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WSJ: Trump Seeks Cuba Regime Change by End of '26
The Trump administration is pursuing a strategy aimed at achieving regime change in Cuba by the end of 2026, marking a sharp escalation in U.S. pressure on Havana after decades of hostile relations, The Wall Street Journal reported.
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US Estimates 200 Islamic State Fighters Fled Prison
U.S. officials now estimate about 200 Islamic State group fighters escaped from a Syrian detention site during a fast-moving handover of security control.
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Cartel Leader Faces Federal Drug Charges in D.C.
A high-ranking leader of a Mexican drug cartel that was designated a foreign terrorist organization by the Trump administration was arraigned Wednesday in Washington on federal drug charges
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Border Patrol's Bovino Denied Service at Minn. Gas Station
Greg Bovino of the U.S. Border Patrol, who has commanded the administration’s big-city immigration campaign, was denied service at a Speedway gas station in Minneapolis.
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Uvalde Officer Acquitted in Texas School Shooting Case
A Texas jury on Wednesday found a former police officer not guilty of felony child endangerment charges for his role in the law enforcement response to the 2022 Uvalde school shooting that killed 19 elementary students and two teachers.
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Interim Venezuela Leader to Visit US
Venezuela's interim president will soon visit the United States, a senior US official said Wednesday, further signaling President Donald Trump's willingness to embrace the oil-rich country's new leader.
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Gov. Newsom: State Department Axed Davos Speech
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the State Department was to blame after his scheduled Wednesday talk with Fortune magazine at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, was canceled at the last minute.
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Trump: Minerals, Golden Dome Part of Greenland Framework
President Donald Trump revealed few details Wednesday of a framework for a future deal with NATO over Greenland, but said it would include access to mineral rights for the U.S. and its European allies, as well as collaboration on the Golden Dome missile defense system.
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Rahm Emanuel: Mandatory Retirement Age for Officials
Rahm Emanuel says he wants to institute a mandatory retirement age of 75 for the president and the entire executive branch, the legislative branch, the Supreme Court, and federal courts.
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N.Y. Judge Orders New Map for Malliotakis' District
A NY State Supreme Court judge has struck down the 11th Congressional District map as unconstitutional and ordered the Redistricting Commission to produce new lines by Feb. 6, which puts City's only Republican-held House seat back into play for the midterms.
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DHS Ups Incentives for Illegal Aliens to Leave
The Department of Homeland Security announced a new incentive program encouraging illegal aliens to voluntarily leave the United States, offering a $2,600 stipend and a free flight home to those who self-deport using the Customs and Border Protection Home app.
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Senate to Hold Ticket Pricing Hearing With Kid Rock
A U.S. Senate Commerce Committee panel will hold a hearing next week on efforts to crack down on unfair ticketing issues that will include an executive from Ticketmaster-parent company Live Nation and singer Kid Rock, a Senate aide told Reuters. The Justice Department and ...
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Machado Defends Giving Trump Her Nobel Medal
Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado defended giving her medal to President Donald Trump last week at the White House, even though the Nobel Foundation said the award cannot "even symbolically be passed on or further distributed."
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Speaker Johnson Backs Impeachment of 2 Federal Judges
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said Wednesday he supports impeachment efforts against two federal judges, citing what he called "egregious abuses" and judicial overreach aimed at President Donald Trump and executive authority, The Hill reported.
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House Democrats Oppose Funding DHS Over ICE
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., is joining his fellow Democrats in opposing funding the Department of Homeland Security.
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UnitedHealth to Return ACA Marketplace Profits
UnitedHealth Group, the nation's largest health insurer, says it will return any profits it earns from its Affordable Care Act marketplace business to consumers in 2026.
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House Panel Finds CVS May Have Broken Antitrust Laws
CVS Health may have violated federal antitrust laws by pressuring independent pharmacies to avoid using money-saving services outside the company's pharmacy benefit manager network, according to a House Judiciary Committee report released Wednesday, The Hill reported.
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Zelenskyy to Meet With Trump in Davos
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to meet President Donald Trump in Davos as U.S. envoys prepare for talks in Moscow aimed at ending Russia's war with Ukraine. Zelenskyy plans to travel to Switzerland on Thursday to meet Trump on the sidelines of the WEF.
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Theranos Founder Holmes Asks Trump for Clemency
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has asked President Donald Trump to commute her sentence after she was convicted of defrauding investors in her now-defunct blood-testing startup that was once valued at $9 billion, a notice on the Justice Department website showed.
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Admiral Removed by Hegseth Now Running for Congress
Nancy Lacore, a retired three-star admiral and former chief of the Navy Reserve, has announced a run for Congress in South Carolina's 1st District, seeking the seat being vacated by GOP Rep. Nancy Mace, who is running for governor.
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Trump: May Be Down to One Fed Chair Candidate
U.S. President Donald Trump Wednesday indicated he was close to choosing the new chair of the Federal Reserve, adding he liked the idea of keeping White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett in his current post.
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Sen. Mark Kelly Considering 2028 Presidential Bid
Embattled Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., is weighing a possible run for the White House in 2028 as he faces mounting scrutiny over his message to service members last fall to buck unlawful presidential orders.
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Federal Agent Injured as Illegal Alien Rams Officers
A federal law enforcement officer was injured in Southern California on Wednesday after an illegal alien allegedly attempted to evade arrest by ramming officers with his vehicle, prompting agents to fire defensive shots, according to the Trump administration.
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Putin: Studying, Didn't Accept, Trump Peace Board Invite
President Donald Trump said that Russian President Vladimir Putin had accepted his invitation to join his Board of Peace initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts, a statement that Putin quickly countered, saying that the invitation was only under consideration.
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US Stocks Recover Half of the Prior Day's Plunge
The U.S. stock market rebounded after President Donald Trump called off Greenland-related tariffs that he had threatened to impose on Europe.