Bargona, and the clowns at Zeteo, the knives are out for Dokoupil, largely for having contrary views like this: .@CBSEveningNews anchor @TonyDokoupil to @People magazine: "The First Amendment guaranteed freedom of the press. It did not guarantee trust. It did not guarantee credibility. That's something you have to earn" https://t.co/RBppiWNCEa — Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) January 6, 2026  

Actor Mickey Rourke says asking for handouts is not his style.Earlier this week, a GoFundMe page was created by sources close to Rourke who claimed he needed help paying back rent on his Los Angeles home in order to avoid eviction.''I'd rather stick a gun up my ass and pull the trigger.'The fundraiser page was organized by Liya-Joelle Jones for the benefit of Kimberly Hines, the page says. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Jones is Hines' assistant, and Hines has been Rourke's manager for nearly a decade.Under the gun "Fame does not protect against hardship, and talent does not guarantee stability. What remains is a person who deserves dignity, housing, and the chance to regain his footing," the fundraiser wrote.Stating that Rourke's "full permission" was given, the page said he needed $60,000 to avoid losing his home. Now, with donations at over $100,000, the campaign has been paused after Rourke posted a video to his Instagram page denouncing the fund."I wouldn't ask for no f**king charity. I'd rather stick a gun up my ass and pull the trigger," Rourke began, with his dog on his lap.RELATED: 'Frankenstein' director's AI warning: It's here to 'debase' our humanity "I don't understand it," the actor continued. "I wouldn't know what a GoFund foundation is in a million years. My life is very simple. I don't go to outside sources like that. And yeah, it is embarrassing," he added.Rourke explained that he would never approve a charitable cause for his benefit, and urged fans and supporters to stop giving money and seek refunds.Anger managementSince the video was posted late Monday, Hines has spoken out about the campaign despite both her and Jones reportedly posting the page "with Mickey's permission."In a phone call with the Hollywood Reporter, Hines said that in 48 hours, her management team had paid for Rourke to move into a hotel, have his clothing packed, and put his belongings in a storage unit."All of this is being paid for by his management team, which is me," Hines said. "We said, 'Mickey, there's some people that want to help you out.' He's like, 'OK, great.' I don't think he understood, and now it's taken on this media frenzy, and he flipped out," she went on.RELATED: Actor Mickey Rourke promises to punch President Trump with 'left hook from hell' once he leaves office Photo by Panayotis Tzamaros/NurPhoto via Getty Images After confirming the fundraiser was legitimate, Hines further explained that the locks were being changed on Rourke's home as she spoke, and she was setting him up with an apartment in Koreatown.Return to senderHines blamed the state of Rourke's home on the property owner, who allegedly raised the rent from $5,200 to $7,000 in mid-2024. The house was allegedly littered with black mold, had no running water, and was heavily damaged.Hines added that Rourke told her he had been receiving calls from all over the world asking to give him money, and she told him to let them help. However, before stating that Rourke "has to say" that he did not know who started the fund, she was happy to return the money to donors if he would not accept it."This money has been to help Mickey. If Mickey doesn't want the money, the money will go back. It's putting me in a very bad position where now I'm financing his move and the hotel and the movers and his storage. Mickey was cool with getting help the other day. And now Mickey’s like, 'I'm not taking charity.'"Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

