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Plan to Fold ATF Into DEA Reportedly Dropped
The Trump administration has abandoned its proposal to merge the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives into the Drug Enforcement Administration after opposition from gun-rights and gun-control groups, CNN reported Saturday.
Sat, 17 Jan 2026 08:43:16 EDTDem Sen. Coons Leads Delegation to Support 'Kingdom of Denmark'
An anti-President Donald Trump delegation Saturday sought to reassure Denmark and Greenland of their support following Trump's threat to punish countries with tariffs if they do not back the U.S. taking over the strategic Arctic island.
Sat, 17 Jan 2026 07:00:27 EDTTrump Warned Venezuelan Minister to Not Oppose US on Maduro Op, or After
Trump administration officials had been in discussions with Venezuela's hardline interior minister Diosdado Cabello months before the U.S. operation to seize President Nicolas Maduro, and have been in communication with him since then.
Sat, 17 Jan 2026 08:02:15 EDTThreat Level at Al Udeid Air Force Base Lowered
The threat level at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar has been lowered, according to military officials.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 22:37:39 EDTDem Rep. Crow Floats Shutdown as Leverage on ICE
Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., said Friday that a government shutdown "should always be on the table" as Democrats look for leverage to curb Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 22:07:17 EDTSinaloa Cartel Figure Pleads Not Guilty to Drug Charges
A senior member of the notorious Sinaloa Cartel who was extradited from Mexico to Atlanta earlier this month pleaded not guilty on Friday to cocaine trafficking charges, the Department of Justice announced.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 22:27:12 EDTTrump Declares N.Y. Cases Were a Setup After Michael Cohen Claims He Was 'Coerced'
President Donald Trump said Friday that "Radical Left people" involved in New York cases against him "should pay a big price," calling the prosecutions "a SET UP from the beginning," in a Truth Social post reacting to a New York Post report about Michael Cohen.Trump wrote...
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 22:19:26 EDTMan Charged Over Threats Ahead of Vance Disneyland Visit
A 22-year-old man from Anaheim, California, is facing federal charges after allegedly falsely claiming he placed pipe bombs inside Disneyland before Vice President JD Vance visited the park with his family last year.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 20:45:11 EDTJustice Dept Wants Life Sentence for Man Who Tried to Kill Trump
The Justice Department has asked for a life sentence for the man convicted of trying to assassinate President Donald Trump in 2024.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 20:16:31 EDTNobel Committee: Gifted Prize Still Machado's
The Norwegian Nobel Committee says Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado is well within her right to regift her medal, as she did Thursday to President Donald Trump, but that the prize itself "remains inseparably linked" to her.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 19:23:38 EDTBanks May Offer 'Trump Cards' Under 10% Rate Push
The Trump administration is pressing a new voluntary credit-card concept dubbed "Trump Cards" as President Donald Trump pushes a one-year 10% interest-rate cap.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 19:35:34 EDTNew 'Senior' Deduction Starts as Tax Filing Season Opens
As the IRS opens the 2026 filing season on Jan. 26, a new Trump-signed tax break is taking effect for millions of seniors, adding a temporary $6,000 deduction for taxpayers age 65 and older.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 19:04:19 EDTRep. Omar Urges Minneapolis Protesters to Avoid Violence
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., one of the most outspoken critics of the Trump administration's immigration and fraud crackdown in her state, urged protesters on Friday not to "let your anger get the best of you" by throwing items at federal law enforcement."
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 18:57:45 EDTDem Senator: US Outplayed in Canada-China Trade Deal
The U.S. got outplayed in the China-Canada trade deal and the pact is a big failure that will hurt Americans economically, says Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 18:19:46 EDTTrump Taps Rubio, Former UK PM Blair for Gaza Board of Peace
President Donald Trump has unveiled key members of the Board of Peace, an international body he will lead to guide the second phase of his peace plan in the Gaza Strip, marking a major step in the administration's push to stabilize the war-torn territory.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:52:05 EDTFAA Alerts Airlines Amid Tensions in Central, South America
The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday it is issuing a series of warnings to airlines to exercise caution when flying over Central America and parts of South America, citing the risks of potential military activities and GPS interference.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:52:11 EDTSecretary Wright to Lock Venezuela Oil, Minerals Deals Within Weeks
Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the Trump administration is moving to lock in oil and critical minerals deals with Venezuela within weeks, a push the administration is casting as a fast track to more Western Hemisphere energy supply, tighter control of revenue flows, and...
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 18:03:46 EDTVirginia Moves Closer to Redistricting to Boost Dems
Virginia Democrats are one step closer to gerrymandering the state's congressional maps that could give them four additional seats in the midterm elections.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:41:23 EDTDefendant in Kirk Killing Seeks to Disqualify Prosecutors
The Utah man charged with killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk returned to court Friday as his attorneys seek to disqualify prosecutors because an adult child of a deputy county attorney attended the rally where Kirk was shot.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:23:23 EDTIran's Exiled Prince Urges Trump to Strike Regime
Exiled Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi on Friday urged President Donald Trump to follow through on his pledge to strike Iran's Islamic Republic if it killed civilians during widespread anti-government protests.
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