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Trump pardons Puerto Rico’s former governor Wanda Vázquez on Jan. 16

President Donald Trump pardoned Puerto Rico’s former governor Wanda Vázquez Garced on Jan. 16, a move that prompted anger and disbelief among many Puerto Ricans, the article reports; social-media reactions included comments such as “WHAT?” and calls for Trump as “the savior of corruption.” The piece notes Vázquez was

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A.I., crypto, pro‑Israel groups and Trump dominate 2026 campaign cash, filings show

New federal filings show that the artificial intelligence industry, the crypto sector, pro‑Israel groups and President Trump’s super PAC have amassed tens — and in some cases hundreds — of millions of dollars heading into the 2026 midterm elections. The filings show Leading the Future, the main A.I. industry

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Trump nominates Kevin Warsh to be Fed chair

President Trump has nominated Kevin Warsh to be the next Federal Reserve chair; if the Senate confirms him he would replace Jay Powell, whose term as Fed chairman expires in May, the article says. Warsh is a former Fed governor who played a prominent role during the 2008 global financial

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Epstein offered Prince Andrew meeting with a Russian woman, DOJ emails show

Emails released by the Department of Justice on Friday show that Jeffrey Epstein wrote to Britain’s former Prince Andrew in 2010 offering to arrange a meeting with a Russian woman he described as 26 years old, “clever, beautiful and trustworthy.” In one message Mr. Epstein wrote, “I have a

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Usha Vance pregnant with fourth child, cited by pronatalist advocates

Vice President J.D. Vance and his wife, Usha Vance, announced last week that they are expecting a fourth child, a boy due in late July; the couple said in a joint statement posted on social media that "Usha and the baby are doing well." The pregnancy is

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Judge orders release of 5-year-old detained by ICE in Minnesota

A federal judge on Saturday ordered the release of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father from immigration custody after they were detained by immigration agents in suburban Minneapolis, the judges order said. The image of Liam, wearing a Spider-Man backpack and an oversized blue winter hat while in

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Pentagon defends restrictions on reporters in New York Times lawsuit

The Pentagon defended in a court filing on Jan. 31, 2026, the restrictions it imposed on media organizations in October, saying the rules were a reasonable effort to balance national security with media access. The filing was submitted in response to a lawsuit filed by The New York Times in

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Starmer shrugs off Trump’s 'very dangerous' China comments as sanctions lifted

Keir Starmer shrugged off comments by US president Donald Trump that it was 'very dangerous' for the UK to do business with China, saying Trump 'was probably talking more about Canada than the United Kingdom' after Starmer's visit to Beijing this week. Starmer said

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Trump calls Schumer, agrees to split off homeland security funding amid backlash

On Wednesday afternoon, President Trump phoned Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer in a rare conversation and the two agreed to try to keep the government open and to start talks on new limits on federal immigration agents, including a plan to freeze homeland security spending. Mr. Schumer said Mr. Trump

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Trump Calls for ‘De‑Escalation’ in Minneapolis, Then Reverts to Tougher Tone

President Trump offered dueling messages this week on the federal operation in Minneapolis after federal agents shot and killed two U.S. citizens, saying on Tuesday, “We’re going to de‑escalate a little bit,” and later telling reporters he would not pull back, “not at all.” He also posted

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Starmer seeks thaw in UK-China ties during Beijing visit

Keir Starmer visited Beijing this week in a trip intended to begin a thaw in relations after years he has described as an "ice age", meeting President Xi Jinping for more than three hours and receiving a ceremonial welcome. The last British prime minister to visit China was

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Kevin Warsh named in DOJ Epstein files as Fed nomination draws scrutiny

Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s newly nominated pick to lead the US Federal Reserve, is named in the latest batch of Jeffrey Epstein-related documents released this week by the Department of Justice. The files link Warsh to a 2010 “St. Barth’s Christmas” event and were disclosed one day

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Conservative lawsuits seek to roll back diversity programs beyond colleges

Since the Supreme Court’s 2023 decision ending affirmative action in college admissions, conservative groups have filed dozens of lawsuits aimed at diversity, equity and inclusion programs across corporations, law firms, health care, the arts and private nonprofits. Plaintiffs have forced changes or settlements in cases ranging from a venture

