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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz mobilizes state National Guard amid ongoing protests

Updated Jan 17, 2026, 2:18 PM ET PUBLISHED Jan 17, 2026, 6:30 AM ET Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has mobilized the state National Guard to support the Minnesota State Patrol, Army Maj. Andrea Tsuchiya, state public affairs officer for the Minnesota National Guard, said in a statement Saturday. “We are staged and ready to respond. We are not deployed to city streets at this time,” Tsuchiya added. The mobilization comes after throngs of demonstrators protested in the snow Friday night near the Bish ...

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Trump says he'll sue JPMorgan Chase for allegedly cutting him off after US Capitol riot

Sat 17 Jan 2026 14.02 EST Last modified on Sat 17 Jan 2026 14.48 EST Donald Trump threatened to sue JPMorgan Chase on Saturday, citing an unsubstantiated allegation that major banks discriminated against him after the 6 January 2021 Capitol riot. Trump announced the potential lawsuit in a post on social media, tying the threat to his criticism of a recent Wall Street Journal article that reported he had offered the JPMorgan Chase CEO, Jamie Dimon, the position of US Federal Reserve chair. Tru ...

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Republicans are turning up the rhetoric against Trump's plan to take Greenland

Senator Thom Tillis, who is retiring in 2026, said that both Republicans and Democrats would revolt if Trump attempted to take Greenland by force, according to Politico. “If there was any sort of action that looked like the goal was actually landing in Greenland and doing an illegal taking … there’d be sufficient numbers here to pass a war powers resolution and withstand a veto,” Tillis said. Meanwhile, Congressman Don Bacon predicted such an action — which he called “the dumbest thing I’ve ev ...

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Danish Politician Accuse Stephen Miller of Having 'Mentality of a Rapist' Towards Greenland in Shocking MS NOW Interview

MS NOW's Alex Witt offered an on-air disclaimer after a member of Denmark's parliament made a shocking statement about chief White House aid Stephen Miller having the "mentality of a rapist" towards Greenland. Danish MP Rasmus Jarlov spoke with Witt on Saturday about President Donald Trump's continued threats to take over Greenland, which has been firmly under the auspices of Denmark since 1814. Witt played video of Miller arguing for Greenland to become part of the United States befo ...

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Twin Cities Live: Counterprotesters chase off Jake Lang's group from downtown Minneapolis January 17, 2026

Live: Counterprotesters chase off Jake Lang’s group from downtown Minneapolis January 17, 2026 Hundreds of counterprotesters outnumbered the conservative influencer’s supporters protesting Islam on Saturday. By Star Tribune staff Groups from competing protests confronted each other in downtown Minneapolis Saturday as police tried to keep them separated. Shoving matches and tug-of-wars over banners broke out among dozens of people surrounded by media along the snow-swept streets near City Ha ...

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Exclusive: Dick Durbin Blasts Kristi Noem on Proof of Citizenship Threat

Published Jan 16, 2026 at 06:21 PM EST updated Jan 16, 2026 at 06:22 PM EST Illinois U.S. Senator Dick Durbin wrote to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem on Friday, telling her he was outraged at “repeated targeting and racial profiling” of American citizens by her agents carrying out "citizen checks." In a letter exclusively shared with Newsweek, the Democrat told Noem that statements she and U.S. Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino had made that U.S. citize ...

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Trump bought up to $1M in bonds from Netflix and Warner Bros days after merger was announced

Friday 16 January 2026 16:50 EST Donald Trump purchased corporate bonds from Warner Bros. Discovery and Netflix just days after the two media giants agreed to a massive $83 billion blockbuster deal that would see the streaming company purchase most of WBD’s assets. According to a financial disclosure released late Thursday by the White House, the president acquired the debt securities issued by the two companies – valued as high as $1 million each – last month. The disclosure form revealed t ...

