Trump orders tariffs on Colombia over rejection of US military deportation flights  —  Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Sunday ordered an increase of import tariffs on U.S. goods in retaliation to a similar order announced hours earlier by President Donald Trump.

Trump wiped January 6 convicts' records clean.  Now his DOJ is wiping evidence of rioters' crimes from the internet  —  As President Donald Trump this week sought to rewrite the history of his supporters' attack on the US Capitol, a database detailing the vast array of criminal charges …

Trump's gutting of federal DEI programs will hit rural poor communities  —  Just hours after his swearing-in this week, as a raft of executive orders was presented and signed at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump authorized action to end “radical and wasteful government DEI programs and preferencing.”

Trump officials issue quotas to ICE officers to ramp up arrests  —  The administration wants to increase the number of arrests from a few hundred per day to at least 1,200 to 1,500, increasing the chances that non-criminals will be detained.

Elon Musk's call for Germany to ‘move beyond’ Nazi guilt is dangerous, Holocaust memorial chair says  —  Musk made a virtual appearance at a campaign event for Germany's far-right AfD party, saying “children should not be guilty of the sins of their parents.”

Trump suggests Palestinians leave Gaza and ‘we just clean out’ territory  —  US president says he wants people to move to neighbouring nations, after resuming shipments of 2,000lb bombs to Israel  —  Donald Trump has suggested large numbers of Palestinians should leave Gaza to “just clean out” …

Children of the 1960s watch in pain as the story of our lifetime is erased  —  My almost pathological obsession with what historians now call “the Long Sixties” — especially the years between JFK's assassination in 1963 and Richard Nixon's Watergate downfall in 1974 — includes …

Trump Administration Begins Immigration Arrests in Chicago  —  The number of arrests was uncertain.  Illinois officials, including the governor, said they had not been given advance notice.  —  The Justice Department announced Sunday it had begun a multiagency immigration enforcement operation in Chicago …

Transcript: Vice President JD Vance on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Jan. 26, 2025  —  The following is the full transcript of an interview with Vice President JD Vance on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that aired on Jan. 26, 2025.  —  MARGARET BRENNAN: Mr. Vice President, if you're ready, we'll dive right in.

Perplexity AI proposes TikTok merger with 50% U.S. government ownership stake  —  Perplexity AI has presented a new proposal to TikTok's parent company that would allow the U.S. government to own up to 50% of a new entity that merges Perplexity with TikTok's U.S. business, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Sen. Adam Schiff says Trump ‘broke the law’ by firing 18 inspectors general  —  In an interview on NBC News' “Meet the Press,” the California Democrat blasted Trump for firing 18 of the federal agency watchdogs over the weekend.  —  Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., on Sunday blasted President Donald …

Fort Worth ISD launches investigation into substitute teacher's posts inviting ICE to North Side High School  — Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)  —  Fort Worth ISD is investigating a substitute teacher who, according to district officials, posted requests …