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Putin: I'll Join Trump's Board of Peace—on One Condition

Moscow links potential $1B in Gaza aid to the US unfreezing Russian assets

(Newser) - Russian President Vladimir Putin says he's ready to put money into President Trump's new Gaza reconstruction effort—if Washington first hands back Russian funds that are locked down. In a Kremlin meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday, Putin said Moscow could channel $1 billion into...

Report: Trump Wants Regime Change in Cuba

Washington pressures Havana insiders as Cuba's fragile economy nears collapse

(Newser) - Washington is quietly testing whether the playbook it used in Caracas can be run again 90 miles off Florida's coast. According to US officials and people briefed on internal discussions, the Trump administration is actively looking for senior figures inside Cuba's government who might be willing to help...

ICE Memo: Agents Can Enter Homes Without Judicial Warrant

Whistleblower complaint alleges memo ignores Fourth Amendment

(Newser) - Federal immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to forcibly enter people's homes without a judge's warrant, according to an internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by the AP , marking a sharp reversal of longstanding guidance meant to respect constitutional limits on government searches. The memo authorizes ICE...

Israel: Sure, We'll Join Trump's 'Board of Peace'

Norway and Sweden join list of nays, however, amid fears Trump wants to replace UN

(Newser) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that he has agreed to join President Trump's Board of Peace, in a departure from an earlier stance when his office criticized the makeup of the board's committee tasked with overseeing Gaza. Norway and Sweden, meanwhile, said they wouldn't...

UPenn Balks as Feds Demand Records on Jewish Staff

University says EEOC inquiry seeking that data violates privacy, safety, constitutional rights

(Newser) - The University of Pennsylvania is pushing back hard against the Trump administration over a federal demand it says goes too far. In a new federal court filing , the school criticized the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for seeking detailed records on Jewish employees, describing the request as "extraordinary and unconstitutional,...

Greenland Dogsled Race Rescinds Invite to Trump Envoy

Greenland race drops envoy amid backlash to Trump annexation push

(Newser) - Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry's Arctic photo-op has melted away. Landry, serving as President Trump's envoy to Greenland, has been dropped from the guest list for the territory's marquee dogsled race as backlash grows over Washington's talk of taking control of the island, the Hill reports. The...

DOJ: DOGE Workers May Have Misused Social Security Data

DOJ says pro-Trump group sought SSA data for voter fraud push

(Newser) - Federal officials say a tiny team inside the controversial Elon Musk-linked Department of Government Efficiency may have stepped over the line with Social Security data, NBC News reports. In a new court filing, the Justice Department told a federal judge in Maryland it was alerted that two members of the...

US Seizes 7th Oil Tanker Linked to Venezuela

US Southern Command says it was taken 'without incident'

(Newser) - US military forces boarded and took control of a seventh oil tanker connected with Venezuela on Tuesday as part of the Trump administration's broader efforts to take control of the South American country's oil, the AP reports. US Southern Command said in a social media post that US...

Judge: Lawmakers Must Stick to 7-Day Wait on ICE Visits

Democratic pols must revise lawsuit challenging Homeland Security's notice requirement

(Newser) - A DC federal judge has, for now, left in place a Homeland Security rule that slows down surprise visits by members of Congress to immigration detention centers. US District Judge Jia Cobb decided on Monday not to immediately block a DHS policy that requires lawmakers to give seven days' notice...

Minnesota's Friday Plans: an Economic Blackout

Protest targets massive ICE raids and fatal shooting of Renee Good

(Newser) - Minnesotans are being urged to shut their wallets, skip work, and keep kids home Friday in response to a sweeping federal immigration crackdown in the state. Labor unions, community groups, and faith leaders have called for an "economic blackout," the Guardian reports, to protest what they describe as...

