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
Mexico has emerged as a key fuel supplier to Havana as the United States prepares to seize control of Venezuelan oil and the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump hardens its stance toward Cuba
January 07, 2026
The Trump administration has finalized a plan to roll back regulations implementing a landmark environmental law that the White House says needlessly delays federal approvals for energy and infrastructure projects
January 07, 2026
Trump is freezing funds for small but key welfare program. Here’s what TANF does
January 07, 2026
The Trump administration is giving Iowa more power to decide how it spends its federal education money
January 07, 2026
Word of the Week: What makes a military attack ‘kinetic’?
January 07, 2026
Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans still face deportation from US after Maduro capture
January 07, 2026
A photo of 21-year-old Mariana Camargo dashing through the streets of eastern Caracas as explosions boomed in the background was soon on front pages of major international outlets
January 07, 2026
President Donald Trump’s administration is withholding funding to help needy families with children in five states governed by Democrats
January 06, 2026
The Department of Homeland Security says it has launched in Minnesota what it's calling the largest immigration enforcement operation ever carried out by the agency
January 06, 2026
Venezuela's military says the U.S. operation to capture Nicolás Maduro resulted in dozens of casualties
January 06, 2026
What parents need to know about the overhauled childhood vaccine schedule
January 06, 2026
The Trump administration is nearly tripling the number of countries whose passport holders will be required to post bonds of up to $15,000 to apply to enter the United States
January 06, 2026
President Donald Trump promised that “America First” would stand against more foreign entanglements
January 06, 2026
Trump officials told lawmakers that Maduro and his wife hit their heads as they attempted to flee US forces
January 06, 2026
President Donald Trump hasn’t minced words about the larger message he’s trying to send the world with the U.S. military raid to capture Nicolás Maduro
January 06, 2026
The US attack on Venezuela highlights a shifting American foreign policy that dismisses a rules-based global order and focuses on economic interests and military might.
January 06, 2026
News organizations have gotten a rare “thank you” from the Trump administration for not putting its military action in Venezuela in jeopardy by reporting on it before it happened
January 06, 2026
After apparent months of planning, the U.S. strike that resulted in the arrest of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro unfolded swiftly over the weekend, with American forces converging on Caracas to arrest Maduro and his wife
January 06, 2026
The political divide over January 6 is only deepening five years after the deadly US Capitol attack
January 06, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is suggesting the United States won’t govern Venezuela other than enforcing an existing “oil quarantine” on the country
January 04, 2026
A clearer picture is emerging of what Trump meant when he said the US will ‘run’ Venezuela
January 04, 2026
Minnesota State Rep. Carlie Kotyza-Witthuhn joins The Lead.
January 02, 2026
When Nicolás Maduro appears in a New York courtroom to face U.S. drug charges, he'll be following a path taken by Panama's Manuel Noriega, another strongman who was toppled by American forces
January 04, 2026
Somalis in Minneapolis say they are facing harassment, threats and empty businesses in the wake of fraud allegations video
January 04, 2026
Revelers chanted “liberty” and draped Venezuelan flags over their shoulders in South Florida on Saturday to celebrate the U.S. military operation to capture President Nicolás Maduro and remove him from the country
January 03, 2026
Visualizing the US assault on Venezuela
January 03, 2026
Legal questions are being raised about the Trump administration’s capture of Venezuela’s president and claims that it will “run” the South American country
January 03, 2026
Nicolás Maduro’s capture by US met with celebrations in South Florida and apprehension in Caracas
January 03, 2026
Trump says US is taking control of Venezuela’s oil reserves. Here’s what it means
January 03, 2026
Minnesota families and child care providers scramble as federal funds hang in balance
January 03, 2026
Nicolás Maduro's fall at the hands of the United States follows months of pressure from the Trump administration
January 03, 2026
President Donald Trump had long threatened that he could order military strikes on targets on Venezuelan territory after months of attacks on boats accused of carrying drugs from the South American country
December 05, 2025
