Friedrich Merz, German Chancellor, Urges Europe to Spend Big on Defense
Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:52:51 +0000 Speaking in Davos, Chancellor Friedrich Merz also implicitly criticized President Trump’s demeaning treatment of European allies.: Jack Smith to Testify Before Congress on Trump Investigations
Thu, 22 Jan 2026 11:09:16 +0000 The appearance provides Mr. Smith with what is likely to be his best opportunity to challenge President Trump’s assertion that he was persecuted for his politics, not for his misdeeds.: Murder Rate Drops to Lowest Level Since at Least 1900, New Report Says
Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:04:13 +0000 A decline in homicides across the country was a stunning reversal after crime rose during the pandemic.: Few Voters Say Trump’s Second Term Has Made the Country Better, Poll Finds
Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:03:27 +0000 A majority of voters said that Mr. Trump had focused on the wrong priorities and that they disapproved of his handling of top issues, but the president still enjoys strong support from Republicans.: Newsom Blames Trump for Cancellation of His Davos Appearance
Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:03:13 +0000 Gov. Gavin Newsom of California said the Trump administration had denied him entry to an American venue at the World Economic Forum. It’s not clear if the administration was responsible.: ‘High Alert, All the Time’: Minneapolis Sees ICE Around Every Corner
Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:03:04 +0000 Federal agents have been carrying out an immigration crackdown in Minnesota for weeks. Some residents say they carry a sense of dread even on empty streets.: Questions for Alex Honnold Before He Tries to Climb a Skyscraper in Taipei
Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:00:37 +0000 … without ropes. He considers the impact on his family if something were to go wrong.: Zelensky to Meet Trump at Davos Forum to Discuss Ukraine Peace Deal
Thu, 22 Jan 2026 12:20:21 +0000 President Trump and Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, are expected to talk about sticking points in negotiations to end the war with Russia.: Private Autopsy Shows Renee Good Was Shot at Least 3 Times, Lawyers Say
Thu, 22 Jan 2026 03:01:25 +0000 Lawyers for the family of Ms. Good, who was fatally shot by an immigration agent in Minneapolis, have said their firm was conducting an investigation into the shooting.: ICE Said Agents Can Enter Homes Without Judicial Warrant, Group Claims
Thu, 22 Jan 2026 03:35:36 +0000 A whistle-blower group said a memo apparently signed by the leader of Immigration and Customs Enforcement violated constitutional protections against unreasonable search and seizure.: Cuban Detainee in El Paso ICE Facility Died by Homicide, Autopsy Shows
Thu, 22 Jan 2026 03:05:40 +0000 The report from the county medical examiner said the detainee, Geraldo Lunas Campos, was asphyxiated and restrained by law enforcement. Federal officials described his death as a suicide.: Former Uvalde Officer Adrian Gonzales Found Not Guilty of Endangering Children in Mass Shooting
Thu, 22 Jan 2026 06:23:10 +0000 Adrian Gonzales had faced 29 charges for his actions in the 2022 shooting, in which 19 children were killed by a gunman at Robb Elementary School in Texas.: Illinois Investigates Claim That Landlord Tipped Off High-Profile ICE Raid
Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:44:34 +0000 The state said it has opened an investigation into whether the management of a troubled South Side building may have called federal agents to try to help clear out Black and Hispanic tenants.: Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ Would Have Global Scope but One Man in Charge
Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:24:30 +0000 The initiative is the latest example of the president dismantling the post-World War II international system and building a new one, with himself at the center.: At Davos, a Clash Between Trump’s World and the Old World
Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:29:35 +0000 For decades, leaders have gathered in Davos to discuss a shared economic and political future. On Wednesday, President Trump turned the forum into a bracing clash between his worldview and theirs.: T.S.A. Leader Defends Working With ICE to Congress
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 23:51:17 +0000 At an oversight hearing, Democratic lawmakers peppered the agency’s acting director over the Transportation Security Administration’s role in Trump’s immigration crackdown.: Dozens Are Sickened by a Rare Fungal Infection in Tennessee
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 23:40:04 +0000 One person who contracted it died. The fungus is commonly found in soil in the Ohio River and Mississippi River valleys, and the illness is not contagious.: Supreme Court Hearing Reveals Unease Over Threats to Fed Independence
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 23:14:25 +0000 As the justices weighed the consequences of allowing President Trump to fire a Federal Reserve official, the president reprised his pressure campaign on the central bank.: Inside the Push to Protect Candidates From Political Violence Ahead of 2026 Elections
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 23:04:40 +0000 Two leaders of a political security group talked about what they’re seeing and hearing.: RFK Jr., Kicking Off National Tour, Says He’s Not Running for President
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 22:47:28 +0000 Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. rallied supporters at the Pennsylvania State Capitol, where he promoted his new dietary guidelines.: Austin Thompson Pleads Guilty in North Carolina Shooting That Left 5 Dead
Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:57:29 +0000 It is highly uncommon for mass shooters to plead guilty in a country where such attacks seem all too frequent. The man’s lawyers said he wanted to spare the community from further trauma.: Federal Agent Fires Gun During Immigration Operation in L.A. Area, Officials Say
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 22:28:01 +0000 The authorities said an agent fired his weapon at a man in Compton, Calif., who was being pursued over a human smuggling operation. The man was not struck.: Military Police Troops Put on Alert for Possible Deployment to Minnesota
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 21:49:25 +0000 The move was described as precautionary in the event that President Trump invokes the Insurrection Act in response to protests.: Barbara Aronstein Black, a First as a Law School Dean, Dies at 92
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 21:37:11 +0000 A legal historian, she broke a gender barrier as the first woman to lead an Ivy League law school, serving as dean of Columbia Law from 1986 to 1991.: House Panel Votes to Hold Clintons in Contempt in Epstein Inquiry
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 22:35:39 +0000 The votes by the Oversight panel were bipartisan, though many Democrats said the charges were extreme given Bill and Hillary Clinton’s willingness to answer questions.: Court Removes Restrictions on ICE’s Use of Pepper Spray, for Now
Thu, 22 Jan 2026 03:56:27 +0000 The Eighth Circuit granted the Trump administration’s request to block, for the moment, a lower court’s injunction limiting how federal agents interact with protesters in Minnesota.: 4 Takeaways from Supreme Court Hearing on Trump’s Firing of Lisa Cook
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 21:45:41 +0000 The justices were alert to the central bank’s crucial role and wary of issuing a broad ruling based on rushed briefing and incomplete information.: Greenland Advises Residents to Have 5 Days of Supplies
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 19:59:28 +0000 The semiautonomous Danish territory issued its guidance as President Trump told European leaders that he wouldn’t send troops to seize it. Greenland said it was responding to power cuts, not geopolitics.: Rahm Emanuel Calls for Age Limit of 75 for President, Congress and Judges
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 19:55:40 +0000 The former Chicago mayor, who is trying to shape the Democratic Party’s future and might run for president, said that “across all three branches of government, 75 years — you’re out.”: Trump Administration Backs Down in D.E.I. Schools Lawsuit
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 19:28:10 +0000 The administration withdrew its challenge to a ruling halting its effort to strip funding from schools and colleges with D.E.I. programs. It did not say why.: Did the U.S. Ever Own Greenland? Fact-Checking Trump’s Davos Speech.
