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Machado says she presented Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize medal
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado arrives at the U.S. Capitol to meet U.S. senators after her meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., Jan. 15, 2026. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump met with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado on Thursday in a high-stakes encounter that could […]
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Taiwan will invest $250 billion in U.S. chipmaking under new trade deal
The U.S. and Taiwan have reached a trade agreement to build chips and chip factories on American soil, the Department of Commerce announced on Thursday. As part of the agreement, Taiwanese chip and technology companies will invest at least $250 billion in production capacity in the U.S., and the Taiwanese government will guarantee $250 billion […]
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Trump unveils health-care plan outline as Congress wrestles over Obamacare subsidies
President Donald Trump on Thursday rolled out the broad outline of a health-care plan that the White House claims will lower drug prices and insurance premiums. The announcement came as a congressional effort to extend key Affordable Care Act tax credits faces headwinds from Senate Republicans, leaving millions at risk of seeing their health insurance […]
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Trump threatens to use the Insurrection Act to end protests in Minneapolis
Federal agents stand, following an incident where a civilian’s car was hit by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 12, 2026. Tim Evans | Reuters President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act and deploy troops to […]
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U.S. seizes Venezuela-linked tanker ahead of Trump-Machado meeting, officials say
Nobel Peace Prize 2025 laureate Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado gets out of a car in front of the Grand Hotel in Oslo, Norway, after an audience at the Royal Palace. Ole Berg-rusten | Afp | Getty Images The United States has seized another Venezuela-linked tanker, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Thursday, ahead […]
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NATO nations deploy to Greenland after tense White House talks
Greenland residents and political leaders have publicly rejected suggestions by U.S. President Donald Trump that the Arctic island could become part of the United States. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Several NATO members are deploying small numbers of troops to Greenland, seeking to shore up the Arctic island’s security in the wake of tense […]
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Seizing Greenland risks ‘monumental’ fallout, ex-Iceland president warns, as Trump sharpens rhetoric
(L/R) US Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio depart the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus after a meeting with Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and Greenland’s Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt in Washington, DC, on Jan. 14, 2026. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images Any U.S. […]
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Iran briefly closes airspace as U.S. tensions rise, flights rerouted across region
Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Kermanshah, Iran on January 8, 2026. Kamran | Afp | Getty Images Iran temporarily closed its airspace late Wednesday to most incoming and outgoing flights amid escalating tensions with the U.S., according to a notice posted by the Federal Aviation Administration. The restriction was scheduled to […]
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Down in the polls, Trump yanks Republicans toward economic populism. It may not save them
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he arrives to address House Republicans at their annual issues conference retreat, at the Kennedy Center, renamed the Trump-Kennedy Center by the Trump-appointed board of directors, in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 6, 2026. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump and Republicans are down in the polls with less […]
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LIVE: Officials from Denmark and Greenland hold news conference after U.S. talks
[The stream is slated to start before 2 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] Officials from Denmark and Greenland are speaking to reporters at a news conference after meeting with U.S. officials, as President Donald Trump continues to push to make the Danish island […]
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