News for January 17, 2026

Israel objected to a White House plan for Gaza reconstruction, saying the new committee was not coordinated with it and did not match its policy.

AP reports that Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodriguez has been under DEA scrutiny for years, even as the Trump administration has treated her as a key figure in managing the country after Nicolás Maduro’s downfall.

Budget expert Kent Smetters says California’s proposed billionaire tax is unlikely to raise much money, and he calls the push a sign of a “perfect storm of craziness” in today’s economy and politics.

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, publicly said thousands were killed in recent protests and blamed the US for the violence.

President Donald Trump wants a Federal Reserve chair who will cut interest rates, but Jerome Powell’s legal fight, Senate resistance, and the Fed’s structure make that hard.

President Donald Trump said he will put a 10% tariff on goods from eight European nations in response to their opposition to U.S. control of Greenland, raising tensions with NATO allies.

The Labor Department has placed multiple staffers on leave while its inspector general investigates Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer over alleged misconduct.

A federal judge ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to stop using force and retaliation against peaceful Minnesota protesters during an immigration crackdown.

Tesla got five more weeks to respond in a U.S. safety investigation into whether its Full Self-Driving system broke traffic laws and caused crashes.

The Justice Department is investigating whether Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey tried to hinder federal immigration enforcement through their public criticism of the Trump administration.