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Top News Stories for Thursday, January 1st 2026
Thursday, Jan 1st, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article The administration's claims of fraud have dovetailed with the president's frequent habit of disparaging Somali-Americans Democrat-run states nationwide could soon be under investigation, President Donald Trump claimed during a New Year's Eve speech at this Mar-a-Lago club, the ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Thursday, Jan 1st, 2026 -
Israel said on Thursday that 37 international NGOs operating in Gaza had not complied with a deadline to meet "security and transparency standards," in particular disclosing information on their Palestinian staff, and that it "will enforce" a ban on their activities. The groups will now be required to cease their operations by March 1, which the United Nations has warned will exacerbate the humanitarian crisis in ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Thursday, Jan 1st, 2026 -
Zohran Mamdani , the democratic socialist who campaigned on a promise to tackle the affordability crisis in one of America's most expensive cities, was sworn in as New York City's 112th mayor early Thursday. Mamdani, a 34-year-old immigrant from Uganda, makes history as the city's first Muslim mayor, first South Asian mayor and the youngest mayor to hold the high-profile office in more than a century. "This is ...
Source: aol.com
Wednesday, Dec 31st, 2025 -
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana's Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a misconduct case against the state's attorney general after he defied court orders in a dispute over a law that gave the governor more power over the judiciary. repeatedly attacked the integrity of the justices in his defense of a 2021 law permitting the state's Republican governor to directly fill judicial vacancies. The panel had ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Wednesday, Dec 31st, 2025 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article The military asserted the vessels were part of a convoy on known narco-trafficking routes The U.S. military confirmed Wednesday it struck three boats suspected of drug smuggling , resulting in three fatalities, while others reportedly jumped overboard. The operation, overseen by ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Wednesday, Dec 31st, 2025 -
As annual inflation remains above 2% and the labor market shows weakness, the Federal Reserve has been split in recent months over the direction of monetary policy. The past year has seen split votes among the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) voting committee on interest rates-setting; the July FOMC, for instance, saw Fed Governors Michelle Bowman and Christopher Waller dissent from the majority, the first ...
Source: rismedia.com
Wednesday, Dec 31st, 2025 -
(New York State Sex Offender Registry via AP, File) A bombshell new investigation by The Wall Street Journal adds significant new detail to the long-scrutinized relationship between President Donald Trump , his Mar-a-Lago resort and Jeffrey Epstein , including previously unreported allegations involving a teenage spa worker and a broader pattern of recruitment linked to the disgraced financier's longtime associate ...
Source: mediaite.com
Wednesday, Dec 31st, 2025 -
Kilmar Abrego, the migrant whose wrongful deportation to El Salvador made him a symbol of U.S. President Donald Trump's aggressive immigration policies, appears for a check-in at the ICE Baltimore field office three days after his release from criminal custody in Tennessee, in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. August 25, 2025. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY A federal judge in Tennessee is ordering federal ...
Source: rawstory.com
Wednesday, Dec 31st, 2025 -
Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Former Sen. John Kyl , R-Ariz., announced Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with dementia and will step away from public life. "I was blessed to represent the people of Arizona in Congress and to have numerous other opportunities to contribute to the political and civic life of our nation and state," Kyl said in a statement . "However, the time has come for me to withdraw from public life. I have ...
Source: upi.com
Tuesday, Dec 30th, 2025 -
Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A federal judge on Tuesday issued an order saying that the Federal Reserve must continue to fund the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Early in December, the court upheld a lower court's injunction against closing the bureau while a lawsuit is pending. The suit was brought by the National Treasury Employees Union against Office of Management and Budget director Russell Vought. He is also the ...
Source: upi.com