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Wednesday, Jan 21st, 2026 -
on its backers pose a challenge to Europe's security, principles and prosperity, a top EU official said on Wednesday. "All these three dimensions are being tested in the current moment of transatlantic relations," European Council President António Costa said. He has convened an emergency summit of the EU's 27 national leaders in Brussels on Thursday. Trump's determination to "acquire" the mineral-rich ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Wednesday, Jan 21st, 2026 -
Washington — The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared likely to allow Lisa Cook to keep her position on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and reject President Trump's attempt to fire her for now. The high court heard arguments in a high-stakes case over Mr. Trump's effort to oust Cook, which he attempted last August over allegations she engaged in mortgage fraud. Lower courts had allowed Cook ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Wednesday, Jan 21st, 2026 -
JPMorgan CEO warns 10% interest rate cap would remove credit from 80% of Americans JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon issued a stern warning about President Donald Trump's credit card rate cap at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday, saying that it would be an "economic disaster." Trump said that he wants to impose a 10% cap on credit card interest rates for one year, saying he wants to prevent ...
Source: foxbusiness.com
Wednesday, Jan 21st, 2026 -
Lindsey Halligan 's brief and tumultuous tenure at the U.S. Department of Justice has come to a close. Halligan, a onetime personal lawyer for President Donald Trump , is exiting her long-contested role as the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia after a series of judicial rulings that challenged the validity of her appointment to the office. In a scathing decision issued on Tuesday, U.S. District ...
Source: nymag.com
Wednesday, Jan 21st, 2026 -
Move follows withdrawal of Kurdish forces from al-Hawl, where 24,000 people are being held over alleged IS links Syrian government forces have taken control of al-Hawl detention camp, which houses tens of thousands of suspected Islamic State members, after Kurdish forces withdrew . Soldiers entered the heavily fortified camp on Wednesday, part of a handover from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which ...
Source: theguardian.com
Wednesday, Jan 21st, 2026 -
A test is reliable only when the rules are clear and the results are fair. But when it comes to the Supreme Court's constitutional test for state gun regulations, neither seems to be true. That points to a big flaw with the court's " history and tradition " test, which requires that any state gun regulation be, in the justices' eyes, consistent with the nation's historical tradition of firearm regulation. For a gun ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Wednesday, Jan 21st, 2026 -
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accepted an invitation from United States President Donald Trump to join the " board of peace ". The Israeli leader's office announced on social media on Wednesday that Netanyahu is to join the initiative, despite the International Criminal Court (ICC) having issued a warrant for his arrest for war crimes in Gaza. The so-called board of peace was ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Wednesday, Jan 21st, 2026 -
Hakeem Jeffries Says No to Funding ICE. Democrats Still Aren't United. The House Democratic leader rejected a DHS funding bill over continued ICE violence. Get your news from a source that's not owned and controlled by oligarchs. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said on Wednesday that he would reject a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security for the rest of the fiscal year over concerns that ...
Source: motherjones.com
Wednesday, Jan 21st, 2026 -
Sir Keir Starmer has said he "will not yield" to pressure from Donald Trump over the future of Greenland, after the US president attacked the UK's Chagos Islands deal. Speaking at Prime Minister's Questions, Sir Keir said the US president had criticised the Chagos deal after previously saying he supported it "for the express purpose of putting pressure on me and Britain in relation to my values and principles on ...
Source: bbc.com
U.S. forces seize seventh sanctioned tanker linked to Venezuela in Trump's effort to control its oil
Wednesday, Jan 21st, 2026 -
WASHINGTON — U.S. military forces boarded and took control of a seventh oil tanker connected with Venezuela on Tuesday as part of the Trump administration's broader efforts to take control of the South American country's oil . U.S. Southern Command said in a social media post that U.S. forces apprehended the Motor Vessel Sagitta "without incident" and that the tanker was operating in defiance of President ...
Source: nbcnews.com
St. Paul mayor, a Hmong American, said it was 'heartbreaking' to see man taken by immigration agents
Wednesday, Jan 21st, 2026 -
MINNEAPOLIS — Kaohly Her took office as the first woman and the first Asian American mayor of St. Paul, Minnesota, the week an immigration officer fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, a U.S. citizen who lived nearly 15 miles west of her city. "Nobody ever comes into an office and within the third day of being in office there's an ICE shooting," Her told NBC affiliate KARE of Minneapolis in an interview Tuesday. ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Wednesday, Jan 21st, 2026 -
Government officials may not examine electronic devices seized from a Washington Post reporter until litigation stemming from the search of her home is settled, a federal judge in Virginia ruled Wednesday. The ruling from US Magistrate Judge William B. Porter was issued hours after The Post demanded in a court filing that federal law enforcement officials return the electronic devices the government seized from ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Wednesday, Jan 21st, 2026 -
at the request of the U.S. Justice Department, with President Claudia Sheinbaum saying Wednesday that it was a "sovereign decision" by her government. Sheinbaum said that although the transfers were made at the request of the U.S. government, the decision was taken by the National Security Council after analyzing what was "convenient for Mexico" and in terms of its "national security." "Mexico is put first above ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Wednesday, Jan 21st, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee advanced resolutions Wednesday to hold former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress over the Jeffrey Epstein investigation , opening the prospect of the House using one of its most powerful punishments against a former president for the first time. In bipartisan votes, the Republican-controlled House Oversight Committee ...
Source: apnews.com
Wednesday, Jan 21st, 2026 -
You are not logged into your account. You have a registered email address and password on pressherald.com, but we are unable to locate a paid subscription attached to these credentials. Please Thank you for your support of local journalism! In an interview with Fox News, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Deputy Assistant Director Patricia Hyde said officers had identified more than 1,000 targets in ...
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Wednesday, Jan 21st, 2026 -
The AI Boom Will Increase US Carbon Emissions—but It Doesn't Have To A new analysis finds that data centers' energy demands will drastically increase power plant emissions over the next decade. Renewables, though, could cut them while helping keep prices from rising. As the world keeps warming and electricity bills take center stage in national politics, the data center boom will drive up US carbon emissions ...
Source: wired.com
Wednesday, Jan 21st, 2026 -
Crews began bulldozing the United Nations Relief and Works Agency 's offices in Sheikh Jarrah and fired tear gas at a vocational school in Qalandia, marking Israel's latest and most dramatic step against UNRWA. Israeli forces on Tuesday targeted at least two United Nations facilities, pushing forward with a crackdown against the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees tasked with delivering humanitarian services to ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Tuesday, Jan 20th, 2026 -
DOGE employees also shared Social Security data using the third-party server Cloudflare, and according to new court documents, SSA still doesn't know what data was shared and if its still on Cloudflare. The Social Security Administration made two Hatch Act violation referrals last month after a Department of Government Efficiency employee signed an agreement to share SSA data with a political advocacy group, ...
Source: nextgov.com
Tuesday, Jan 20th, 2026 -
Second lady becomes first US vice-presidential spouse to be pregnant while her husband serves in office JD Vance and his wife, Usha Vance, announced on Tuesday that they are expecting their fourth child this summer. "We're very excited to share the news that Usha is pregnant with our fourth child, a boy," the pair announced in a post shared on social media. "Usha and the baby are doing well, and we are all looking ...
Source: theguardian.com
Tuesday, Jan 20th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Attorney General Keith Ellison among at least five officials ordered to testify before federal grand jury The Department of Justice has issued criminal grand jury subpoenas to at least five top Democratic officials in Minnesota who are accused of ...
Source: independent.co.uk