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Missouri AG Sues to Exclude Illegal Aliens From Census
Missouri's Republican attorney general filed a federal lawsuit Friday demanding a new U.S. census count that does not include illegal aliens and temporary residents, echoing a theme long championed by President Donald Trump.
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 15:20:46 EDTFTC Warns 42 Law Firms About DEI Hiring
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said Friday it had written to 42 law firms warning them about diversity, equity, and inclusion hiring, which it described as potentially unfair and anticompetitive.
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 15:32:34 EDTDr. Crandall: Will AI Replace Doctors?
Elon Musk recently ignited debate across the medical world after suggesting that artificial intelligence could make medical school "pointless. "The provocative remark has sparked questions among patients and professionals alike: Is AI really poised to replace...
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 15:38:57 EDTHouse Republicans' Campaign Arm Raised $24.3M to Wrap Up 2025
House Republicans' campaign arm raised $24.3 million in the final quarter of 2025, finishing the year with $117.2 million raised overall. The fundraising haul by the National Republican Congressional Campaign Committee surpassed...
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 14:51:48 EDTMSU Denver Faces Complaints Over Race, Immigration Aid
Metropolitan State University of Denver is facing two civil rights complaints for scholarship programs reserved for undocumented immigrants and non-white students, the New York Post reported.
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 14:31:33 EDTFormer CNN Anchor Don Lemon Charged With Civil Rights Crimes
Former CNN anchor Don Lemon was charged Friday with federal civil rights crimes in connection with an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church, the Department of Homeland Security said Friday.
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 08:11:30 EDTTrump: Iran Wants Deal as US Sends Armada to Region
President Donald Trump said Friday he believes Tehran wants to reach an agreement to avoid military action, saying the U.S. naval presence near Iran is larger than the force he previously dispatched to Venezuela.
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 14:11:08 EDTJudge Garnett Rulings Seen as Aiding Mangione Defense
U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett handed Luigi Mangione his most significant legal victory to date Friday by removing the death penalty from the federal case tied to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December 2024.
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 14:17:23 EDTNo Pretrial Release for Jan. 5 Capitol Pipe Bomber
A federal judge has refused to order the pretrial release of a man charged with placing two pipe bombs near the national headquarters of the Democratic and Republican parties on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, protest at the U.S. Capitol.
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 14:10:54 EDT'Home Alone' Mom Catherine O'Hara Dies at 71
Catherine O'Hara, the Emmy-winning actor known for comedic roles across the decades — from Kevin's beleaguered mom in "Home Alone" to the iconic Moira Rose in "Schitt's Creek" — died Friday at 71.
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 13:35:16 EDTTrump Signs Executive Order for IndyCar Race in D.C.
President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order directing the Interior and Transportation departments to move quickly toward staging an IndyCar street race in Washington, D.C., this summer as part of events marking the nation's 250th birthday.
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 13:30:29 EDTPanama: Canal Ports Won't Halt After Court Ruling
Panama's president moved to assure the public on Friday that critical ports at both ends of the Panama Canal will continue to operate without interruption.
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 13:04:11 EDTTrump Sanctions Iran Officials on Protest Bloodshed
Citing reports of mass killings on a staggering scale, the Trump administration on Friday slapped sanctions on senior Iranian leaders accused of overseeing the brutal crackdown in the streets of Iranian cities.
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 12:50:05 EDTTrump Expands ICE Warehouse Detention Network
The Trump administration has sought to acquire industrial buildings in at least eight states for its mass detention network amid President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, reports The Washington Post.The Department of Homeland Security in January purchased two...
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 12:31:02 EDTTodd Blanche Confirms Federal Civil Rights Probe Into Alex Pretti Killing
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said Friday that the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division has opened a civil rights investigation into the death of Alex Pretti, who was shot and killed Jan. 24 by a federal agent in Minneapolis.
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 12:21:22 EDTJustice Dept Releases Final Cache of Jeffrey Epstein Files
The U.S. Justice Department on Friday published a new cache of files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the Trump administration's latest effort to comply with a law passed in November...
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 11:09:17 EDTSen. Tillis Vows to Block Fed Nominee Over Powell Probe
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., is digging in on his threat to block all Federal Reserve confirmation votes until the Justice Department concludes its investigation into outgoing Chairman Jerome Powell. While praising President Donald Trump's decision to nominate Kevin Warsh to...
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 10:57:47 EDTComer Sets March 4 Testimony for Walz, AG Ellison
House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., announced Friday that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison will testify before Congress on March 4 as part of an expanding investigation into widespread fraud and abuse.
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 10:28:40 EDTJudge Bars Federal Prosecutors From Seeking Death Penalty Against Luigi Mangione
Federal prosecutors can't seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione in the killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a judge ruled Friday, foiling the Trump administration's bid to see him executed for what it called a "premeditated, cold-blooded assassination that...
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 10:21:24 EDTNewsmax's Mattera: Facebook Marketplace Dispute Leads to Pregnant Woman's Murder
A suburban Chicago community is in shock after police said a Facebook Marketplace dispute ended with the murder of a pregnant woman, Newsmax crime correspondent Jason Mattera reported Friday on Newsmax's "Wake Up America."
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