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Pierre Poilievre retained as leader of Canada’s Conservatives

Members of Canada’s Conservative Party voted overwhelmingly on Friday, Jan. 31, 2026, at a party convention in Calgary, Alberta, to keep Pierre Poilievre as their leader, party results showed. Eighty-seven percent of the more than 2,500 Conservatives at the convention voted to retain Mr. Poilievre, according to results

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Minneapolis residents wear passports to ward off ICE

Residents in the Minneapolis area are wearing their U.S. passports visibly as a protection against federal immigration agents, the report says, a practice that has grown in the weeks after a surge of arrests and stops in the Twin Cities. The article was published Jan. 31, 2026. In the

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Kevin Warsh nomination could haunt Treasury secretary Scott Bessent

President Trump on Friday announced his selection of Kevin M. Warsh as his pick for Federal Reserve chair, a choice that grew out of a drawn-out vetting process led by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Mr. Warsh, who served as a Fed governor from 2006 to 2011, has in recent months

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Politicians Call Minnesota Protests an Insurgency After Fatal ICE Shooting

The day after federal immigration agents killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Republican politicians and Trump administration officials began describing protests over immigration enforcement as an "insurgency," The New York Times reported on Jan. 31, 2026. Graham Platner, a Democratic U.S. Senate candidate and Marine combat veteran, urged

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Mayor Jacob Frey criticizes Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis

Mayor Jacob Frey of Minneapolis said that since December thousands of federal agents have arrived in his city under an effort the Department of Homeland Security calls “Operation Metro Surge,” and that the federal action has devastated parts of Minneapolis and provoked widespread protests. The interview says the deployment followed

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Fear of ICE upends daily life in Fridley schools, officials say

School officials in Fridley, Minn., a Minneapolis suburb, say fears of Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity have upended daily routines, prompting early-morning escorts for staff, packed food giveaways and afternoon patrols by the superintendent on Jan. 31, 2026. District staff described pre-dawn car pools that escort a newly arrived teacher

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Anti-ICE protests planned in dozens of states after Minneapolis killings

Protesters are expected to rally in dozens of states this weekend to oppose the Trump administration’s deportation tactics, with demonstrations planned in towns large and small and a march in Minneapolis on Saturday, organizers say. In Minneapolis, advocacy groups including the Twin Cities Coalition for Justice and the Minnesota

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Peter Mullan calls Trump administration's immigration attacks 'disgusting'

Peter Mullan, the Braveheart actor, told Variety at the International Film Festival Rotterdam that he finds the Trump administration's immigration attacks "disgusting," comments published a week after the fatal shooting of Minneapolis nurse Alex Pretti. Mullan said he recently cancelled a planned family trip to Las

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Trump administration to add nearly 65,000 H-2B guest worker visas through September

The Trump administration said it will issue nearly 65,000 additional H-2B guest worker visas through September, effectively doubling the maximum number that can be issued in a year, the New York Times reported. The move comes as the administration has broadly sought to cut legal avenues of immigration and

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State Department to send more than $6.5 billion in weapons to Israel, bypassing Congress

The State Department announced on Friday that it planned to send Israel more than $6.5 billion in weapons aid, including Apache attack helicopters and combat land vehicles, bypassing the customary congressional informal review process, the Times reported. The packages covered four weapons systems that had been under review for

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Nationwide 'National Shutdown' protests target ICE as businesses close

Crowds across the US staged protests against ICE on Friday in a general strike billed as a "National Shutdown," with some local businesses closing for the day amid the Trump administration's immigration enforcement efforts. Organizers called for a 24-hour general strike asking students to skip school,

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Influencer right criticizes Trump after apparent softening on Minneapolis crackdown

A vocal group of Trump supporters publicly criticized the president after he appeared to temper his immigration crackdown in Minneapolis following a phone call with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, and after Mr. Trump reassigned Gregory Bovino, the Border Patrol official leading the operation, the Times reported on Jan. 30, 2026.