Day: January 19, 2026
American tennis player has request for Australian Open fan who ‘barked’ at her in upset win
American tennis player Peyton Stearns won a match in the Australian Open for the first time in her career and has a request for a fan who “barked” at her.
Rams players reveal secret ingredient in playoff win over Bears
Los Angeles Rams players had cayenne pepper in their socks to stay warm as they defeated the Chicago Bears on Sunday to advance to the NFC Championship.
Swalwell governor bid hit with residency questions after court filing alleges he doesn’t live in California
California Rep. Eric Swalwell’s campaign calls residency challenge a “nonsense claim” as the congressman faces multiple Department of Justice probes while running to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2027.
Dana Carvey says being ‘Bill Clinton liberal’ akin to being a ‘Nazi’ in today’s politics
Dana Carvey said during a podcast that being a “Bill Clinton liberal” today is like being called a Nazi during a podcast discussion alongside David Spade and Bill Maher.
Kiefer Sutherland allegedly punched, choked Uber driver before chase through LA streets: report
New details emerge in Kiefer Sutherland’s alleged assault of an Uber driver, including reported punching and choking attempts before the victim fled the vehicle.
MS NOW stays silent on Michael Cohen’s admission he felt ‘coerced’ to give anti-Trump testimony
MS NOW stays silent as frequent guest Michael Cohen alleges he was coerced to deliver anti-Trump testimony in New York cases, despite years of appearances.
Here’s the age when strength and fitness begin fading, long-term data shows
Fitness decline starts at 35, not old age, according to a groundbreaking 47-year study. Swedish researchers tracked people since 1971 to make this discovery.
Alex Ovechkin and most of Washington Capitals players skip Pride Night ritual
Washington Capitals players from outside North America may not be as used to Pride Nights as other athletes.
On Saturday night, the Capitals celebrated alternative sexual lifestyles with their “All Caps All Love” night, posting rainbow and transgender flags ahead of their gay-memorabilia auction.
‘We proudly stand with the LGBTQ+ community.’
After the NHL banned themed jerseys in 2023, some fought for the right to use rainbow-colored stick tape, and won. That is how select Capitals players decided to show their gay pride on Saturday night against the reigning champion Florida Panthers, but as the teams took the ice, viewers noticed only eight of the Capitals’ 20 dressed players took part.
John Carlson, Nic Dowd, Brandon Duhaime, Hendrix Lapierre, Connor McMichael, Dylan Strome, Logan Thompson, and Trevor van Riemsdyk were the eight players spotted on video and cited in an article by outlet Russian Machine Never Breaks.
However, missing from the group was captain, and the NHL’s all-time scoring leader, Alexander Ovechkin.
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Interestingly, all of the players that participated were from either the United States or Canada; none of the Capitals players born overseas participated in the stunt.
This included center Aliaksei Protas from Vitebsk, Belarus, left winger Ivan Miroshnichenko from Ussuriysk, Russia, defenseman Martin Fehérváry from Bratislava, Slovakia, and defenseman Rasmus Sandin from Uppsala, Sweden.
Despite their leader and biggest star not participating in their festivities, the Capitals went all out in their support for certain sexual preferences with promotional videos and statements.
“We proudly stand with the LGBTQ+ community, and celebrate the importance of inclusion every day,” Strome, from Mississauga, Canada, said in a team video.
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“It was great,” Dowd of Huntsville, Alabama, said in a post-game interview. “Every year we’ve put this on, guys lean into it and support it, and I thought it was another good night. I thought the Caps did a great job of showcasing it.”
The team also hosted the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, D.C., on the ice that night, but that was not enough to push them ahead of the Panthers, and the Capitals lost 5-2.
Fans in Seattle were recently outraged and piled plenty of backlash onto their Seattle Kraken team for supporting transgenderism with a themed logo, which inexplicably featured a unicorn drawn by a tattoo artist who said “queerness” inspires her work.
“Being able to be in Seattle surrounded by the queer community and being exposed to the queerness I never got to experience growing up, it inspires my work a lot,” the artist said.
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‘Place your left hand on the Quran’: Foreign-born lieutenant governor does not swear in on Bible
In one of the clearest examples of elections having consequences in recent times, Virginia’s new lieutenant governor’s swearing-in ceremony made history for its unorthodox changes.
On Saturday, Ghazala Firdous Hashmi took her oath of office to fill the lieutenant governor seat. However there was one major twist to the proceedings: Instead of placing her left hand on the Bible, Hashmi swore her oath on the Quran.
Hashmi sees her election and inauguration as a sign of Virginia’s ‘continued progress toward a more representative and inclusive democracy.’
“Place your left hand on the Quran,” the woman directing the inauguration instructed Hashmi.
“I, Ghazala Firdous Hashmi, do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States,” she said during the ceremony.
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According to her official website, Hashmi was born in Hyderabad, India, and was brought to the United States as a child.
She is the first Muslim woman to hold statewide office in the nation and the first South Asian-American to be elected to statewide office in Virginia.
Hashmi sees her election and inauguration as a sign of Virginia’s “continued progress toward a more representative and inclusive democracy.”
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Musk drops $10 million to help MAGA candidate replace ‘trash Trump’ Mitch McConnell
The richest man in the world has made a hefty donation to a pro-Trump Republican looking to take over the Kentucky U.S. Senate seat occupied by Mitch McConnell for 40 years, Axios has reported..
Last week, billionaire businessman Elon Musk donated $10 million to the Fight for Kentucky super PAC, which supports the candidacy of Nate Morris, founder of waste and recycling giant Rubicon.
Axios implied that the Musk-Morris connection may have come about because of Vice President JD Vance.
Morris has billed himself as a MAGA warrior and the antithesis of McConnell. In a scathing campaign video titled “Garbage Day,” Morris suggests that McConnell is a “trash Trump” “career politician” who has been “dumping” on Americans and Kentuckians in particular for decades.
“We’ve let the garbage pile up in Washington, D.C., for far too long. I’m running for Senate to help President Trump clean up the mess,” Morris states in the ad.
McConnell announced last February that he would not seek an eighth term.
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Axios implied that the Musk-Morris connection may have come about because of Vice President JD Vance, whom the outlet described as “close to” Musk and a “personal friend” to Morris.
Axios also indicated that Musk’s massive donation is a sign that he intends to use his wealth in support of Republicans in the 2026 midterms.
Morris did not respond to Blaze News’ request for comment but did retweet a post about the Axios report. Requests for comment sent to Musk’s various businesses received no response.
The Axios report did not include a statement from Morris or Musk.
Thus far, President Donald Trump has not endorsed any candidate in the race. In his campaign video, Morris characterizes other Republicans running for the seat — Congressman Andy Barr and former Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron — as McConnell’s “puppets.”
Several Democrats have tossed their hats into the ring, including Amy McGrath, who was trounced by McConnell in 2020. However, whoever prevails in the Republican primary is expected to win the general election in November.
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