Year of record

2026

559 verified events recorded in 2026.

559 events From Jan 1, 2026 To May 6, 2026 Open in filter view →
DateEventLanesStatus
2026-02-07NATO Launches Arctic Sentry Multi-Domain Mission in High North
North Atlantic Treaty Organization · Mark Rutte · Joint Force Command Norfolk · Denmark · +3
confirmed
2026-02-07SEC Denies All Whistleblower Award Claims in First Quarter of FY2026
Securities and Exchange Commission · Paul Atkins
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2026-02-06CNN Reveals Navy Secretary John Phelan Listed on Jeffrey Epstein's 727 Flight Manifest From 2006 London-NYC Flight
John Phelan · Jeffrey Epstein · Jean-Luc Brunel · House Oversight Committee · +1
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2026-02-06DOJ Admits Epstein Redaction Errors as Victim Advocates Demand Website Shutdown
Department of Justice · Pam Bondi · Brad Edwards · Brittany Henderson
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2026-02-06Trump Executive Order Authorizes Tariffs on All Iranian Trading Partners
Donald Trump · White House · U.S. Department of Commerce · Department of State
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2026-02-06Trump Executive Order Reorients Arms Sales as Domestic Industrial Policy
Donald Trump · White House · U.S. Department of Defense · Department of State · +1
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2026-02-06Trump Lifts Russia-Related Tariff on India After Oil Purchase Pledge
Donald Trump · White House · U.S. Department of Commerce · Department of State · +1
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2026-02-05Federal Judge Orders Elon Musk Deposition Over USAID Dismantling, Rejects Apex Doctrine Claims
Elon Musk · Theodore Chuang · United States Agency for International Development · Peter Marocco · +4
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2026-02-05Hegseth Declares America a "Christian Nation" at National Prayer Breakfast; Says Soldiers Gain Salvation by Dying for It
Pete Hegseth · Donald Trump · U.S. Department of Defense · National Prayer Breakfast
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2026-02-05Russell Vought Tells Congress DOGE Affiliates Are "Institutionalized" as OMB In-House Consultants
Russell Vought · Office of Management and Budget · Department of Government Efficiency · Elon Musk
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2026-02-05Trump Education Department Issues Guidance Allowing Teachers to Pray Visibly With Students During School Day
Linda McMahon · U.S. Department of Education · Trump Administration
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2026-02-04Senate Confirms Peterson to Alaska Federal Bench Despite Election Denial
Aaron Christian Peterson · Senate Judiciary Committee · Donald Trump · Dan Sullivan
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2026-02-04Speaker Johnson Leads Family Research Council's National Gathering for Prayer and Repentance; Characterizes LGBTQ Rights and Environmentalism as "Sins"
Mike Johnson · Steve Scalise · Tony Perkins · Family Research Council · +1
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2026-02-04Trump Reverses Position on Netflix-Warner Bros. Merger Involvement After Ethics Criticism
Donald Trump · Netflix · Warner Bros. Discovery · Department of Justice
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2026-02-03Clintons Agree to Epstein Investigation Depositions Under Contempt Threat
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · James Comer · Bill Clinton · Hillary Clinton
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2026-02-03Congress Passes Bipartisan HHS Funding Bill Blocking RFK Jr.'s Proposed 25% Budget Cuts
U.S. Congress · Donald Trump · Robert F. Kennedy Jr. · U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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2026-02-03House Votes 217-214 to End Four-Day Partial Government Shutdown
U.S. House of Representatives · Mike Johnson · Nancy Mace · Hakeem Jeffries
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2026-02-02Deputy AG Blanche Announces No Further Epstein Prosecutions
Todd Blanche · Department of Justice · Ro Khanna
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2026-02-02GAO Report Reveals Education Department Paid $38M to Idled Civil Rights Staff
U.S. Government Accountability Office · U.S. Department of Education · Linda McMahon · Bernie Sanders · +1
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2026-02-02Rep. Thanedar Introduces Articles of Impeachment Against AG Pam Bondi
Shri Thanedar · Pam Bondi
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2026-02-02RFK Jr. Announces $100 Million STREETS Initiative for Homelessness and Addiction Treatment
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. · U.S. Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration · Administration for Children and Families
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2026-02-01NATO Tariff Deadline Passes After Trump Greenland Framework Agreement
Donald Trump · North Atlantic Treaty Organization · Denmark · Mark Rutte
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2026-02-01SEC Cuts PCAOB Budget 9.4%, Slashes Board Compensation by Half
Securities and Exchange Commission · Public Company Accounting Oversight Board · Paul Atkins
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2026-01-31SEC Chair Atkins Appoints Trump Loyalists to PCAOB Accounting Oversight Board
Paul Atkins · Securities and Exchange Commission · Public Company Accounting Oversight Board · Demetrios Logothetis · +3
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2026-01-30Analysis Shows DOGE Savings Claims Fall Short of $1 Trillion Target, Cost Taxpayers Billions
Department of Government Efficiency · Elon Musk · Russell Vought
