Blog
House passes final fiscal '26 spending bills, leaving Senate to act before Jan. 30 deadline
The House passed the final four of the 12 annual spending bills on Thursday, leaving only the Senate left to act to prevent another…
Tag
Jan
Culture
Mandarin Oriental to delist from SGX on Jan 20 following privatisation
Mandarin Oriental will be delisted from the Singapore Exchange (SGX) on Jan 20, 2026, the luxury hotel group announced on Friday (Jan 16).…
Blog
Senate advances spending package as lawmakers tee up another ahead of Jan. 30 deadline
The Senate on Monday advanced a House-passed, three-bill spending package. Lawmakers are readying action on another two appropriations…
Blog
After delays, the missing Jan. 6 plaque will be displayed at the Capitol
The Senate has agreed to display a plaque honoring the police who defended the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack, rebuffing House…
Blog
Democrats to hold special hearing on fifth anniversary of Jan. 6 attack on Capitol
Democrats will mark the fifth anniversary of the 2021 assault on the Capitol with a special hearing that focuses on election threats and…
Culture
Grab rides to cost S$0.30 more from Jan 1 with platform fee hike
Singapore’s largest ride-hailing firm Grab will be increasing its platform fee by S$0.30 come Jan 1, 2026. Passengers will then pay…
Culture
Grab, ComfortDelGro Taxi to raise platform fees from Jan 1
Taxi operator ComfortDelGro and ride-hailing firm Grab will be increasing their platform fees from Jan 1, 2026. ComfortDelGro will…
Blog
Trump sues BBC, accusing it of defamation over editing of Jan. 6 speech
President Trump filed a lawsuit Monday seeking $10 billion in damages from the BBC, accusing the British broadcaster of defamation as well…
Culture
Frasers Property to redeem S$300 million worth of 4.38% perpetuals on Jan 17
The securities are part of its S$5 billion multi-currency debt issuance programme Frasers Property on Friday (Nov 28) announced that it…
Culture
mm2 Asia gets 90-day extension to hold AGM; deadline is Jan 27
Entertainment company mm2 Asia has obtained approval from the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (Acra) for an extension of…
Blog
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to resign effective Jan. 5, cites spats with Trump and GOP
Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced Friday that she is resigning from Congress because the loyalty she's given to President…
Culture
Creative Technology interim CEO and executive chairman Tan Jok Tin to step down in Jan 2026
Tan has been in the interim role since July, when Freddy Sim stepped down as chief for health reasons Creative Technology on Friday (Nov…
News
Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Punched in the Face During Racist March
A January 6 rioter decided to lead a hate march Tuesday in Dearborn, Michigan, a city with a sizable Muslim and Arab American populace,…
Blog
Trump gives Jan. 6 defendant a second pardon for firearm offenses
President Trump has pardoned Dan Wilson, a participant in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, for a second time, this time for…
News
“Disgusting”: FBI Leader Snaps at Thomas Massie Over Jan 6 Bomb Case
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino posted a lengthy rant against Massie. Source link
Blog
Justice Department strips Jan. 6 references from court paper and punishes prosecutors who filed it
The Justice Department has stripped references to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack from court papers and punished two federal prosecutors who…
Blog
Jan. 6 defendant pursues legal battle over police brutality
Jake Lang has been to the Supreme Court before. That was last year, when he led the case that saw the justices knock out one of the key…
Culture
Trump administration orders Delta, Aeromexico to end joint venture by Jan 1
The Trump administration said late on Monday it was ordering Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico to unwind a joint venture by Jan 1 that let…
World
“An Open Heart,” by Jamil Jan Kochai
This is the seventh story in this summer’s online Flash Fiction series. Read the entire series, and our Flash Fiction from previous years,…
News
Trump Jan. 6 Pardonee Gets Life Sentence After Trying to Take Revenge
After a video recirculated of Zohran Mamdani eating food with his hands, many MAGA figures revealed their inability to engage with New…
News
Trump’s Pardons Since Jan 6 Spree Show an Infuriatingly Corrupt Trend
Since then, the administration has been very quiet about these efforts, increasing suspicion. Meanwhile, Palantir has taken more than $113…
Fashion
Bank of Japan debated weak-yen risk, scope for more rate hikes at Jan meeting, summary shows
BANK of Japan (BOJ) policymakers discussed the likelihood of raising interest rates further with some warning of upside inflation risks…
Lifestyle
Trump’s orders have upended U.S. immigration. What legal routes remain?
Promising the largest deportation effort in U.S. history, President Trump, in his first days in office, has released a dramatic series of…
Lifestyle
Column: Trump pardoned a lot of bad apples. Now he and Republicans own the barrelful
Politics often entails angles and illusion, dodges and diversions. Navigating the space between hope and reality is one of its requisite…