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Trump nominates Brett Matsumoto to lead Bureau of Labor Statistics

President Trump said on Jan. 30, 2026, that he would nominate Brett Matsumoto, a career government economist, to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, six months after Mr. Trump fired the previous commissioner. Mr. Matsumoto is the administration’s second pick for the job after an earlier nominee, E.J.

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Two students from Minnesota elementary enter federal custody after mother detained

Two students at Valley View Elementary in Columbia Heights, Minn., were taken into federal custody on Thursday after their mother was detained and asked school officials to bring the boys to her, the school’s principal, Jason Kuhlman, said. Kuhlman said he received a message from the boys’ mother while

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Justice Department releases 3.5 million Epstein pages; survivors and lawmakers say it falls short

The Justice Department on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, completed a belated release of investigative files related to Jeffrey Epstein, publishing roughly 3.5 million pages, officials said, but acknowledged the disclosure was unlikely to satisfy lingering suspicions about the case. Hundreds of prosecutors spent the last two months reviewing more

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Federal government enters partial shutdown as House delays votes until Monday

The US federal government is entering a partial shutdown after lawmakers failed to pass spending bills before midnight late Friday, even though the Senate passed a spending package that same day. The Senate approved a series of bills to fund parts of the government on Friday, but the House is

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NERC says grid reliability 'worsening'; blackout risk rising over next five years

The North American Electric Reliability Corporation said in its annual assessment released Thursday that electric grid reliability across the United States and Canada is "worsening" and that tens of millions of people face a growing risk of blackouts over the next five years. The report said rising electricity

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Florida universities’ agreements with ICE deepen student anxiety

An unusual series of agreements between many Florida public universities and Immigration and Customs Enforcement has prompted protests and anxiety among students, The New York Times reported on Jan. 30, 2026. Florida International University students protested on Friday after their campus agreed to cooperate with ICE in July. The agreements

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Europe’s Far Right Adopts Trump’s Crypto Playbook in UK, France and Poland

Since US President Donald Trump made crypto a central pillar of his 2024 campaign, right‑wing parties across Europe have begun adopting a similar playbook, courting crypto‑aligned voters through donations, policy proposals and Bitcoin initiatives, BeInCrypto reports. In the UK, Reform UK announced in May 2025 that it would

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Hotel owners and workers caught in middle of ICE protests and crackdown

Hotel owners and workers have found themselves caught in the middle of President Trump’s immigration crackdown and protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement, The New York Times reported on Jan. 30, 2026. “No sleep” protests have targeted properties where ICE agents are thought to be staying, while right‑wing

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Trump warns “very big, very powerful ships” are sailing to Iran

President Trump warned, “we have a lot of very big, very powerful ships sailing to Iran right now,” and David E. Sanger, the paper’s national security correspondent, breaks down what to know in a video titled "Why Trump Is Going After Iran Now." The presentation is a

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Judge rules Energy Department violated law over secret climate working group

A federal judge on Friday ruled that the Energy Department violated the law when Secretary Chris Wright handpicked five researchers who reject the scientific consensus on climate change to work in secret on a government report on global warming, the court said on Jan. 30, 2026. The decision was issued

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Minneapolis knitters make red ‘Melt the ICE’ hats to protest ICE

This month in Minneapolis-area suburbs, hobbyist knitters have been making red tasseled “Melt the ICE” hats to galvanize opposition to Immigration and Customs Enforcement and to mourn two Minnesotans, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, who were fatally shot by federal agents, The New York Times reports. The knitted pattern, selling

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DOJ releases 3M Epstein files, withholds about 200,000 pages as privileged

The Justice Department said Friday it is concluding its Jeffrey Epstein data dump by releasing roughly 3 million new files while withholding or redacting about 200,000 pages that it deems privileged, according to a letter to Congress and remarks from Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche. Three new tranches of

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Viktor and Amalija Knavs: Melania Trump’s parents who became U.S. citizens in 2018

Melania Trump’s parents, Viktor and Amalija Knavs, are Slovenian natives who moved to the U.S. after her 2005 marriage and became U.S. citizens in August 2018 in a private New York ceremony; Amalija died on Jan. 9, 2024. The couple met in Slovenia in 1966, according to

