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Rick Caruso Will Not Run for L.A. Mayor or California Governor in 2026

Mr. Caruso had the potential to shake up the contests for Los Angeles mayor or California governor. [...]

Court Blocks Trump Administration From Freezing Food Stamps in Minnesota

With tensions high between the White House and the state, the ruling temporarily halted plans to withhold over $129 million in funding. [...]

Judge Restricts Immigration Agents’ Actions Toward Minnesota Protesters

A federal judge ordered agents not to retaliate against people “engaging in peaceful and unobstructive protest activity” in the state and not to stop drivers who are not “forcibly obstructing” officers. [...]

Trump Administration Begins Criminal Inquiry Into Minnesota Leaders

The Justice Department’s investigation is a major escalation in the state-federal battle over the conduct of immigration agents in Minneapolis. [...]

Trump Announces Members for Gaza ‘Board of Peace,’ Including Rubio and Kushner

The president also tapped a U.S. general to lead an international peacekeeping force that will be deployed to disarm Hamas and occupy Gaza. [...]

AI Attack Ad in Texas Senate Race Shows John Cornyn Dancing With Jasmine Crockett

A video from Ken Paxton, a Republican primary challenger to Senator John Cornyn of Texas, depicted A.I.-generated imagery of the senator twirling with Jasmine Crockett, a Democratic Senate candidate. [...]

How ICE Tensions and Immigration Politics Could Shape 2026 Midterm Elections

Three reporters discuss the Minneapolis chaos and how it could play a role in the midterms. [...]

Trump Has Machado’s Nobel Prize, but Neither Got What They Really Wanted

President Trump has María Corina Machado’s medal, but he is not recognized as the prize laureate. Ms. Machado did not win Mr. Trump’s endorsement to become Venezuela’s president. [...]

F.A.A. Urges ‘Caution’ Over Oceans in Latin America, Warning of Military Activity

The Federal Aviation Administration released seven advisories warning pilots to stay away from parts of the Pacific Ocean near Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador and Panama. [...]

Man Who Attacked ‘Grandpa Vicha’ in San Francisco Is Found Not Guilty of Murder

Instead, the man was convicted of lesser charges, including involuntary manslaughter, in the death of Vicha Ratanapakdee. The killing became a symbol of rising attacks against Asians during the pandemic. [...]

Justice Department investigates Minnesota Gov. Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Frey

The Justice Department is investigating whether Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey have impeded federal immigration enforcement through public statements they have made, according to two people familiar with the matter. [...]

WATCH: Trump commends Iran for reportedly canceling hundreds of executions

"Iran canceled the hanging of over 800 people," Trump told reporters while leaving the White House to spend the weekend at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida. He added "and I greatly respect the fact that they canceled." [...]

Wages won't be garnished for student loan borrowers in default, Trump administration says in policy reversal

It's not clear whether the department collected any wages since Jan. 7, the day the administration originally said it would begin garnishing [...]

WATCH: Trump attends ceremony in Florida renaming Southern Boulevard in his honor

As the first year of Trump's second term wraps up, his Republican administration and allies have put his name on the U.S. Institute of Peace, the Kennedy Center performing arts venue and a new class of battleships that's yet to be built. [...]

Trump to pardon former Puerto Rico Gov. Vázquez in campaign finance case, White House says

Vázquez pleaded guilty last August to a campaign finance violation in a federal case that authorities say also involved a former FBI agent and a Venezuelan banker. Her sentencing was set for later this month. [...]

WATCH LIVE: Abigail Spanberger inaugurated as Virginia's first woman governor

History will be made in Virginia on Saturday as Abigail Spanberger is sworn in as the state's first woman governor. [...]

Trump considers punishing countries with tariffs if they don't back U.S. takeover of Greenland

President Donald Trump suggested Friday that he may punish countries with tariffs if they don't back the U.S. controlling Greenland, a message that came as a bipartisan Congressional delegation sought to lower tensions in the Danish capital. [...]

In their words: Greenlanders talk about Trump's desire to own their Arctic island

Greenlanders are worried. Naaja Nathanielsen, a Greenlandic minister, said people are not sleeping and children are afraid. [...]

Delcy Rodríguez calls for opening oil industry to foreign investment and warmer US ties

Rodríguez lays out a vision for Venezuela's new political reality after the United States captured and toppled former President Nicolás Maduro. [...]

Defense Department says military newspaper Stars and Stripes must eliminate 'woke distractions'

Stars and Stripes traces its lineage to the Civil War and has reported news about the military either in its newspaper or online steadily since World War II, largely to an audience of service members stationed overseas. Roughly half of its budget comes from the Pentagon and its staff members are considered Defense Department employees. [...]

Blair and Rubio among names on Gaza 'Board of Peace'

The former UK prime minister and US secretary of state will sit on the "founding executive board", the White House says. [...]

Exiled crown prince urges world to help protesters topple Iran's government

Reza Pahlavi, a US-based opposition figure, called on the world to target Iran's Revolutionary Guards leadership. [...]

US justice department investigating Minnesota Democrats over alleged obstruction of ICE

It comes as fresh details emerged in the death of a Minneapolis woman shot last week by an ICE agent in the city. [...]

'I was hit in the face by pellets': Iranians on border describe violence and more protests

The BBC speaks to Iranians at the border with Iraq, as authorities continue to block the flow of information with an internet blackout. [...]

Paracetamol is safe in pregnancy, says study refuting Trump autism claims

Researchers say their gold-standard review should put an end to the debate over use of the common painkiller during pregnancy. [...]

Trump threatens new tariffs on countries opposed to Greenland takeover

The president made the threat while a bipartisan group of US lawmakers were visiting Denmark in the hope of easing tensions over the territory. [...]

Uganda's president heads for victory as his main rival cries foul

President Museveni has about 75% of the vote with results in from more than half of all polling stations. [...]

Machado vows to lead Venezuela 'when right time comes'

The opposition leader says she has a mandate to lead the country after the US seized its president. [...]

CIA director had two-hour meeting with new Venezuelan leader in Caracas

The pair discussed economic opportunities and preventing Venezuela becoming a place for "America's adversaries", a US official said. [...]

China and Canada announce tariffs relief after a high-stakes meeting between Carney and Xi

Canola oil and electric cars are at the centre of the deal agreed by Mark Carney and Xi Jinping after years of strained ties. [...]

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