Trump administration fires DOJ officials who worked on criminal investigations of the president  —  The DOJ employees had been involved in special counsel Jack Smith's investigation that led to Trump's classified documents and Jan. 6 cases.  —  WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice …

Top USAID career staff placed on immediate leave  —  “This is like taking out all the generals,” said a former Trump administration official informed of the decision.  —  The Trump administration has ordered dozens of top career employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development …

Trump's Victory Over Colombia Now Looks Less Clear Cut  — Colombia sends own planes to bring people home after showdown  — Trump runs the risk of overuse of tariff, sanctions threats  —  A deportation arrangement with Colombia that the White House on Sunday night presented …

Chief Corruption Prosecutor Resigns From Justice Dept.  —  Corey Amundson chose to leave the department after being told he was being reassigned by the Trump administration to a position related to immigration enforcement.  —  The head of the Justice Department's public integrity section …

Indiana man fatally shot by sheriff's deputy identified as Jan. 6 defendant  — A Jasper County sheriff's deputy fatally shot 42-year-old Matthew W. Huttle during a traffic stop in northwest Indiana on Sunday after an altercation in which Huttle reportedly resisted arrest and was armed.

Trump Administration Halts H.I.V. Drug Distribution in Poor Countries  —  PEPFAR's computer systems also are being taken offline, a sign that the program may not return, as Republican critics had hoped.  —  The Trump administration has instructed organizations in other countries …

CDC ordered to stop working with WHO immediately, upending expectations of an extended withdrawal  —  U.S. public health officials have been told to stop working with the World Health Organization, effective immediately.  A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official …

Trump Paralyzes Independent Rights Watchdog, Firing Members Selected by Democrats  —  The move removed three of the four sitting members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, leaving it unable to act as the Trump administration begins reshaping intelligence agencies.

Trump expected to sign executive orders to reshape the military, including banning transgender troops  —  President Donald Trump on Monday is expected to sign three executive orders that would reshape the military, including banning transgender service members from serving in the US armed forces …

Quaker groups file suit over end of policy restricting ICE arrests in houses of worship  —  The suit appears to be the first from a faith-based organization challenging the change in court.  —  A group of Quaker congregations are suing the Department of Homeland Security for changing a policy …

Some GOP senators want open committee vote on Gabbard  —  Any Republican opposition could doom the top intelligence nominee's confirmation.  —  Some Republican senators are pushing for the unusual step of making public a key vote on Tulsi Gabbard's nomination in the Senate Intelligence Committee …

Senate Confirms Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary  —  The veteran investor will oversee Trump's economic agenda  —  WASHINGTON—The Senate confirmed Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary on Monday, putting the longtime investor at the center of President Trump's efforts to cut taxes …

Inside a network of AI-generated newsletters targeting “small town America”  —  Good Daily, which operates in 47 states and 355 towns and cities across the U.S., is run by one person.  —  On first glance, Good Day Fort Collins appears to be a standard local news round-up.

Google says it will change Gulf of Mexico to ‘Gulf of America’ in Maps after government updates … Google said Monday it will change the name of Gulf of Mexico to “Gulf of America” after the government updates its “official government sources.”  —  The company also said it will start using Mount McKinley …

They Followed North Carolina Election Rules When They Cast Their Ballots.  Now Their Votes Could Be Tossed Anyway.  —  A Republican judge is trying to overturn his election loss by challenging more than 60,000 ballots.  These are some of those voters' stories.

Inspector general fired by Trump has a warning for Americans  —  President Donald Trump fired the inspectors general from more than a dozen federal agencies in a Friday night purge, according to a Trump administration official, paving the way for him to install his own picks for the independent watchdog roles.

DeepSeek FAQ  —  It's Monday, January 27.  Why haven't you written about DeepSeek yet?  —  I did!  I wrote about R1 last Tuesday.  —  I totally forgot about that.  —  I take responsibility.  I stand by the post, including the two biggest takeaways that I highlighted …

‘A Dangerous Virus’: Bird Flu Enters a New Phase  —  A pandemic is not inevitable, scientists say.  But the outbreak has passed worrisome milestones in recent weeks, including cattle that may have been reinfected.  —  When bird flu first struck dairy cattle a year ago …