News for January 26, 2025

Belarus freed American woman Anastassia Nuhfer, and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said she had been detained there since December 2024.

Rep. Mike Turner defended President Donald Trump’s firing of inspectors general, backed the push to force ByteDance to divest TikTok, and said Congress should keep its focus on national security.

Rep. Jason Crow criticized President Donald Trump’s pardons for Jan. 6 defendants and warned that they could encourage more political violence, while also arguing for pardon reform.

Colombia briefly turned away U.S. military deportation flights, then agreed to accept deported Colombians after President Donald Trump threatened tariffs and other penalties.

The Justice Department dropped its case against Texas doctor Eithan Haim, who was accused of illegally obtaining and sharing private patient data tied to transgender care at Texas Children's Hospital.

Investigators led by the ATF are working to find what caused the deadly Palisades Fire, with attention now on a smaller blaze in the same area days earlier.

North Korea, led by Kim Jong Un, said it tested strategic cruise missiles and warned it would take a tougher stance against the United States.

Donald Trump said he believes the US will gain control of Greenland, even as Danish and Greenlandic leaders say the island is not for sale.

President Donald Trump’s deportation plan is raising fears that U.S. farms could lose many workers and struggle to keep producing food.