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IRS Rule Changes Ahead of 2026 Filing Season Could Cut Taxes for Up to 1 Million Filers
A late-stage administrative overhaul at the Internal Revenue Service, combined with tax relief legislation enacted last summer, could reduce tax liabilities for as many as one million Americans as the 2026 filing season begins, according to Treasury and agency officials familiar with the changes. 
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Trump Signals Ukraine Deal ‘Getting Close’ as Davos Talks Spotlight New $1B Peace Board
Donald Trump said a settlement to the war in Ukraine could be approaching "soon," unveiling a new international Board of Peace as he met global leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, a move that places Washington at the center of a renewed push to resolve one of Europe's most destructive conflicts since World War II. 
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Kamala Harris Retreats From Public Life After 2024 Loss, Drawing Scrutiny Over Malibu Mansion and Police Detail
Kamala Harris has largely withdrawn from public life since losing the 2024 presidential election to Donald Trump, a retreat that is now drawing pointed questions from within her own party over her finances, lifestyle and continued use of taxpayer-funded security while residing in an $8 million Malibu mansion. 
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Trump Threatens 200% Tariff on French Wine After Macron Rejects $1 Billion ‘Board of Peace’ Seat
Donald Trump on Tuesday opened a new front in already strained U.S.-Europe relations, publicly deriding Emmanuel Macron and threatening to impose a 200% tariff on French wine and champagne after Paris declined to participate in a U.S.-backed global security initiative. 
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ICE Mistakenly Detains U.S. Citizen in Minnesota Raid as Operation Metro Surge Faces Court Challenges
Federal immigration agents mistakenly detained a naturalized U.S. citizen in St. Paul, Minnesota, breaking down his front door and escorting him outside in freezing weather before realizing they had the wrong person-an incident that has intensified legal and political challenges to Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations across the Twin Cities. 
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Megyn Kelly Blasts Ellen DeGeneres Over ICE Shooting Remarks, Reviving Toxic Workplace Allegations
Media personality Megyn Kelly sharply criticized Ellen DeGeneres this week over the comedian's public comments on a fatal Immigration and Customs Enforcement shooting in Minnesota, accusing her of political naïveté, moral indifference and a pattern of bullying behavior that Kelly argued undercuts DeGeneres's credibility on national issues. 
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Trump Says ‘No Going Back’ on Greenland at Davos, Threatens 10% Tariffs on Eight NATO Allies
President Donald Trump used the World Economic Forum in Davos this week to harden his demand for U.S. control of Greenland, declaring the Arctic territory "imperative for national and world security" and insisting there was "no going back," a stance that triggered fresh tariff threats against European allies and unsettled markets across the Atlantic. -
Trump Tells Norway He Feels No ‘Obligation to Think Purely of Peace,’ Escalating Greenland Dispute
President Donald Trump has told Norway's prime minister that he no longer feels an "obligation to think purely of Peace," according to a letter confirmed by Norwegian officials, a stark message that has unsettled U.S. allies and injected new volatility into an already tense transatlantic relationship. The correspondence, reported by Norway's VG and acknowledged by Jonas Gahr Støre, ties Trump's posture to a perceived slight by the Nobel Peace Prize committee and to his renewed push for U.S. control of Greenland. -
ICE Use of Chemical Irritants in Minneapolis Protest Halts Live TV Broadcast, Triggers Press-Safety Outcry
Federal immigration agents deployed chemical irritants during an enforcement operation in Minneapolis this week, forcing a live television broadcast off the air and leaving a reporter coughing on camera, an incident that has sharpened scrutiny of press safety and the expanding role of immigration enforcement in crowd control. The episode unfolded amid protests tied to Operation Metro Surge and the fatal Jan. 7 shooting of Renee Good by an ICE agent, turning the Twin Cities into a focal point of national debate. -
DOJ Memo Says Trump Had Authority to Approve Maduro Capture Without Congress or International Constraints
A classified Justice Department legal opinion disclosed to Congress this week asserts that President Donald Trump was not restricted by U.S. or international law when he authorized a military-backed operation to seize Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, a conclusion that is intensifying debate over presidential war powers, sovereignty and the limits of covert force.
