Breaking News: Politics
Speaker Johnson: ‘Confident’ government shutdown will end by Tuesday
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks during the annual “March for Life” in Washington, D.C., U.S., Jan. 23, 2026. Aaron Schwartz | Reuters House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday said he believes he has the votes to end the partial government shutdown by Tuesday, with the House set to take up a Senate-approved spending […]
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Democrat Christian Menefee wins election for U.S. House, narrowing GOP’s slim majority
Democrat Christian Menefee won a Texas U.S. House seat in a special election Saturday that will narrow Republicans’ already-slim majority, telling President Donald Trump that the Democratic district “topples corrupt presidencies.” Menefee, the Harris County attorney, prevailed in a runoff against Amanda Edwards, a former Houston City Council member. He will replace the late Rep. […]
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Political risk: How Trump 2.0 is affecting investment in U.S. assets
Heightened political risk might become the backdrop for U.S. stocks for the foreseeable future. January saw the U.S. attack Venezuela and President Donald Trump attempt to annex Greenland , threatening new tariffs on eight European allies. By the end of the month, the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group was sailing toward Iran after Trump signaled […]
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French tech company Capgemini to sell U.S. unit linked to ICE
French IT company Capgemini will sell its U.S. subsidiary Capgemini Government Solutions, it said on Sunday, after coming under pressure to explain a contract the latter signed with U.S immigration enforcement agency ICE. French lawmakers, including Finance Minister Roland Lescure, had asked the company to shed light on the contract amid concern over the tactics […]
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Trump says India will buy oil from Venezuela
U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said India will buy Venezuelan oil, helping to replace some of the Russian oil that the world’s third-biggest oil importer buys. “We’ve already made that deal, the concept of the deal,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One as he traveled to his vacation home in Florida from Washington. […]
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Judge orders 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his dad released from ICE detention
People hold a photo of Liam Conejo Ramos, a five-year-old boy who was held by immigration officers, during an “ICE Out” protest in New York on January 23, 2026 against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Demonstrations against ICE grew dramatically following the killing of Renee Nicole Good, 37, by an ICE officer in Minneapolis […]
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Federal judge denies bid to end ICE Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota
Protestors march during a “Nationwide Shutdown” demonstration against ICE enforcement on Jan. 30, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Stephen Maturen | Getty Images A Federal judge on Saturday rejected a request from state officials to immediately halt the federal immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota. The court said the plaintiffs — the State of Minnesota and the […]
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Flying without a Real ID? You may owe $45 — or more — starting Feb. 1
Travelers wait in a long security line at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, California, May 7, 2025. Allen J. Schaben | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Travelers, be warned: Starting Feb. 1, you may need to pay a fee of $45 or more for going through airport security checkpoints without a Real ID […]
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Iranian media report explosion at southern port of Bandar Abbas
An explosion occurred at Iran’s southern port of Bandar Abbas on Saturday, Iranian media reported, without giving a cause for the blast. The semi-official Tasnim news agency said that social media reports alleging that a Revolutionary Guard navy commander was targeted in the explosion were “completely false”. Iranian media said the blast was being investigated […]
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Epstein files: Trump, Howard Lutnick, Steve Tisch among prominent names that appear in latest Justice Department release
Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein during a party at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, Feb. 12, 2000. Davidoff Studios Photography | Archive Photos | Getty Images The Justice Department on Friday released many more records from its investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein, resuming disclosures under a law intended to reveal what the government knew about […]
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