DOGE shared Social Security data to unauthorized server, according to court filing
January 21, 2026
Lindsey Halligan, who as a top Justice Department prosecutor pursued indictments against a pair of President Donald Trump’s adversaries, is leaving her position
January 20, 2026
Israeli settlers are celebrating the inauguration of a new settlement in the West Bank on land where Israel and the U.S. once hoped to build a hospital for Palestinian children
January 20, 2026
A look at false and misleading claims made as President Donald Trump marks his first year back in office by highlighting accomplishments at Davos and at a White House briefing
January 20, 2026
U.S. forces have boarded and taken control of a seventh oil tanker connected with Venezuela
January 20, 2026
Federal prosecutors have served six grand jury subpoenas to Minnesota officials as part of an investigation into whether they obstructed or impeded federal law enforcement during a sweeping immigration operation in Minneapolis-St. Paul area
January 20, 2026
President Donald Trump closed out 2025 with his plan to end the Israel-Hamas war in fine fettle
January 20, 2026
Doctors say immigrant patients are missing key medical appointments, afraid to come to medical clinics amid the Trump administration’s sweeping Minnesota immigration crackdown
January 20, 2026
Latin American progressive leaders are increasingly being backed into a corner on organized crime by pressure from the Trump administration and their own voters, who point to the results from El Salvador's war on gangs
January 20, 2026
Three U.S. Catholic cardinals have urged the Trump administration to use a moral compass in foreign policy
January 19, 2026
President Trump says he can pull funding for sanctuary cities. Judges have repeatedly said otherwise
January 19, 2026
Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza to require $1 billion payment for permanent membership
January 18, 2026
Billionaires are 4,000 times more likely to hold public office
January 19, 2026
Business owners in a Minneapolis Somali mall are feeling the impact of an immigration crackdown
January 18, 2026
1,500 soldiers on standby for possible Minnesota deployment, source says, as state mobilizes National Guard
January 18, 2026
Mom now wearing ankle monitor, fighting to prove U.S. citizenship after ICE deportation threat
January 18, 2026
Far-right activist chased away by counterdemonstrators while leading small rally in Minneapolis
January 18, 2026
A New Hampshire Episcopal bishop is drawing national attention for urging clergy to prepare for a “new era of martyrdom.”
January 18, 2026
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz mobilizes state National Guard amid ongoing protests
January 17, 2026
Israel’s government is objecting to a White House announcement about leaders overseeing the next steps in Gaza as the ceasefire enters its challenging second phase
January 17, 2026
A Minneapolis couple says federal officers rolled a tear gas canister under their SUV, flooding it with toxic fumes and leaving them and several of their six children, including an infant, in need of hospital treatment
January 17, 2026
Your biggest legal questions about ICE and the Minneapolis shooting, answered
January 17, 2026
The Trump admin tried to merge DEA and ATF. After pressure, it quietly abandoned the plan
January 17, 2026
A new review of studies has found that taking Tylenol during pregnancy doesn’t increase the risk of autism, ADHD or intellectual disabilities
January 16, 2026
The Trump administration is delaying its plans to withhold pay from student loan borrowers who default on their payments, backing off a measure that threatened to deliver a financial blow to millions of Americans
January 16, 2026
Republicans in Congress are supporting Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell as the Trump administration ramps up its pressure campaign against the central bank
January 16, 2026
At its one-year mark, the Trump administration is dismantling the systems that once helped the US move toward a more open and equal democracy.
January 16, 2026
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says that efforts to crack down on Mexican cartels and slow migration north were showing “compelling results” in an effort to head off intervention by the Trump administration
January 16, 2026
As Attorney General Pam Bondi approaches her first anniversary on the job, the firings of career attorneys have defined her turbulent tenure
January 16, 2026
‘Not backing down’: How the Minneapolis mayor’s response to ICE could become a Democratic blueprint
January 16, 2026
Doing more with less may not be sustainable for an exhausted workforce over the long term.
