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What to Know About the Partial Government Shutdown
The House is expected to vote on an appropriations bill Tuesday, and Speaker Johnson is confident it will pass.
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Kevin Warsh Wants an Overhaul of the Fed—Here’s What That Could Look Like
Trump’s nominee said he wanted to remove ‘central bank fast food’ from the Federal Reserve menu.
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Conservative Laura Fernández Wins Costa Rica’s Presidency, Preliminary Results Show
The Sovereign People’s Party candidate said that Costa Rica was entering a new political era.
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US, India to Slash Tariffs Under New Trade Deal, Trump Says
The deal will result in India charging a zero percent levy on American goods entering the country, according to the president.
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US Factory Output Rises to Near 4-Year High as Manufacturing Rebounds
Two manufacturing surveys point to improving business conditions and stronger factory activity at the start of 2026.
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Sheriff Confirms ‘Crime Scene’ at Home of ‘Today’ Host Savannah Guthrie’s Mother
There were signs that Nancy Guthrie did not leave her home of her own accord, an Arizona sheriff said.
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Michigan Judge Among 4 Charged With Stealing Money From Incapacitated Wards
The judge allegedly used $70,000 from a ward to buy a personal stake in a bar, and also allegedly used a ward’s funds for a two-year lease on a Ford Expedition.
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China’s Military Newspaper Urges Loyalty After Purge, Fueling Questions of PLA Stability
A renewed attack on two purged generals and calls for loyalty to Xi Jinping suggest unease inside the Chinese military after a rare top-level shake-up.
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Schools Closed for 6th Day Across Multiple States as Cold Weather Persists
More snow is forecast in some areas in the coming days.
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Justice Department’s Misconduct Complaint Against Federal Judge Dismissed
‘The complaint offers no source for what, if anything, the subject judge said,’ the ruling says.
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Trump Says UN Has Tremendous Potential, Can Settle Wars After He Has Gone
Trump told Politico, ‘The U.N. is not leaving New York, and it’s not leaving the United States, because the U.N. has tremendous potential.’
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FAA Accepts Its Failures Led to Fatal Midair Collision Near Reagan National Airport: Bedford
The NTSB found that ’systemic failures’ led to a fatal 2025 midair collision near Washington.
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Portland Mayor Says ICE Should Leave City After Federal Agents Launch Tear Gas
‘Portland will continue to stand firmly with our immigrant neighbors,’ Mayor Keith Wilson said.
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US Captures 3 Narco-Terrorist Suspects, Seizes Drugs Worth $33 Million, Coast Guard Says
‘Every interdiction like this disrupts narco-terrorists ... and keeps deadly drugs from reaching our communities,’ the U.S. Coast Guard said.
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Trump Says ‘We’ll Find Out’ Whether US Attack Will Spark Regional War if Iran Refuses Nuclear Deal
Trump said the United States has deployed the ‘biggest, most powerful ships in the world’ to the Middle East.
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House to Begin Work on Bill to End Partial Government Shutdown
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said he is confident that the partial shutdown will end with a scheduled Tuesday vote.
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Cartels Use Animal Tranquilizer Produced in China to Make Fentanyl More Addictive
‘Now there’s another synthetic … It’s absolute insanity. And they all start in China,’ said April Babcock, whose son died from a fentanyl overdose.
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Mamdani NYC Housing Plan Has Insiders Curious, Skeptical
The mayor doesn’t have direct authority to freeze rents city-wide.
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5-Year-Old Liam Ramos and Father Released From ICE Custody After Court Order
Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) said that the two returned to their home in Minnesota on Sunday morning.
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Trump–Kennedy Center to Close for 2 Years for Renovations, Trump Announces
The reconstruction will ‘turn it into a World Class Bastion of Arts, Music, and Entertainment,’ the president says.
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What to Know About the Partial Government Shutdown
The House is expected to vote on an appropriations bill Tuesday, and Speaker Johnson is confident it will pass.
|
Kevin Warsh Wants an Overhaul of the Fed—Here’s What That Could Look Like
Trump’s nominee said he wanted to remove ‘central bank fast food’ from the Federal Reserve menu.
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Conservative Laura Fernández Wins Costa Rica’s Presidency, Preliminary Results Show
The Sovereign People’s Party candidate said that Costa Rica was entering a new political era.
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US, India to Slash Tariffs Under New Trade Deal, Trump Says
The deal will result in India charging a zero percent levy on American goods entering the country, according to the president.
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US Factory Output Rises to Near 4-Year High as Manufacturing Rebounds
Two manufacturing surveys point to improving business conditions and stronger factory activity at the start of 2026.
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Sheriff Confirms ‘Crime Scene’ at Home of ‘Today’ Host Savannah Guthrie’s Mother
There were signs that Nancy Guthrie did not leave her home of her own accord, an Arizona sheriff said.
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Michigan Judge Among 4 Charged With Stealing Money From Incapacitated Wards
The judge allegedly used $70,000 from a ward to buy a personal stake in a bar, and also allegedly used a ward’s funds for a two-year lease on a Ford Expedition.
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China’s Military Newspaper Urges Loyalty After Purge, Fueling Questions of PLA Stability
A renewed attack on two purged generals and calls for loyalty to Xi Jinping suggest unease inside the Chinese military after a rare top-level shake-up.
|
Schools Closed for 6th Day Across Multiple States as Cold Weather Persists
More snow is forecast in some areas in the coming days.
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Justice Department’s Misconduct Complaint Against Federal Judge Dismissed
‘The complaint offers no source for what, if anything, the subject judge said,’ the ruling says.
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Trump Says UN Has Tremendous Potential, Can Settle Wars After He Has Gone
Trump told Politico, ‘The U.N. is not leaving New York, and it’s not leaving the United States, because the U.N. has tremendous potential.’
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FAA Accepts Its Failures Led to Fatal Midair Collision Near Reagan National Airport: Bedford
The NTSB found that ’systemic failures’ led to a fatal 2025 midair collision near Washington.
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Portland Mayor Says ICE Should Leave City After Federal Agents Launch Tear Gas
‘Portland will continue to stand firmly with our immigrant neighbors,’ Mayor Keith Wilson said.
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US Captures 3 Narco-Terrorist Suspects, Seizes Drugs Worth $33 Million, Coast Guard Says
‘Every interdiction like this disrupts narco-terrorists ... and keeps deadly drugs from reaching our communities,’ the U.S. Coast Guard said.
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Trump Says ‘We’ll Find Out’ Whether US Attack Will Spark Regional War if Iran Refuses Nuclear Deal
Trump said the United States has deployed the ‘biggest, most powerful ships in the world’ to the Middle East.
|
House to Begin Work on Bill to End Partial Government Shutdown
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said he is confident that the partial shutdown will end with a scheduled Tuesday vote.
|
Cartels Use Animal Tranquilizer Produced in China to Make Fentanyl More Addictive
‘Now there’s another synthetic … It’s absolute insanity. And they all start in China,’ said April Babcock, whose son died from a fentanyl overdose.
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Mamdani NYC Housing Plan Has Insiders Curious, Skeptical
The mayor doesn’t have direct authority to freeze rents city-wide.
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5-Year-Old Liam Ramos and Father Released From ICE Custody After Court Order
Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) said that the two returned to their home in Minnesota on Sunday morning.
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Trump–Kennedy Center to Close for 2 Years for Renovations, Trump Announces
The reconstruction will ‘turn it into a World Class Bastion of Arts, Music, and Entertainment,’ the president says.
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