Alaskan village confronts its changing climate: rebuild or relocate?
Kipnuk sits 6 miles from the ocean in a flat region known as the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. Read more
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Video shows survivors waving before fatal follow-up boat strike
The new detail further complicates the military’s explanations for the actions it took during the Sept. 2 strike in the Caribbean Sea and raises new questions about the propriety of the follow-on attack. Read more
Judge approves release of Epstein grand jury documents in Florida
The investigative material from the Florida case is among the older information that law enforcement held about Epstein, dating to an investigation that was first opened in 2005 into allegations that he was abusing teenage girls. Read more
Grand jury rejects second criminal case against Letitia James
The indictment would have marked the Justice Department’s second attempt to prosecute James, an elected Democrat, after a previous case was dismissed in November. Read more
U.S. widens travel ban to more than 30 countries, Noem says
“I won’t be specific on the number, but it’s over 30, and the president is continuing to evaluate countries,” she said. Read more
Trump approval dips as economic concerns grow
President Donald Trump’s approval rating has slipped in recent weeks as voters across party lines voice growing frustration with the economy, according to an analysis of national polling. Read more
Democrats decry fatal boat strike; Admiral says no ‘kill them all’ order given
A senior U.S. lawmaker said a video shown to Congress of a September U.S. strike on a suspected drug vessel showed survivors in clear distress before they were killed in a follow-on attack. Read more
FBI makes arrest in 2021 Capitol pipe bomb investigation
While neither device exploded, their discovery on Jan. 6 added to the fear and confusion on a day when a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol, delaying the certification of Biden’s victory. Read more
New York Times sues Pentagon over First Amendment rights
The suit said that “reporting any information not approved by department officials” could lead to punishment, “regardless of whether such news gathering occurs on or off Pentagon grounds, and regardless of whether the information at issue is classified or unclassified.” Read more
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Democrats release images of Epstein’s private island home
Democrats chose the images they released today from a larger set of material given to the Oversight Committee by law enforcement authorities in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Read more
Democrats release images of Jeffrey Epstein’s private island home
Taken together, they offer a glimpse at Epstein’s life on secluded islands that he used as a personal hideaway and where his accusers have said he brought girls as young as 11. Read more
Pentagon review faults Hegseth over Signal messages on Yemen
In a statement, the Pentagon said the review exonerated Hegseth. Read more
Trump calls Somalis ‘garbage’ he doesn’t want in U.S.
Trump’s outburst comes as he started a new Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation targeting Somalis in the Minneapolis-St. Paul region. Read more
Trump pardons Democrat Rep. Cuellar and wife in bribery case
Last year, Cuellar and his wife were indicted for allegedly accepting close to $600,000 in bribes in two schemes meant to benefit an Azerbaijani state-owned energy company and an unnamed bank based in Mexico. Read more
Experts push back on Hegseth’s ‘fog of war’ defense
“I did not personally see survivors,” he said at a Cabinet meeting in the White House, referring to people who were clinging to the boat’s wreckage between two U.S. strikes Sept. 2. Read more
DOJ weighs new Comey charges as key figure sues to block evidence
The material at issue in the lawsuit from Daniel Richman, a law professor and former attorney to Comey, would likely be central to any effort by prosecutors to revive the case against Comey. Read more
DHS secretary Noem recommends travel ban in wake of shooting
Noem’s statement came amid a wider crackdown on legal pathways of immigration after the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., by a gunman identified by authorities as an Afghan national last week. Read more
Trump to block some SNAP support to blue states in data dispute
Democratic state and federal officials have resisted an effort by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to collect data like immigration status and social security numbers of recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. Read more
Suspect charged with murder in D.C. shooting of Guard members
A judge ordered Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, held in custody without bond, citing the “sheer terror” of the shooting blocks from the White House that killed one member of the National Guard and critically injured a second. Read more
Lawmakers threaten to force vote on war powers if U.S. attacks Venezuela
U.S. troops have carried out at least 21 strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and Pacific since early September, killing at least 83 people. Read more
Hernandez freed after Trump pardon of ex-Honduras president
Hernandez was serving a 45-year sentence on drug trafficking and firearms charges. Read more
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Alaskan village confronts its changing climate: rebuild or relocate?
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