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House approves final spending bills as Democrats denounce ICE funding

By KEVIN FREKING and LISA MASCARO
Jan 22, 2026 5:12 pm - The House passed this year's final batch of spending bills on Thursday as lawmakers, still smarting from last fall's record 43-day shutdown, worked to avoid another funding lapse for a broad swath of the federal government.
Vance’s message in Minneapolis: Local officials must cooperate with the immigration crackdown

By MICHELLE L. PRICE, JULIE CARR SMYTH and STEVE PEOPLES
Jan 22, 2026 5:07 pm - Insisting that he was in Minnesota to help “lower the temperature,” Vice President JD Vance on Thursday blamed “far-left people” and state and local law enforcement officials for the chaos that has convulsed the state during the White House's aggressive deportation campaign.
White House shares doctored image portraying arrested church protester in tears

By Drew Harwell
Jan 22, 2026 4:51 pm - The White House on Thursday posted an altered photo of an attorney arrested after a Minnesota church protest, edited to make it look like she was crying, sparking concern among some forensic-image experts about the administration’s distortion of real-world imagery.
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...

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