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Bessent: Trump Accounts May Be His Most Lasting Legacy
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent praised President Donald Trump's Trump Accounts initiative during an interview Wednesday, calling the program a transformative effort to bring millions of American families into the nation's investment economy.
Wed, 28 Jan 2026 22:34:07 EDTLawsuit Claims Cornell Used 'Diversity Axis' in Hiring
Cornell University is being accused in a federal civil rights lawsuit of excluding an evolutionary biologist from a tenured faculty position because he is white.
Wed, 28 Jan 2026 22:19:50 EDTWhite House Warns Data Centers on Consumer Power Costs
The Trump administration is signaling limits to its support for rapid data center expansion, warning that new sites should not drive up consumer electricity bills as backlash grows in key states served by the PJM grid.
Wed, 28 Jan 2026 22:31:29 EDTWhite House Hopes Homan Can Prevent Shutdown
The White House hopes that sending border czar Tom Homan to Minneapolis will give Democrats an incentive to fund the government and thus avert a shutdown.
Wed, 28 Jan 2026 21:55:46 EDTHouse Dems Advised to Skip Minnesota Protest Visits
House Democratic leadership has privately advised members not to travel to Minnesota this week to show solidarity with anti-ICE protests, according to an internal email obtained by Axios on Wednesday from a senior staffer for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
Wed, 28 Jan 2026 20:53:03 EDTGov. Walz Rips Trump WH Inquiry Into Pretti Shooting
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Wednesday slammed the Trump administration for being the ones investigating the deadly shooting of Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents Saturday in Minneapolis."Wrong on so many levels," Walz, a Democrat, said in an interview with NBC News. "It's...
Wed, 28 Jan 2026 20:23:32 EDTTrump Taps Top Prosecutor to Lead National Fraud Fight
President Donald Trump on Wednesday named seasoned federal prosecutor Colin McDonald to lead the Department of Justice’s new National Fraud Enforcement Division, a role designed to aggressively tackle large-scale fraud affecting federal programs.
Wed, 28 Jan 2026 19:47:51 EDTUS, Greenland, Denmark Start Diplomatic Talks to Ease Tensions Over Trump Goal
Talks involving the United States, Greenland and Denmark began on Wednesday, the Danish foreign ministry said, as the three parties seek to resolve a diplomatic crisis over President Donald Trump's insistence that the U.S. take control of Greenland territory.The diplomatic...
Wed, 28 Jan 2026 16:09:41 EDTEPA Plan to Roll Back 'Good Neighbor' Smog Rule
The Trump administration on Wednesday took a step toward rolling back a rule that limits smokestack emissions that burden downwind areas in neighboring states.
Wed, 28 Jan 2026 19:10:14 EDTVance Joins Trump in Zinging Frey Over Federal Agents' Safety
Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday joined President Donald Trump in criticizing Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey over his continued refusal to enforce federal immigration laws in his city.
Wed, 28 Jan 2026 18:36:31 EDTApple Cider Vinegar Used in Spray Incident Targeting Rep. Omar
The substance sprayed at Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., during a town hall event Tuesday night has been verified as apple cider vinegar.
Wed, 28 Jan 2026 18:42:52 EDTHome Depot to Cut 800 Jobs, Mandate Five-Day Office Return
Home Depot CEO Ted Decker announced Wednesday that the company will lay off about 800 corporate employees and require most remaining corporate staff to return to the office five days a week beginning April 6,
Wed, 28 Jan 2026 18:37:21 EDTVideos Show Pretti Clash With Agents Days Before Killing
New footage has emerged showing Alex Pretti interacting with immigration authorities in Minneapolis more than a week before the 37-year-old ICU nurse was shot to death by federal law enforcement.
Wed, 28 Jan 2026 18:36:13 EDTUS Joins Suit Alleging Use of Race in UCLA Med School Admissions
The Justice Department said on Wednesday it was joining a lawsuit that alleges the use of race as a factor in admissions at the University of California Los Angeles' David Geffen School of Medicine.The underlying lawsuit against UCLA was brought by several groups, including...
Wed, 28 Jan 2026 18:34:05 EDT'Alligator Alcatraz' Accused of Punishing Detainees Seeking Legal Help
Two former detainees at an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as "Alligator Alcatraz" testified Wednesday that they could be punished for seeking legal advice and had to write down phone numbers for attorneys on walls and beds using soap because...
Wed, 28 Jan 2026 18:28:02 EDTRFK Jr Resets Autism Panel With New Lineup of 21 Members
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday remade a federal panel that guides national autism policy, naming a new slate of 21 members that includes some with ties to groups promoting claims that link vaccines to autism.Kennedy, a longtime anti-vaccine activist...
Wed, 28 Jan 2026 18:16:54 EDTUS to Hand Over Seized Oil Tanker to Venezuela
The United States is handing over a tanker to Venezuela that it seized this month, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Wednesday, the first known instance in which President Donald Trump's administration has returned such a tanker.
Wed, 28 Jan 2026 18:01:49 EDTGOP Cheers Musk's Midterm Involvement
Tech mogul Elon Musk is ready to use his financial might and large megaphone to help Republicans win the upcoming midterm elections.
Wed, 28 Jan 2026 18:04:19 EDTHigh Court Sets Review for Trump-Carroll Judgment
The Supreme Court will consider President Donald Trump's request to review a jury verdict that found him liable to writer E. Jean Carroll, after the court distributed his petition for the justices' Feb. 20 private conference, according to the docket.
Wed, 28 Jan 2026 17:53:34 EDTCalifornia, Illinois to Work With WHO After US Withdraws
With the Trump administration's decision to leave the World Health Organization, California has decided to do its part.
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