Trump Administration
- 'Agree to disagree': Envoys reject U.S. vow to seize Greenland, but plan further talks - Trump posted on social media that the U.S. 'needs Greenland' for national security purposes — and that 'anything less than' acquiring it would be 'unacceptable.'
- Why this legal expert says the Minnesota and Illinois immigration lawsuits ‘are close to completely meritless’ - Illinois and Minnesota sued the Trump administration over its immigration crackdown. But they have a tough road ahead of them in court, one legal analyst says.
- Contributor: A Senate war powers resolution on Venezuela actually could curb Trump - Now with support from more Republican senators, political moves on the Hill could blunt Trump's war because the administration is wary of alienating Congress.
- Iranian Americans in SoCal watch Iran protests with a mix of hope and 'visceral dread' - In Southern California, home to the nation's largest Iranian diaspora, the anti-government protests in Iran are being watched nervously.
- Lawsuits against ICE agents would be allowed under proposed California law - A bill by Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) would make it easier for people to sue federal immigration officers in state court over constitutional violations.
- Supreme Court likely to uphold state bans on trans athletes competing on girls' sports teams - States say biological sex at birth, not gender identity, determines who can compete on girls' teams.
- FBI probing if Renee Good had activist ties and Minneapolis groups acted as ‘instigators’ of shooting amid wider scrutiny on left-wing groups: report - Almost immediately, administration officials suggested some kind of larger conspiracy among activists could explain the shooting, despite presenting no evidence
- House Democrats challenge new Homeland Security order limiting lawmaker visits to immigration facilities - Twelve House Democrats, including five from California, sued the Trump administration over a policy placing restrictions on visits of immigrant detention facilities by members of Congress.
- Defiant independence from the Federal Reserve catches Trump off guard - Powell was responding to grand jury subpoenas delivered to the Federal Reserve related to his congressional testimony regarding construction work at the Fed headquarters.
- Trump DOJ fires prosecutor who declined to pursue James Comey case, MS Now reports - (Adds dropped letter in "case" in headline) WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (Reuters) - The Trump administration has fired a Justice Department prosecutor after he declined to lead the prosecution of former FBI