Trump News for Friday, January 2, 2026

New York civil liberties groups celebrated Mamdani’s orders as a step to protect the First Amendment right to criticize Israel. The post Israel Accuses Mamdani of Antisemitism for Reversing Orders Adams Gave Under Indictment appeared first on The Intercept.

These are the key developments from day 1,409 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Decline in sales comes amid outrage of Elon Musk's political forays, end in US electric vehicle tax breaks.

Donald Trump spent the past few weeks doubling down on foreign interventions.

CBS Evening News has unveiled “five simple principles” to guide the broadcast, as Tony Dokoupil prepares to take over as the new anchor of the broadcast on Monday. Dokoupil, who has been a co-host on CBS Mornings, will be the sixth anchor of the newscast in t…

Prosecutors say Brian Cole confessed to planting bomb while parroting Trump's false claims 2020 election was stolen.

Erika Skinner, author of “Pets are Family,” breaks down the discourse around companies allowing pets into the office.

You can't work from home, but you can bring your slippers to the office.

The president is apparently taking foreign policy lessons from one of his political nemeses, Hillary Clinton—at least, that’s what one of his biggest first-term acolytes seems to believe.Trump’s former chief White House strategist Steve Bannon accused his old…

Israeli government hits out at newly sworn-in New York City mayor, falsely calling him a 'Muslim Brotherhood Islamist'.

Mamdani delivered his first public address as New York City's mayor on Thursday, after being officially sworn in as the city's first Muslim mayor and first mayor of South Asian descent.

The outbreak comes after the US charted its highest number of annual measles cases in more than three decades in 2025.

A drone captured stunning footage of lava flowing from a fissure on Italy's Mount Etna on New Year's Day.

Netflix documentary part 2 in the works? Ilya Lichtenstein, who pleaded guilty to money-laundering charges tied to the 2016 theft of about 120,000 bitcoins from the Bitfinex exchange and was sentenced to five years in prison, has been released after roughly 1…

The past year was remarkably notorious for the Supreme Court. Its conservative supermajority tore and tore into the very fabric of the Constitution, siding...

President Donald Trump signed into law this month a measure that prohibits anyone based in China and other adversarial countries from accessing the Pentagon's cloud computing systems. From a report: The ban, which is tucked inside the $900 billion defense pol…

Elon Musk's xAI has largely been silent on the matter, but some authorities have noticed.

The powers that be at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement are planning on a massive recruitment drive in 2026—but the people they’re hoping to attract aren’t your typical feds.The deportation agency has earmarked $100 million for online advertisements ov…

How many foreign wars does the “America First” president intend to start?

Just one day after a bombshell Wall Street Journal story on the president’s growing signs of aging, Donald Trump went on a bizarre posting spree about dead birds and wind turbines.Throughout Friday, Trump posted several different photos on Truth Social of dea…

Officials announced the suspect has been charged with attempting to provide 'material support' for 'terrorism'.

The Department of Homeland Security is pausing immigration applications from 20 additional countries following increased scrutiny on people who seek legal pathways for immigrating to the U.S.

President Donald Trump has spent much of his two-week vacation in Florida golfing. But when he gets back to the White House, there’s a military golf course that he’s never played that he’s eyeing for a major construction project. Long a favored getaway for…

Stephen Schwartz said that he will not be part of a planned May event at the Kennedy Center after its board voted last month to add Donald Trump’s name to the venue. Schwartz, the composer/lyricist of Wicked, had been on the bill to host the Washington Nation…

Ohio authorities are searching for a suspect after a dentist and his wife were found murdered inside their home earlier this week.

Officials are investigating what's believed to be the state's first deadly mountain lion attack in more than 25 years.

Elon Musk’s Grok AI chatbot admitted on Friday that it has been posting sexualized images of children on X, blaming “lapses in safeguard” for the content.“We’ve identified lapses in safeguards and are urgently fixing them—[Child sexual abuse material] is ille…

For all Donald Trump’s talk about security, he proves far more interested in lining his own pockets. No country that hosts a major Trump-branded property or strikes a high-profile business deal with a member of Trump’s inner circle – including some with well-…

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani used his executive powers to revoke a handful of orders put into place by his predecessor after the former mayor was...

Mass protests are spreading across Iran, but what's driving them and where could they lead? Here's what we know.

