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President Donald Trump holds the charter during a signing ceremony on his Board of Peace initiative at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Trump's wide ambitions for Board of Peace spark new support for the United Nations

Read full article: Trump's wide ambitions for Board of Peace spark new support for the United Nations

President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to sidestep the United Nations through his new Board of Peace appears to have inadvertently backfired.

FILE New signage, The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center For The Performing Arts, is unveiled on the Kennedy Center, Dec. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, file)

Kennedy Center's head of artistic programming steps down 2 weeks after taking the job

Read full article: Kennedy Center's head of artistic programming steps down 2 weeks after taking the job

The Kennedy Center's head of artistic programming has stepped down, two weeks after being named to the position.

President Donald Trump, center, holds up a signed Board of Peace charter during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump eyes basing his new Board of Peace at a Washington building in legal limbo

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The Trump administration is looking at basing the new Board of Peace in the Washington building that formerly housed the U.S. Institute of Peace.

President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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The Latest: Senate Democrats block DHS funding package ahead of shutdown deadline

Read full article: The Latest: Senate Democrats block DHS funding package ahead of shutdown deadline

Democrats have voted to block legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security and several other agencies as they continued to negotiate with Republicans and the White House on new restrictions for President Donald Trump’s surge of immigration enforcement.

President Donald Trump gestures during the launch of a program known as Trump Accounts at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

The Latest: Democrats threaten to trigger government shutdown over ICE reform

Read full article: The Latest: Democrats threaten to trigger government shutdown over ICE reform

Senate Democrats are threatening to block legislation Thursday to fund the Department of Homeland Security and several other agencies, potentially bringing the government a step closer to a partial shutdown Friday if Republicans and the White House don't agree to restrict President Donald Trump’s surge of immigration enforcement.

FILE - Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., speaks during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee for Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's choice to be director of the FBI, at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

Escape from Washington? Senators look to start new chapters as governors

Read full article: Escape from Washington? Senators look to start new chapters as governors

U.S. senators are increasingly looking to leave Washington for leadership roles in their home states.

FILE - Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., speaks during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee for Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's choice to be director of the FBI, at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

Klobuchar will run for Minnesota governor after Walz ends bid. Democratic senator is a Trump critic

Read full article: Klobuchar will run for Minnesota governor after Walz ends bid. Democratic senator is a Trump critic

Amy Klobuchar says she's running for governor of Minnesota.

President Donald Trump speaks as Secretary of State Marco Rubio listens during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump says he asked Putin not to target Kyiv for 1 week during brutal cold spell

Read full article: Trump says he asked Putin not to target Kyiv for 1 week during brutal cold spell

President Donald Trump says he asked Russian President Vladimir Putin not to target the Ukrainian capital and other towns for one week as the region experiences frigid temperatures and Putin agreed, but Russia hasn't confirmed that.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks about the impending winter weather during a news conference at Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

US appeals court says Noem's decision to end protections for Venezuelans in US was illegal

Read full article: US appeals court says Noem's decision to end protections for Venezuelans in US was illegal

A federal appeals court says the Trump administration acted illegally when it ended legal protections that gave hundreds of thousands of people from Venezuela permission to live and work in the United States.

FILESenate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., waits to speak to reporters following a closed-door meeting with fellow Democrats on spending legislation that funds the Department of Homeland Security and a swath of other government agencies as the country reels from the deaths of two people at the hands of federal agents in Minneapolis, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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Democrats, White House strike spending deal that would avert government shutdown

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Democrats and White House have struck a deal to avert a partial government shutdown and temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security as they negotiate new restrictions for President Donald Trump’s surge of immigration enforcement.

First lady Melania Trump poses for photos on the podium after ringing the New York Stock Exchange opening bell, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Melania Trump's documentary premieres at the Kennedy Center ahead of global release

Read full article: Melania Trump's documentary premieres at the Kennedy Center ahead of global release

Melania Trump is capping her first year after becoming first lady again with the global release of a documentary about the 20 days before she and President Donald Trump returned to the White House.

