Magistrate judge rejects charges against Don Lemon over church protest

The Justice Dept. suggested independent journalist Don Lemon could be charged after he was seen in video of a protest inside a church in St. Paul on Sunday.

• Jan 22

House votes to repeal law allowing senators to sue for $500k, jamming Senate

The House approved an amendment to a must-pass funding package that would repeal a controversial provision that allows senators to sue for $500,000.

• Jan 22

House votes down latest war powers resolution to block Trump in Venezuela

The failed vote comes a week after the White House peeled off GOP support for a similar measure in the Senate.

• Jan 22

House approves final funding measures, sending package to Senate

The House approved the final legislation needed to fund the government through September, sending a package of bills to the Senate.

• Jan 22

What's in Trump's "ultimate long-term deal" on Greenland?

Trump dropped threats to seize Greenland by force and hit allies who oppose a U.S. takeover with tariffs, claiming a deal will give the U.S. what it needs.

• Jan 22

Jack Smith defends handling of Trump probes in first public testimony

Jack Smith, the former special counsel who oversaw two criminal investigations into President Trump during the Biden administration, testified publicly for the first time.

• Jan 22

Trump launches Board of Peace, Zelenskyy announces U.S.-Russia-Ukraine talks

President Trump signed the founding charter of his Board of Peace without major U.S. allies on Thursday then met with Ukraine's President Zelenskyy.

• Jan 22

Jet donated by Qatar could start serving as Trump's new Air Force One this summer

President Trump could start flying in a plane donated by Qatar as early as this summer, as the U.S. Air Force confirms it will deliver the refurbished jumbo jet for use as Air Force One within months.

• Jan 22

Death of Cuban immigrant in ICE custody in Texas ruled a homicide, autopsy finds

Geraldo Lunas Campos died following an altercation with guards at Camp East Montana, a tent facility on the grounds of Fort Bliss.

• Jan 21

FCC says TV talk shows must offer equal time to political candidates

The FCC is warning that daytime talk shows and late-night programs must give equal time to opposing political candidates, taking aim at a genre of TV that has long drawn President Trump's ire.

• Jan 21

Minnesota official denies DHS claim that the state is releasing dangerous criminals

Paul Schnell, Minnesota's corrections commissioner, rejects DHS' claims that state authorities have been releasing hundreds of dangerous criminals, rather than turning them over to ICE.

• Jan 21

Loss of measles-free status would be "cost of doing business," new CDC deputy says

After a year of ongoing measles outbreaks that have sickened more than 2,400 people, the United States is poised to lose its status as a measles-free country.

• Jan 21

Ex-DOJ official urges sports leagues to create illegal gambling watchdog

Over a dozen college basketball players are accused of taking bribes to tank their performance — the latest in a series of alleged sports gambling schemes, leading one ex-prosecutor to urge professional leagues to hire an internal investigator.

• Jan 21

5-year-old and father detained by ICE in Columbia Heights

School district officials in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, say their sense of security is shaken and their hearts shattered after four students from the district have recently been taken by officers with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

• Jan 22

Trump repeats false or exaggerated claims about Greenland as he pushes for U.S. ownership

President Trump has exaggerated threats to Greenland from Russia and China and downplayed the country's current defenses, according to local officials and experts on the Arctic.

• Jan 21

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