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Monday, Jan 12th, 2026 -
Jan. 12 (UPI) -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski , R-Alaska, on Monday called on Congress to investigate the Department of Justice's probe of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell , which she described as "an attempt at coercion" by President Donald Trump . Powell revealed Sunday night he received a subpoena from the Justice Department threatening him with criminal charges over testimony he gave to Congress last year about ...
Source: upi.com
Monday, Jan 12th, 2026 -
Donald Trump has increased his threats to acquire Greenland. Trump, 79, issued his latest warning to the autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark during a press gaggle on Air Force One on Sunday. "If we don't take Greenland, Russia or China will," Trump said. "And I'm not letting that happen." When questioned if he believed there was anything Greenland could "offer" him, Trump said, "Sure, I'd love to make a ...
Source: thedailybeast.com
Monday, Jan 12th, 2026 -
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has alleged that nationwide protests have "turned violent and bloody to give an excuse" for United States President Donald Trump to intervene militarily in the country. Araghchi told foreign diplomats in Tehran on Monday that the violence spiked over the weekend but the "situation is now under total control". He said Trump's warning of military action against Tehran should ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Monday, Jan 12th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is expected to meet with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado at the White House on Thursday, according to a senior White House official. "She's going to come in and pay her regards to our country, really to me, but you know, I'm a representative of the country, nothing else," Trump said Friday about Machado, who was awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize. ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Monday, Jan 12th, 2026 -
The largest nurses strike in New York City history has started after negotiators for five major hospitals and the state nurses union failed to agree to a new contract by Monday's deadline. The New York State Nurses Association said nearly 15,000 nurses are now walking off their jobs at five privately-run hospitals: Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai Morningside, Mount Sinai West, Montifiore ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Monday, Jan 12th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Kristi Noem quietly restricted lawmakers from visiting detention centers after Renee Good's killing A group of House Democrats suing for access to federal immigration detention centers are demanding a federal judge's urgent intervention after Kristi Noem 's Department of Homeland ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Monday, Jan 12th, 2026 -
THE HAGUE heard accusations that it is responsible for genocide against the at the top court of the United Nations, as long-awaited hearings began on Monday. The West African country of first filed the case at the in 2019, arguing a so-called "clearance operation" by Myanmar's military in 2017 violated the 1948 Genocide Convention. The Southeast Asian country, which has since been taken over by the military, has ...
Source: news4jax.com
Monday, Jan 12th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article The White House shared the new portrait on social media earlier this week The Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., has swapped out President Donald Trump's portrait and removed accompanying text that referenced his impeachments and the January 6, 2021, ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Monday, Jan 12th, 2026 -
Washington — Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona filed a civil lawsuit against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday seeking to block the Pentagon's efforts to downgrade his retirement rank and pay, which he claims amounts to unconstitutional retaliation against him. In a 46-page complaint , Kelly, a retired Navy captain, argued that he is the target of "extreme rhetoric and punitive retribution" by the ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Monday, Jan 12th, 2026 -
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By MATTHEW DALY WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge ruled Monday that the Trump administration acted illegally when it canceled $7.6 billion in clean energy grants for projects in states that voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in the 2024 election. The grants supported hundreds of clean energy projects in 16 states, including battery plants, hydrogen technology projects, ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com