January 16, 2026
The Justice Department’s investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has brought heightened attention to a key drama that will play out at the central bank in the coming months: Will Powell leave the Fed when his term as chair ends, or will he take the unusual step of remaining a governor
January 15, 2026
Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez has used her first state of the union message to advocate opening the state-run oil industry to more foreign investment
January 15, 2026
Good news: World records longest ever lull in nuclear tests. Bad news: It’s on shaky ground
January 15, 2026
The U.N. Security Council in an emergency meeting Thursday discussed Iran's deadly protests
January 15, 2026
The bodies of 32 Cuban officers killed during a stunning U.S. attack on Venezuela have been repatriated to their homeland
January 15, 2026
Several Middle Eastern allies of the United States have urged the Trump administration to hold off on strikes against Iran for the government’s deadly crackdown on protesters
January 15, 2026
Providers, state health agencies and others are feeling whiplash and confusion after the Trump administration eliminated and then abruptly reinstated grants that support substance abuse and mental health programs nationwide
January 15, 2026
Federal immigration agents deployed to Minneapolis have used aggressive crowd-control tactics — including pointing rifles at demonstrators and deploying chemical irritants — actions the government says are necessary to protect officers from violent attacks and growing protests
January 15, 2026
U.S. forces in the Caribbean Sea have seized another sanctioned oil tanker the Trump administration says has ties to Venezuela
January 15, 2026
A federal judge has cleared the way for a New York offshore wind project to resume construction
January 15, 2026
Press freedom advocates are concerned this week's raid on a Washington Post journalist's home will deter reporting on government actions and silence whistleblowers
January 15, 2026
A bipartisan group of lawmakers has proposed creating a new agency with $2.5 billion to boost production of rare earths and the other critical minerals
January 15, 2026
75% of Americans oppose US attempting to take control of Greenland, CNN poll finds
January 15, 2026
The ongoing debate over health care in the U.S. remains as contentious as ever
January 15, 2026
A federal officer has shot a man in the leg in Minneapolis after being attacked with a shovel during an arrest Wednesday
January 14, 2026
The US has officially started selling Venezuelan oil
January 15, 2026
Judge hears from both sides in lawsuit challenging federal immigration agents’ tactics in Minnesota. Here’s the latest
January 14, 2026
A top Democrat is slamming the Trump administration for cutting thousands of substance abuse and mental health grants and then abruptly reversing course
January 14, 2026
Senate GOP shields Trump from limits to his war powers in Venezuela after Vance breaks tie
January 14, 2026
A legal memo that came out days before the U_S_ military operation against Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro said such a move would “not rise to the level of a war in the constitutional sense” and would serve “important national interests."
January 14, 2026
FBI searches Washington Post reporter’s home
January 14, 2026
President Donald Trump says he’s been told “on good authority” that plans for executions in Iran have stopped, even as Tehran has signaled fast trials and executions ahead in its crackdown on protesters
January 14, 2026
DOJ wants interviews with Democrats as part of investigation into lawmakers’ ‘illegal orders’ video
January 14, 2026
Democratic lawmakers who appeared in a video urging members of the military to resist “illegal orders” have confirmed that they're under investigation from the Trump administration
January 14, 2026
Federal officials are reinstating hundreds of U.S. health workers who were laid off last year from a small health agency that aims to protect workers
January 14, 2026
Word of the Week: Who gets called an ‘agitator’?
January 14, 2026
President Donald Trump has claimed control of Venezuela, escalated threats to seize Greenland and increased immigration raids in the U.S. These actions have created turmoil as voters prepare for midterm elections that will determine control of Congress
January 14, 2026
Reproductive rights advocates have dropped a lawsuit against the Trump administration after officials agreed to restore millions in federal funding for family planning services
January 14, 2026
Trump wants to slash funding for federal climate and weather research. Congress is about to tell him ‘No’
January 14, 2026
Half of Americans think ICE is making US cities less safe, CNN poll finds
January 14, 2026
Bilt has announced an overhaul of its credit cards, introducing an 10% introductory interest rate for one year
January 14, 2026
The Trump administration placed new security requirements on Nividia’s semiconductor sales to China, but essentially greenlighted the export of its powerful H200 artificial intelligence chips to Chinese buyers
January 14, 2026
2026 chaos has set gold and silver ablaze
January 14, 2026
Nearly 1,000 households displaced by wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui in 2023 are anxiously awaiting news on federal assistance
January 14, 2026
The Trump administration says multiple Americans who were detained in Venezuela have been released
January 14, 2026
Trump administration efforts to shift blame for ICE shooting wreak havoc on Minnesota US attorney’s office
January 14, 2026
Two Minneapolis friends who have been monitoring immigration officers’ actions during the Trump administration’s latest crackdown say they were detained without charge for several hours in distressing conditions, denied phone calls, and pressured to rat out protest organizers and people living in the country illegally
January 13, 2026
A top Justice Department official says there is not currently any basis to open a criminal civil rights investigation into the killing of a woman by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis
January 13, 2026
Wall Street's relationship with the Trump administration is souring
January 13, 2026
The leaders of Denmark and the country’s territory of Greenland on Tuesday offered a united front against President Donald Trump’s calls for the United States to take over the strategic Arctic island
January 13, 2026
The Environmental Protection Agency says it will stop calculating the economic savings of health benefits from air pollution rules
January 13, 2026
Political chaos, sanctions and technical mismanagement of the oil industry may have taken a heavy toll on the industry.
