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Trump’s Plans for Venezuelan Oil Run Headlong Into Reality

President Trump’s fixation on Venezuela’s oil raises the question of how much “energy dominance” is really worth nowadays. [...]

Trump Suggests Renee Good’s ‘Disrespectful’ Attitude Justified Fatal ICE Shooting

President Trump suggested that Renee Good’s “highly disrespectful” attitude toward law enforcement played a role in her fatal shooting by an ICE agent. [...]

FBI’s ICE Shooting Inquiry Examines Renee Good’s Possible Ties to Activist Groups

Former department officials warned that such a broad inquiry raised the specter that forms of political protests could be criminalized. [...]

Trump Officials Are Sending 1,000 More Immigration Officers to Minnesota

The Customs and Border Protection officers are joining 2,000 other officers and agents at the Department of Homeland Security who have recently been deployed to the Minneapolis region. [...]

U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane

Even accepting the Trump administration’s claim that there is an armed conflict with suspected drug runners, the laws of war bar “perfidy.” [...]

Trump’s Feel-My-Pain Economic Message

The president appears skeptical about Americans’ concerns. How will voters respond? [...]

Trump Explores Diplomacy With Iran While Weighing Strikes, Officials Say

The Pentagon is presenting a wider range of strike options to the president than previously reported. Targets could include Iran’s nuclear program and ballistic missile sites. [...]

Leaders of Historians’ Group Veto Resolutions Critical of Israel

The executive council of the American Historical Association said the resolutions, including one accusing Israel of ‘scholasticide’ in Gaza, would put the group at risk. [...]

Kelly Sues Pentagon Over Threats of Punishment From Hegseth

Senator Mark Kelly, Democrat of Arizona, asked a federal judge to block the Trump administration from disciplining him for a video warning about illegal military orders. [...]

Dan Bongino, No Longer at the F.B.I., Will Return to Podcasting

The former F.B.I. deputy director, who had hosted a right-wing, pro-Trump podcast, will restart the show after a rocky tenure at the law-enforcement agency. [...]

Trump administration's posts echo rhetoric linked to extremist groups

Just weeks into the new year, the Trump administration has rolled out a campaign across departments that draws on images and ideas borrowed from right-wing and white nationalist circles. Liz Landers reports on what some of these images and posts mean, and Amna Nawaz discusses more with Cynthia Miller-Idriss of the Polarization and Extremism Research Innovation Lab at American University. [...]

Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on pushback to Trump's threats to Federal Reserve

NPR's Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including some Republicans pushing back against President Trump's threats to the Federal Reserve, opposition to military action in Venezuela and tensions continue to rise after the ICE shooting in Minneapolis. [...]

Former Trump adviser Dina Powell McCormick named Meta president and vice chairman

Powell McCormick previously served on Meta's board of directors — where, the company notes, she was "deeply engaged" in accelerating its artificial intelligence push across platforms. [...]

Minnesota and the Twin Cities sue the federal government to stop Trump's immigration crackdown

The lawsuit alleges that Operation Metro Surge violates federal law because it's arbitrary and capricious, since it says other states aren't seeing commensurate crackdowns. [...]

Sen. Kelly sues the Pentagon over Trump administration attempts to punish him

Sen. Mark Kelly asked the federal court in Washington, D.C., to rule that the censure letter, the proceedings about his rank and any other punishments against him are "unlawful and unconstitutional." [...]

Sen. Elizabeth Warren says Trump called her and talked credit card rates, housing costs

Earlier in the day, Warren accused President Donald Trump of raising costs for American families and doing little to address affordability. [...]

LISTEN LIVE: Supreme Court considers whether states can ban transgender students from sports

The justices are hearing arguments Tuesday in two cases over whether the sports bans violate the Constitution or the landmark federal law known as Title IX that prohibits sex discrimination in education. [...]

With action against Powell and the Fed, Trump's list of targeted opponents grows longer

President Donald Trump's administration has gone after multiple elected and appointed government officials who have either directly opposed the Republican president or not granted his wishes. [...]

