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What's open and closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Government offices, the stock market and many schools are closed Monday in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but most businesses are open...

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US planning for the Maduro raid eyed a time when much of the Venezuelan military was expected to be on holiday, memo reveals

The US initially planned its raid into Venezuela at a time when soldiers would be on leave, a newly released memo reveals. AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez US planning for the Maduro raid focused on a time...

Jan 15Business InsiderPoliticsImpact

Student-loan borrowers behind on payments are getting a major break, the US education secretary says

Education Sec. Linda McMahon said that wage garnishments for defaulted student-loan borrowers are on pause. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Education Sec. Linda McMahon said that wage garnishments for d...

Jan 16Business InsiderPoliticsImpact

Powell criminal probe upends Trump's search for a new Fed chair

White House economic advisor Kevin Hassett (left) and former Fed Gov. Kevin Warsh are leading prediction market odds for the likehood of becoming President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Federal Rese...

Jan 13Business InsiderPoliticsImpact

Greenland and the Bundeswehr: Why the Arctic matters for Germany

Since Russia full-scale invasion of Ukraine almost four years ago, Europe's attention has been firmly fixed on NATO's eastern flank. But could the Arctic become the next area requiring defence and doe...

2dEuronewsPoliticsImpact

Local Journalism Is How Democracy Shows Up Close to Home

Article URL: https://buckscountybeacon.com/2026/01/opinion-local-journalism-is-how-democracy-shows-up-close-to-home/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46600850 Points: 4 # Comments: 0...

Jan 13Hacker NewsPoliticsImpact

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says defense giants are 'failing the American people' by falling behind on orders

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (left) and Donald Trump. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent took aim at US defense contractors on Tuesday. He said they'...

4dBusiness InsiderPoliticsImpact

Russia and Ukraine sit for tense talks on thorny territorial issue

Ukrainian and Russian negotiators met ‌in Abu Dhabi on Friday to tackle the vital issue of territory, with no sign of a compromise, as Russian air strikes plunged Ukraine into its worst ‍energy crisis...

1dSouth China Morning PostPoliticsImpact

Vance to meet Danish and Greenlandic officials in Washington on Wednesday

US Vice President JD Vance is scheduled to meet Denmark’s foreign minister and Greenland’s counterpart in Washington this Wednesday to discuss the Arctic island, a semiautonomous territory of Denmark,...

Jan 14France 24PoliticsImpact

Vance to meet Danish and Greenlandic officials in Washington on Wednesday

U.S. Vice President JD Vance will meet Denmark's foreign minister and his Greenlandic counterpart in Washington on Wednesday to discuss the Arctic island, at the center of a geopolitical storm. (Image...

Jan 14NPR NewsPoliticsImpact

Gavin Newsom is heading to Davos with plans to call out Trump

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is headed to Davos. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images California Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to call out President Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum. Newsom has been a vocal...

Jan 16Business InsiderPoliticsImpact

Trump imposes 25% tariff on any country 'doing business' with Iran

US President Donald Trump ramped up economic pressure on the Iranian regime on Monday by announcing he was imposing import duties on the goods of any country that trades with Tehran. The move could fu...

Jan 13France 24PoliticsImpact

An archaeology of tracking on government websites

Article URL: https://www.flux.utah.edu/paper/singh-pets26 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46608802 Points: 4 # Comments: 0...

Jan 13Hacker NewsTechnologyImpact

Stars and Stripes staff fear the Pentagon is coming for the newspaper — and their jobs

Stars and Stripes newspaper Ullstein bild via Getty Images The military's independent newspaper, Stars and Stripes, is facing new pressure from the Pentagon. Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said the o...

Jan 17Business InsiderPoliticsImpact

ACA health insurance enrollment dropped by 1.4 million. See which states had the biggest swings.

Millions are at risk of losing health insurance without Affordable Care Act subsidies. The Washington Post/The Washington Post via Getty Images 1.4 million fewer Americans enrolled in ACA marketplace ...

Jan 17Business InsiderHealthImpact

The US has an Arctic warfare problem: not enough of the right kinds of weapons and tools

The US military's renewed focus on the Arctic is exposing the types of weapons it needs for the region. US Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nicholas Paczkowski The US doesn't have the weapons and tech...

1dBusiness InsiderPoliticsImpact

Project 2025 director Paul Dans: ‘We are in a full-on scrimmage for the future of America First’

The Maga activist on rifts within the right, his primary race against Trump confidant Lindsey Graham — and the president’s mistake over the Epstein files...

1dFinancial TimesPoliticsImpact

Uganda's leader Yoweri Museveni extends his 40-year grip on power after election commission declares him the winner

Yoweri Museveni has been declared the winner of the presidential election, extending his rule beyond four decades. Meanwhile, the opposition candidate has reportedly gone into hiding....

Jan 17Deutsche WellePolitics

Why Coinbase derailed the crypto industry’s political future

Brian Armstrong, chief executive officer of Coinbase Global Inc., speaks to members of the media on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. | Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg via Getty...

6dThe VergePoliticsImpact

Russia launches massive strikes on Ukraine's largest cities and targets energy infrastructure

Russian missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and Kharkiv hit residential buildings and energy infrastructure facilities....

1dEuronewsPoliticsImpact
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