If Meta can use a feature for targeting ads, Meta will use a feature for targeting ads.

Not everyone is happy about George Clooney and his family becoming French citizens. At the start of the year, news of Clooney’s French citizenship sparked criticism from Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, a junior deputy to the interior minister, who argued in a radio in…

After President Donald Trump expanded the travel ban he put in place during his first term in the White House to 20 more countries and the Palestinian...

Ultrawealthy tech investors like David Sacks and Peter Thiel are weighing their options ahead of California's proposed billionaire wealth tax.

The Goddard Space Flight Center Library in Greenbelt, Md. reportedly closed on Friday, Jan. 2

“He’s obviously the real father of Barron Trump, which makes Barron Fidel Castro’s grandson.”

Conservatives are already fuming about New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plans to bring the Big Apple together.Right-wing commentators blasted Mamdani’s inaugural pledge to bring “the warmth of collectivism” to city residents Thursday, claiming that the ma…

SpaceX, OpenAI, Anthropic are all allegedly planning to raise eye-watering figures in market debuts.

President Donald Trump’s bold claims that his policies delivered an unprecedented jobs boom for American-born workers are at odds with data showing a weaker ...

“America is no longer a democracy. That doesn’t mean authoritarianism has won. But merely restoring the pre-Trump stat

Tesla lost its crown as the world's bestselling electric vehicle maker on Friday, as a customer revolt over Elon Musk's right-wing politics and stiff overseas competition pushed sales down for a second year in a row.

In one of the first major races of 2026, some candidates are focusing on an issue that has proven to motivate their base but has not been as effective with...

Quelle surprise! The CIA is yet again up to no good.

President Donald Trump has rung in 2026 by threatening war on two fronts—and picking a bizarre fight with American actor George Clooney and his wife Amal.Trump on New Year’s Eve trashed the actor’s decision to leave the United States and obtain French citizen…

'Wicked' composer and Oscar-winner Stephen Schwartz has canceled an appearance at the Kennedy Center in protest of the Donald Trump name change.

US President Donald Trump claims that Europeans are engaging in "censorship" when they require digital platforms to be transparent about their algorithms and to remove already illegal content. With the US recently barring entry to five Europeans it accuses of…

A damning new report on Donald Trump’s health has stirred the American public, and even roused the president himself.Practically nothing irks Trump more than stories about his age and his natural deterioration. But a Wall Street Journal article published Thur…

The USA is demanding from all 43 countries in the "Visa Waiver Programme" (VWP), which enables visa-free travel, to conclude an "Enhanced...

Revelations about Trump's use of the blood thinner emerge during a newspaper interview.

Even as he falters, 2026 will be a make-or-break year for the president — and the country

(The Center Square) – Following days of civil unrest in Iran, President Donald Trump issued a warning to the Iranian regime that the U. S.

The Chinese company that Elon Musk once mocked for their electric car designs is now the world's biggest EV manufacturer, passing Tesla.

"GMA" takes you inside Arkansas' famous Crater of Diamonds State Park, one of the state’s top attractions.

If you remain unconvinced up to this point and still want to stay on the MechaHitler site that publishes CSAM and removes women and girls' clothing for an audience of millions without their consent, I ask, what will it take for you to quit a site that only ab…

President Donald Trump threatened to intervene in Iran if the regime hurts protesters, warning the United States is “locked and loaded.”“If Iran shots and violently kills peaceful protesters, which is their custom, the United States of America will come to th…

President Trump warned Iran not to kill protesters. A top Iranian official fired back to stay out of it, alleging the U.S. and Israel were stoking the economic protests sweeping parts of Iran.

Zohran Mamdani hailed “a new era” for New York on Thursday, promising in his inaugural address to deliver on the ambitious agenda that electrified progressives in the city and saw him defeat the political establishment in both the Democratic primary and the g…

Tens of thousands of New Yorkers braved freezing temperatures and police barricades to be part of Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration as mayor on New Year’s Day. Democracy Now! spoke with many Mamdani supporters, including a high school student and Palestinian acti…

And, unfortunately, it could be a weather vane for 2026.

President Donald Trump has spent much of his two-week vacation in Florida golfing. Long a favored getaway for presidents seeking a few hours’ solace from...

