US House panel advances bill to give Congress authority on AI chip exports
The bill gives Congress more licence to block AI exports to China and other US political adversaries.
Day: January 22, 2026
ICE has picked its next target as agents surge into Maine and arrest 50 in ‘Operation Catch of the Day’
The Department of Homeland Security said it intends to make 1,000 arrests
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At least 3,117 people killed during Iran protests, state media reports
The Martyrs Foundation noted that 2,427 of those killed in the demonstrations were civilians and security forces.
Jamie Dimon issues rare CEO criticism of Trump’s immigration policy: ‘I don’t like what I’m seeing’
American CEOs have mostly avoided direct criticism of Trump’s policies over the past year.
Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, memo says
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.
Pentagon orders more active-duty soldiers to prepare for deployment in Minnesota: report
Army military police brigade based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, told to be on standby
France’s Le Pen insists party acted in ‘good faith’ at EU embezzlement appeal
France’s far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen has maintained that her National Rally party did not have a “system” of embezzling millions of euros in European Union funds to pay its staff in France, claiming they were acting in good faith. Le Pen’s ongo…
Trump strikes ‘framework’ for deal on Greenland, Arctic and drops threat of tariff on Europe
President Trump said Wednesday he struck a framework for a deal on Greenland and the Arctic after a productive conversation with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, prompting him to drop military and trade threats against Europe.
Trump chides Carney after Canadian PM delivers rousing speech on global order ‘rupture’ at Davos
Donald Trump chided Mark Carney in a speech in Davos on Wednesday after the Canadian prime minister delivered a rousing address on a “rupture” in the international rules-based order. FRANCE 24’s Christopher Guly reports from Ottawa.