News for January 15, 2026

The ACLU sued Immigration and Customs Enforcement, accusing federal agents in Minneapolis of racially profiling Somali and Latino residents during an immigration crackdown.

Congress is deadlocked over extending ACA tax credits as open enrollment closes in most states, leaving many shoppers facing higher health insurance costs.

Gavin Newsom is breaking with California progressives by opposing a billionaire tax ballot measure, setting up a major fight inside the Democratic Party over wealth, taxes, and the party’s future.

President Donald Trump threatened to use the Insurrection Act after anti-ICE protests and clashes in Minneapolis grew more violent.

Trump unveiled a new health care plan that would send money directly to patients, but the biggest parts of it would need Congress to approve.

A federal appeals court said a New Jersey judge did not have the authority to order Mahmoud Khalil’s release while his deportation case moves forward.

Dante Moore will stay at the University of Oregon for another season, choosing more college football and NIL money over entering the NFL draft now.

HHS quickly reversed a plan to cut $2 billion in mental health and substance abuse funding after strong pushback from health groups and lawmakers.

Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Ashley Moody are leading a new bipartisan effort to ban members of Congress and their families from trading individual stocks.

European NATO allies sent a small military presence to Greenland as Trump renewed his claim that the United States needs the island.