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2026-01-30Comer Announces Walz and Ellison Will Testify on Minnesota Fraud March 4
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · James Comer · Tim Walz · Keith Ellison
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2026-01-30DOJ Arrests Journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort Over Church Protest Coverage
Don Lemon · Georgia Fort · Pam Bondi · Federal Bureau of Investigation · +1
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2026-01-30DOJ Epstein Files Release Exposes 43+ Survivor Names in Historic Privacy Violation
Department of Justice · Pam Bondi · Todd Blanche
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2026-01-30DOJ Releases 3.5 Million Pages of Epstein Files, Claims Full Compliance
Department of Justice · Todd Blanche · Pam Bondi · Ro Khanna · +1
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2026-01-30Federal Courts Issue Multiple Permanent Injunctions Blocking Trump's Anti-Voting Executive Order
U.S. District Court · American Civil Liberties Union · Brennan Center for Justice · Democracy Docket · +3
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2026-01-30Journalist Don Lemon Arrested in Beverly Hills on Federal Grand Jury Indictment
Don Lemon · Pam Bondi · Donald Trump
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2026-01-30Senate Passes Spending Package with Two-Week DHS Continuing Resolution
United States Senate · Chuck Schumer · John Thune · Mike Johnson
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2026-01-30Trump Orders INDYCAR Race on National Mall via Executive Action
Donald Trump · White House · Department of the Interior · Department of Transportation · +1
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2026-01-29Dhillon Refocuses Civil Rights Division on Voter Fraud as 70% of Staff Exit
Harmeet Dhillon · Department of Justice · Civil Rights Division
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2026-01-29DHS Pays Blue Owl $119.5M for Vacant Tremont PA Warehouse, Exactly Double Schuylkill County's Fresh Full-Market-Value Assessment
Blue Owl Capital · Blue Owl Real Estate Net Lease Property Fund · Department of Homeland Security · ICE · +7
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2026-01-29Senate Intelligence Committee Holds Confirmation Hearing for NSA Nominee Rudd
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence · Joshua Rudd · Ron Wyden · Roger Wicker
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2026-01-29Supreme Court to Hear Birthright Citizenship Challenge in April
U.S. Supreme Court · Donald Trump · American Civil Liberties Union · D. John Sauer
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2026-01-29Ten Tech Vendors Offer $600 Million in Discounts to Implement Medicaid Work Requirements
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services · Donald Trump · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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2026-01-29Trump Creates Great American Recovery Initiative for Addiction Crisis
Donald Trump · White House · Robert F. Kennedy Jr. · Kathryn Burgum · +1
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2026-01-29Trump Declares Cuba National Emergency, Threatens Tariffs on Oil Trading Partners
Donald Trump · White House · U.S. Department of Commerce · Department of State
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2026-01-29Trump Proclaims 2026 Year of Celebration and Rededication at National Prayer Breakfast
Donald Trump · White House
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2026-01-28Federal Judge Finds ICE Violated 96 Court Orders in Minnesota
Patrick Schiltz · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · Todd Lyons · DHS (Department of Homeland Security)
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2026-01-28Federal Reserve Refuses to Comply with DOJ Grand Jury Subpoenas Against Powell
Jerome Powell · Federal Reserve · Department of Justice · Jeanine Pirro · +1
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2026-01-28Ninth Circuit Rules DHS Exceeded Authority Terminating Venezuelan TPS
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals · Kristi Noem · National TPS Alliance · American Civil Liberties Union
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2026-01-28Rubio Testifies to Senate on Venezuela Policy, Pledges No Further Military Action
Marco Rubio · State Department · Senate Foreign Relations Committee · Venezuela · +3
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2026-01-28Vought Allocates $15 Million in USAID Funds for Personal Security Detail Through 2026
Russell Vought · Office of Management and Budget · United States Agency for International Development · U.S. Marshals Service
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2026-01-27DOJ Delegates Ethics Authority to Political Aides Sidelining Career Officials
Emil Bove · Pam Bondi · Department of Justice
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2026-01-27Federal Employment Hits Lowest Level Since 1966 as DOGE Reductions Take Hold
Department of Government Efficiency · Office of Personnel Management · Elon Musk · Scott Kupor
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2026-01-27Trump Executive Order Authorizes Federal Preemption of California Rebuilding Regulations
Donald Trump · White House · Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) · Small Business Administration
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2026-01-26Bondi Requests Minnesota Voter Rolls Including Public Assistance Data for ICE Enforcement
Pam Bondi · Department of Justice · Minnesota · U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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2026-01-25Denmark Deploys Combat-Ready Troops to Greenland in Operation Arctic Endurance