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Blair and Rubio among names on Gaza 'Board of Peace'

The Trump administration has named US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and former UK prime minister Sir Tony Blair as two of the founding members of its "Board of Peace" for Gaza. Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and the president's son-in-law Jared Kushner will also sit on the "founding executive board", the White House said in a statement, external on Friday. Trump will act as chairman of the board, which forms part of his 20-point plan to end the war between Israel ...

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Trump administration says deporting college student trying to surprise family was a 'mistake'

Fri 16 Jan 2026 15.59 EST First published on Fri 16 Jan 2026 09.04 EST The Trump administration apologized in court for a “mistake” in the deportation of a Massachusetts college student who was detained trying to fly home to surprise her family in Texas for Thanksgiving. But the administration still argued that the federal government error should not affect her immigration case. Any Lucía López Belloza, a 19-year-old freshman at Babson College in Wellesley, 15 miles west of Boston, was detai ...

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Nasa readies its most powerful rocket for round-the-moon flight

Nasa is preparing to roll out its most powerful rocket yet before a mission to send astronauts around the moon and back again for the first time in more than 50 years. The Artemis II mission is scheduled to launch from Kennedy Space Center in Florida as early as 6 February, taking its crew on a 685,000-mile round trip that will end about 10 days later with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. The flight will mark only the second test of Nasa’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the first with ...

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Schumer: Democrats will try to block Trump's Greenland tariffs

5 min ago - 01/17/26 10:10 PM ET Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Saturday said Senate Democrats will block President Trump’s new 10 percent tariffs to be implemented on European countries over his calls for the U.S. to acquire Greenland. &# ... (The Hill)

Abigail Spanberger Repeals ICE Cooperation Order on First Day as Governor

30 min ago - Published Jan 17, 2026 at 08:25 PM EST updated Jan 17, 2026 at 08:36 PM EST Newly sworn in Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat, rescinded her predecessor Republican Glen Youngkin's order that mandated state and local law enforcement must ... (Newsweek)

Anti-ICE demonstrators chase off outnumbered far-right activists at Minneapolis rally

1 hr ago - January 17, 2026 8:02 PM EST Updated 9 hours ago MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Hundreds of anti-ICE protesters in Minneapolis chased off a small group of far-right activists who had vowed to march on a neighborhood where many immigrants live on Sat ... (Reuters)

Progressive MeidasTouch Network Drops Michael Cohen's Podcasts After Claiming He 'Felt Coerced' to Testify Against Trump

1 hr ago - Jan 17th, 2026, 6:57 pm Progressive media company MeidasTouch Network announced it was cutting ties with Michael Cohen on Saturday, hours after he claimed prosecutors “pressured” him to mold his testimony to bolster a political witch hunt ... (MEDIAite)

Gaza is our show: US pushes its plan over Netanyahu's objections

2 hrs ago - 11h President Trump's advisers have little patience for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's objections as they push ahead with "phase two" of the Gaza peace plan. "This is our show, not his show. We managed to do things in Gaza in recent mont ... (msn/Axios)

Man accused of aiming laser at Trump helicopter acquitted in 35 minutes

2 hrs ago - Sat 17 Jan 2026 15.56 EST Last modified on Sat 17 Jan 2026 15.58 EST A man tried on a felony charge of aiming a laser at presidential helicopter Marine One while it was transporting Donald Trump was acquitted recently by a jury in Washington DC – ... (The Guardian)

Power grids on high alert as Arctic freeze coming for half the country

3 hrs ago - Saturday 17 January 2026 15:08 EST Grid operators overseeing power in 28 states are on high alert to shore up fuel supplies and brace for a spike in power demand as the Northeast and Midwest face an Arctic freeze this holiday weekend. The frigid outb ... (The Independent)

Pentagon readies 1,500 soldiers to possibly deploy to Minnesota, Washington Post reports

4 hrs ago - Jan 18 (Reuters) - The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty U.S. soldiers to prepare for a possible deployment to Minnesota, the site of widespread protests against the government's deportation drive, the Washington Post reported on Sunday. T ... (https://www.reuters.com/world/us/pentagon-readies-1500-soldiers-possibly-deploy-minnesota-washington-post-reports-2026-01-18/)