US Citizen: ICE Detained Me in My Underwear, With No Warrant

Man detained for hours says he plans to file a lawsuit

(Newser) - Federal immigration agents forced open a door and detained a US citizen in his Minnesota home at gunpoint without a warrant, then led him out into the streets in his underwear in subfreezing conditions, according to his family and videos reviewed by the AP . ChongLy "Scott" Thao told the...

Justice Department Eyes Major Rollback of Federal Gun Laws

Proposal would ease private sales, imports, and shipping of firearms, sources say

(Newser) - The Justice Department is quietly preparing to loosen several federal gun rules, a move aimed at shoring up support from gun-rights activists while risking new legal and political fights, according to people familiar with the plans who spoke to the Washington Post . The changes under discussion reportedly include easing limits...

US Catholic Leaders Question America's 'Moral Foundation'

Cardinals warn against growing reliance on military force abroad

(Newser) - America's top Catholic leaders are issuing a pointed warning about how the United States wields its power abroad. In a joint statement, Cardinals Blase Cupich of Chicago, Robert McElroy of Washington, DC, and Joseph Tobin of Newark say the "moral foundation" of US foreign policy is in doubt...

Americans Bear Nearly the Full Cost of Tariffs
Americans Bear Nearly
the Full Cost of Tariffs
new study
Jan 19, 2026 10:41 AM CST

Americans Bear Nearly the Full Cost of Tariffs

Study out of Germany estimates that 96% of the costs are being paid by those in the US

(Newser) - A new study of President Trump's tariffs will not please the president: The research finds that Americans are footing nearly the entire cost of them, reports the Wall Street Journal . Specifically, the study from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy in Germany finds that US consumers and importers...

60 Minutes Airs Segment That Was Abruptly Pulled Last Month

Segment on Trump administration deportations became a flashpoint at CBS News

(Newser) - 60 Minutes on Sunday aired its story about Trump administration deportations that was abruptly pulled from the newsmagazine's lineup a month ago, a move that had triggered an internal battle about political pressure that spilled out into the open, the AP reports. Correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi made no reference to...

Polls Show ICE Backlash
Polls Show ICE Backlash
Jan 18, 2026 1:33 PM CST

Polls Show ICE Backlash

Majorities call Minneapolis shooting unjustified, actions excessive

(Newser) - Polls taken after the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis show broad unease with the agency's tactics and a shift in public opinion that could complicate Republican efforts to hold the House. Surveys by CNN, Quinnipiac, Economist/YouGov, and CBS News all...

Spanberger Takes Historic Oath
Virginia Has First Female Gov
Jan 17, 2026 1:00 PM CST

Virginia Has First Female Gov

Abigail Spanberger, a former CIA officer, takes the oath in Richmond

(Newser) - Virginia, where all 74 governors had been men and where the federal amendment granting women the vote was not ratified until 1952, swore in Abigail Spanberger as its chief executive on Saturday. The former CIA officer and congresswoman wore a white coat as she took the oath on the steps...

National Guard to Patrol DC Through 2026

Army memo says extension is called for 'to restore law and order'

(Newser) - National Guard troops will be on the streets of Washington, DC, until the end of the year, according to a memo reviewed by the AP . The memo, signed by Army Secretary Dan Driscoll and dated Wednesday, said "the conditions of the mission" warrant an extension past the end of...

ICE Detainee Was Freed, Re-Arrested, Then Re-Freed

Liberian man in Minnesota is no longer in custody

(Newser) - A Liberian man in Minnesota who has been shuttled in and out of custody since immigration agents in Minnesota broke down his door with a battering ram was released again Friday, hours after a routine check-in with authorities led to his second arrest. The dramatic initial arrest of Garrison Gibson...

Trump Warns World: OK My Greenland Push or Face Tariffs

US president threatens to lay down tariffs hammer on countries that don't go along with his plans

(Newser) - President Trump suggested on Friday that he may punish countries with tariffs if they don't back the United States controlling Greenland, a message that came as a bipartisan Congressional delegation sought to lower tensions in the Danish capital. Trump for months has insisted that the US should control Greenland,...

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