January 13, 2026
The state of Minnesota and the Twin Cities are suing the Trump administration, arguing the widespread federal immigration operation in the state is “a federal invasion of the Twin Cities,” according to a lawsuit filed Monday.
January 12, 2026
President Donald Trump should take notice: From Lyndon Johnson to George W. Bush, history shows leaders often pay a high political price when wars they start or expand become unpopular.
January 13, 2026
Minnesota and Illinois are suing the Trump administration over immigration operations. Here are the lawsuits’ key claims
January 13, 2026
Pope Leo XIV has met with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado at the Vatican
January 12, 2026
Department of Homeland Security changes story of Maryland ICE shooting after local police release contradicting details
January 13, 2026
Trump administration strikes deal with AbbVie to cut costs of certain drugs
January 13, 2026
Trump administration under pressure to restore funding to groups supporting internet freedom in Iran
January 13, 2026
A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration acted illegally when it canceled $7.6 billion in clean energy grants for projects in states that voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in the 2024 election
January 12, 2026
A federal judge ruled Monday that work on a major offshore wind farm for Rhode Island and Connecticut can resume, handing the industry at least a temporary victory as President Donald Trump seeks to shut it down
January 12, 2026
Stocks shrug, hit record highs after Trump ups the ante against Jerome Powell and the Fed
January 12, 2026
Justice Department fires top career prosecutor in Lindsey Halligan-led office
January 12, 2026
Plaintiffs' attorneys are asking a federal judge to intervene after three Democratic members of Congress were blocked from visiting an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Minnesota over the weekend
January 12, 2026
Facebook owner Meta has named Dina Powell McCormick, a former Trump administration adviser and longtime finance executive, as president and vice chairman of the tech giant
January 12, 2026
For thousands of Venezuelans living in the U.S., the days since the Trump administration ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro have brought a mixture of joy and trepidation
January 12, 2026
A Minneapolis church opened its doors for a special Sunday service of ‘Lament and Hope’ amid the ongoing federal immigration crackdown in the city
January 11, 2026
‘It could have killed me’: Minnesota shooting solidifies the anxieties of people who track ICE
January 11, 2026
Minnesota leaders are urging protesters to remain peaceful as demonstrators converge on a Minneapolis park to protest the fatal shooting of a woman
January 10, 2026
Whistles, then gunfire: How the deadly ICE shooting unfolded in Minneapolis
January 10, 2026
Trump officials see fraud everywhere. Here’s what we know
January 10, 2026
As U.S. seizures of oil tankers linked to Venezuela surge, so do concerns in Cuba about whether the island’s government and economy will survive
January 10, 2026
A judge has ruled that President Donald Trump’s administration cannot block child care and other federal social service money from flowing to five states for now
January 10, 2026
New York’s attorney general has sued the Trump administration for halting two major offshore wind projects expected to power more than 1 million homes
January 10, 2026
The head of the FBI’s New York field office has been named co-deputy director of the bureau, replacing Dan Bongino following his departure last week
January 09, 2026
The Minneapolis school system will offer families the option of remote learning for a month
January 09, 2026
A federal judge is expected to temporarily block efforts by the Trump administration to end a program that offered legal protections for more than 10,000 relatives of citizens and green card holders
January 09, 2026
Environmental experts warn that U.S. plans under President Donald Trump to restart and control Venezuelan oil exports could intensify pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and ecological damage in a country already burdened by decades of oil-related degradation
January 09, 2026
Judge halts Trump freeze of social assistance and child care funds in five Democrat-led states, for now
January 09, 2026
Anger and outrage are spilling out onto Minneapolis’ streets over the fatal shooting of a woman the day before by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer
January 08, 2026
Top diplomats from Greenland and Denmark met with White House officials as Trump pushes for ownership
