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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

US reports first outbreak of H5N9 bird flu in poultry  —  The United States has reported its first outbreak of H5N9 bird flu in poultry on a duck farm in California, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Monday.  —  U.S. authorities also detected the more common H5N1 strain …

FBI insider raises concerns about Kash Patel's role in hostage rescue  —  Days before this week's high-stakes confirmation hearing of Kash Patel to be FBI director, a bureau insider has come forward with new information questioning Patel's judgment during sensitive hostage rescue missions, CBS News has learned.

Murkowski and Chemnitz: Greenland “Ally, not an Asset”  —  Washington, DC - Today, United States Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska and Co-Chair of the Standing Committee of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region) and Aaja Chemnitz (Member of Danish Parliament representing Greenland for Inuit Ataqatigiit …

Navajo Nation leaders raise alarm over reports of Indigenous people being questioned and detained during immigration sweeps  —  At least 15 Indigenous people in Arizona and New Mexico have reported being stopped at their homes and workplaces, questioned or detained by federal law enforcement …

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.

Europe's Elon Musk Problem … During an american election, a rich man can hand out $1 million checks to prospective voters.  Companies and people can use secretly funded “dark money” nonprofits to donate unlimited money, anonymously, to super PACs, which can then spend it on advertising campaigns.

‘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 …

Trump rescinded a half-century of environmental rules.  Here's what that could mean.  —  Trump wants to “unleash American energy.”  What does that mean? … But in one, Trump dug even further back: He revoked an executive order issued by Jimmy Carter in 1977, nearly half a century ago.