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 19:14:45 +0000 The president gave misleading accounts of the U.S. role in Greenland’s history and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, among other claims.: Stephen Hess, 92, an Eminent, and Quotable, Political Scientist, Dies
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 19:05:14 +0000 A Brookings Institution scholar, he advised presidents and wrote books on the media (assessing reporters in one) and government (including a study of beleaguered press officers).: Newsom Says Trump Team Barred Him From U.S. Pavilion at Davos
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 20:08:33 +0000 Gov. Gavin Newsom of California accused the Trump administration of cutting off his access to the American pavilion, where he was scheduled to speak on Wednesday.: Trump Suggests Switzerland Tariffs Stemmed From Friction With Swiss President
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 20:03:09 +0000 Speaking at the World Economic Forum on Wednesday, Mr. Trump said he raised tariffs on Switzerland last year to among the highest in the world after a phone call with the country’s president.: Here’s a Look at Everything (and Everyone) Trump Targeted at Davos
Thu, 22 Jan 2026 11:06:03 +0000 President Trump’s verbal broadsides drew gasps and nervous laughter at the annual gathering of political and business leaders.: Trump Administration Starts Immigration Operation in Maine
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 21:17:40 +0000 A similar operation that unfolded in Minnesota became a flashpoint between protesters and immigration authorities.: After promising to reveal new U.S. housing policies in his Davos speech, Trump offers few details.
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 18:12:38 +0000 President Trump and his aides have mentioned various ideas for improving housing affordability, but the specifics are still unclear.: Trump Calls Out Mark Carney in Davos Speech and Says Canada ‘Should Be Grateful’
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 18:09:21 +0000 “I watched your prime minister yesterday,” the president said in a speech on Wednesday. “He wasn’t so grateful — they should be grateful to us, Canada. Canada lives because of the United States.”: Tariffs Case Pending as Supreme Court Takes Up 2nd Case With Economic Consequences
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 17:25:34 +0000 The timing of the court’s decision has been the subject of much speculation and anticipation. But now it may not land for at least several more weeks.: Trump Confuses Iceland and Greenland in Davos Remarks
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 23:04:34 +0000 “Our stock market took the first dip yesterday because of Iceland,” the president said, referring to market shifts related to his repeated threats to seize Greenland. “So Iceland’s already cost us a lot of money.”: Michelle Obama and Gretchen Whitmer Disagree on America’s Readiness for a Female President
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 16:36:16 +0000 As Mrs. Obama defended her remarks from November that the country wasn’t ready for a woman as president, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan offered a different view.: Canadian Former Flight Attendant Posed as Pilot to Get Free Flights, Prosecutors Say
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 18:23:19 +0000 Federal prosecutors accused Dallas Pokornik of using false identification to get hundreds of free flights from three unnamed airlines, which he denied.: Trump Tried to Fire Lisa Cook on Social Media. Is That Due Process?
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 15:59:55 +0000 In addition to disputing whether the president had sufficient cause to remove her, the Fed governor said the way he went about it was a separate problem.: Trump Drops Tariff Threats Over Greenland After Meeting With NATO Chief
Thu, 22 Jan 2026 08:29:05 +0000 President Trump’s announcement appeared to draw the United States back from the possibility of military and economic conflict with American allies over Greenland.: Fed’s Independence in Flux as Supreme Court Weighs Lisa Cook’s Ouster
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 15:46:14 +0000 How the justices rule in the case between President Trump and the Federal Reserve governor will affect the central bank’s ability to set policy without political interference.: The fate of the Fed may turn on two words: ‘for cause.’
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 15:13:13 +0000 The Supreme Court has said the Federal Reserve Board’s independence warrants protection. President Trump’s effort to fire a member will test that commitment.: Who are the lawyers arguing over Trump’s effort to fire Lisa Cook?
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 15:08:03 +0000: For Trump, the Supreme Court Case Reflects Goal to Remake the Fed
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 14:56:44 +0000 The president has spoken repeatedly of his desire to install a majority of political loyalists on the board of the rate-setting central bank.: E.U. Delays Mercosur Trade Deal With South America
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 14:49:33 +0000 The move by the European Parliament delays a push by the bloc to find new trading partners, as President Trump has threatened escalating U.S. tariffs.