News for January 14, 2026

The Senate blocked a measure that would have limited President Donald Trump’s ability to order strikes in Venezuela without congressional approval after he won back support from two Republicans.

Billionaire Glen Taylor is putting about $100 million in farmland and securities into his family foundation to support rural communities in Minnesota and Iowa, as private donors take a bigger role in helping small-town America.

The Trump administration, through the State Department, will pause immigrant visas for people from 75 countries as part of a broader push to tighten legal immigration.

The Trump administration briefly cut nearly $2 billion in mental health and addiction treatment grants through SAMHSA, then reversed the decision after public backlash.

Peter Thiel gave $3 million to a California business group to help block a proposed billionaire wealth tax, becoming an early and major backer of the fight.

California’s proposed billionaire wealth tax targets net worth, but critics say it would not solve the deeper problem of cash-poor billionaires like Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey who live on tax-free loans backed by their assets.

A California millionaire is defending the state’s proposed billionaire wealth tax and blasting Larry Page and Sergey Brin for leaving to avoid it.

The Supreme Court revived Representative Michael Bost’s lawsuit challenging Illinois’ rule that lets late-arriving mail ballots be counted.

House Republicans plan to hold Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress after she skipped a deposition tied to their Jeffrey Epstein probe.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is trying to stop a proposed billionaires’ tax that labor unions support and tech leaders warn could drive wealthy people and companies out of the state.

The US is pulling some personnel from its base in Qatar as President Donald Trump weighs possible action against Iran amid rising regional tension.

President Donald Trump said he will start cutting federal funds to sanctuary cities and the states that host them on Feb. 1, though courts have blocked similar efforts before.

Business leaders are split on Trump’s plan to cap credit card interest rates at 10%, with many warning it would cut credit access and a few saying it could help consumers.