Trump Calls USMCA Trade Deal ‘Irrelevant’ as Carney Courts Beijing

U.S. President Donald Trump, alongside L/R Ford executive chairman Bill Fordand Ford CEO Jim Farley, tours Ford Motor Company’s River Rouge complex in Dearborn, Michigan, on Jan. 13, 2026. Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images News Analysis U.S. President Donald Trump struck a familiar note this week by dismissing the importance of

How ICE Was Targeted in Minneapolis for Weeks Before Fatal Shooting

MINNEAPOLIS—Activists in Minneapolis are continuing to organize efforts to impede immigration enforcement as the Trump administration surges more agents to the Twin Cities. Local efforts to disrupt the work of immigration officers in the area began weeks before a deadly shooting brought Minneapolis into the national spotlight on Jan. 7. An Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Planned State Executions of Iran Protestors Expected to Be Canceled: Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump walks down the air stairs after landing on Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on Jan. 13, 2026. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images President Donald Trump on Wednesday relayed information that planned executions of protestors in Iran are expected to be canceled. “We’ve been told that the killing in Iran is

Trump Announces 25 Percent Tariff on Chips Not Used Domestically

President Donald Trump speaks during a bill signing in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Jan. 14, 2026. Trump is expected to sign a series of bills including a bill to allow the sell of whole milk in school cafeterias across the country. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on Jan.

LIVE NOW: Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Surge of International Scams Targeting Seniors

The Senate holds a hearing at 3:30 p.m. ET on Jan. 14 titled “Made in China and Paid by Seniors: Stopping the Surge of International Scams” to examine how foreign-based fraud operations—particularly those linked to China—are targeting older Americans. Witnesses include Nathan Picarsic, senior fellow at the Foundation for Defens… Original News Source Link –

Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Surge of International Scams Targeting Seniors

The Senate holds a hearing at 3:30 p.m. ET on Jan. 14 titled “Made in China and Paid by Seniors: Stopping the Surge of International Scams” to examine how foreign-based fraud operations—particularly those linked to China—are targeting older Americans. Witnesses include Nathan Picarsic, senior fellow at the Foundation for Defens… Original News Source Link –