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Smith defends his Trump investigations at a House hearing. ‘No one should be above the law,’ he saysJan 22, 2026 5:33 pm - Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith defended his investigations of President Donald Trump at a congressional hearing Thursday in which he insisted that he had acted without regard to politics and had no second thoughts about the criminal charges he brought.
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3 people involved in a Minnesota church protest are arrested, as judge refuses to charge Don LemonJan 22, 2026 5:24 pm - A prominent civil rights attorney and at least two other people involved in an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church have been arrested, Trump administration officials said Thursday, even as a judge rebuffed related charges against journalist Don Lemon.
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House approves final spending bills as Democrats denounce ICE fundingJan 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.
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Vance’s message in Minneapolis: Local officials must cooperate with the immigration crackdownJan 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.
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Workplace rights agency scraps anti-harassment guidance, citing Trump's ordersJan 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.
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How to watch the Oscar-nominated filmsJan 22, 2026 3:24 pm - Need to catch up on all the Oscar nominees? Here’s a look at where to watch them.
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‘Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!’ is a sweeping tribute to a comic geniusJan 22, 2026 2:38 pm - It’s not often we get to pay tribute, in full, to our giants while they’re still with us. But in “Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!” Judd Apatow dutifully and affectionately celebrates the laugh-filled life of a comedy legend who’s still here to tell the story — and the jokes — himself.
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Harry Styles announces 2026 global tour datesJan 22, 2026 12:31 pm - Harry Styles is getting back out on the road. The English musician announced his “Together, Together” tour on Thursday. It’s a 50-date run made up of residencies in Europe, the U.K., Brazil, Mexico, the U.S. and Australia.
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Bob Costas returning to NBC to host ‘Sunday Night Baseball’ pregame showJan 22, 2026 11:10 am - Baseball is returning to NBC and so is Bob Costas,
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In ‘Testament of Ann Lee,’ a blazing Amanda Seyfried can make you believe anythingJan 22, 2026 10:09 am - “The Testament of Ann Lee” is a stirring and, yes, difficult movie that features a blazing Amanda Seyfried as the Shaker leader. It’s a performance that will knock your 18th-century socks off.