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House Oversight Committee recommends criminal contempt charges for Bill and Hillary Clinton

On Jan. 21, 2026, the House Oversight Committee voted to recommend charging Bill and Hillary Clinton with criminal contempt of Congress for refusing to testify in its Jeffrey Epstein investigation. The measures were approved with bipartisan support: nine Democrats joined Republicans to hold Mr. Clinton in contempt, and three Democrats

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Michele Tafoya files to run as Republican for Minnesota U.S. Senate seat

People reports that Michele Tafoya, a former NFL sideline reporter for NBC's Sunday Night Football, submitted federal filings on Tuesday, Jan. 20 and launched a Republican campaign the next morning for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Democratic Sen. Tina Smith. Tafoya, 61, who worked as

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Trump says consummated solution would benefit U.S. and NATO

President Trump said in a Truth Social post: "The solution, if consummated, will be a great one for the U.S. and all NATO nations." The comment referred to "the solution" and stated that, if consummated, it would be "a great one" for the

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Supreme Court signals narrow ruling for Fed governor Lisa Cook

After two hours of arguments on Wednesday, the Supreme Court appeared likely to rule narrowly and provisionally in favor of Federal Reserve governor Lisa D. Cook, whom President Trump has sought to remove based on an accusation of mortgage fraud. Some justices voiced reluctance to undermine the Federal Reserve’s

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Trump Administration Withdraws Appeal in Lawsuit Over School D.E.I. Funding

The Trump administration on Wednesday withdrew its appeal in a federal lawsuit that challenged efforts to strip funding from schools and colleges with diversity, equity and inclusion programs. The administration had threatened to withhold billions of dollars from states and schools that did not sign a document attesting they had

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Stephen H. Hess, 92, Brookings scholar and adviser to presidents, dies

Stephen H. Hess, a longtime Brookings Institution scholar who advised presidents, wrote widely read books on government and the press, and served as a frequent, quotable commentator in Washington, died Sunday at his home in Washington. He was 92. His son James said the cause was prostate cancer. Mr. Hess

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Trump Assails NATO, Europe and Pushes for Greenland Talks at Davos

President Trump delivered a lengthy speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday, taking aim at NATO, European leaders and others while pressing for U.S. control of Greenland. He pledged not to use force to seize the semiautonomous Danish territory, saying, "I don’t have to

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Trump administration begins immigration operation targeting Somali immigrants in Maine

The Trump administration has started an immigration enforcement operation in Maine targeting Somali immigrants in the state, two U.S. officials with knowledge of the plans told The New York Times. The decision follows a similar operation in Minnesota that incited protests and raised questions about Immigration and Customs Enforcement

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Supreme Court to weigh whether Trump can remove Fed governor Lisa Cook

The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Wednesday on whether President Trump can remove Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, a case that tests the long‑standing independence of the central bank. Justices have in other cases allowed Mr. Trump to oust leaders of independent agencies, but they have signaled the

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Trump Seeks to Reshape Federal Reserve as Supreme Court Considers Firing of Governor

The case set to reach the Supreme Court on Wednesday centers on President Trump’s authority to fire Lisa Cook, a governor on the Federal Reserve Board. Beyond the specific dismissal, Mr. Trump has repeatedly signaled a broader aim to fill the Fed with political loyalists who would pursue sharp,

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Nationals frontbench quits and David Littleproud resigns after mass walkout

All eight remaining Nationals frontbenchers quit and party leader David Littleproud announced he was resigning after a mass walkout triggered by colleagues crossing the floor over Labor’s hate speech laws in Australian federal politics. The immediate cause was a rushed special sitting to debate the laws, when Nationals senators

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Michele Tafoya announces run for retiring Minnesota senator’s seat

Michele Tafoya, a Republican former television sports reporter turned conservative commentator, announced on Jan. 21, 2026, that she is running for the open U.S. Senate seat in Minnesota being vacated by Senator Tina Smith, a Democrat who is retiring. In her announcement video, Ms. Tafoya criticized Gov. Tim Walz

