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Patel Fires FBI Agents Connected to Trump Inquiries
FBI Director Kash Patel has fired as many as eight agents connected to the bureau's investigations of President Donald Trump, MS Now reports.
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 18:43:13 EDT
UK PM Slams Trump for Saying NATO Troops Avoided Afghan Front Line
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer Friday denounced as "insulting" President Donald Trump's reported assertion that troops from NATO allies avoided the front line in Afghanistan, as anger grows at the U.S. president's remarks.In an interview with Fox News aired on Thursday,...
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 18:36:21 EDT
Pentagon Contractor Tied to WashPost Reporter Indicted on 6 Counts
A Pentagon contractor was indicted Thursday on charges that he illegally removed and shared classified national defense information with a journalist, a case that has drawn national attention after federal agents searched a reporter's home as part of the ...
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 18:26:29 EDT
FBI Probes Death of Colts Owner Jim Irsay
The FBI has launched an investigation into the death of Jim Irsay, the 65-year-old owner of the Indianapolis Colts NFL team who struggled with addiction and died in May at a Beverly Hills hotel.
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 18:17:22 EDT
Bad Bunny to Don Dress at SB Halftime for LGBTQ Icons
Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny plans to wear a dress during his Super Bowl halftime show as a nod to LGBTQ icons and drag culture, according to RadarOnline.
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 17:51:46 EDT
House GOP Fractures as Kill-Switch Defunding Fails
House conservatives are outraged after 57 Republicans joined all but four Democrats to defeat an amendment that would have blocked funding for a Biden-era government mandate to develop a kill-switch technology for passenger vehicles.
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 17:45:40 EDT
Calif. Sues Trump Admin Over Oil Pipeline Plans Along Coast
California sued the federal government Friday for approving a Texas-based company's plans to restart two oil pipelines along the state's coast, escalating a fight over the Trump administration's removal of regulatory barriers to offshore oil drilling for the first time in ...
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 17:38:44 EDT
Bessent Backs Albertan Independence Amid US-Canada Tensions
As a potential referendum over independence for the Canadian province of Alberta looms, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent used the moment as an opportunity to needle America's neighbor to the north.
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 17:25:57 EDT
Suit Seeks to Continue Ethiopians' Temporary Legal Status
Immigrant rights advocates have filed a lawsuit seeking to block President Donald Trump's administration from ending temporary protections from deportation that had been granted to thousands of Ethiopians living in the U.S.
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 17:12:12 EDT
FEMA Pauses Worker Cuts as Winter Storm Nears
FEMA paused planned terminations of disaster-response workers as a massive winter storm pushed toward dozens of states, a move that puts renewed attention on federal readiness and staffing levels just as forecasters warned of crippling ice, heavy snow, and dangerous...
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 17:08:21 EDT
DOJ: Jack Smith Report on Trump Belongs in 'Dustbin of History'
A report by former special counsel Jack Smith on his investigation into President Donald Trump's hoarding of classified documents belongs in the "dustbin of history" and should remain sealed, the Justice Department said in a sharply worded court filing Friday.
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 17:00:29 EDT
Judge Orders Release of Anti-ICE Minnesota Church Protesters
A federal judge in Minnesota on Friday denied prosecutors' emergency bid to jail two defendants accused of conspiring to violate civil rights during an anti-ICE disruption at a St. Paul church, leaving in place a magistrate judge's order releasing them under strict conditions.
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 16:29:51 EDT
Trump Sounds Alarm Over China's Greenland Rare Earth Grab
President Donald Trump is warning that China is pushing deeper into the Arctic and that Greenland's strategic location and mineral potential could become a key battleground in the U.S.-China rivalry, as The Washington Post reported Friday.
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 16:26:40 EDT
US, EU Pitch $800B Postwar Prosperity Plan in Ukraine
The U.S. and European Union are proposing an $800 billion postwar prosperity plan for Ukraine, aimed at rebuilding the country and fast-tracking its path toward EU membership once fighting with Russia ends, Politico reported Friday.
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 16:24:55 EDT
Treasury Department Sanctions Iranian Fleet After Crackdown on Protests
The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control announced it is targeting nine shadow fleet vessels from Iran, in response to the brutal crackdown on peaceful protests in the country.
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 16:14:55 EDT
RNC Votes to Allow Rare Trump-Backed Midterm Convention
The Republican National Committee on Friday voted to change its rules to allow for a rare midterm political convention, an idea President Donald Trump envisioned last year to boost the party's chances of retaining majorities in both chambers of Congress.
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 16:10:05 EDT
Gov. Newsom Aligns California With WHO After US Exit
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday that California has joined a World Health Organization outbreak response network, a move announced one day after President Donald Trump's administration completed the United States' formal withdrawal from the WHO, escalating a...
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 15:59:05 EDT
Energy Sec. Wright: US Won't Protect American Oil Investors in Venezuela
The United States will not provide on-the-ground security for American oil companies operating in Venezuela, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said this week.
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 15:58:13 EDT
Trump Warned Shapiro: Presidency Is 'Very, Very Dangerous'
President Donald Trump cautioned Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro about the inherent dangers of the presidency during a phone call last year, telling him the job is "very, very dangerous," Shapiro said in an interview with CBS News.
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 15:46:22 EDT
Philadelphia Sues Trump Admin Over Slavery Exhibit Removal
Critics accused President Donald Trump of “whitewashing history” after a slavery exhibit was removed from Philadelphia’s Independence National Historical Park after his order "restoring truth and sanity to American history" at the nation's museums, parks, and landmarks