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Pentagon says it will reorient Stars and Stripes to align with official messaging

The Pentagon said it planned to commandeer Stars and Stripes, the government-funded newspaper that covers the military, and align it with official department messaging. Sean Parnell, the Pentagon’s chief spokesman, wrote on X that the paper would be modernized and “refocus[ed]” away from “woke distractions that syphon morale.

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ICE arrests two drivers near Meta data-center construction in Louisiana

ICE arrested two drivers on Wednesday near a Meta construction project in Richland Parish, Louisiana, officials said, Businessinsider. The Sheriff's Office said the individuals were detained during traffic-stop inspections of vehicles heading to the Hyperion Data Center site. "During those stops, two drivers were arrested by ICE

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U.S. Coast Guard seizes Russian‑flagged tanker Galileo in Caribbean

The U.S. Coast Guard said it boarded and seized a Russian‑flagged oil tanker in a pre-dawn operation in the Caribbean Sea, releasing video that shows armed U.S. forces sliding down ropes from a helicopter onto the ship. The service described the vessel as the sixth ship intercepted

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Trump Threatens Use of Insurrection Act to Deploy Troops to Minneapolis

President Donald J. Trump threatened on Thursday to invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807, which could allow him to deploy U.S. troops to Minneapolis amid escalating clashes between protesters and federal agents after an immigration agent shot and killed a woman last week. The law, last used in 1992,

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U.S. acknowledges mistaken deportation of Babson student to Honduras

The Trump administration told a federal court in Massachusetts on Tuesday that it had mistakenly deported a college student to Honduras despite a court order barring her removal. The student, Any Lucía López Belloza, 19, a freshman at Babson College in Wellesley, Mass., was detained at Boston Logan International Airport

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Faith leaders urge delay to Labor hate speech bill over free‑speech concerns

A coalition of faith groups, including the bishop of south Sydney’s Anglican diocese, the head of the Australian National Imams Council and the archbishop of Sydney’s Catholic archdiocese, has written to prime minister Anthony Albanese expressing “serious concern” about Labor’s hate speech bill due to be debated

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Politics and human rights cast shadow over 2026 World Cup

Five months before the World Cup, politics and human rights concerns are entwined with the tournament. The host country, the US, faces scrutiny over armed immigration officials in its cities and stepped-up visa restrictions for visitors; Iran, a qualifying nation, is in the midst of a public uprising and a

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Trump nominee for NSA and Cyber Command pledges to shield U.S. elections

President Trump’s nominee to lead the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command, Lt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd, told senators at a confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill that he would safeguard U.S. elections from foreign influence. Senators were told Mr. Trump has eroded federal cyberdefenses, especially for

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Trump emails supporters saying he's 'alone' in war room and urges donations

People reports President Donald Trump sent a campaign fundraising email to supporters just after midnight on Tuesday, Jan. 13, with the subject line, "I'm alone and in the dark," according to the Archive of Political Emails; political commentator Harry Sisson posted screenshots on X that drew

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Trump to meet María Corina Machado at White House over Venezuela's future

Donald Trump will host María Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader and 2025 Nobel peace prize winner, at the White House on Thursday for talks about the oil-rich nation’s future following the US capture of Nicolás Maduro. Many in Venezuela and abroad had expected Machado to take charge after

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Kyrsten Sinema accused in suit of affair with member of her security team

Former Senator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona was accused this week in federal court in North Carolina of conducting an affair with a member of her Senate security team, according to a complaint filed by the staffer’s ex‑wife. The complaint names Matthew Ammel, who worked on Ms. Sinema’s

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University of Arkansas Withdraws Law Dean Offer After Scholar’s Transgender Brief Draws Criticism

The University of Arkansas on Wednesday withdrew its offer to Emily Suski to serve as dean of its law school after state politicians raised concerns about her signature on a legal brief concerning transgender athletes, lawmakers said. The rescission came less than a week after she was named to the

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Judge dismisses Justice Department suit seeking California voter data