President Donald Trump is once again taking aim at Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom's "corrupt" leadership. Trump announced that his administration would be launching an investigation into California fraud, which he estimates is worse than the fraud in Minnesota. This investigation in California comes after weeks of reporting that highlighted the billions of dollars in potentially fraudulent funding for Somali businesses and day cares in Minnesota, which Trump's administration has also fought against. 'He's got a good line of crap.'"California, under Governor Gavin Newscum, is more corrupt than Minnesota, if that’s possible???" Trump said in a Truth Social post Tuesday. "The Fraud Investigation of California has begun. Thank you for your attention to this matter!"This is not the only line of attack Trump has launched against the Democratic governor. RELATED: 'Let others worry': Scandal-plagued Tim Walz announces he will not seek third term Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty ImagesTrump later mocked Newsom and his fellow Democrats during an address to congressional Republicans, calling their cognitive abilities into question. "Do you think Walz could pass a cognitive test?" Trump asked, referring to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D). "Do you think Kamala could? I don't think Gavin could. He's got a good line of crap, but other than that, he couldn't pass." "He didn't want to have water coming down from the Pacific Northwest," Trump said of Newsom's leadership during the devastating Palisades fires. "They cut it off, and then they have 25,000 houses burn down. They don't know why."RELATED: Trump mocks Tim Walz for dropping re-election campaign after fraud allegations — then accuses other Democrats Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty ImagesNewsom blamed Trump's immigration policy for the slow rebuilding of the Palisades after thousands of homes burned down in January 2025. Although this happened under Newsom's leadership, the governor argues that Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids have prevented development projects from progressing. "Donald Trump's reckless, inhumane immigration raids have destroyed communities and have had massive negative impacts on efforts to rebuild from the LA fires," Newsom said in an X post on Monday. "His actions have been disastrous across the board."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Paid Microsoft subscribers can now be considered artificial intelligence users.The massive change comes as Microsoft has officially changed its flagship Microsoft 365 suite to be integrated with AI.'Genius move. Rebrand Office, instantly "acquire" 400M AI users.'Microsoft announced the official shift in a support post, revealing it is now integrating its Copilot AI app into programs like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, as well as PDF services."The Microsoft 365 Copilot app is your everyday productivity app for work and life that helps you find and edit files, scan documents, and create content on the go," the company wrote.With an estimated 430 million paid user licenses for Microsoft 365 worldwide as of mid-2025, the company can now say it has by far the most AI subscribers, with OpenAI reaching just 5 million last August. At the same time, Grok itself estimates it has about 1.4 million paid users.RELATED: 2025 is so over and so is virtual reality BREAKING: Microsoft just renamed Office to "Microsoft 365 Copilot app"400 million users just became "AI users" overnight. pic.twitter.com/qpvRZezduZ— Ask Perplexity (@AskPerplexity) January 5, 2026Microsoft has been talking about the integration for at least a year, stating in January 2025 that Copilot was the "top reason" subscribers chose to pay for Microsoft 365. Along with taking the creation of slideshows and to-do lists off a user's plate, the Copilot app was boasted as being involved in nearly every daily task. This included using Copilot to "analyze your budget," "create a recipe," or read a user's emails for them and provide a summary.At the same time, Microsoft said that it does not use "prompts, responses, or file content (such as Word documents or Excel spreadsheets)" from users to train its AI models.RELATED: 'Validated ... paranoid delusions about his own mother': Murder victim's heirs file lawsuit against OpenAI Photo by Ying Tang/NurPhoto via Getty Images User reactions were mixed when responding to the change in a viral X post by Ask Perplexity. The account has over 385,000 followers, and the post was seen more than 2 million times."400 million users just became 'AI users' overnight," the account wrote."They laughed at me when I said I was gonna use bootleg Windows 8 forever," one woman replied, seemingly looking to avoid the AI integration.A self-proclaimed IT professional said, "It seems like every day I see more and more negative changes for Microsoft."However, many others applauded the move. For example, Katya Fuentes, who lists herself as working for an AI company, said Microsoft's shift was "all upside.""Genius move. Rebrand Office, instantly 'acquire' 400M AI users," she claimed.At least one response offered an alternative to Microsoft's mandatory AI infusion. LibreOffice, a document and spreadsheet competitor, added: "If anyone wants, you know, an actual office suite, we're here."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Dan Goldman Uses J6 Anniversary to Drop (Accidentally) HILARIOUS Campaign Ad, and We Got NOTHIN' (Watch)

White House Shreds Democrats' Jan. 6 Narrative With New 5th Anniversary Website

Trump Reportedly Poised to End the Left’s Most Chilling Gender Tactic: Taking Kids From Their Parents

After a surprise rebirth, Pebble has made its way to CES 2026 to show off its new smartwatch and smart ring - neither of which try to do too much.