Minnesota officials are rushing to provide information to the Trump administration about child care providers and parents receiving federal funds
January 02, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump and top Iranian officials have exchanged dueling threats as widening economic protests sweep across parts of the Islamic Republic
January 02, 2026
The Coast Guard said it's still searching for people who had jumped off alleged drug-smuggling boats when the U.S. military attacked them days earlier
January 03, 2026
Key figures in the long-running controversy over alleged fraudulent safety net programs in Minnesota
January 02, 2026
Exclusive: DHS begins slashing FEMA disaster response staff as 2026 begins
January 02, 2026
Venezuela has detained several Americans as tensions with US rise
January 01, 2026
President Donald Trump signed a New Year’s Eve proclamation delaying increased tariffs on upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets and vanities for a year, citing ongoing trade talks
January 01, 2026
Federal payment freeze puts some Minnesota families in danger of losing child care amid investigation into alleged fraud
December 30, 2025
US military says at least eight killed in new strikes on alleged drug boats, with survivors abandoning ship
December 31, 2025
Trump administration terminates nonprofit’s control over DC golf courses in possible takeover bid
January 01, 2026
The U.S. military says it has struck five alleged drug-smuggling boats over two days
December 31, 2025
Chief Justice John Roberts says that the Constitution remains a sturdy pillar for the country, a message that comes after a tumultuous year in the nation’s judicial system with pivotal Supreme Court decisions on the horizon
December 31, 2025
The Trump administration has ordered another coal-fired power facility to remain open
December 31, 2025
Farmers are now learning how much aid they can expect to receive from a $12 billion package that President Donald Trump announced earlier this month
December 31, 2025
The U.S. has imposed sanctions on four firms in Venezuela's oil sector and designated four additional oil tankers as blocked property
December 31, 2025
The Trump administration has ended the lease agreement for three public golf courses in Washington
December 31, 2025
Oil tanker pursued by US now has a Russian flag painted on its side
December 31, 2025
A federal appeals court says the Trump administration can continue to withhold Medicaid funding from Planned Parenthood while legal challenges continue
December 31, 2025
The Trump administration just ordered another retiring coal plant to stay open. It could cost ratepayers millions
December 31, 2025
By most measures, 2025 was a rough year for those who care about freedom of the press
December 31, 2025
Judge rebuffs Trump administration’s latest attempt to shut down consumer protection watchdog
December 30, 2025
President Donald Trump’s second term has brought major changes to the Department of Health and Human Services
December 30, 2025
Faith leaders across the United States face challenges as they support anxious immigrants
December 30, 2025
Exclusive: CIA carried out drone strike on port facility on Venezuelan coast
December 30, 2025
President Donald Trump has indicated that the U.S. has “hit” a dock facility along a shore as he wages a pressure campaign on Venezuela
December 29, 2025
A federal judge has canceled the trial of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran man mistakenly deported, and scheduled a hearing on whether the prosecution is being vindictive in its human smuggling case against him
December 26, 2025
Venezuelan migrants transferred to a prison in El Salvador by the U.S. government are demanding justice
December 26, 2025
Ukrainian and US negotiators discuss peace deal on Christmas Day
December 25, 2025
In first Christmas message, Pope Leo decries Palestinians in Gaza being forced to shelter in tents from ‘rain, wind and cold’
December 25, 2025
The State Department is barring five Europeans it accuses of leading efforts to pressure U.S. tech firms to censor or suppress American viewpoints
December 23, 2025
Supreme Court’s National Guard decision could force new debate over how Trump could use Insurrection Act
December 24, 2025
State Department imposes sanctions on former EU official, disinformation group leaders for ‘censorship’
December 23, 2025
The Trump administration says it will begin garnishing the wages of student loan borrowers who are in default early next year
December 23, 2025
The Trump administration is deploying 350 National Guard troops to New Orleans ahead of the New Year
December 23, 2025
A stop-work order by the Trump administration directs offshore wind developers to “suspend all ongoing activities” related to five large-scale projects under construction along the East Coast “for the next 90 days for reasons of national security.”
