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Top News Stories for Saturday, January 17th 2026
Friday, Jan 16th, 2026 -
Home » » U.S. Senate Republicans voted 51-50 on Wednesday against a war powers resolution that would have restrained President Donald Trump from further use of military force in Venezuela without congressional authorization, after the president put pressure on fellow Republicans who had supported the measure. Last week, Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined Democrats in voting to ...
Source: floridianpress.com
Friday, Jan 16th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump may at times do things that Republicans don't like, but they say it's not his fault. The reticence of Republicans to criticize Trump directly is not new, but there has been an uptick in recent months of Republicans using the rationale that it's not Trump making bad decisions — it's that he's received "bad advice" or is not actually serious about some of his most ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Friday, Jan 16th, 2026 -
It's been less than a week since President Donald Trump called for a 10% cap on credit card interest rates, but new products that can draw consumers away from bank-issued cards are already on the way. Processing Content Fintech Bilt, which offers credit cards that feature incentive marketing for rent and mortgage payments, this week debuted three new cards with a 10% cap on interest rates for one year — ...
Source: americanbanker.com
Friday, Jan 16th, 2026 -
News , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons FBI searches home of Washington Post reporter On Wednesday, the FBI searched the home and electronic devices of a Washington Post reporter and seized her phone, Garmin watch, and two laptops, one of which belongs to the newspaper. According to the Post , the warrant said the search of reporter Hannah Natanson's home was connected to the investigation of Aurelio ...
Source: jurist.org
Friday, Jan 16th, 2026 -
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke an 1807 law and deploy troops to quell persistent protests against the federal officers sent to Minneapolis to enforce his administration's massive immigration crackdown. The threat comes a day after a man was shot and wounded by an immigration officer who had been attacked with a shovel and broom handle. That shooting further ...
Source: cleveland.com
Friday, Jan 16th, 2026 -
Abena Binfaah, an undergraduate nursing student at Boston College, is excited to join the workforce after she graduates in May. "I like to help people, to care for others," Binfaah said. "With nursing, there's a variety of things you can do. There's room to grow." Binfaah had already been plotting how to advance her nascent career: She plans to move back in with her family to save money, work for a few years, then ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Friday, Jan 16th, 2026 -
News , via Wikimedia Commons US Supreme Court grants standing to congressman challenging Illinois election law The US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a Republican congressman may bring suit to challenge an Illinois mail-in ballot law. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the 7-2 majority decision, which confirmed that Congressman Michael Bost had standing to continue his lawsuit in federal court, writing: Candidates ...
Source: jurist.org
Friday, Jan 16th, 2026 -
Actor Timothy Busfield has made his first court appearance after turning himself in on criminal charges that he allegedly sexually abused two boys on the set of a TV series filmed in New Mexico, prosecutors say. The Emmy-winning actor, who starred in Thirtysomething and The West Wing, was taken into custody in Albuquerque on two counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor and one count of child abuse that police ...
Source: aol.com
Thursday, Jan 15th, 2026 -
NASA successfully conducted the first medical evacuation from the International Space Station early Thursday, as the SpaceX Crew-11 splashed down off the coast of San Diego. Four crew members returned to Earth after their five-month mission was abruptly cut short. NASA did not comment on the severity of the medical issue, citing privacy concerns. All four were taken to a local hospital "for additional evaluation." ...
Source: aol.com
Thursday, Jan 15th, 2026 -
Home » » Thousands of federal grants funding mental health and addiction services were suddenly terminated late Tuesday as the Trump administration sent hundreds of notices announcing the discontinuations. The sudden terminations at the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) affected over 2700 of the agency's discretionary grants worth nearly $1.9 billion. According ...
Source: floridianpress.com
Thursday, Jan 15th, 2026 -
Minneapolis officials called for calm Wednesday night as heated clashes erupted near the scene where a federal agent shot and injured a man after he allegedly assaulted the agent, one week after an immigration agent killed a woman in the city. The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents were conducting a "targeted traffic stop" when the man, a Venezuelan national, was shot in the leg after he began to ...
Source: aol.com
Thursday, Jan 15th, 2026 -
Jan. 15 (UPI) -- A federal judge ruled Thursday that a large offshore wind project, blocked by President Donald Trump , can continue construction. Judge Carl Nichols of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia said the Interior Department's stop-work order for Empire Wind -- which is 60% complete -- would likely cause irreparable harm . He granted a preliminary injunction allowing Empire Wind to ...
Source: upi.com
Thursday, Jan 15th, 2026 -
Truth matters more than ever. As the Trump administration escalates its immigration crackdown and lethal patterns emerge, HuffPost reporters are on the story, holding power to account. Support the journalism that documents what's happening — and why it matters. Already a member? WASHINGTON – Not quite a full year since his return to the White House, Donald Trump has created a de facto "papers please" ...
Source: huffpost.com
Thursday, Jan 15th, 2026 -
Jan. 15 (UPI) -- The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday advised against selling, eating or serving Super Greens dietary supplement by Live It Up due to salmonella concerns. All Live It Up-brand Super Greens dietary supplement powder, including original and wild berry varieties, with lot markings that start with the letter "A" and all stick pack products with expiration dates ranging from 08/2026 to 01/2028, ...
Source: upi.com
Thursday, Jan 15th, 2026 -
ban stock trading by lawmakers, the latest in a wave of legislation attempting to crack down on lung-running concerns over congressional ethics that have drawn bipartisan support. If the Senate bill— introduced by Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY, and Ashley Moody, R-Fla.—passes, lawmakers would have 180 days to divest their stock holdings, with newly elected members getting 90 days after they're sworn ...
Source: forbes.com
Wednesday, Jan 14th, 2026 -
Federal Court Upholds California Congressional Map, Bolstering Dems' Chances of Retaking the House Voters adopted Prop. 50 to counter gerrymandering in Texas, the court ruled. Get your news from a source that's not owned and controlled by oligarchs. In a big win for Democrats , a federal court panel on Wednesday upheld a new voter-approved congressional map in California that was designed to give Democrats five new ...
Source: motherjones.com