| 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.
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:42:51 +0000
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| Fed Changes Course and Takes On Trump’s Political Fight
- The Justice Department’s decision to open up a criminal investigation of Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, is a major escalation in the pressure campaign against the central bank to cut interest rates.
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:22:57 +0000
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| 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.”
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:20:38 +0000
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| 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.
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:17:31 +0000
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| Former Congressional Employee Accused of Stealing 240 Phones
- A Maryland man used his government job to order new cellphones worth over $150,000 and then sell them to a pawnshop, federal prosecutors said.
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:06:43 +0000
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| Nearly 15,000 Nurses Go on Strike at Major New York City Hospitals
- Workers are demanding more robust staffing levels and higher pay. The strike comes three years after a smaller job action won significant gains.
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:06:08 +0000
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| Arson Suspect Targeted Mississippi Synagogue for Its ‘Jewish Ties,’ F.B.I. Says
- The suspect, Stephen Spencer Pittman, was turned in by his father, who said his son had laughed as he confessed to the fire that damaged the synagogue, investigators said.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 23:40:34 +0000
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| 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.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 23:36:22 +0000
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| Top Fed Official Conveys Little Urgency for Immediate Rate Cuts
- The Federal Reserve is likely to hold interest rates steady when it meets at the end of the month, keeping tensions high with President Trump.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 23:33:52 +0000
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| Judge Blocks Trump Effort to Stop Rhode Island’s Revolution Wind Project
- The ruling means that construction can continue on Revolution Wind, a $6.2 billion project off the coast of Rhode Island, at least for now.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 23:30:57 +0000
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| Notable Republicans Criticize Investigation of Fed Chair
- Also, Iran said it is ready for war, but open to negotiate. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 23:22:05 +0000
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| In This Town, the Groundhog May Never See Its Shadow Again
- Since Milltown Mel died, a New Jersey town has faced a groundhog crisis. Now the governor has vetoed an effort to bring in out-of-state replacements.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 23:18:46 +0000
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| Minnesota and Illinois Sue Trump Administration Over ICE Deployments
- The two Democratic-led states claimed in separate lawsuits that the immigration enforcement campaigns violated the Constitution.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 23:17:27 +0000
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| Federal Prosecutor Is Fired Amid Further Turmoil in Comey Case
- Robert K. McBride had been serving as the top deputy to Lindsey Halligan, who has continued to act as the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 23:13:49 +0000
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| What to Know About the Criminal Investigation of Fed Chair Jerome Powell
- The Justice Department’s probe into whether Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, lied about renovations to the central bank’s headquarters has raised alarms.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 23:03:26 +0000
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| Lawyer Whom Maduro Didn’t Hire Is Booted From His Case
- Last week, a lawyer came forward claiming to represent the unseated president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro. The judge overseeing the case settled the matter on Monday.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 23:01:45 +0000
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| 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.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 22:46:22 +0000
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| Meta Plans to Cut 10% to 15% of Employees in Reality Labs Business
- The layoffs are set to be announced this week and would affect Meta’s work on the metaverse, as the company spends heavily on building artificial intelligence.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 22:35:16 +0000
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| Trump’s Attack on the Federal Reserve Is Already Backfiring
- And the market is gently shrugging.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 22:33:54 +0000
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| 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.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 22:14:13 +0000
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