December 23, 2025
The Department of Homeland Security is replacing its lottery system for H-1B visas with a new approach prioritizing skilled, higher-paid foreign workers
December 23, 2025
John Brennan accuses Justice Department of possible judge shopping and grand jury leaks
December 23, 2025
The U.S. military says it has conducted another strike against a boat it said was smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing one person
December 23, 2025
President Donald Trump has delivered a new warning to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro
December 22, 2025
Sudan’s prime minister is proposing a wide-ranging peace initiative to end a nearly 1,000-day war with a rival paramilitary force
December 23, 2025
A federal judge ruled Monday that the Trump administration must give legal due process to Venezuelan migrants flown to a notorious prison in El Salvador, either by providing court hearings or returning them to the U.S. Judge James Boasberg ordered the government to come up with a plan within two weeks
December 23, 2025
A coalition of 21 attorneys general from Democratic-led states has sued the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and its director, Russell Vought
December 22, 2025
The Trump administration is suspending leases for five large-scale offshore wind projects under construction on the East Coast due to what it said were national security risks identified by the Pentagon
December 22, 2025
The Trump administration is suing the local government of Washington, D.C., over its gun laws, alleging that restrictions on certain semiautomatic weapons run afoul of Second Amendment rights
December 22, 2025
The U.S. government has signed health deals with at least nine African countries
December 22, 2025
Judge presses Trump administration on its plans for Kilmar Abrego Garcia
December 22, 2025
A transgender employee of the National Security Agency is suing the Trump administration and trying to block enforcement of a presidential executive order and other policies the employee says violate federal civil rights law
December 22, 2025
Trump administration removes dozens of career diplomats from overseas posts
December 22, 2025
The Trump administration is recalling nearly 30 career diplomats from ambassadorial and other senior embassy posts as it moves to reshape the U.S. diplomatic posture abroad with personnel deemed fully supportive of President Donald Trump’s “America First” priorities
December 21, 2025
The U.S. Coast Guard is pursuing another sanctioned oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea
December 21, 2025
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche is defending the Justice Department’s decision to release just a fraction of the Jeffrey Epstein files by the congressionally mandated deadline
December 21, 2025
A White House envoy says he held “productive and constructive” talks in Florida with Ukrainian and European representatives to end the nearly four-year war between Russia and Ukraine
December 21, 2025
The Trump administration has restricted visas for two leftist Honduran election officials, citing interference in the Central American country’s special vote count
December 20, 2025
The Department of Justice has published thousands of its files related to Jeffrey Epstein
December 20, 2025
Lawmakers across the U.S. will be debating whether to adopt new federal tax breaks for tips, overtime and business expenses
December 19, 2025
The Trump administration has awarded a $1.6 million, no-bid contract a Danish university to study hepatitis B vaccinations on newborns in Africa
December 19, 2025
Trump announces ‘Most Favored Nation’ deals with nine drug companies and plans to meet with insurers next
December 19, 2025
Supreme Court revives free speech lawsuit from immigration judges in loss for Trump
December 19, 2025
The Trump administration is appealing a federal judge’s order reversing billions of dollars in funding cuts to Harvard University
December 19, 2025
A U.S. Army Reserve lawyer detailed as a federal immigration judge has been fired barely a month into the job after granting asylum at a high rate out of step with the Trump administration’s mass deportation goals
December 19, 2025
A new AP-NORC poll finds that Americans are more likely to prioritize health care than they were last year
December 19, 2025
Washington, D.C., activists and local leaders say the law enforcement operation President Donald Trump launched four months ago with the goal of fighting crime has led to a crackdown on immigrants
December 19, 2025
Exclusive: Top lawyer for military joint chiefs told chairman that officers should retire if faced with an unlawful order
December 19, 2025
Trump debuted a new affordability script. It’s unclear to advisers whether he’ll stick to it
December 19, 2025
The U.S. military says that it conducted two more strikes Thursday against boats it said were smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing five people
December 19, 2025
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has unveiled a series of regulatory actions designed to effectively ban gender-affirming care for minors
December 18, 2025
A Kansas tribe said it has walked away from a nearly $30 million federal contract to come up with preliminary designs for immigrant detention centers after facing a wave of online criticism
December 18, 2025
U.S. officials are proposing new restrictions that are designed to block access to gender-affirming care for minors
December 18, 2025
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
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Iran summons EU ambassadors to protest Revolutionary Guard being listed as terror group
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