Headlines for January 21, 2026

Federal Prosecutors Issue Subpoenas to Five Democratic Officials in Minnesota, “You’ll Find Out”: Trump Teases Takeover of Greenland, U.S. Seizes Another Venezuelan Oil Tanker in the Caribbean, Russian Attack on Kyiv Leaves Ukrainian Parliament Without Power, UAE and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Commit to Joining Trump’s “Board of Peace” in Gaza, NYC Mayor Mamdani and Vermont Senator Sanders Join Striking Nurses, Trump Admin. Acknowledges DOGE Employees Accessed and Shared Social Security Data, Public Health Groups Sue CDC and RFK Jr. Over Vaccine Recommendations, Trump Pardons California Woman After Commuting Her Sentence During His First Term, Trump Asks Federal Judge to Block DOJ from Releasing Fmr. Special Counsel Jack Smith’s Report, Fed Chairman Powell Set to Attend SCOTUS Oral Arguments on Trump’s Attempts to Fire Fed Governor Cook, NYT Editorial Board: Trump Used Office to Make At Least $1.4 Billion, Bruce Springsteen Dedicates Performance of Song “Promised Land” to Renee Good