Trump News for Friday, January 16, 2026

The former UK prime minister and US secretary of state will sit on the "founding executive board", the White House says.

Vazquez accepted a plea deal in 2025 after she was accused of participating in a bribery scheme while in office.

This is a breaking news story.

Nothing changes on ground for Palestinians needing ‘food, shelter, safety’, who see Trump’s plan as ‘distant, abstract'.

Our neighbors to the north are slashing tariffs on Chinese EVs as tensions with the U.S. continue to rise.

"Today, we sent funding bills to the president's desk that reject the steep cuts he wanted and protect investments that families across America depend on every day."

Internet access remains cut off as the streets of Tehran, other Iranian cities are largely calm after widescale unrest.

The BBC's Europe Editor Katya Adler has been reporting from Greenland and dissects why the island has so much value in the eyes of President Trump.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is going to Davos next week with plans to call out Trump and "complicit" CEOs.

Watch out for that ice, you fascist clowns.

Machado said the interim government of Delcy Rodriguez would do the 'dirty work' of assuring a democratic transition.

Two Danish researchers faced accusations of “questionable research practices” as RFK Jr.’s top appointees made their study a “funding priority”

The Trump administration and a bipartisan group of governors are pressuring the PJM Interconnection, the biggest electricity market in the US, to hold a power auction meant to spur a massive buildout of new power plants. Together, they're "urging" PJM to hold…

US President Donald Trump praised Iran for halting what he said were plans to hang more than 800 political prisoners.

We’ve said it before, and we’ll keep saying it because apparently it needs repeating: Donald Trump is not a free speech president. He just plays one on TV while doing the exact opposite behind the scenes. And in front of the scenes. And basically everywhere. …

Is help really “on its way” for Iran’s protesters? That’s what President Donald Trump promised in a Truth Social post earlier this week, adding that “Iranians Patriots” should “KEEP PROTESTING – TAKE OVER YOUR INSTITUTIONS!!!” Trump first threatened that the …

Abigail Spanberger, a former CIA officer and three-term congresswoman, is breaking long-held traditions on inauguration day. She says she wants her swearing-in to showcase the state's modern vibrancy.

The Fed chair has saved Trump from his worst instincts but failed to do so for Biden.

Taking military action is risky. Falsely encouraging freedom fighters would be shameful.

France, Germany, Norway, and Sweden are sending troops to Greenland, with approximately 15 French mountain infantry soldiers already in Nuuk and a 13-person German reconnaissance team deploying Thursday, reports NPR. Denmark is also ramping up its own militar…

Despite the bloodbath of recent weeks, Ayatollah Khamenei might think he must plough on with an iron fist

The DOJ can’t indict a ham sandwich these days. That old saying doesn’t ring as true as it used to now that most of the DOJ’s work is just vindictive prosecutions. It’s not just cases being tossed because DOJ prosecutors weren’t legally appointed to their pos…

The US says its Gaza plan is moving towards disarmament and reconstruction.

“Given the industry’s history of investor-harm... this turn raises troubling questions about the SEC’s priorities and effectiveness."

The "mooch" says it really shows a pivot to "full nihilism." His podcast guest, longtime GOP strategist Stuart Stevens, called it "darkly hysterical."

With the current mess that the US is in, there has been plenty of talk of “what comes after” and how to think about the big structural changes needed to prevent another authoritarian from taking over and abusing all the levers of power for corruption and self…

Rapper received blowback from fans when his name appeared on lineup of country music festival headlined by Kid Rock and Jason Aldean

Carney is the first Canadian PM to visit China since 2017 and is seeking to rebuild ties as he looks for new markets.

Most American presidents aspire to the kind of greatness that prompts future generations to name important things in their honor.Donald Trump isn’t leaving it to future generations.As the first year of his second term wraps up, his Republican administration a…

All 16 drug companies that inked deals with the Trump administration over the past few months still raised some of their prices for 2026.

By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Iranian opposition figure Reza Pahlavi on Friday urged the international community to ramp up pressure on the...

The plan, which is still in its early stages, is spearheaded by former USDS administrator Mikey Dickerson.

Greenland’s location and resources make it vital to US security, Trump argues in his ongoing push for acquisition.

The opposition leader says she has a mandate to lead the country after the US seized its president.

The family of the Minnesota Vikings rookie who was killed in a 2024 car crash receives a Super Bowl surprise on "Good Morning America."

After seizures, sanctions and collapse, can Venezuela ever win back Big Oil’s trust?

He has been a prominent voice calling for protests against Iran's authoritarian regime to continue.

Elon Musk remains at large.

Moscow hits Ukraine with hail of drones and missiles as US president says Kyiv 'less ready for a deal' than Russia.

