January 31, 2026, 4:30 a.m. Eastern time
Since President Trump made threats about Greenland, the continent’s leaders have debated the rapid deterioration of U.S. ties in policy papers and at dinner.
An internal memo changed the standard from whether people are unlikely to show up for hearings to whether they could leave the scene.
Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general, told reporters on Friday that “there’s a hunger or a thirst for information that I do not think will be satisfied by the review of these documents.”
As Washington unsettles its partners, Beijing is reaping diplomatic gains, without backing down on human rights, trade or security.
The world body warned it would run out of money by July and have to close its New York headquarters if countries, namely the United States, did not pay annual dues that amount to billions of dollars.
An Iranian government official said some children had been detained, the first such acknowledgment in weeks of anti-government protests.
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Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche signaled that this would be the last major release of files related to Jeffrey Epstein.
Demonstrators rallied across the country, leaving school and work and closing businesses in a show of solidarity with Minneapolis.
New policies limiting the teaching of race and gender issues led administrators and professors to change hundreds of courses. School leaders say the rules could hurt A&M’s reputation.
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Democrats agreed to fund the Department of Homeland Security for two weeks while they negotiate with President Trump on restricting his immigration crackdown.
The move was the third time the Trump administration has tried to expedite arms shipments to Israel by going around the review process for weapons sales.
President Trump has offered dueling messages on the crisis in Minneapolis, part of a pattern of dialing back his rhetoric only to change again if the political winds are shifting.
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Kevin M. Warsh, whom Mr. Trump tapped to become the next chair of the Federal Reserve, could face fierce resistance if he tries to pursue substantially lower borrowing costs.
The decision to nominate Brett Matsumoto, a career government economist, came six months after the president fired the previous commissioner.
The president is demanding that the federal government pay him at least $10 billion over the unauthorized disclosure of his tax returns during his first term.
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Agents use facial recognition, social media monitoring and other tech tools not only to identify undocumented immigrants but also to track protesters, current and former officials said.
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Judge Margaret Garnett of Federal District Court dismissed two charges against Luigi Mangione, including one that carried the death penalty.
Brooklyn federal prosecutors have been conducting a corruption investigation into Frank Carone, who served as Mayor Eric Adams’s chief of staff.
The growing number of deaths comes amid heightened concern about Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s handling of last weekend’s winter storm and the aftermath.
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Directed by Brett Ratner, the documentary shows a woman deeply concerned with her appearance who rarely lets us behind her facade.
The film, which counts Melania Trump as a producer, touches on her immigrant roots, her love for her mother and her style, but there are few revelations.
Her characters were as varied as they were eccentric and lovable. These are some of the best.
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