THE WEEK

01/13/2026

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., on Monday allowed construction to resume on a major offshore wind farm serving Connecticut and Rhode Island that the Trump administration ordered shut down in December on unspecified national security grounds.

The Trump administration had ordered the farm shuttered in December over national security issues

01/13/2026

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) on Monday sued Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the Pentagon over the Trump administration’s retaliation for his appearance in a video reminding military members of their obligation to reject illegal orders.

Hegseth’s censure was ‘unlawful and unconstitutional,’ Kelly said

01/13/2026

Israel’s “recognition of Somaliland — the northwest Somali region — as an independent country has marked a deliberate break with longstanding international practice,” says Dahir Hassan Abdi.

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Opinion, comment and editorials of the day

01/13/2026

Minnesota and Illinois on Monday filed separate lawsuits asking federal courts to end the mass deployments of immigration officers to their states or at least limit the aggressive tactics of the armed, masked agents.

Minnesota officials are also seeking a temporary restraining order

01/13/2026

A total solar eclipse, the likes of which will never be seen again this century, is coming to the skies on August 2, 2027. This eclipse will be longer than any other in the past three decades.

It will last for over 6 minutes

01/13/2026

The shooting death of 37-year-old Renee Good in Minneapolis last week has thrust Minnesota into the national spotlight as the Trump administration and local officials spar over who has the authority to investigate.

Minnesota law enforcement authorities “don’t have any jurisdiction in this investigation,” said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, and the officer who shot Good enjoys “absolute immunity,” insisted Vice President J.D. Vance.

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01/13/2026

“Politics of 2026 lurching to edges,” USA Today says on Tuesday’s front page. “Regulator pushed to go after Powell,” The Washington Post says.

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A roundup of the headlines from the US front pages

01/13/2026

In today's Morning Report: ICE blowback, Kelly sues Hegseth and wind farm revival

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01/12/2026

America’s housing affordability crisis is mostly a supply-and-demand problem: Not enough houses, too many people needing a place to live. But President Trump has a different idea — he wants to "ban Wall Street firms from buying up single-family homes." Here's what we know about the proposed ban.

Wall Street takes the blame

01/12/2026

Donald Trump is “not just going after all undocumented immigrants and limiting legal migration” but has the “goal of remigration — the idea that immigrants of any status should return to their home countries,” says Gustavo Arellano.

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01/12/2026

Once you turn 65, you become eligible for Medicare. But beware: a slew of scam calls are circulating that are allegedly about Medicare coverage, with an attempt to get ahold of personal information. If this is something you have experienced or worry about in the future, here is what to know.

Older Americans are being targeted

01/12/2026

“Trump’s moves turning up dial on a warming planet,” The New York Times says.

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A roundup of the headlines from the US front pages