January 09, 2026
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has delivered his final State of the State address to lawmakers in Sacramento
January 08, 2026
President Donald Trump’s plan to control Venezuela's oil industry and counter China's influence could clash with his goal of stabilizing trade with Beijing
January 09, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a football fan, now is quarterbacking President Donald Trump’s foreign policy team as it navigates particularly turbulent global waters, notably in Venezuela
January 08, 2026
In a remarkable rebuke of Republican leadership, the House has passed legislation that would extend expired health care subsidies for those who get coverage through the Affordable Care Act
January 08, 2026
A judge has disqualified a federal prosecutor from overseeing investigations into New York Attorney General Letitia James
January 08, 2026
Denmark and Greenland’s envoys to Washington have begun a vigorous effort to urge U.S. lawmakers as well as key Trump administration officials to step back from President Donald Trump’s call for a “takeover” of the strategic Arctic island
January 08, 2026
Environmental groups claim federal and state officials withheld evidence about funding for an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades
January 08, 2026
The House has passed a bipartisan package of three spending bills that would fund parts of the federal government through September
January 08, 2026
Private sector revives the climate disaster database Trump tried to squash
January 08, 2026
Judge says Trump’s acting US Attorney investigating Letitia James is serving unlawfully
January 08, 2026
The U.S. has seized a Venezuela-linked oil tanker in the North Atlantic, backed by British support
January 08, 2026
The Trump administration and Louisiana officials have lifted another decades-old school desegregation order, part of a campaign to end court orders they describe as outdated
January 08, 2026
Trump wants to own Venezuela’s oil, but its largest oil customer is speeding toward clean energy
January 08, 2026
Neighbors describe peaceful morning interrupted by gunfire after deadly Minneapolis ICE shooting
January 08, 2026
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has strongly criticized the Trump administration’s actions against Venezuela
January 07, 2026
The Trump administration’s crackdown on the $12 billion Child Care and Development Fund, which subsidizes care for 1.4 million children from low-income households, has rattled child care providers and families that rely on the aid money
January 07, 2026
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order suspending U.S. support for 66 organizations, agencies and commissions
January 07, 2026
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a Minneapolis motorist during the Trump administration’s latest immigration crackdown in a major U.S. city — a shooting that federal officials claimed was an act of self-defense but that the city’s mayor described as “reckless” and unnecessary
January 07, 2026
The State Department says it has suspended all U.S. assistance to Somalia’s federal government over allegations that Somali officials destroyed an American-funded warehouse belonging to the World Food Program and seized 76 metric tons of food aid intended for impoverished civilians
January 07, 2026
A motorist who was fatally shot by an immigration officer in Minneapolis is at least the fifth person to die since the Trump administration launched its aggressive immigration crackdown last year
January 07, 2026
Offshore wind developers and states are suing the Trump administration over its order to suspend work on five large-scale projects under construction off the East Coast for at least 90 days
January 07, 2026
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he plans to meet with Danish officials next week after the Trump administration reiterated its intention to take over the strategic Arctic island
January 07, 2026
Did artificial intelligence really drive layoffs at Amazon and other firms? It can be hard to tell
Gaza's border crossing to Egypt reopens in a key step for truce but only few Palestinians can cross
Groundhog Day puts Punxsutawney Phil's forecast about winter's length in the spotlight
Transfer deadline: Premier League clubs most active with hours left in winter window
Iran summons EU ambassadors to protest Revolutionary Guard being listed as terror group
The Grammys had lots of Mars, Carpenter soaring and a near-naked Bieber. Here are some key moments
Spurs win in return home to San Antonio delayed by snow, mechanical issues