A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a Justice Department lawsuit that sought access to the names and personal information of California’s roughly 23 million voters, the ruling said. Judge David O. Carter of the U.S. District Court in Santa Ana wrote the 33-page decision in the case filed

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White House posts Stardew Valley–style image to promote return of whole milk

The White House posted an AI-generated Stardew Valley-style image to promote the return of whole milk to school lunches, according to Kotaku. On January 14, Trump signed a law that returns whole milk to school lunches, overturning an Obama-era restriction on higher-fat milk options. The AI image depicts a crude

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Judge Proposes Limits on Deporting Noncitizen Members of Two Academic Groups

A federal judge in Boston proposed restricting the Trump administration’s ability to deport noncitizen members of two major academic organizations, offering a remedy in a case that tests the First Amendment rights of noncitizen student activists and scholars. Judge William G. Young said his proposed order would force the

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Judge allows Empire Wind construction to resume off Long Island

A federal judge ruled that construction on the $5 billion Empire Wind project off Long Island can resume, saying the Interior Department’s order to stop work would likely cause "irreparable harm." The decision was issued by Judge Carl J. Nichols of the U.S. District Court for

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ICE Deputy Madison Sheahan to Leave Post and Run Against Marcy Kaptur in Ohio

Madison D. Sheahan, the 28-year-old deputy director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, announced on Thursday that she will leave the agency to enter the Republican primary to challenge Representative Marcy Kaptur in northwest Ohio. In an announcement video, Ms. Sheahan called herself “a Trump conservative” and highlighted her role in

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Netanyahu urges Trump to delay any U.S. strike on Iran

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked President Trump to postpone any planned American military attack on Iran, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday, amid fears among Israeli and Arab officials that Iran could retaliate by striking their countries. Mr. Netanyahu spoke with Mr. Trump on Wednesday, the same day

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U.K. Conservative leader fires Robert Jenrick over alleged secret defection plot

Kemi Badenoch, leader of Britain’s Conservative Party, said on Thursday she had fired senior lawmaker Robert Jenrick after being "presented with clear, irrefutable evidence" that he was "plotting in secret" to defect from and damage the party. Ms. Badenoch did not name the party, but

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Rural Minnesota Divided After ICE Agent Kills Renee Good in Minneapolis

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed a woman, Renee Good, during an immigration operation in Minneapolis last week, and protesters returned to the streets as federal agents clashed with demonstrators, according to reporting from Minnesota towns north of the Twin Cities. At Ye Olde Pickle Factory in

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Trump to meet Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado at White House

President Donald Trump is set to meet Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado at the White House later today. Machado’s political party is widely considered to have won the 2024 elections rejected by then-president Nicolás Maduro before the United States captured him, AP reported.

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Neptune Flood proposes private takeover of much of federal flood insurance

Neptune Flood, a private company that assesses flood risk and connects property owners with underwriters, has pitched a plan to the White House and the Treasury Department to stop the National Flood Insurance Program from issuing new policies, the company’s chief executive, Trevor Burgess, told The New York Times.

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Donald Trump Jr. advises and invests in two major prediction market firms

Donald Trump Jr. is an investor in and an unpaid adviser to Polymarket and a paid adviser to Kalshi, two of the largest online prediction market companies, and he is a director of the Trump family’s social media company, which announced a trading product called Truth Predict. The markets

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Judge to Weigh Remedies After Ruling on Deportations of Student Activists

Federal Judge William G. Young will hear arguments on Thursday to determine what, if any, remedies should follow his September finding that the Trump administration deliberately chilled the speech of international students with targeted arrests and attempted deportations. In a 161-page opinion last year, Judge Young found that noncitizen students

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Officials Say U.S. Cyberoperation Darkened Caracas to Aid Maduro Capture

The cyberattack that plunged Venezuela’s capital into darkness on Jan. 3 helped U.S. military helicopters move into Caracas undetected and allowed the capture of President Nicolás Maduro, U.S. officials briefed on the operation said. Those officials said the operation showed the Pentagon could not only cut power