News for January 16, 2026

NBC News reports that under President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, DHS officers shot 13 people from September 2025 to February 2026, raising questions about force, training, and accountability.

Stan Kroenke has become America’s largest private landowner, with 2.7 million acres after a major ranch purchase helped push him past other billionaires.

A federal judge let Dominion Energy Virginia resume work on its Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project after the Trump administration tried to pause it.

Virginia lawmakers passed a constitutional amendment that could let the state redraw its congressional map before the next midterm elections, sending the measure to voters for approval.

Trump said he may raise tariffs on countries that oppose his plan to acquire Greenland, linking the threat to national security.

ICE’s detainee population has hit a record 73,000 as President Donald Trump’s deportation crackdown expands and detention capacity grows.

A Justice Department investigation has raised new pressure on Jerome Powell as he nears the end of his term as Federal Reserve chair, with major stakes for the Fed’s future control and independence.

The Trump administration and governors pressed grid operator PJM to boost power supply for growing AI data centers while trying to limit higher electricity bills for regular customers.

The Pentagon says it will overhaul Stars and Stripes and steer it back to a more traditional military mission, drawing pushback over concerns about press freedom and content limits.

A federal judge dismissed the Justice Department’s lawsuit seeking access to California voter data, calling the request a threat to voting rights and privacy.