Denmark · Danish Armed Forces · Greenland · North Atlantic Treaty Organization · +1
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2026-01-24Border Patrol Agents Kill Alex Pretti, Second Legal Observer Shot in Minneapolis in Three Weeks
Alex Pretti · U.S. Border Patrol · DHS (Department of Homeland Security) · Todd Blanche · +7
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2026-01-23Minnesota General Strike Becomes Largest in State's History, Spreads to 300 Cities Nationwide
Minnesota AFL-CIO · Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005 · SEIU Local 26 · UNITE HERE Local 17 · +5
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2026-01-23NPR Report Reveals Trump Administration Admits DOGE Accessed Personal Social Security Data Beyond Legal Authority
Department of Government Efficiency · Social Security Administration · Chuck Borges · NPR
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2026-01-23OCC Comptroller Gould Refuses Warren Demand to Pause WLFI Charter Review
Jonathan Gould · Office of the Comptroller of the Currency · Elizabeth Warren · World Liberty Financial · +1
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2026-01-22House Passes Final FY2026 Appropriations Bills in Split Vote
U.S. House of Representatives · Mike Johnson · House Committee on Appropriations
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2026-01-22Maryland Man Arrested on Attempted Murder Charges After Appearing at OMB Director Vought's Home
Russell Vought · Colin Demarco · Office of Management and Budget
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2026-01-22Whistleblowers Reveal Secret ICE Memo Authorizing Agents to Enter Homes Without Judicial Warrants
Todd Lyons · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · Kristi Noem · Richard Blumenthal · +1
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2026-01-21Federal Judge Rejects Special Master Request for Epstein Files
Paul Engelmayer · Thomas Massie · Ro Khanna · Department of Justice
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2026-01-21ICE Launches Operation Catch of the Day in Maine
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · DHS (Department of Homeland Security) · Janet Mills
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2026-01-21Lindsey Halligan Forced Out of DOJ After Unlawful Appointment Ruling
Lindsey Halligan · Pam Bondi · Department of Justice · Eastern District of Virginia
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2026-01-21Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Presidential Removal Power in Trump v Cook
U.S. Supreme Court · Donald Trump · D. John Sauer · Brett Kavanaugh · +1
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2026-01-21Supreme Court Hears Trump v. Cook, Justices Skeptical of Presidential Power to Fire Federal Reserve Governors
Donald Trump · Lisa Cook · U.S. Supreme Court · Brett Kavanaugh · +2
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2026-01-21Trump Announces Greenland "Framework," Backs Off Tariffs at Davos
Donald Trump · Mark Rutte · North Atlantic Treaty Organization · Denmark · +1
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2026-01-21Trump Threatens Tariffs on Eight NATO Allies at Davos Over Greenland, Blasts Europe as 'Not Recognizable'
Donald Trump · Mark Rutte · Emmanuel Macron · Mark Carney · +1
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2026-01-21Whistleblowers Expose ICE Policy Authorizing Warrantless Home Entries
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · Todd Lyons · DHS (Department of Homeland Security) · Richard Blumenthal
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2026-01-20DOJ Court Filing Confirms DOGE Shared Social Security Data to Unauthorized Server
Department of Government Efficiency · Department of Justice · Social Security Administration · Elon Musk
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2026-01-20DOJ Serves Grand Jury Subpoenas to Governor Walz, Mayor Frey, and AG Ellison Over Immigration Enforcement
Tim Walz · Jacob Frey · Keith Ellison · Pam Bondi · +2
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2026-01-20Free America Walkout Draws Hundreds of Thousands Nationwide on Trump Inauguration Anniversary
Women's March · Donald Trump · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
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2026-01-20Judge Novak Issues "Charade of Masquerading" Ruling; Halligan Departs DOJ
Justin R. Novak · Lindsey Halligan · Pam Bondi
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2026-01-20Supreme Court Issues Three Unanimous Rulings on Federal Procedures
U.S. Supreme Court · Amy Coney Barrett · Samuel Alito
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2026-01-20Trump Executive Order Directs Restrictions on Institutional Investor Home Purchases
Donald Trump · White House · Department of the Treasury · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development · +2
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2026-01-19ICE Announces 3,000 Arrests in Operation Metro Surge
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · DHS (Department of Homeland Security) · Kristi Noem
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2026-01-18Anti-ICE Protesters Disrupt St. Paul Church Service, Triggering Federal Crackdown on Journalists
Cities Church · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · David Easterwood · DHS (Department of Homeland Security) · +1
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2026-01-18EPA WOTUS Rollback Moves Forward After Public Comment Period
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · Lee Zeldin · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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2026-01-18EU Convenes Emergency Meeting on Trump Greenland Tariff Threats
