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 …

Well, President Donald J. Trump finally has his Nobel Peace Prize.  Yesterday, in a visit to the White House, Venezuela opposition leader María Corina Machado presented Trump with the Nobel Peace Prize medal the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded to her in October 2025.

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 …

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 ‒ …

How the House Slumped to Historic Lows of Productivity in 2025  —  Despite holding a governing trifecta, Republicans labored to steer the tightly divided House, with fewer votes and fewer bills that became law than almost any session in the last two decades.

“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 …

US federal forces blind two protesters shot in face with ‘less-lethal’ munitions  —  Kaden Rummler and Britain Rodriguez tell KTLA and LA Times of being shot at close range during California protest  —  Two protesters have been blinded by so-called “less-lethal” munitions deployed …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

‘Maybe DHS Was a Bad Idea’  —  “We don't do politics in the Department of Homeland Security,” Tom Ridge, the nation's first DHS secretary, liked to say whenever reporters would ask how he handled pressure from the White House.  Ridge, a moderate Republican and a Vietnam vet with a square jaw …

To transform Iran, the west needs patience not over-reach  —  Playing a long game paid off with the Soviet Union and a similar trajectory of regime collapse could come in Tehran  —  The writer is senior counsellor at Centerview Partners, president emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations and a former US diplomat

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.

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 …

Trump's Greenland Demands Spark Protest Rallies Across Denmark  —  Thousands of people took to the streets across Denmark to protest US President Donald Trump's ambitions to take control of Greenland, underscoring the deep unease over the future of the Arctic island.

‘Staring over the edge’: South Carolina measles outbreak doubles in a week  —  More than 500 people are in a 21-day quarantine and about 200 are “actively infected.”  The largest outbreak currently in the U.S. has spread to at least three other states.  —  The South Carolina measles outbreak is growing at an astounding speed.

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.

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.