Judge Lifts D.C. Travel Ban for Oath Keepers Leader After Trump’s Mass Clemency for Jan. 6 Convicts
A federal judge has lifted travel restrictions on Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group, after President Trump commuted his 18-year prison sentence as part of a mass ...
Russia Seizes More Territory in Ukraine’s Donbas, Kills 9 Civilians in Attack on Sumy
In Ukraine, at least nine people were killed and 13 others wounded when a Russian drone struck a residential block in the eastern city of Sumy earlier today. The bombing came after Russian forces ...
Trump’s Education EOs Target Transgender Rights, Critical Race Theory and Public School Funding
President Trump has issued two executive orders targeting K-through-12 education, including one that would block federal funding for schools that protect transgender students and teach critical race ...
RFK Jr. Denies COVID Vaccine Saved Millions; Errs on Basic Info About Medicaid, Medicare
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced a second day of Senate confirmation hearings for health secretary on Thursday, refusing to disavow the debunked link between vaccines and autism. Kennedy also gave ...
Protests Erupt as German Mainstream Parties Join Far-Right AfD to Pass Anti-Immigrant Bill
In Germany, massive crowds of demonstrators took to the streets to protest against two mainstream conservative parties — Christian Democratic Union, or CDU, and Christian Social Union, or CSU — ...
Kash Patel Refuses to Rule Out Targeting Trump Critics as Head of FBI
Trump’s pick to head the FBI, Kash Patel, refused to explicitly say whether he would target Trump’s critics during his hearing, downplayed his own history of embracing conspiracy theories and refused ...
Paramount Could Settle in “60 Minutes” Lawsuit as Major Networks Bow to Trump
CBS’s parent company Paramount Global is in settlement talks with Trump’s legal team, which is suing the network for $10 billion under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act. Trump’s lawsuit accuses ...
M23 Rebels Prepare to March on Bukavu After Seizing Eastern Regional Capital
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, M23 fighters say they will march on the city of Bukavu, after the Rwanda-backed group seized control of the eastern city of Goma. The head of the Congo River ...
Israel Frees Palestinian Captives, Completing Third Round of Prisoner Swaps
More than 100 Palestinians, including over two dozen children, were freed by Israel Thursday as part of the Gaza ceasefire and hostage exchange deal. Massive crowds gathered in Ramallah, in the ...
Trump Promises 25% Tariffs on Canadian and Mexican Imports Beginning Saturday
President Trump vowed Thursday to impose his 25% tariff on goods from Canada and Mexico starting tomorrow, February 1, though he added that oil may be excluded. The move is expected to further ...
Rebel Commander Ahmed al-Sharaa Named Interim President of Syria
In Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa has been named as interim president to lead the transition. Sharaa is head of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, which led the rebel coalition that toppled Bashar al-Assad. On ...
Democratic National Committee Gathers to Elect New Chair
The Democratic National Committee is gathering Saturday to elect a new chair. Faiz Shakir, Bernie Sanders’s 2020 presidential campaign manager, only entered the race two weeks ago but is seen as the ...