Justice Dept. launches criminal investigation of Minnesota governor  —  The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation into impeding law enforcement.  —  The Justice Department has issued subpoenas …

U.S. lawmakers visit Denmark in bid to sooth tensions over Greenland threats  —  Leaders of the bipartisan delegation said most Americans don't want to acquire Greenland, and that Russia and China don't pose imminent security risks to the territory.  —  Making a symbolic visit to Copenhagen …

Trump can now travel to Mar-a-Lago on a street bearing his name  —  Trump's latest naming recognition is a 4-mile stretch of Florida roadway connecting Palm Beach International Airport to his Mar-a-Lago resort.  —  WASHINGTON ‒ Presidents typically wait until they've left the White House ‒ …

Trump Sets Fraudster Free From Prison for a Second Time  —  The president issued a raft of clemency grants this week, including pardoning a woman he had given relief to once before and a man whose daughter had donated millions to a Trump super PAC.  —  In 2021, a convicted fraudster named Adriana Camberos …

Trump officials extend National Guard's D.C. mission through 2026  —  The domestic military mission, which is the subject of an ongoing court challenge, was due to expire at the end of February.  —  The Trump administration has extended the deployment of about 2,500 National Guard troops …

“When Politics Blind Justice”  —  There are moments when silence becomes complicity.  When letting the record stand without context feels less like restraint and more like consent.  This is one of those moments. … A federal appeals court has just revived President Donald Trump's effort …

DOJ Moves to Block Independent Monitor in Maxwell Case, Says Courts Cannot Force Epstein File Disclosures  —  DOJ Tells Court It Cannot Be Forced to Release Epstein Files  —  The U.S. Department of Justice has formally moved to block the appointment of an independent monitor or special master …

Some Trump administration social media posts mirror extremist rhetoric  —  While the posts are a small part of the administration's overall social media presence, experts say they are clear references to white supremacist messaging.  —  A series of recent social media posts …

Republicans vouch for Fed chair, creating a rare schism with Trump  —  President Donald Trump has spent his second term bulldozing elected and appointed officials who resist him or refuse to bend to his demands.  But he may have met his match in Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

It's Trump's Economy, and Voters Are Unhappy With it, WSJ Poll Finds  —  Poll offers warning signs for the president and Republicans as they prepare for a pivotal midterm election  —  It's President Trump's economy now, and voters are increasingly unhappy with how he's handling it.

Dispatch from the occupation  —  What life is like in Minneapolis now … I am writing as an ordinary citizen of Minneapolis/St Paul ─ one of America's 20 largest metro areas.  I have kids in the public schools, own a house, go to work every day, pay taxes, volunteer in my community …

I'm a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence.  Here's how ICE observers are helping.  —  Scientific research has shown that their tactics can undermine the conditions that lead to violence.  —  Since an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed Renee Good on Jan. 7 …

The Companies Behind ICE  —  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has grown its network of private industry partners since the start of the second Trump administration to support its agents as they storm into cities and detain people they suspect of being undocumented immigrants.

Uganda police deny opposition leader's arrest  —  Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine said on Saturday he had escaped a police and army raid on his house as veteran incumbent Yoweri Museveni looked set to secure an overwhelming official victory margin in a presidential election.

ICE agents detain Navajo man in Arizona, ignoring US, tribal IDs … Peter Yazzie told ICE agents where they could locate his Certificate of Indian Blood, birth certificate and other documents proving that he was both a U.S. citizen and Native American.  It made no difference.

Patty Murray to White House: No Funding Increase for ICE  —  The top Democratic appropriator draws a clear red line over funding increases for the rogue federal agency terrorizing communities across America.  —  WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats have drawn a definitive red line …

The Nobel Prize and the Laureate Are Inseparable  —  The medal and the diploma are the physical symbols confirming that an individual or organisation has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.  The prize itself - the honour and recognition - remains inseparably linked to the person …

Right-wing media are describing pro-immigrant Minnesota activists using the language of war  —  “Civil war,” “insurgents,” “a guerilla tactical playbook” — these are just some of the ways MAGA pundits are describing civil resistance to Trump's ICE rampages  —  Right-wing media figures …

DHS turns on border chief over $2 million office renovation plan … That has focused attention on the DHS division, which is a linchpin not only of Trump's mass-deportation agenda but efforts to build the border wall and collect tariff revenue.  Scott's renovation budget has become a concern …

Democrats grapple with ‘rising clamor’ for Trump impeachment ahead of midterms  —  Many Democrats said they are instead focusing on cost of living and the economy.  —  President Donald Trump takes questions from reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Jan. 16, 2026, in Washington.

Multiple Labor Department staffers are on leave amid IG investigation into Secretary Chavez-DeRemer  —  At least one additional staffer has been temporarily relieved of their duties after two longtime aides were placed on administrative leave earlier this week in connection with the probe.

Threat level for Al Udeid US Air Force Base lowered  —  (NewsNation) — The threat level for Al Udeid U.S. Air Force Base in Qatar, which houses much of Central Command, has been lowered, a military official confirmed to NewsNation.  —  This comes as officials indicated there were no imminent plans for the U.S. to attack Iran.

Trump installs loyalists on panel set to review White House ballroom  —  The Commission of Fine Arts will discuss the controversial project at a meeting next week.  White House officials hope to win approval in two months.  —  President Donald Trump has installed four allies …