A person walks past ice covered trees and a fallen limb during a winter storm Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

FEMA could still support winter storm response in a shutdown, despite administration warnings

Read full article: FEMA could still support winter storm response in a shutdown, despite administration warnings

The Federal Emergency Management Agency would have enough money to respond to the massive winter storm still impacting large swaths of the U.S. even if a partial government shutdown begins at midnight Friday.

FILE- Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina speaks during a press conference in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Jan. 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh, File)

Bangladesh's ousted leader Hasina denounces the upcoming election from her exile in India

Read full article: Bangladesh's ousted leader Hasina denounces the upcoming election from her exile in India

Bangladesh’s ousted leader Sheikh Hasina has slammed the country’s upcoming election after her party was barred from the polls, remarks that could deepen tensions ahead of the pivotal vote next month.

Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., speaks with reporters following a closed-door meeting with fellow Republicans on spending legislation that funds the Department of Homeland Security and a swath of other government agencies, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Immigration was a Republican strength. Now some fear it's slipping away before the midterms

Read full article: Immigration was a Republican strength. Now some fear it's slipping away before the midterms

Republicans are increasingly worried about immigration enforcement becoming a political problem in the upcoming midterm elections.

FILE - EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin listens during the annual Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference on June 3, 2025, in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
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EPA plan would begin rolling back 'good neighbor' rule on downwind pollution from smokestacks

Read full article: EPA plan would begin rolling back 'good neighbor' rule on downwind pollution from smokestacks

The Trump administration is taking a step toward rolling back a rule that limits smokestack emissions that burden downwind areas in neighboring states.

Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt, right, speaks during a panel discussion with Fresno, Calif. Mayor Jerry Dyer, left, and Omaha, Neb. Mayor John Ewing, Jr. during the 94th Winter Meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
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Mayors warn that Trump's hardline immigration tactics could dent trust in law enforcement

Read full article: Mayors warn that Trump's hardline immigration tactics could dent trust in law enforcement

Elizabeth Kautz, mayor of Burnsville, Minnesota, says she carries her passport in her own city due to concerns about immigration enforcement.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks at the USA house during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
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Bessent warns Carney against picking a fight before US-Canada-Mexico trade talks

Read full article: Bessent warns Carney against picking a fight before US-Canada-Mexico trade talks

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has a warning for Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney: Your comments against U.S. trade policy could backfire, especially at a time when the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement is facing a formal review.

Pepper spray is used by Texas troopers to disperse protesters outside the South Texas Family Residential Center detention facility where Liam Ramos and his father are being detained in Dilley, Texas, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Democrats visit 5-year-old who was detained in Minneapolis, in a case that stirred anger over ICE

Read full article: Democrats visit 5-year-old who was detained in Minneapolis, in a case that stirred anger over ICE

Democratic Reps. Joaquin Castro and Jasmine Crockett have met with a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father at a Texas immigration detention center, a case that has stirred anger over the Trump administration’s immigration policies.

FILE - An exterior view of San Jose State University is seen, June 30, 2011, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)
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Trump administration says San Jose State broke the law by allowing a transgender volleyball player

Read full article: Trump administration says San Jose State broke the law by allowing a transgender volleyball player

The Trump administration has concluded that San Jose State University discriminated against women by letting a transgender athlete play on the women’s volleyball team.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio appears before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
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Rubio details how the Trump administration will control Venezuela's oil money

Read full article: Rubio details how the Trump administration will control Venezuela's oil money

The United States will allow Venezuela to sell oil that's currently under American sanctions and use the proceeds to pay for basic government services.

Christopher Heath, Lauren Melendez talk Florida politics
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Politically Motivated: How ICE enforcement, clashes with protesters could lead to government shutdown

Read full article: Politically Motivated: How ICE enforcement, clashes with protesters could lead to government shutdown

Senate Democrats are rejecting more money for Homeland Security after another fatal ICE shooting. Here's what could happen to federal workers, small businesses, consumers, vulnerable populations and more if the government shuts down as a result.