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Trump names former Federal Reserve official Warsh as the next Fed chair to replace Powell

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Jan 30, 2026 8:05 am - President Donald Trump said Friday that he will nominate former Federal Reserve official Kevin Warsh to be the next chair of the Fed, a decision likely to result in sharp changes to the powerful agency that could bring it closer to the White House.
Trump threatens tariffs on any country selling oil to Cuba, a move that puts pressure on Mexico

By MICHELLE L. PRICE and MEGAN JANETSKY
Jan 29, 2026 7:54 pm - President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that would impose a tariff on any goods from countries that sell or provide oil to Cuba, a move that could further cripple an island plagued by a deepening energy crisis.
Friction emerges between Trump and Venezuelan opposition over Machado’s return

By John Hudson and Noah Robertson
Jan 29, 2026 6:47 pm - Venezuela’s leading opposition figure made a solemn request to House lawmakers during a closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill last week: “Tell the president that I want to go back to Venezuela as soon as possible,” said María Corina Machado, according to notes taken by a person in the room and reviewed by The Washington Post.
Trump’s biggest climate rollback stalls over fears it will lose in court

By Jake Spring
Jan 29, 2026 6:24 pm - Trump officials have delayed finalizing the repeal of a landmark legal opinion key to their effort to eliminating the Environmental Protection Agency’s climate rules because of concerns the proposal is too weak to withstand a court challenge, according to two people familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss confidential information.
RFK Jr. picks promoters of debunked vaccine-autism claims for key panel

By Ariana Eunjung Cha
Jan 29, 2026 3:55 pm - Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has reshaped a key federal autism advisory board, appointing members who have echoed his controversial views, including promoting debunked claims linking vaccines to autism.
Trump’s border czar suggests a possible drawdown in Minnesota, but only after ‘cooperation’

By GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO and REBECCA SANTANA
Jan 29, 2026 2:33 pm - The Trump administration could reduce the number of immigration enforcement officers in Minnesota, but only if state and local officials cooperate, the president's border czar said Thursday, noting he has “zero tolerance” for protesters who assault federal officers or impede the ongoing Twin Cities operation.
Justice Department charges man who squirted vinegar on Rep. Ilhan Omar

Jan 29, 2026 12:21 pm - The Justice Department has charged a man who squirted apple cider vinegar on Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar at an event in Minneapolis.
Trump says he asked Putin not to target Kyiv for 1 week during brutal cold spell

By AAMER MADHANI and SUSIE BLANN
Jan 29, 2026 12:17 pm - U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that he had asked Russian President Vladimir Putin not to target the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv for one week as the region experiences frigid temperatures and that Putin had agreed, but there was no confirmation of that from Russia.
DuPage County Board urges Congress to investigate immigration enforcement efforts; withhold DHS funding

By Alicia Fabbre
Jan 29, 2026 11:44 am - DuPage County Board members are urging congressmen to withhold funding for the Department of Homeland Security until a thorough investigation is conducted into recent immigration enforcement incidents, such as the fatal shootings in Minnesota.
Democrats, White House strike spending deal that would avert government shutdown

By MARY CLARE JALONICK, KEVIN FREKING and LISA MASCARO
Jan 29, 2026 8:13 am - Democrats and White House struck a deal to avert a partial government shutdown and temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday as they consider new restrictions for President Donald Trump’s surge of immigration enforcement

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