News for January 21, 2026

A New York judge ruled that the state’s only GOP-held congressional district was drawn unconstitutionally and ordered the New York Independent Redistricting Commission to make a new map.

ICE has adopted a memo that lets officers enter homes with only an administrative warrant in some cases, raising new legal questions and criticism.

The Justice Department ordered prosecutors to drop and stop pursuing criminal cases over diesel emissions cheating, a move linked to a new legal theory backed by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche and the Trump administration.

The Washington Post is asking a court to force federal authorities to return a reporter’s seized devices after an FBI search tied to a classified-documents investigation.

Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum said sending 37 cartel members to the United States was a sovereign decision made by her government after a U.S. request.

EU lawmakers voted to delay a major trade deal with Mercosur by sending it to the EU’s top court over legal concerns.