European Union · Donald Trump · Denmark
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2026-01-17DOGE Claims $881M in Education Research Contract Cancellations
Department of Government Efficiency · U.S. Department of Education · Institute of Education Sciences · Linda McMahon
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2026-01-17Trump Announces 10% Tariffs on Eight NATO Allies Over Greenland
Donald Trump · Denmark · Norway · Sweden · +6
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2026-01-17Trump Financial Disclosure Reveals Netflix and Warner Bros. Bond Purchases After Merger Announcement
Donald Trump · Netflix · Warner Bros. Discovery · Office of Government Ethics
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2026-01-16DOJ Voter Data Seizure Lawsuits Expand to 24 States Plus DC, Targeting Sensitive Personal Information
Department of Justice · Harmeet Dhillon · Brennan Center for Justice · State Democracy Research Initiative
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2026-01-16SSA Reveals DOGE Staffers Misused Social Security Data, Signed Secret Voter Roll Agreement While Under Court Order
Department of Government Efficiency · Elon Musk · Steve Davis · Social Security Administration · +1
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2026-01-16Trump Announces Phase Two of Gaza Plan, Creates 'Board of Peace' with Himself as Chairman
Donald Trump · Steve Witkoff · Benjamin Netanyahu · Jared Kushner · +3
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2026-01-15ACLU Files Class Action Against ICE for Racial Profiling in Minnesota
American Civil Liberties Union · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · DHS (Department of Homeland Security) · U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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2026-01-15Federal Judge Rules ICE Violated Fourth Amendment by Breaking Into Minneapolis Home Without Judicial Warrant
Jeffrey Bryan · Garrison Gibson · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · Tricia McLaughlin
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2026-01-15Public Citizen Report Documents 159 Cancelled Corporate Enforcement Actions Worth $3.1 Billion
Public Citizen · Donald Trump
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2026-01-15Senate Armed Services Committee Holds NSA Nominee Confirmation Hearing
Senate Committee on Armed Services · Joshua Rudd · Roger Wicker · Angus King
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2026-01-15Trump Threatens to Invoke Insurrection Act in Minneapolis, Calls Protesters 'Highly Paid Professionals'
Donald Trump · Keith Ellison · Tim Walz
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2026-01-15Trump Unveils 'Great Healthcare Plan' - One-Page Framework with No Specifics, Fails to Address ACA Premium Crisis
Donald Trump · Mehmet Oz · CMS
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2026-01-14FBI Raids Washington Post Reporter's Home, Seizes Devices in Unprecedented Press Freedom Violation
Federal Bureau of Investigation · Washington Post · Hannah Natanson · Pam Bondi · +1
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2026-01-14House Democrats Introduce Articles of Impeachment Against DHS Secretary Kristi Noem
Kristi Noem · Robin Kelly · Angie Craig · Betty McCollum
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2026-01-14Supreme Court Rules 7-2 in Bost v. Illinois That Candidates Have Standing to Challenge Election Rules
U.S. Supreme Court · John Roberts · Ketanji Brown Jackson · Sonia Sotomayor · +1
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2026-01-14Trump Imposes 25% Tariff on Advanced AI Semiconductors Under Section 232
Donald Trump · White House · U.S. Department of Commerce
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2026-01-13DHS Whistleblower Leaks Personal Data of 4,500 ICE and Border Patrol Agents
DHS (Department of Homeland Security) · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · U.S. Customs and Border Protection · Kristi Noem
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2026-01-13DOJ Civil Rights Division Leaders Mass Resign Over Refusal to Investigate Renee Good Killing
Harmeet Dhillon · Joseph H. Thompson · Jim Felte · Todd Blanche · +1
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2026-01-13Internal Documents Reveal ICE Agents Afraid of Minneapolis Deployment After Good Shooting
DHS (Department of Homeland Security) · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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2026-01-13RFK Jr Reshapes CDC Vaccine Panel with Anti-Vaccine Appointees: 'I Was Not Anti-Vaccine. I Am Now.'
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. · Kimberly Biss · Adam Urato · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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2026-01-13Supreme Court Hears Transgender Sports Ban Cases, Signals Support for Restrictions
U.S. Supreme Court · John Roberts · Brett Kavanaugh · Samuel Alito · +2
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2026-01-13Twelve Federal Prosecutors Resign Over DOJ Handling of Renee Good Shooting
Joseph Thompson · Thomas Calhoun-Lopez · Melinda Williams · Todd Blanche · +2
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2026-01-13Warren Presses OCC to Halt WLFI Bank Charter Review Until Trump Divests
Elizabeth Warren · Jonathan Gould · Office of the Comptroller of the Currency · World Liberty Financial · +1
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2026-01-12Minnesota Attorney General Ellison and Twin Cities Sue DHS Over Operation Metro Surge
Keith Ellison · Kristi Noem · Minneapolis · Saint Paul · +1
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