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Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
United States President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he had reached a "framework of a future deal " on Greenland with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte. He also withdrew his threat to impose 10 percent trade tariffs on eight European nations objecting to the sale of Greenland to the US – set to rise to 25 percent later in the year if no deal was reached. Greenland is a self-governing territory ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
Jan. 22 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump broke federal laws and rightfully was prosecuted, former Special Counsel Jack Smith said while testifying before the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday. The committee held a public hearing to ensure transparency in the matter, so that the general public is better informed of the prior efforts to prosecute Trump for organizing a protest against the 2020 election that turned ...
Source: upi.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
This is a developing story. Check back soon for updates and reactions to the 2026 Oscar nominations. Sinners set a new record for the most Oscar nominations in history, collecting sixteen nods that include Best Picture, Best Director for filmmaker Ryan Coogler, and Best Actor for Michael B. Jordan's dual role as twins who face down an onslaught of undead evil in the Jim Crow south. One Battle After Another , ...
Source: esquire.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
AI is replacing your website as the first customer touchpoint. Here's why AI visibility is now a data, governance and revenue priority. Your brand is being evaluated, summarized and recommended — or ignored — thousands of times per day by AI systems. For most enterprises, this is happening without visibility , measurement or control. AI is no longer just influencing search results. It is replacing the ...
Source: martech.org
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
The Justices Undermined the Federal Reserve's Independence. Now They Want Backsies. It may be dawning on the court's conservatives that a unitary executive could be impossible to rein in. Get your news from a source that's not owned and controlled by oligarchs. On Wednesday , the Supreme Court sat for oral arguments over whether the all-powerful president the j ustices have created in recent years can control the ...
Source: motherjones.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
Home » » House Democratic leadership spoke out against a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in a closed-door caucus meeting, affirming that they will vote against it due to concerns about the Trump administration's failure to check Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to sources who were present. "In the last 24 hours, we've heard our members speak loudly that ICE ...
Source: floridianpress.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article 'While we regret President Trump has sued us, we believe the suit has no merit,' the bank said President Donald Trump is suing JPMorgan Chase , the largest bank in the United States, for allegedly "debanking" him and his eponymous real estate and hotel business by closing their ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
Bank of America and Citigroup are reportedly considering offering credit cards with a 10% interest rate in response to President Donald Trump's demand for a cap on rates. This is one of multiple options that banks are considering, separately, after Trump made that demand, Bloomberg reported Thursday (Jan. 22), citing unnamed sources. Neither Bank of America nor Citigroup ...
Source: pymnts.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
The thing afforded the highest protections of the Fourth Amendment is a person's home. This isn't even a controversial statement. It has been that way ever since this amendment was ratified. But, under Trump, we're constantly seeing that the administration considers all rights to be privileges — something only granted to people this administration likes. The Associated Press has obtained a blockbuster leak ...
Source: techdirt.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Four Minneapolis-area students have been detained by ICE agents in recent weeks, including a 5-year-old boy, school officials said this week. Two of the students were on their way to school, according to Zena Stenvik, superintendent of Columbia Heights Public Schools, north of Minneapolis. On Tuesday afternoon, 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias, were ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 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! Federal agents say they are target the 'worst of the worst' criminals, but some local officials are questioning their aggressive tactics and noting that several detainees appear ...
Source: pressherald.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
Freddie Mac released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) on Jan. 15, 2026, showing the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.06%. The 30-year FRM decreased from last week's average of 6.16%. A year ago on Jan. 15, 2025, the 30-year FRM averaged 7.04%. "Late last week, mortgage rates dropped, driving the weekly average down to its lowest level in more than three years," said Sam ...
Source: bdmag.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
One year ago this week, a case of measles was recorded in Gaines County, Texas. It was the start of an outbreak that killed two children and sickened at least 760 people. Thousands more in the U.S. have contracted measles since. In April, the Pan American Health Organization, an offshoot of the World Health Organization, will determine whether the same virus strain first recorded in west Texas on Jan. 20, 2025, has ...
Source: latimes.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
Vice President JD Vance conceded Thursday that federal law enforcement officers have not been perfect in their handling of immigration enforcement in Minneapolis. But in his visit to the city, Vance's main message was that the best way to reduce clashes around ICE operations would be for Democrats to just cooperate with the Trump administration's agenda. "Look, I don't need Tim Walz or Jacob Frey or anybody else to ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge ticked up in November in the latest sign that prices remain stubbornly elevated, while consumers spent at a healthy pace. Consumer prices rose 2.8% in November from a year earlier, the Commerce Department said Thursday , up from a 2.7% annual pace in October. Excluding the volatile food and energy categories, core prices also increased 2.8% in ...
Source: apnews.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
The Trump administration announced Thursday that human fetal tissue derived from abortions can no longer be used in research funded by the National Institutes of Health. The policy, long urged by anti-abortion groups, issued during President Donald Trump's first term. The government has funded research involving fetal tissue for decades, under both Republican and Democratic administrations. The tissue, which ...
Source: aol.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
Home » » Several off-duty police officers in Minnesota's Twin Cities have been stopped by immigration officers demanding proof of U.S. Citizenship, this according to Brooklyn Park Police Chief Mark Bruley. In a press conference at the Minnesota Capitol, Chief Bruley, alongside several local police chiefs, expressed his concern over the Trump Administration's Operation Metro Surge, suggesting that it is ...
Source: floridianpress.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
This moment demands a press that cannot be bullied, bought, or silenced. It demands journalism backed by people who believe the truth is worth defending. Join HuffPost and support our mission of holding power to account. Already a member? WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commission said on Wednesday that daytime and late-night TV talk shows featuring interviews with political candidates ...
Source: huffpost.com
Wednesday, Jan 21st, 2026 -
A US judge on Wednesday blocked federal prosecutors from searching data on a Washington Post reporter's electronic devices seized during what one press freedom group called an "unconstitutional and illegal" raid last week. US Magistrate Judge William B. Porter in Alexandria, Virginia—who also authorized the January 14 raid of Post reporter Hannah Natanson's home— ruled that "the government must preserve ...
Source: commondreams.org
Wednesday, Jan 21st, 2026 -
A New York state judge ruled that New York City's only Republican-held congressional district was drawn unconstitutionally, ordering a new map. Judge Jeffrey Pearlman concluded that the Staten Island-based 11th District, which is represented by GOP Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, diluted Black and Latino voting power. Pearlman said New York's independent redistricting commission must redraw the state's congressional map ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Wednesday, Jan 21st, 2026 -
California Gov. Gavin Newsom accused the Trump administration of pressuring the official US pavilion at the World Economic Forum to block his entry to a scheduled speaking event, according to posts from his office. Newsom had been invited by Fortune, the event's official media partner, to speak to the press at the US pavilion on Wednesday afternoon, in addition to planned remarks at the World Economic Forum ...
Source: insider.com