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Tuesday, January 20, 2026

A federal judge on Friday ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to limit their tactics against protesters in Minnesota ... read more


One year ago, health officials confirmed that cases of measles were cropping up in a small town in western Texas. By the time 2025 ended, more than 2,200 cases had been confirmed ... read more


The "sell America" trade is in full swing Tuesday morning after President Donald Trump and European leaders escalated tensions over Greenland. read more


In the battle over President Donald Trump's effort to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook that is set to go before the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, the justices may focus on the president's use of social media to carry out this unprecedented action. read more


More than a dozen ICE agents broke into the home of a US Citizen, Scott Thao, without a warrant or even explanation. read more


Paul Krugman: After reading the letter that Trump just sent to the prime minister of Norway (Jonas Gahr Støre has confirmed that it's genuine) there should be no doubt that we have a president who is suffering a real detachment from reality ... read more


Monday, January 19, 2026

The U.S. Geological Survey, the federal government's earth sciences arm, discovered new oil and gas reserves in the Permian Basin -- enough to supply the United States for 10 months. read more


Britain's so-called Brexit wars dominated parliament for years. Now the Labour government is bracing for new battles as it eyes legislation to move closer to the European Union. read more


President Donald Trump's tough-on-crime rhetoric appears to come with a caveat for people in his political orbit. Trump this week quietly commuted the sentence of James Womack, son of longtime Arkansas Republican Rep. Steve Womack ... read more


Donald Trump admitted in a bonkers letter to a fellow head of state that he is no longer the peace-loving president he claimed to be after being snubbed for the Nobel Peace Prize. read more


The president has intensified his criticism of Canada in private conversations with aides in recent weeks over what he sees as the country's vulnerability to U.S. adversaries in the Arctic. read more


Nasa's mega rocket has been moved to the launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida, as the final preparations get underway for the first crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years. read more


When Donald Trump, said he would "rescue" protesters if Iranian authorities started shooting, Siavash Shirzad believed the US president. The 38-year-old father had seen protests rise up before, only to be brutally crushed by authorities. But this was the first time in his life that the president of the United States had promised to help demonstrators. read more


U.S. District Judge William Young said he'd force the Trump administration to "jump through hoops" if it wants to deport more pro-Palestine protesters. read more


L.A. County Public Defender Noah Cox noticed the disturbing trend. Many of his clients seemed to struggle answering even the most basic questions about the crimes they'd been charged with, questions like, "Where were you that day?" It seemed, Cox said, "like they were having troubles related to some sort of intellectual ability." read more


Rex Huppke: Dear ICE agents, you should feel wildly proud of yourselves and definitely rest easy knowing that karma doesn't exist and a president who only looks out for himself will ABSOLUTELY have your backs. read more


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