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Mamdani seeks to add bidets at Gracie Mansion

When New York’s new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, moved into Gracie Mansion with his wife, Rama Duwaji, he said he had an "aspirational hope" to install bidets in the official residence and added, "We’ll see if we can actually get it done." A mayoral spokesperson

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Trump lands on backup plane and heads to Davos as Greenland row looms

Businessinsider: President Donald Trump landed in Switzerland on a replacement Boeing C-32A after an electrical fault forced Air Force One to turn back, and is scheduled to speak at the World Economic Forum in Davos — his jet touched down just after 12:30 p.m. local time and the address

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Venezuelan Exile’s TikTok Celebrating Maduro’s Ouster Tops Millions of Views

In exile in Argentina, Venezuelan music producer Miguel Alejandro Herrera, known online as Kilómetro, posted an AI-made TikTok on Jan. 8 celebrating Nicolás Maduro’s ouster that has drawn more than 11 million views on TikTok and 5 million on Instagram. Herrera’s video, which he said celebrates Maduro’s

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EPA stops assigning dollar value to lives in clean-air rule analyses

The Environmental Protection Agency has stopped estimating the monetary value of lives saved when setting limits on two widespread air pollutants, fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and ozone, effectively treating those benefits as worth zero dollars in cost-benefit analyses. Last week the agency said it would calculate only the costs

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Trump administration uses investigations and funding threats to pressure U.S. universities

President Trump has deployed investigations and pre-emptive threats to federal funding to press American colleges, chipping away at the independence of top universities, The New York Times reported. Officials ordered inquiries into dozens of schools, according to the Times, and the Justice Department targeted at least 75 universities on issues

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Keir Starmer to lead delegation of British firms to China next week, reports say

Keir Starmer will reportedly visit China next week and lead a delegation of blue-chip British companies, Reuters has said, after controversial plans for Beijing to build a large embassy in London were approved by his government. Reuters named firms said to be in the delegation including BP, HSBC, Intercontinental Hotels

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Supreme Court to hear case over Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook

Businessinsider reports the Supreme Court will hold oral arguments on Wednesday on Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook's future, a case intensified by a criminal investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell and Justice Department subpoenas to the central bank. Cook, a Biden nominee sworn in 2022 and the first

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Pentagon says it has not been asked to plan an invasion of Greenland

Pentagon officials said on Tuesday they have not been directed to draw up plans for an invasion of Greenland, despite repeated public comments by President Trump raising the possibility of seizing the island. Mr. Trump has said he intends to acquire Greenland “whether they like it or not” and warned

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Air Force One Returns to Joint Base Andrews After Reported Electrical Issue

People reports Air Force One turned around with President Donald Trump on board on Tuesday, Jan. 20, after takeoff for Switzerland due to a "minor electrical issue," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said. "After takeoff, the AF1 crew identified a minor electrical issue," Leavitt said.

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Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance Expect Fourth Child

Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Usha Vance, said on social media that she is pregnant with their fourth child, a boy expected in late July. It is the first known time in modern U.S. history that a sitting second lady is expecting a baby while her husband

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Government approves large Chinese embassy near Tower of London after security assurances

Communities secretary Steve Reed has given permission for China to build a large new embassy near the Tower of London after security chiefs told him the risks to UK national security could be controlled, a decision that paves the way for Keir Starmer to visit Beijing in the coming weeks.

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DOJ says DOGE staff shared Social Security data via nonsecure third-party server

Employees from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) who were detailed to the Social Security Administration shared sensitive data through a nonsecure third‑party server, the Justice Department said in a court filing. The Justice Department said the Social Security Administration does not know what data was shared on the

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Family asks court to block deportations after Cuban detainee's death in ICE custody

The family of Geraldo Lunas Campos asked a federal court to halt the deportations of two detainees after alleging that Mr. Lunas Campos, a Cuban immigrant, was killed by guards while in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody at Camp East Montana in El Paso. In a legal filing, the family