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Mamdani names veteran team to key city posts ahead of inauguration

Zohran Mamdani announced a slate of experienced officials for his incoming New York City administration ahead of his inauguration, aiming to advance his agenda and to allay concerns about his relative inexperience and progressive politics. He chose to keep Jessica Tisch as police commissioner, a pick he had named in

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California Republican Congressman Doug LaMalfa Dies at 65

Doug LaMalfa, a Republican congressman from Northern California, has died, House Republican leaders said Tuesday morning. He was 65. The announcement on the House Republicans’ official X account did not specify a time or cause of death. Several lawmakers, including Representative Tom Emmer, the Republican whip in the House, described

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DHS says Hilton canceled immigration agents’ reservations at Lakeville Hampton Inn

The Department of Homeland Security said on Monday that Hilton had “maliciously canceled” reservations made by immigration agents at the Hampton Inn Lakeville Minneapolis, a suburb about 25 miles south of Minneapolis. A post on the official Homeland Security X account called the action a “coordinated campaign,” and included a

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Calls for Trump impeachment grow after U.S. operation in Venezuela

Calls for President Donald Trump's impeachment are gaining momentum after a U.S. operation in Venezuela that captured Nicolás Maduro and his wife, according to Time. Trump hailed the operation as a victory, praising the "spectacular assault" that led to the capture, while the United Nations

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Poll finds British voters say Brexit has worsened economy, immigration and control

Independent.co reports that a major new poll found British voters believe Brexit has made things worse across a range of areas, from the economy to immigration, and left the UK with less control over its affairs; the survey involved about 20,000 people in more than 27 leading democracies.

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Americans' trust in Washington falls to near-record low

Time reports that only 17% of Americans trust the government in the nation’s capital to do what is right “just about always” or “most of the time,” according to recent Pew Research Center polling — a five-percentage-point drop since 2024 and a near-record low since the question was first asked.

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Army Corps says Dakota Access Pipeline can keep operating in new review

On Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, the Army Corps of Engineers released a nearly 500‑page environmental impact statement concluding that the Dakota Access Pipeline could continue operating while recommending additional safety measures to protect water where the line crosses Corps‑managed land at Lake Oahe. The report, which must still

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Kemi Badenoch says Trump was 'morally right' to seize Venezuela's Maduro

Independent.co reports that Kemi Badenoch praised Donald Trump’s seizure of Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro as “morally right” following an operation by US special forces in Venezuela. She described Venezuela as “a brutal regime” and said Britain had not recognised it as a legitimate government, adding: “I think

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Colbert mocks Trump over U.S. attack on Venezuela in 2026 monologue

Stephen Colbert returned for his first monologue of 2026 and, like many late-night hosts, focused on Donald Trump's U.S. attack on Venezuela and the abduction of President Nicolás Maduro. Opening with a joke, Colbert quipped, "Those Epstein files must be crazy," pretending to flick through

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House member says Second Amendment extremism and lax gun policy fueled Jan. 6

In a reflection published by Time, a member of the House who was inside the chamber on Jan. 6, 2021, said violent insurrectionists attacked the Capitol intent on interrupting Congress and doing serious harm to Vice President Pence, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and members of Congress. The piece identifies “Second Amendment

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Trump’s first year reshaped U.S. energy and climate policy, New York Times analysis finds

In his first year back in the White House, President Trump rapidly reshaped the nation’s climate and energy landscape, dismantling a range of federal regulations, altering disaster response and pushing policies to boost fossil fuel and nuclear production while curtailing wind and solar, The New York Times reported. A

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Democrats face a tough map as they try to regain the Senate in 2026

Democrats hoping to regain control of the Senate in the 2026 midterm elections face a difficult task: they hold 47 seats to the Republicans' 53 and must flip four Republican seats while defending vulnerable incumbents, the New York Times reports. Midterm elections are traditionally challenging for the party in

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Trump administration exerts financial and regulatory pressure on private institutions

