| Trump Sets Fraudster Free From Prison for a Second Time
- The president issued a raft of clemency grants this week, including pardoning a woman he had given relief to once before and a man whose daughter had donated millions to a Trump super PAC.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 20:18:21 +0000
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| A $12.6 Billion Budget Gap May Complicate Mamdani’s Affordability Plans
- The New York City comptroller, Mark Levine, said that poor budgeting practices by the previous mayor, Eric Adams, had left the city with looming deficits.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 20:13:04 +0000
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| Virginia Moves Closer to New House Maps That Could Set Democrats Up for a Win
- Voters will now get a say over whether the current maps can be redrawn ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 19:54:23 +0000
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| Powell, an Unlikely Foil, Takes On Trump
- Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, this week tapped a groundswell of support that has been years in the making.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 19:32:38 +0000
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| U.S. Lawmakers Meet With Danish Prime Minister on Greenland
- Seeking to calm tensions, Republicans and Democrats affirmed that they supported Denmark’s control of Greenland as President Trump vowed to buy it or take it over.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 19:28:47 +0000
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| Russian Strikes Force Kyiv Schools to Close Amid Rolling Blackouts
- Russia has targeted Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in past winters, but this year intensified its attacks as temperatures in Ukraine plunged well below freezing.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 18:16:58 +0000
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| Iran Protests Quelled Since Deadly Crackdown, Residents Say
- “There is massive disappointment and disillusionment,” one Tehran resident said. A human rights group acknowledged that demonstrations had been subdued since Sunday, with thousands of people detained.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:51:55 +0000
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| Under Fire From Trump and Their Base, Minnesota Democrats Decry an ‘Invasion’
- Officials denounced the Trump crackdown at an unofficial congressional hearing in Minneapolis. Administration officials have accused local leaders of promoting violence against ICE agents.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:47:07 +0000
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| Agent Who Shot Renee Good in Minneapolis Was Trained to Track and Apprehend Fugitives
- From Iraq to ICE, Jonathan Ross’s career reflects a 20-year government effort to reshape immigration enforcement with a military mind-set.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:40:16 +0000
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| Even Nicolás Maduro’s Prosecutors Are Tied Up Reviewing Epstein Files
- The Trump Administration’s exhaustive examination of materials on the convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein is drawing resources from other cases.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:26:01 +0000
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| Why Is It So Hard to Set a 9/11 Trial Date? Here’s What to Know.
- Prosecutors want jury selection to start in January 2027. That would be a quarter century after the attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:05:52 +0000
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| Machado Presents Trump With Nobel Peace Prize
- The Venezuelan opposition leader’s efforts to share her award with the U.S. president have shaken some Norwegians’ faith in their signature soft-power tool.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 15:27:06 +0000
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| Michael Saylor’s Creative Bitcoin Strategy Isn’t Working
- Michael Saylor’s financial alchemy thrust an ordinary software company, Strategy, into the center of the crypto frenzy. It all worked spectacularly, until now.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 15:11:20 +0000
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| Video Analysis of ICE Shooting Sheds Light on Contested Moments
- Newly available videos and existing footage synchronized and assessed by The Times provide a frame-by-frame look at how an ICE officer ended up shooting and killing a motorist in Minneapolis.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 14:53:57 +0000
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| C.I.A. Director Meets With Venezuela’s Interim President in Caracas
- The high-profile visit, which could be seen as snubbing the opposition, comes nearly two weeks after the U.S. military seized President Nicolás Maduro in a raid.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 14:33:53 +0000
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| The Right Is Furious With Liberal White Women
- In the MAGA imagination, white women are supposed to be helpmeets, not harpies.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 13:54:37 +0000
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| After Renee Good’s Killing, 911 Call Transcripts Recorded a Crisis Unfolding
- The killing of Renee Good by an ICE agent was instantly reported to the Minneapolis Police. The calls reflect shock, fury and confusion.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 10:13:57 +0000
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| Iran Has Had Protests Before. Will This Time Be Different?
- Understanding the factors that can topple regimes.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 10:05:16 +0000
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| Minneapolis Feels ‘Like Being in a Civil War’
- Documenting ICE is dangerous. This man wants you to do it anyway.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 10:04:25 +0000
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| For Men, How Much Alcohol Is Too Much?
- Federal officials working on the new dietary guidelines had considered limiting men to one drink daily. The final advice was only that everyone should drink less.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 10:01:51 +0000
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