Top StoriesSat Jan 17 2026
Trump says he may punish countries with tariffs if they don’t back the US controlling Greenland
President Donald Trump said Friday he may impose tariffs on countries “if they don’t go along with Greenland.”“We need Greenland for national security. So I may do that,” Trump said at the White House.The comments show Trump considering applying tariffs, one of his favorite tools for leveraging his executive power over foreign countries, to his increasingly aggressive efforts to acquire Greenland for the United States.
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Top StoriesFri Jan 16 2026
Trump threatens to impose Insurrection Act, send troops into Minneapolis
President Donald Trump threatened to "institute the Insurrection Act" in Minneapolis Thursday morning to quell protests in opposition to immigration enforcement.
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Top StoriesThu Jan 15 2026
U.S. suspends immigrant visa processing for 75 countries over public assistance concerns
The State Department says it will suspend the processing of immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries whose nationals are deemed likely to require public assistance while living in the United States.
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Top StoriesWed Jan 14 2026
House GOP seeks to hold Bill Clinton in contempt for skipping Epstein deposition
House Oversight Republicans will begin contempt of Congress proceedings against former President Bill Clinton after he failed to appear for a deposition Tuesday as part of the committee's investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Top StoriesTue Jan 13 2026
Sen. Kelly sues DOD Sec. Hegseth, says he was punished for ‘disfavored political speech’
Sen. Mark Kelly on Monday sued the Pentagon and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, alleging the Trump administration’s efforts to punish the Democratic senator for his participation in a video to U.S. troops violate the Constitution.
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Top StoriesMon Jan 12 2026
Iran Warns of Strikes on U.S. Troops as Trump Weighs Action; 538 Iranian Protesters Reported Dead
Iran’s parliament speaker warned Sunday that the U.S. military and Israel would be “legitimate targets” if the U.S. strikes the Islamic Republic over the ongoing protests roiling the country, as threatened by President Donald Trump. Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf made the threat after nationwide protests challenging Iran’s theocracy saw protesters flood the streets in the country’s capital and its second-largest city into Sunday morning, crossing the two-week mark. At least 203 people have died in violence surrounding the demonstrations, activists said, with fears the death toll is far higher.
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Top StoriesSun Jan 11 2026
Thousands Protest Nationwide After Fatal ICE Shooting
Thousands of people marched in Minneapolis Saturday to protest the fatal shooting of a woman by a federal immigration officer there and the shooting of two protesters in Portland, Oregon, as Minnesota leaders urged demonstrators to remain peaceful.
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Top StoriesSat Jan 10 2026
U.S. Forces Board Fifth Tanker in Campaign to Track Down Venezuelan Oil
The U.S. Coast Guard boarded a fifth oil tanker early Friday morning and continued to eye other vessels trying to evade the U.S. blockade on sanctioned tankers traveling to and from Venezuela, according to U.S. officials.
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Top StoriesFri Jan 09 2026
Senate advances resolution to curb Trump’s military authority in Venezuela
A resolution that would block US President Donald Trump from taking further military action against Venezuela without congressional authorisation has passed in the Senate by a vote of 52-48.
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Top StoriesThu Jan 08 2026
US immigration agent fatally shoots woman in Minneapolis, mayor disputes government claim of self-defense
Minnesota must play a role in investigating the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, Gov. Tim Walz insisted Thursday, pushing back against the Trump administration’s decision to keep the investigation solely in federal hands.
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