President Trump and his allies are applying a mix of financial and regulatory pressure across the private sector, targeting corporations, nonprofits, universities, media outlets and social platforms that the administration believes are aligned with the Democratic Party, according to an opinion essay in The New York Times. The essay cites

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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz Ends Re-election Bid Amid Fraud Scandal

Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota on Monday abandoned his bid for re-election to focus on a widening scandal over fraud in social service programs that prosecutors have said grew under his administration. Seventeen months earlier Mr. Walz had drawn national attention as Kamala Harris’s running mate. After the 2024

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Paris court convicts 10 over cyberbullying of Brigitte Macron; Owens doubles down

A Paris criminal court on Monday convicted 10 people for cyberbullying France's First Lady Brigitte Macron over claims that she is a man, Time reports. The American commentator Candace Owens, who faces an ongoing defamation lawsuit filed by President Emmanuel Macron and his wife over her claims that

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Proposed California wealth tax has some billionaires weighing a move out of state

Billionaires including Peter Thiel and Larry Page are considering cutting ties with California because of a proposed ballot measure that could tax the state’s wealthiest residents, according to five people familiar with their thinking. Mr. Thiel has explored opening an office for his firm, Thiel Capital, in another state

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Congress divided after briefing on U.S. raid that captured Maduro

Congressional leaders emerged divided after a classified briefing about a U.S. military raid in Venezuela that captured President Nicolás Maduro, with lawmakers split along partisan lines over the legality, scope and objectives of an operation carried out without consultation with Congress. Top Republicans said they were satisfied with the

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Justice Department drops claim that ‘Cartel de los Soles’ was an organization

The Justice Department has revised an indictment against Nicolás Maduro and abandoned its prior claim that the term “Cartel de los Soles” referred to an actual drug trafficking organization, the new document shows. The revised indictment still accuses Mr. Maduro of participating in a drug trafficking conspiracy but says the

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Defense secretary seeks to downgrade Sen. Mark Kelly’s retired Navy rank and pay

People reports that on Jan. 5 Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said he intends to downgrade Sen. Mark Kelly’s military retirement rank and reduce his retired pay, taking administrative action in response to a November video in which Kelly and five other Democrats urged service members to refuse illegal

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Twenty states sue to block $100,000 H-1B visa fee

The attorneys general of 20 states, including California and New York, sued the Trump administration on Friday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts to block a $100,000 fee on visas for skilled foreign workers. President Trump signed a proclamation in September imposing the fee,

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DHS says Minneapolis-area Hilton canceled ICE agents' room reservations

People reported that the Department of Homeland Security alleged on Monday, Jan. 5, that a Hilton hotel in Minnesota canceled reservations for a group of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. DHS wrote on X that the hotel chain "launched a coordinated campaign in Minneapolis to REFUSE service to DHS

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Many pardoned Jan. 6 defendants remain angry and press new conspiracies and claims

In the first hours of his second administration, President Trump issued clemency to nearly 1,600 people implicated in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Some of those pardoned have since been rearrested, others returned to poverty or continue to struggle with mental health challenges, and many remain

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Trump administration to freeze $10 billion in aid to five Democratic states

The Trump administration plans to freeze about $10 billion in federal funding for child care subsidies, social services and cash assistance to low-income families in five Democratic-controlled states: Minnesota, New York, California, Illinois and Colorado. Two people familiar with the matter told The Times that roughly $7 billion of the

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Arizona Supreme Court evacuated after package with homemade explosives found

People reports the Arizona Supreme Court and several surrounding buildings were evacuated on Monday, Jan. 5, after the Arizona Department of Public Safety was notified at about 8 a.m. and tested a suspicious package that it said contained "multiple vials" of homemade explosive substances. A letter sent

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Six major political questions open as 2026 midterm season begins

As the 2026 midterm season opens, a string of recent developments — the United States toppling the leader of Venezuela, President Trump saying the U.S. will “run” the country and declaring “We’re in charge,” and Tim Walz, the Democrats’ vice-presidential nominee less than two years ago, bowing out of