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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.
Federal officer shoots person in leg after being attacked during Minneapolis arrest, AP source says

By STEVE KARNOWSKI
Jan 14, 2026 4:07 pm - A federal officer shot a person in the leg in Minneapolis after being attacked with a shovel during an arrest Wednesday, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.The person cautioned the information was still preliminary, and the investigation was in its early stages. The person could not discuss details of the investigation publicly and spoke to AP on condition of anonymity.
Supreme Court allows Illinois congressman to challenge mail-in balloting

By Justin Jouvenal and Patrick Marley
Jan 14, 2026 3:25 pm - The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed an Illinois congressman and others to pursue a lawsuit challenging the state’s practice of counting mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day, the first of two possible rulings on the voting practice that President Donald Trump and his allies have claimed without evidence is riddled with fraud.
FBI searches a Washington Post reporter's home as part of a classified documents investigation

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER
Jan 14, 2026 2:09 pm - FBI agents searched a Washington Post reporter’s home on Wednesday as part of a leak investigation into a Pentagon contractor accused of taking home classified information, the Justice Department said.
Danish official says there’s a ‘fundamental disagreement’ with Trump over Greenland

By EMMA BURROWS
Jan 14, 2026 6:29 am - A top Danish official said Wednesday that a “fundamental disagreement” over Greenland remains with President Donald Trump after talks in Washington with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
China’s trade surplus surges 20% to a record $1.2 trillion, even with Trump’s tariffs

By CHAN HO-HIM
Jan 14, 2026 6:19 am - China’s trade surplus surged to a record of almost $1.2 trillion in 2025, the government said Wednesday, as exports to other countries made up for slowing shipments to the U.S. under President Donald Trump's onslaught of higher tariffs.

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