Attorney General Pam Bondi out at DOJ
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who is Trump’s former personal attorney, will step in to serve as acting attorney general, the president said.
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Supreme Court hears challenge to birthright citizenship as Trump attends arguments
Volunteers with the ACLU, joined by immigrant rights organizations like CASA and the League of United Latin American Citizens, handed out fliers that read “protect birthright citizenship” and “14th Amendment.”
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Federal judge finds Trump violated free speech by ordering NPR defunded
A District Court judge has found that a Trump White House executive order to defund NPR and PBS violated the First Amendment and is therefore “unlawful and unenforceable.”
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Trump threatens NATO allies over Strait of Hormuz help
On Saturday, Trump had called on China, France, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom and others to send warships to the key shipping route, which Iran has been blocking since the war and where about a fifth of the world’s oil supplies typically pass through.
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WATCH LIVE: Celebration of life for Rev. Jesse Jackson
Three former U.S. presidents, Grammy-winning artists, clergy and elected officials are expected to attend a Chicago celebration of life Friday for the late Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. starting at 11:00 a.m. CT.
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The U.S. sinks Iran’s ships and slams its missile launchers as the war enters Day 5
The war with Iran stretched into a fifth day Wednesday, with Israel launching a new wave of strikes in Tehran and the U.S. saying it torpedoed an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka.
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U.S. evacuates diplomats, shuts down some embassies as war enters fourth day
The U.S. and Israel kept up their attacks in Iran. Explosions were heard in the Iran’s capital and other parts of the country.
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Hegseth: ‘We didn’t start this war but under President Trump we’re finishing it’
Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said Monday the U.S.-Israeli action against Iran was in response to the Islamic republic’s years-long targeting of the U.S. military and interests around the world.
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Longtime civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson dies at 84
The Rev. Jesse Jackson was a lifelong civil rights advocate until his death Tuesday at the age of 84.
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Trump heads to Davos after upending European relations over Greenland
Watch President Trump’s speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
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ICE agent fatally shoots woman in Minneapolis amid immigration crackdown
In a statement, Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said ICE agents were met by “rioters” during a targeted operation.
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The criminal prosecution of Nicolás Maduro is underway. Here’s what to expect
Now that ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is on U.S. soil, the criminal case against him is in motion.
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Trump says ‘we are going to run the country now’ after removing Venezuela’s president
President Trump says the United States conducted a strike in Venezuela and captured that country’s president, Nicolás Maduro along with his wife, Cilia Flores.
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Flu cases are surging and rates will likely get worse, new CDC data shows
Last week, more than 19,000 patients with influenza were admitted to hospitals, up about 10,000 from the previous week, according to new CDC data.
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Justice Department releases more Epstein files and some mention Trump
Congress required the Justice Department to make all files available by last Friday. The department has taken a piecemeal approach to releasing the files, which are expected to contain hundreds of thousands of pages.
