News for January 19, 2026

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will attend Supreme Court arguments in a case that could decide whether President Donald Trump can fire Fed governor Lisa Cook.

Indiana Judge Steven Meyer and his wife were shot at their Lafayette home and are both in stable condition as police investigate.

U.S. health officials, led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., are urging Americans to eat more protein, but many nutrition experts say the advice goes too far and is not backed by strong new evidence.

The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 troops to prepare for a possible deployment to Minnesota as President Donald Trump considers using the Insurrection Act amid unrest tied to anti-ICE protests.

Donald Trump tied his anger over not winning the Nobel Peace Prize to new pressure on Norway and his push for US control of Greenland.

A month after the deadline to release Epstein case files, the Justice Department has made public only part of the records, while Reps. Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna say the delay and redactions break the law.

China’s economy grew 5% in 2025, but slower growth at the end of the year showed that exports were doing more of the work than weak domestic demand.

Luis Muñoz Pinto says he was wrongly deported from the U.S. to a prison in El Salvador, where he and other Venezuelan men say they were beaten and abused.