WATCH: Powell vows to stand firm against 'unprecedented' Trump administration indictment threats

"This is about whether the Fed will be able to continue to set interest rates based on evidence and economic conditions — or whether instead monetary policy will be directed by political pressure or intimidation." [...]

WATCH: Idaho Gov. Brad Little delivers 2026 State of the State address

Idaho Public Television will be streaming the address. [...]

Some on-air claims about Dominion Voting Systems were false, Fox News acknowledges in statement after deal is announced

Dominion still has pending lawsuits against election deniers such as Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell

Here are the 20 specific Fox broadcasts and tweets Dominion says were defamatory

• Fox-Dominion trial delay 'is not unusual,' judge says • Fox News' defamation battle isn't stopping Trump's election lies [...]

Judge in Fox News-Dominion defamation trial: 'The parties have resolved their case'

The judge just announced in court that a settlement has been reached in the historic defamation case between Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems. [...]

'Difficult to say with a straight face': Tapper reacts to Fox News' statement on settlement

A settlement has been reached in Dominion Voting Systems' defamation case against Fox News, the judge for the case announced. The network will pay more than $787 million to Dominion, a lawyer for the company said. [...]

Millions in the US could face massive consequences unless McCarthy can navigate out of a debt trap he set for Biden

• DeSantis goes to Washington, a place he once despised, looking for support to take on Trump • Opinion: For the GOP to win, it must ditch Trump • Chris Christie mulling 2024 White House bid • Analysis: The fire next time has begun burning in Tennessee [...]

White homeowner accused of shooting a Black teen who rang his doorbell turns himself in to face criminal charges

• 'A major part of Ralph died': Aunt of teen shot after ringing wrong doorbell speaks • 20-year-old woman shot after friend turned into the wrong driveway in upstate New York, officials say [...]

Newly released video shows scene of Jeremy Renner's snowplow accident

Newly released body camera footage shows firefighters and sheriff's deputies rushing to help actor Jeremy Renner after a near-fatal snowplow accident in January. The "Avengers" actor broke more than 30 bones and suffered other severe injuries. CNN's Chloe Melas has more. [...]

Jake Gyllenhaal and Jamie Lee Curtis spent the Covid-19 lockdown together

It's sourdough bread and handstands for Jake Gyllenhaal and Jamie Lee Curtis. [...]

Toddler crawls through White House fence, prompts Secret Service response

A tiny intruder infiltrated White House grounds Tuesday, prompting a swift response from the US Secret Service. [...]

'They just kept killing': Eyewitnesses describe deadly crackdown in Iran

The BBC has received eyewitness accounts of security forces attacking anti-government protesters across the country. [...]

Trump briefed on military and covert options for Iran, sources say

The US president also imposes a 25% tariff on countries that "do business" with Tehran, while Iran's foreign minister says his country his "ready for war". [...]

'We were tricked': How one woman lures foreign men to fight on Russia's front line

Recruits tell the BBC an ex-teacher who operates on Telegram misled them, saying they could avoid combat. [...]

Lyse Doucet: Iran's rulers face biggest challenge since 1979 revolution

The authorities are responding to protests with a ferocious security crackdown and near total internet shutdown. [...]

Trump to meet Venezuelan opposition leader Machado at the White House

Machado, the winner of 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, had offered to share the honour with Trump, an award the president has long coveted. [...]

Former Fed chairs condemn criminal investigation into Jerome Powell

Three former heads of the central bank say the probe seeks to undermine the Fed's independence and "has no place" in the US. [...]

'Miracle baby' born in a tree above Mozambique floodwaters dies aged 25

Rosita Salvador Mabuiango's mother was sheltering for days before giving birth perched above the water. [...]

Rubbish landslide death toll in Philippines rises to 11

The landslide occurred at the Binaliw landfill while more than 100 workers were on site. [...]

How will investigators determine if Minneapolis ICE shooting was justified?

Officials will examine video footage and policy guidelines as part of the investigation, experts told the BBC. [...]

Pioneering gay footballer Josh Cavallo accuses former club of homophobia

Adelaide United says it "categorically rejects" Cavallo's claims he was sidelined because of his sexuality. [...]

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