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No, Trump can’t cancel the midterms. He’s doing this instead
A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Worried about losing unified Republican power in Washington and mystified at his lack of support among the public, President Donald Trump keeps talking about not holding the November midterm elections, when Republicans could lose control of the House,…
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Deadly crackdown appears to have quashed Iran protests, residents say
Iran’s deadly crackdown appears to have broadly quelled protests for now, residents said on Friday, as state media reported more arrests in the shadow of repeated US threats to intervene if the killing continues. Meanwhile, a senior hard-line cleric called for the death penalty for detained demonstrators and directly threatened US President Donald Trump — evidence of the rage gripping…
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China calls Trump battleship ‘easier target’ amid mixed US reception
U.S. President Donald Trump calls the vessel a new class of “battleship” graced by his own name, but China just calls the U.S. Navy’s latest concept a larger and “easier target” for its growing array of anti-ship drones and missiles. A day after Trump’s Dec. 22 announcement at Mar-a-Lago that he had ordered the construction of a “Trump class” of…
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Witness says ICE detainee died after guards at Texas detention facility choked him
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Cuban immigrant died in a Texas immigration detention facility earlier this month during an altercation with guards, and the local medical examiner has indicated that his death will likely be classified as a homicide. The federal government has provided a differing account surrounding the Jan. 3 death of Geraldo Lunas Campos, saying the detainee was attempting…
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Spanberger becomes 1st woman to serve as governor of Virginia : NPR
Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger poses for a portrait during an interview in Richmond, Va., on Tuesday, Jan 13, 2026. Spanberger will break decades of tradition during her inauguration on Saturday by not wearing a morning suit worn by male governors before her. Tyrone Turner/WAMU hide caption toggle caption Tyrone Turner/WAMU RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia inaugurates its governors in traditional style, complete…
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Family of man killed by off-duty ICE agent in LA demands charges: ‘The ache will never go away’ | ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement)
Family and friends of a Los Angeles man who was killed by an off-duty US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer over the holidays are urging local officials to arrest and prosecute the federal agent. Keith Porter Jr, a 43-year-old father of two, was fatally shot by an ICE officer on New Year’s Eve outside his apartment complex, according to…
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Tensions remain high in Minnesota as ACLU files lawsuit and Trump threatens Insurrection Act – US politics live | Donald Trump
Minnesota leaders call for peace as Trump threatens Insurrection Act in response to ICE protests Hello and thank you for joining us on the US politics live blog. Tensions remain high in Minneapolis in the aftermath of the killing of Renee Good by a federal agent. About 3,000 immigration officers are either continuing their operations in Minnesota or are en…
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On the verge of strikes in Iran, the US held off. What happens next is up to Trump
Emerging on Tuesday from a late-night Situation Room meeting to discuss options for striking Iran, some of President Donald Trump’s top national security officials were relatively sure a decision on military action was close at hand. The president, they felt, was moved by seeing videos from Iran showing past executions, grisly scenes that seemed likely to repeat themselves amid the…
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Colorado State of the State: Gov. Polis’ final address, explained
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis delivered his eighth and final State of the State address on Thursday, using the occasion to take a victory lapla and highlighting where he overcame his skeptics on policy. The speech was more reflecting than forward looking, though he managed to slip in some of his final-year plans on housing, health care and the environment. Below…
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Trump administration investigates 5 Democratic lawmakers over their video message to troops. Here’s what we know.
Five congressional Democrats say they have received inquiries from the Justice Department after they appeared in a video message urging members of the military not to follow “illegal orders” — a move the lawmakers allege is political intimidation. Democratic Reps. Chris Deluzio and Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania and Maggie Goodlander of New Hampshire announced Wednesday that they had received inquiries…
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