Somali-run daycare centers in Minnesota report receiving threats following a viral video that accused them of fraud. And, how Trump could play a role in extending ACA subsidies.

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Zohran Mamdani is reveling in what he calls a “new era” for New York City. He was officially sworn in just after midnight Thursday, but politicians and other supporters gathered at City Hall in the afternoon for a larger ceremony. Mamdani is the city’s first …

Yet more evidence that improving the lot of those at the very bottom of the income ladder does not necessarily produce unemployment or runaway inflation.

Last year will be remembered as one of global reckoning. The future of the international order remains unknown, but now we know which countries are best prepared to adapt to the loss of what came before.

ABC News' Danny New looks at what’s ahead for drivers, including some surprising old-school features.

It's not like she anything else to offer

A storm is drenching Southern California, creating a wet start to the new year and raising flooding concerns.

The US president says "we are locked and loaded and ready to go", amid continuing mass unrest in Iran.

A new wave of people are traveling overseas to places like Turkey for the procedure. ABC News' Lionel Moise reports.

The white nationalist influencer has some unlikely fans.

The tactics behind protest policing are changing—from one of cooperation to intentional antagonism for political marketing purposes.

“Empire of AI” author Karen Hao on how Silicon Valley’s young AI companies parallel colonial empires of old. The post AI’s Imperial Agenda appeared first on The Intercept.

When Republican politicians complain about “food stamp fraud,” they generally mean that some welfare cheat is ripping off the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, by falsely claiming eligibility. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, for instan…

The media’s takeaways from the December oral arguments in the Trump Justice Department’s bid to the Supreme Court to invalidate multi-member “independent agencies,” were unanimous: It was a big win for Trump and for legal conservatives’ decades-long drive to …

An in-depth article from a leftist vantage on China's extensive involvement in Africa finds that it has been a net negative for development

US president says Washington will intervene if Tehran violently suppresses protests over high prices.

I pre-ordered Trump Mobile's T1 phone (also known as the Trump phone) in June 2025, and I still don't have it. Where's my phone?

Greenhouse gas and particulate emissions from fires around the world may be 70 percent higher than once believed.

Ukraine’s General Staff estimated the tally - but Russian President Vladimir Putin appears bent on avoiding peace talks.

Where's the Trump Phone? We're going to keep talking about it every week. We've reached out, as usual, to ask about the Trump Phone's whereabouts. As usual, we're still waiting for a response. In the meantime, it's missed yet another of its promised release d…

The Freestyle Plus all-in-one portable projector features 430 ISO Lumens, or "nearly twice the brightness of the previous generation," according to Samsung. Great! But also a little strange since both the original and second generation Freestyle projectors li…

Xi Jinping said AI models and breakthroughs in local chip development have boosted China "in a race to the top."

Venezuela leader strikes conciliatory tone while renewing claim US wants to topple government for vast oil reserves.

An unexpected handshake in Dhaka has prompted debate on whether India and Pakistan might restart talks in 2026.

During the two years he was held captive in Gaza, Segev Kalfon had a recurring dream: slowly walking through a supermarket, browsing each aisle for his...

TikTok's ownership drama has echoes of X (formerly Twitter), but ad performance has kept marketers for fleeing—for now.

Mourners held a vigil Thursday for victims of a fire that ripped through a popular bar in a resort town in the Swiss Alps early on New Year's Day.

In an interview with state TV, the Venezuelan president also evaded a question about an attack in his country claimed by the US.

In an interview about his health, Trump talked about using hand makeup, getting by on little sleep and taking lots of aspirin.

Rachel Uchitel, known for her headline making past with Tiger Woods, is now a married woman ... TMZ has confirmed. Wedding guests tell TMZ ... the "Miss Understood with Rachel Uchitel" podcast host wed her fiancé, businessman Dan Donovan in a…

The Trump administration is aiming to move a planned 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom through the federal government's review process at a rapid clip,...

The Kennedy Center is defending this year’s Kennedy Center Honors after the Donald Trump hosted telecast delivered all-time low viewership for CBS. The Dec. 23 telecast averaged 3.01 million viewers on CBS, according to Nielsen Live + Same Day Panel + Big Dat…

Last month, the Bella 1 was on its way to Venezuela to get oil when the U.S. military tried to board it in the Caribbean.