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Workplace rights agency scraps anti-harassment guidance, citing Trump's orders

By CLAIRE SAVAGE and LEAH ASKARINAM
Jan 22, 2026 4:31 pm - The federal agency in charge of enforcing workplace anti-discrimination laws on Thursday voted to rescind its own guidance on how to guard against harassment at work, marking another major shift in U.S. civil rights enforcement under President Donald Trump's second administration.
Illinois faces federal defunding for state law requiring abortion referrals

By Paige Winfield Cunningham
Jan 22, 2026 4:07 pm - The Trump administration is threatening to strip Illinois of federal health dollars over a state law requiring medical providers to refer patients for abortion services, even if the providers oppose abortion.
Trump hails ‘framework’ of Greenland deal, reversing tariff threats

By Emily Davies, Cat Zakrzewski, Michael Birnbaum
Jan 21, 2026 6:49 pm - DAVOS, Switzerland- — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he had reached the “framework” of a deal on Greenland, backing away from his earlier demands to acquire t...
Trump's Board of Peace is dividing countries in Europe and the Middle East

By JULIA FRANKEL and SAMY MAGDY
Jan 21, 2026 3:12 pm - JERUSALEM — Divisions emerged Wednesday over U.S. President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace as its ambitions have grown beyond Gaza, with some Western European countries de...
Man who assassinated former Japanese prime minister gets life in prison

By MARI YAMAGUCHI
Jan 21, 2026 3:08 pm - TOKYO — A Japanese court sentenced a man who admitted assassinating former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to life imprisonment on Wednesday. The case has revealed dec...
Trump’s threats challenge Europe’s security and prosperity, EU chief says ahead of summit

By LORNE COOK
Jan 21, 2026 12:20 pm - BRUSSELS — U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to annex Greenland and impose tariffs on its backers pose a challenge to Europe’s security, principles and prosperity, Eu...
House Republicans begin push to hold the Clintons in contempt of Congress over the Epstein probe

By STEPHEN GROVES and MATT BROWN
Jan 21, 2026 12:16 pm - WASHINGTON — House Republicans started a push Wednesday to hold former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress over t...
Trump cancels tariff threat over Greenland, says NATO agreed to ‘framework’ of future Arctic deal

By JOSH BOAK, WILL WEISSERT and AAMER MADHANI
Jan 21, 2026 8:32 am - President Donald Trump has announced he is canceling a planned tariff on U.S. allies in Europe over Greenland. This decision follows an agreement with NATO on a framework for a future Arctic deal. Earlier, Trump insisted on acquiring Greenland but said he would not use force.
‘365 days of chaos’: Illinois Democrats reflect on Trump’s year

By Ben Szalinski and Maggie Dougherty
Jan 20, 2026 7:36 pm - One year into President Donald Trump’s second term in office, top Illinois Democrats said it’s been a year of broken promises, uncertainty and fear for the future. “Today marks 365 days of chaos, 365 days of attacks upon civil rights, on the rule of law and on the Constitution itself,” Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul said.
Trump administration admits DOGE accessed personal Social Security data

Meryl Kornfield
Jan 20, 2026 6:59 pm - The Trump administration has acknowledged for the first time in a court filing that members of the U.S. DOGE Service accessed and shared sensitive Social Security data wi...

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