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Justice Dept. opens civil rights inquiry into killing of Alex Pretti

The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into the shooting of Alex Pretti, an intensive care nurse who was killed in Minneapolis last weekend by federal immigration agents, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Friday. The announcement marked a significant reversal in the department’s approach to

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Rob Jetten poised to lead minority Dutch government

Jan. 30, 2026 — Rob Jetten, a 38-year-old centrist, is poised to become the youngest prime minister in the Netherlands and to lead a new governing coalition, the report says. Mr. Jetten’s D66 party formed a coalition with the centrist Christian Democratic Appeal and the center-right People’s Party for

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Kevin Warsh Is Trump’s Nominee to Lead the Federal Reserve

President Trump has chosen Kevin M. Warsh as his nominee to be chairman of the Federal Reserve, the White House announced on Jan. 30, 2026. If confirmed by the Senate, Mr. Warsh would replace Jerome H. Powell when Mr. Powell’s term ends in May. Mr. Warsh, 55, served on

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Don Lemon arrested in Los Angeles after covering Minnesota church protest, lawyer says

Former CNN anchor Don Lemon was arrested late Thursday in Los Angeles, his lawyer said. The arrest came while he was in the city covering the Grammy Awards and follows his reporting on a protest at a church in St. Paul, Minnesota. Lemon has said he was reporting as a

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Trump selects Kevin M. Warsh as Federal Reserve chair nominee

President Trump selected Kevin M. Warsh on Jan. 30, 2026, to serve as the next chair of the Federal Reserve. If confirmed by the Senate, Mr. Warsh will replace Jerome H. Powell when Mr. Powell's term as chair ends in May. Mr. Trump posted on Truth Social praising

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Trump calls slain Minneapolis nurse an ‘agitator’ after videos resurface

President Trump repeated claims against Alex Pretti, the nurse who was fatally shot by federal agents in Minneapolis, calling him an “agitator” and possibly an “insurrectionist” in a Truth Social post early Friday after videos resurfaced showing a confrontation with agents 11 days before he was killed, the article said.

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Andrew Hastie says he will not contest Sussan Ley’s Liberal leadership

After a week of feverish speculation, Andrew Hastie said he will not contest the Liberal party leadership, issuing a statement just after 4pm on Friday saying he did not have the support needed to become leader. Technically, Hastie was never officially part of a contest. Speculation about a bid began

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Trump set to name Kevin Warsh as next Federal Reserve chair, reports say

US President Donald Trump is expected to nominate Kevin Warsh as the next chair of the Federal Reserve, with the president saying he will announce his pick on Friday morning to replace Jerome Powell, whose term finishes in May, according to multiple media reports. Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal and

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Andrew Hastie rules out Liberal leadership challenge, paving way for Angus Taylor

Andrew Hastie has confirmed he will not contest the Liberal party leadership, announcing on Friday that he does not have the support needed and clearing the path for fellow rightwinger Angus Taylor to challenge Sussan Ley. Hastie said in a statement he had consulted colleagues and respected their feedback, and

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Trump says 'very dangerous' for UK to do business with China after Starmer visit

Donald Trump warned the UK it was “very dangerous” to do business with China, comments made in Washington just hours after Prime Minister Keir Starmer lauded the economic relationship during a landmark visit to Beijing. Starmer, the first British prime minister to travel to Beijing in eight years, held three-hour

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Trump Sues I.R.S., Seeks at Least $10 Billion Over Tax Return Leak

President Trump sued the Internal Revenue Service on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, in federal court in Florida, demanding at least $10 billion over the unauthorized leak of his tax returns from his first term; the suit also names his two eldest sons and his family business as plaintiffs. The filing

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Trump threatens to decertify Canadian-made aircraft and impose 50% tariff

President Trump on Jan. 29, 2026 said on social media that he would “decertify all aircraft made in Canada” and threatened a 50 percent tariff on them, escalating a dispute with Canada over certification of American-made business jets. Industry officials said federal regulators clarified that Mr. Trump’s statement was