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9:14 PM on Wednesday, January 7

President Donald Trump is now officially on board with a sanctions package aimed at Russia, according to a top GOP senator

8:26 PM on Wednesday, January 7

The Trump administration says it’s going to depart 66 international organizations, nearly half them affiliated with the United Nations

8:04 PM on Wednesday, January 7

Spencer Pratt, a reality television personality who lost his home in the deadly Palisades wildfire last year, said Wednesday that he intends to run for mayor of Los Angeles

7:43 PM on Wednesday, January 7

Federal prosecutors are slamming Luigi Mangione’s lawyers for making what the government said were “meritless” and “misleading” claims about Attorney General Pam Bondi’s ties to a lobbying firm and her decision to seek the death penalty against Mangione in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson

7:40 PM on Wednesday, January 7

The fatal shooting Wednesday of a woman by an immigration and customs enforcement agent in Minneapolis is raising questions about when law enforcement officers are justified in using lethal force against someone in a moving vehicle

7:13 PM on Wednesday, January 7

President Donald Trump has abruptly changed his tone about his Colombian counterpart, Gustavo Petro

5:02 PM on Wednesday, January 7

U.S. transportation officials say California will lose $160 million for delaying the revocations of 17,000 commercial driver’s licenses for immigrants

4:47 PM on Wednesday, January 7

4:46 PM on Wednesday, January 7

President Donald Trump is proposing setting U_S_ military spending at $1_5 trillion in 2027, citing “troubled and dangerous times.”

4:05 PM on Wednesday, January 7

The State Department says it has suspended all U.S. assistance to Somalia’s federal government over allegations that Somali officials destroyed an American-funded warehouse belonging to the World Food Program and seized 76 metric tons of food aid intended for impoverished civilians

3:17 PM on Wednesday, January 7

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a Minneapolis motorist during the Trump administration’s latest immigration crackdown in a major U.S. city — a shooting that federal officials claimed was an act of self-defense but that the city’s mayor described as “reckless” and unnecessary

2:59 PM on Wednesday, January 7

The U.S. population is projected to grow more slowly over the next 30 years than previously predicted

2:56 PM on Wednesday, January 7

The Trump administration’s crackdown on the $12 billion Child Care and Development Fund, which subsidizes care for 1.4 million children from low-income households, has rattled child care providers and families that rely on the aid money

12:07 PM on Wednesday, January 7

U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest threats against Greenland pose a new and potentially unprecedented challenge to NATO, perhaps even an existential one

8:26 AM on Wednesday, January 7

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order suspending U.S. support for 66 organizations, agencies and commissions

8:11 AM on Wednesday, January 7

The Philippines has evacuated nearly 3,000 villagers from a danger zone on the foothills of the Mayon Volcano after officials raised the alert level due to recent activity

6:02 AM on Wednesday, January 7

In Ohio's governor race, Republican Vivek Ramaswamy and Democrat Amy Acton have announced their running mates

5:18 AM on Wednesday, January 7

CES 2026 is featuring extensive programming related to Hollywood, influencers and how the industry will continue to work with AI

12:02 AM on Wednesday, January 7

Nick Reiner's high-profile attorney has been removed from his case

11:01 PM on Tuesday, January 6

Frustration and anger are brewing among young protesters in Nepal who helped topple the government