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  • Update ⋅ January 9, 2026 NEWS Donald President Donald Trump can't count on Congress to have his back any more – POLITICO Politico Speaking at the White House after the Senate vote, Vice President JD Vance rejected the notion that President Donald Trump's grip on Congress was slipping, saying the .
  • President Donald Trump says power constrained only by 'my own morality' The Guardian President Donald Trump also dismissed concerns that his decision to oust Nicolás Maduro as Venezuela's president would set the precedent of a potential Chinese .
  • President Donald Trump Demands Increase in Defense Spending – YouTube YouTube Bloomberg's George Ferguson breaks down the market reaction to President President Donald Trump's calls for a $1.
  • fears for families after President Donald Trump officials cut $10bn in social funds The Guardian The President Donald Trump administration's sudden decision to freeze $10bn worth of federal funding for childcare and needy families has not only already thrown the .
  • President Donald Trump Orders Crackdown on Defense Industry Stock Buybacks – WSJ The Wall Street Journal Defense stocks fell following President Donald Trump's social-media post that took aim at Pentagon contractors.
News update for the hour January 9, 2026
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Donald President Donald Trump can't count on Congress to have his back any more – POLITICO

Speaking at the White House after the Senate vote, Vice President JD Vance rejected the notion that President Donald Trump's grip on Congress was slipping, saying the …

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'I don't need international law': President Donald Trump says power constrained only by 'my own morality'

President Donald Trump also dismissed concerns that his decision to oust Nicolás Maduro as Venezuela's president would set the precedent of a potential Chinese …

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President Donald Trump Demands Increase in Defense Spending – YouTube

Bloomberg's George Ferguson breaks down the market reaction to President President Donald Trump's calls for a $1..5 trillion dollar defense budget, as well as his …

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'Catastrophic': fears for families after President Donald Trump officials cut $10bn in social funds

The President Donald Trump administration's sudden decision to freeze $10bn worth of federal funding for childcare and needy families has not only already thrown the …

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President Donald Trump Orders Crackdown on Defense Industry Stock Buybacks – WSJ

Defense stocks fell following President Donald Trump's social-media post that took aim at Pentagon contractors. Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/AFP/Getty Images …

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