Gold phone more like fool's gold as none show up six months later Senator Elizabeth Warren is leading calls for the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Trump Mobile for failing to ship gold phones, months after collecting deposits.…

Last May we noted how Verizon was lobbying the Trump administration to eliminate rules making it easier to switch mobile providers (and bring your phone with you). And as usual with the pay-to-play Trump administration, the Trump FCC is tripping over itself t…

Donald Trump has boxed himself in by promising to 'help' Iran's protesters. But he has few good options.

Donald Trump is losing the support of Americans on every major hot-button issue, and a majority now say the president’s second term has been a disaster in a ...

President Trump threatens to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota to stop protests happening in Minneapolis. And, the president unveils what he calls a new healthcare plan.

Russia has not spared a single Ukrainian power plant from attack since its all-out invasion, Ukraine’s new energy minister said Friday, as a recent...

Machado and Trump met at the White House amid uncertainty over the future of Venezuela.

Microsoft execs have offloaded millions of dollars worth of stock over the past quarter, as the firm's outlook (no pun intended) looks murky.

The BBC speaks to Iranians at the border with Iraq, as authorities continue to block the flow of information with an internet blackout.

Once they’ve identified you as the enemy, every action looks sinister.

A hard-line cleric leading Friday prayers in Iran's capital demanded the death penalty for protesters detained in a nationwide crackdown and directly...

My end-of-week morning train WFH reads: • 10 Breakthrough Technologies: Here are the advances that we think will drive progress or incite the most change—for better or worse—in the years ahead. (MIT Technology Review) • $25 Billion. That’s What Trump Cost Det…

The medical examiner said that following a struggle with ICE staff, Geraldo Lunas Campos died of asphyxiation.

Breaking with the United States, Canada has agreed to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday.

Nvidia could face the risk of ceding its software edge if it loses the China market.

A break down of why Venezuela’s oil boom is clashing with a hotter, more fragile planet

Research carried out by The New York Times has shown that over 2,500 structures in Gaza have been destroyed by Israeli actions since a ceasefire agreement was made in October 2025. Analysing satellite imagery from Planet Labs, the New York Times reported that…

Maybe can Trump can display the medal next to his fake FIFA Peace Prize.

Conservative CNN pundit Scott Jennings performed an Olympic-level eye roll during a heated discussion over the impact of ICE raids. Jennings joined a fiery...

Some 1.4 million people who had health insurance through the ACA last year don't have it now, as premiums become too expensive to afford.

From public pleas to lawsuits, Minnesota's Democratic leaders are trying to stop the surge of federal agents on their streets.

As President Trump approaches one year back in office, the policies his administration pursues — and how those policies are communicated — have been increasingly shaped by social media.

A Republican-led congressional subcommittee is leading a new investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol. Do their claims add up?

Thousands of employees whose contracts end this year will lose their jobs, FEMA managers said at personnel meetings this week. The cuts could hobble the nation's disaster agency.

NPR's A Martinez talks to Eduardo Gamarra, a politics and international relations professor at Florida International University, about María Corina Machado's meeting with President Trump.

World-first pact aims to protect 10 million species from threats like climate change, overfishing and deep-sea mining.

US president says 'massive' fraud has caused budget imbalance, but calculations do not support this.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney seeking to reset ties with Beijing amid global tensions and US tariffs.

US raising pressure on Hamas to disarm as phase 2 of ceasefire deal launches while Israel yet to act on withdrawal, aid.

The type of oil held by Venezuela makes it particularly lucrative for US refineries, analysts say.

Trump threatened to invoke the rarely used act if officials failed to quell protests against ICE agents.

Gulf nations don't want the chaos that a US attack on Iran or the collapse of the Islamic Republic would generate.

Macron said that Ukraine was previously "overwhelmingly dependent" on US intelligence, but that France is now providing "two-thirds" of that service.

By Ishaan Arora Jan 16 (Reuters) - Gold extended its losses on Friday after stronger-than-expected U.S. economic data dampened expectations of the U.S.

Welcome to year two of the unmitigated disaster that is RFK Jr. being in charge of Health and Human Services and its child agencies. To call Kennedy an anti-vaxxer is not remotely controversial any longer, and probably never was. To state that he’s a corrupt …

US forces say another Venezuela-linked tanker seized as Trump moves to take control of nation's oil reserves.

The recent events in Venezuela have exposed the strategic risks of Cuba’s foreign entanglements.

Iran, the US and Iranian civil society spoke about the deadly protests which have been obscured by an internet blackout.

By Sara Merken NEW YORK, Jan 15 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a U.S. Justice Department lawsuit that sought an unredacted statewide voter...

The Venezuelan opposition leader said she presented Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize, an honour he has long coveted.

Sofia Nelson, criminal defense attorney and Vice President JD Vance’s former Yale law school classmate and friend, talks to CNN’s Erin Burnett about the...

Susan B. Glasser on Minnesota’s role in the pantheon of President Donald Trump’s assorted wars, after the killing of Renee Good by an ICE agent sparked protests.