| 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 21:56:37 +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 21:54:42 +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 21:51:41 +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 21:46:55 +0000
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| Iran Says It Is Prepared for War but Ready to Negotiate After Trump’s Warnings
- The comments came after President Trump said he was “ looking at some very strong options” to curb the Iranian authorities’ harsh repression of anti-government protests.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 21:44:53 +0000
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| Stocks, Bonds and the Dollar Fluctuate on Threat to Fed Chair Powell
- Stocks and U.S. Treasuries were relatively unchanged on Monday, a sign investors don’t see an immediate threat to the economy.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 21:44:08 +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 21:34:34 +0000
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| World Court Hears Groundbreaking Genocide Case Against Myanmar
- The case was brought to the World Court by a country not directly affected by the alleged genocide of the Rohingya, a precedent for similar claims against other countries, including Israel.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 21:28:44 +0000
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| Apple Teams Up With Google for A.I. in Its Products
- Apple was facing increasing questions about its plans for artificial intelligence as other big tech companies invested tens of billions in the technology.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 21:23:30 +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.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 21:07:16 +0000
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| DOJ Charges Luis Nino-Moncada, Who Was Shot by Border Patrol in Portland
- Last week’s shooting of two Venezuelan immigrants put the city on edge. Federal officials said the man who was shot had repeatedly backed into a Border Patrol car.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 21:04:43 +0000
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| The Rare Republican Who Brawls With Trump — and Is Ready for More
- Thomas Massie says his primary against a Trump-supported challenger will be a referendum on whether you can “have a thought that diverges from the president’s.”
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 20:31:37 +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 20:30:03 +0000
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| With Democrats at a Crossroads, Elizabeth Warren Urges a Left Turn
- The Massachusetts senator signaled alarm about her party’s movement toward the center, warning in a speech that Democrats should not cozy up to the wealthy and the powerful.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 20:05:27 +0000
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| Duke Webb, a Green Beret, Went on a Shooting Rampage. Is the Army at Fault?
- High-tempo Special Operations training can cause brain injuries that accumulate unnoticed. One soldier says that is why he snapped and killed three people.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 19:34:28 +0000
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| University of Michigan Picks Kent D. Syverud, Syracuse Leader, as Its Next President
- Kent D. Syverud will become the fifth person to run Michigan since the start of 2022, inheriting a school that also has debated diversity.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 19:15:34 +0000
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| Supreme Court Grapples With Louisiana Coastal Lawsuits Against Oil Companies
- The justices heard arguments over whether oil companies sued by Louisiana could move the cases from state to federal court, a venue thought to be friendlier to corporate interests.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 18:59:11 +0000
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| E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved by Limiting Air Pollution
- In a reversal, the agency plans to calculate only the cost to industry when setting pollution limits, and not the monetary value of saving human lives, documents show.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 18:54:09 +0000
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| Paramount Threatens Board Fight Over Warner Bros. Discovery
- The announcement was the latest in a series of increasingly aggressive actions by Paramount to buy Warner Bros.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 18:09:58 +0000
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| In Venezuela, Amnesty for Political Prisoners Stokes Hope and Frustration
- Venezuela’s new leaders and President Trump have alluded to a major release of political prisoners, but the liberations have been slow to come.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 18:08:18 +0000
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