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Defense Firms Seek Legal Advice Over Trump's Clampdown on Payouts
Defense contractors are seeking legal advice after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to tie share buybacks dividends and executive pay to weapons delivery schedules three sources said.
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Luigi Mangione Fights Death Penalty Charge in Court
Luigi Mangione accused of gunning down a health insurance executive will appear in federal court on Friday in a hearing over whether he should face the possibility of the death penalty if convicted. Mangione 27 is accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealth CEO Brian...
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Trump Halts Venezuela Strikes After Prisoner Releases
President Donald Trump said he has "canceled the previously expected second Wave of Attacks" on Venezuela due to the countrys release of political prisoners and its cooperation in rebuilding its oil and gas infrastructure.
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US Moving to Seize Olina Tanker in Caribbean
The U.S. is in the process of seizing the Olina tanker in the Caribbean near Trinidad in the fifth such interdiction of ships in recent weeks as part of Washingtons efforts to control Venezuelan oil exports a U.S. official said on Friday. The Olina which according...
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Israeli Strikes Kill at Least 13 Across Gaza
Israeli strikes across Gaza killed at least 13 people according to health officials as U.S. President Donald Trump was expected to announce the Board of Peace to oversee the fragile ceasefire.
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Early Birds Can Begin Filing Taxes on Jan. 26
Jan. 26 marks the official start date of the 2026 tax filing season when the IRS will begin accepting and processing 2025 tax returns.
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UN Forecasts 2.0% US Economic Growth in 2026
A United Nations report said economic growth in the United States slowed to 1.9% in 2025 from 2.8% in 2024 but was forecast to edge up to 2.0% in 2026 and 2.2% in 2027 aided by expansionary fiscal and monetary policies.
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Musk's Grok Limits Images on X to Paid Users
Elon Musks startup xAI has restricted the image generation function on its Grok chatbot on social media platform X to paid subscribers after the tools use of AI to create sexualized images sparked a widespread backlash. The chatbots image generation had allowed users on...
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Russia Used New Ballistic Missile in Major Attack on Ukraine
Russia bombarded Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles in a large-scale overnight attack officials said Friday killing at least four people. For only the second time it used a new ballistic missile that it says...
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Pope Leo Slams US, Russia: 'War Is Back in Vogue'
In his most substantial critique of U.S. Russian and other military incursions in sovereign countries Pope Leo XIV on Friday denounced how nations were using force to assert their dominion worldwide "completely undermining" peace...
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Venezuela's Rodriguez Expected to Visit Colombia
Venezuelas acting President Delcy Rodriguez is expected to visit Bogota for a meeting with Colombian President Gustavo Petro in the coming weeks Petro told newspaper El Pais in an interview published on Friday ."She has asked for two weeks. She needs to see what ...
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Iran: Protesters 'Ruining Their Own Streets' to Please Trump
Irans supreme leader signaled Friday that security forces would crack down on protesters after they screamed from windows and marched through the streets overnight directly challenging President Donald Trumps pledge...
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Top Court Set to Issue Rulings as Trump Tariff Case Looms
The U.S. Supreme Court could issue at least one ruling on Friday as several major cases remain pending including litigation testing the legality of President Donald Trumps sweeping global tariffs.
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2 Shot by Federal Agents in Portland; FBI Responds
Two people were shot by federal agents in Portland Oregon on Thursday afternoon according to local and federal sources who spoke to ABC News.
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US Weighs Buying Greenland, Giving Each Resident $100K
The Trump administration is considering sending lump-sum payments of up to 100000 to each of Greenlands roughly 57000 residents as part of an effort to buy the Arctic island media outlets reported Thursday.
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WH Architect: West Wing Addition Being Considered
The architect overseeing President Donald Trumps White House ballroom said Thursday the administration is also considering a modest one-story addition to the West Wing colonnade as part of a broader effort to restore architectural balance to the White House campus.
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Trump: Oil Companies to Invest $100B in Venezuela
President Donald Trump said Thursday that oil companies will spend at least 100 billion in Venezuela. Trump made his comments in a TV interview ahead of a meeting with oil executives on Friday. "Were going to meet with the biggest oil people in the world" Trump ...
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Divide Over Israel Could Sink Dems in Midterms
Democrats in Congress could face a series of primary challenges from the far left over their support for Israel possibly upending the 2026 midterm elections.
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J&J to Cut Drug Prices for Tariff Exemptions
Johnson Johnson said Thursday that it has reached an agreement with the Trump administration to cut drug prices for Americans in exchange for exemptions from tariffs.
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Kimmel Slams ICE, Displaying T-Shirt Urging Agency Out of Minneapolis
Late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel condemned the shooting of a 37-year-old woman by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minneapolis on his show.
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Two More Resignations Rock Heritage Foundation
The Heritage Foundations internal upheaval is accelerating with two fresh resignations from its board of trustees adding to a growing sense of instability at the once-respected conservative institution.
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Trump Backs Russia Sanctions Bill Delayed in Congress
President Donald Trump has publicly endorsed a long-stalled bipartisan sanctions bill targeting Russia and foreign nations that buy its discounted energy exports but the measures path forward in Congress remains murky the New York Post reported Thursday.
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Ramaswamy Bodyguard Arrested on Drug Charges
A bodyguard assigned to protect the family of Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has been arrested on federal drug trafficking charges Cleveland.com reported Thursday.
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Trump to Iran: 'Hell to Pay' If Regime Kills Protesters
President Donald Trump issued a blunt warning to Irans ruling regime Thursday as massive pro-democracy protests surged across the country.
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Report: Slain Minneapolis Woman Tied to Anti-ICE Group
The woman fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Wednesday after allegedly trying to strike him with her vehicle was described as an anti-ICE "warrior" who worked with activists to document and resist the federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota.