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Harris to deliver key remarks at Chicago’s MLK interfaith breakfast

By Marni Pyke
Jan 15, 2026 9:58 am - Former Vice President Kamala Harris will return to Chicago to deliver the keynote speech at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. interfaith breakfast on Monday, Mayor Brandon Johnson announced.
US seizes sixth sanctioned tanker it says has ties to Venezuela in Trump’s effort to control its oil

By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN
Jan 15, 2026 9:05 am - U.S. forces in the Caribbean Sea have seized another sanctioned oil tanker that the Trump administration says has ties to Venezuela, part of a broader U.S. effort to take control of the South American country’s oil.
Trump threatens to use the Insurrection Act to ‘put an end’ to protests in Minneapolis

By STEVE KARNOWSKI, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, HALLIE GOLDEN and AAMER MADHANI
Jan 15, 2026 7:39 am - President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act allowing him to deploy troops as protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement persist in Minneapolis.
A new era for Canada-China relations? Prime Minister Carney signals change in Beijing

By KEN MORITSUGU
Jan 15, 2026 7:29 am - BEIJING — On the first trip by a Canadian leader to China in eight years, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday that the two countries are entering a new era of relati...
Senators launch a cross-party effort to end stock trading by lawmakers

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI
Jan 15, 2026 7:24 am - Two senators from opposite parties are joining forces in a renewed push to ban members of Congress from trading stocks, an effort that has broad public support but has repeatedly stalled on Capitol Hill.
Lawmakers propose $2.5B agency to boost production of rare earths and other critical minerals

By DIDI TANG and JOSH FUNK
Jan 15, 2026 7:11 am - A bipartisan group of lawmakers have proposed creating a new agency with $2.5 billion to spur production of rare earths and the other critical minerals, while the Trump administration has already taken aggressive actions to break China's grip on the market for these materials that are crucial to high-tech products, including cellphones, electric vehicles, jet fighters and missiles.
What’s next for Greenland and Denmark after difficult meeting with Trump administration

By GEIR MOULSON
Jan 15, 2026 7:07 am - U.S., Danish and Greenlandic officials have met face to face to discuss President Donald Trump's ambitions to take control of Greenland, a semiautonomous territory of Den...
European troops arrive in Greenland as talks with US highlight ‘disagreement’ over island's future

By EMMA BURROWS, CLAUDIA CIOBANU and DANIEL NIEMANN
Jan 15, 2026 6:52 am - Troops from several European countries, including France, Germany, the UK, Norway and Sweden, are arriving in Greenland in a show of support for Denmark as talks between representatives of Denmark, Greenland and the U.S. on Wednesday highlighted “fundamental disagreement” between the Trump administration and European allies on the future of the Arctic island.
War powers resolution fails in Senate as 2 Republicans bow to Trump pressure

By STEPHEN GROVES
Jan 14, 2026 6:39 pm - Senate Republicans voted to dismiss a war powers resolution Wednesday that would have limited President Donald Trump’s ability to conduct further attacks on Venezuela after two GOP senators reversed course on supporting the legislation.Trump put intense pressure on five Republican senators who joined with Democrats to advance the resolution last week and ultimately prevailed in heading off passage of the legislation.
Desperately seeking REAL ID? State extends hours, appointments for travelers trying to avoid $45 TSA fee

By Marni Pyke
Jan 14, 2026 6:16 pm - On Feb. 1, air travelers without REAL ID or other accepted documentation, such as passports, will face paying $45 to go through a TSA verification to board domestic flights.

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