Minneapolis Resident's Accent Gets Him Arrested, Detained by Border Patrol

7 hrs ago - A Minneapolis resident was arrested by Border Patrol agents in front of his young daughter after officers questioned his accent and cited it as grounds for detainment, according to video footage that has sparked widespread condemnation. Ramon Menera, ... (International Business Times)

'It's time to look for new leadership in Iran': Trump calls for regime change - Politico

9 hrs ago - "“What [Khameini] is guilty of, as the leader of a country, is the complete destruction of the country and the use of violence at levels never seen before," Trump said in the interview. US President Donald Trump called for new leadership in the ... (Jerusalem Post)

Regulators say Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern merger paperwork is incomplete

9 hrs ago - Justin Diep Jan 17, 2026 Updated 2 hrs ago Federal rail regulators rejected Union Pacific's $85 billion merger with Norfolk Southern, saying its application is incomplete. The U.S. Surface Transportation Board unanimously ruled Friday that Union Pac ... (Omaha World Herald)

Barack Obama shares loving birthday tribute to wife, Michelle, on her 62nd birthday

10 hrs ago - January 17, 2026, 1:47 PM Michelle Obama is marking her 62nd birthday on Saturday, and her husband, former President Barack Obama, is celebrating her with a heartfelt message. He posted a photo of the couple together on Instagram, writing, "Happy bir ... (ABC News)

Newsom sets special election for LaMalfa's seat for Aug. 4

10 hrs ago - Posted January 17, 2026 at 3:51pm California Gov. Gavin Newsom has set the special election to serve out the remaining term of the late Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa for Aug. 4, the latest date possible under state law. The Democratic governor’s ... (Roll Call)

Trump Wants Nations to Pay $1 Billion to Stay on His Peace Board

10 hrs ago - The Trump administration is asking countries that want a permanent spot on his new Board of Peace to contribute at least $1 billion. According to a draft charter for the proposed group seen by Bloomberg, President Donald Trump would serve as its inau ... (Bloomberg)

Federal judge blocks Trump administration from cutting off Minnesota SNAP benefits

11 hrs ago - 01/17/26 2:06 PM ET A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from withholding tens of millions of dollars in funding for Minnesota’s food stamp program amid widespread claims of fraud. Agriculture Secretary Brook ... (The Hill)

'We'll Sue': White House's Warning to CBS Is Sign of a New Media Status Quo

11 hrs ago - media memo 'We'll Sue': White House's Warning to CBS Is Sign of a New Media Status Quo In previously unreported remarks, the White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told CBS News that Mr. Trump would "sue" the news outlet if it did not air an in ... (New York Times)

European Union and Mercosur bloc sign landmark free trade agreement

11 hrs ago - ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay (AP) — The European Union and the Mercosur bloc of South American countries formally signed a long-sought landmark free trade agreement on Saturday, capping more than a quarter-century of torturous negotiations to stren ... (AP)

Federal officials investigating Renee Good's widow in shooting probe, sources say

11 hrs ago - Jan. 17, 2026, 12:49 PM EST / Updated Jan. 17, 2026, 1:48 PM EST WASHINGTON — Federal officials are investigating the widow of Renee Nicole Good to determine whether she may have impeded a federal officer moments before he shot and killed her wi ... (NBC News)

DHS seeking to deport two men who said fellow ICE detainee was killed

11 hrs ago - Immigration DHS seeking to deport two men who said fellow ICE detainee was killed The two men's accounts of the Jan. 3 death of Geraldo Lunas Campos at a Texas detention camp differ from the Department of Homeland Security's account of the incident. ... (Washington Post)

FIFA releases statement after Donald Trump bans 15 World Cup nations from US

11 hrs ago - Following Donald Trump’s decision to impose travel bans on 15 World Cup nations, FIFA has now issued a statement. The US are joint hosts of the next FIFA World Cup, alongside Canada and Mexico, and the travel ban comes into place just a few mont ... (Joe (UK))

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