JANUARY 2026
SOUND OFF
8 Trump’s Global Infl uence Makes U.S. Safer
NEWSFRONT
10 Russia Wages Hybrid War Against Europe
AMERICA
14 Heritage Foundation Won’t Condemn Antisemitism
16 Housing Crisis Fueled by Red Tape at Local Level
18 National Guard Shootings Prompt Migrant Crackdown
20 Dangerous New Teaching Fad Invades Classrooms
22 Triple Killer Executed 64
COVER STORY Melania Trump’s Soft Power Far from the cold, decorative fi gurehead she is often portrayed as, Melania Trump may be the most active fi rst lady in recent history, emerging as a powerful, behind-the-scenes force at the White House.
24 Gen Z Financial Implosion Imperils MAGA Movement
26 State of the States
28 Healthcare Will Bankrupt America
30 4 Ways Republicans Can Make Healthcare Aff ordable
32 Brutal Serial Rapist Gets Slap on Wrist
33 Dells Pledge $6 Billion to Fund ‘Trump Accounts’ for Kids’ Future
34 Homeless Industrial Complex
36 FCC Lifting TV Ownership Cap ‘Disaster’ for Conservatives
38 2026 New Year’s Resolutions
40 Bill O’Reilly Talking Points Power to the President
42 Ben Stein’s DREEMZ Paying Through Nose
44 Big Data 53
America Is Great Again America is on a roll as it approaches its 250th anniversary in July. There is no time in history when Americans have had more income, more wealth, more choices, and more opportunities than today.
COVER: AARON CHOWN-WPA POOL/GETTY IMAGES / P.3: MELANIA/OFFICIAL WHITE HOUSE PHOTO BY ANDREA HANKS / COMPUTER/SSPL/GETTY IMAGES / RIBBON/SEAHORSE VECTOR/SHUTTERSTOCK
POLITICS 46 Lawfare and Love in Trump Land
48 Inside D.C. with John Gizzi Van Hollen Eyes Schumer’s Job
WORLD
50 Trump’s War on Narco Boats Strikes Hezbollah Cash Cow
MONEY 82 Remember Savings Bonds?
TRAVEL
86 12 Great Destinations for 2026
HEALTHY LIVING
90 Beware These Common Drug and Food Interactions
92 How Super-Agers Avoid Dementia
94 Power of Friends 96 New Hope for
Treating Depression
98 Exercise Protects Against Respiratory Infections
100Can Cocoa Prevent Age- Related Chronic Diseases?
102 Fix Your. . . Age Spots
103 Air Pollution May Cause Heart Damage
104 See Your Way to Better Eye Health
BACKTALK
106 Miranda Devine FBI’s Inconvenient Truth
JANUARY 2026 | NEWSMAX 5
52 Christian Slaughter Tests Trump’s Promise to Act
SHOWBIZ
58 La-La Land Feuds Over Israel Boycott
BOOKS
62 American Pontiff : Leo’s Plan to Heal Church
MAXLIFE
77 Life & Trends: Best Cars of 2026
LIFE & TRENDS 80 Preserving Family History
81 5 Minutes With Dr. Laura Still a ‘Badass’ at 79
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