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Trump threatens Canada with 50% tariff on aircraft sold in US, expanding trade war

6:51 PM on Thursday, January 29

Trump threatens Canada with 50% tariff on aircraft sold in US, expanding trade war

Democrats and White House reach a deal to avert government shutdown and temporarily fund Homeland Security

6:20 PM on Thursday, January 29

Democrats and White House reach a deal to avert government shutdown and temporarily fund Homeland Security

FILE - Brody Cress, of Hillsdale, Wyo., competes in saddle bronc riding during the 129th anniversary Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo on Championship July 27, 2025, in Frontier Park Arena. (Milo Gladstein/The Wyoming Tribune Eagle via AP, File)

As pro rodeo considers moving HQ to Wyoming, conservative lawmakers question incentives

5:48 PM on Thursday, January 29

The biggest organizing body in rodeo, the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, has all but decided to move its headquarters from Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Cheyenne, Wyoming

President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims made during Trump's first Cabinet meeting of 2026

5:47 PM on Thursday, January 29

President Donald Trump has held his first Cabinet meeting of 2026, focusing on the economy, housing, energy, health initiatives and drug prices

Venezuela’s acting president signs oil industry overhaul, easing state control to lure foreign investors

5:46 PM on Thursday, January 29

Venezuela’s acting president signs oil industry overhaul, easing state control to lure foreign investors

FILE - Burkina Faso President Ibrahim Traore speaks at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on May 10, 2025. (Angelos Tzortzinis/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Burkina Faso’s junta dissolves all of country's political parties, saying they cause divisions

5:19 PM on Thursday, January 29

Burkina Faso’s military junta has dissolved all the political parties in the country and scrapped the laws governing them

Georgia General Election 2020 ballots are loaded by the FBI onto trucks at the Fulton County Election HUB, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, in Union City, Ga., near Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

FBI seizure of Georgia ballots reflects pursuit of Trump’s 2020 election grievance

4:14 PM on Thursday, January 29

FBI agents have seized hundreds of boxes containing ballots and documents related to the 2020 election from a warehouse in Fulton County, Georgia

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4:01 PM on Thursday, January 29

Venezuelan lawmakers approve easing state control of oil industry, reversing tenet of self-styled socialist government

4:00 PM on Thursday, January 29

Venezuelan lawmakers approve easing state control of oil industry, reversing tenet of self-styled socialist government

Detainees pepper-sprayed on 2 occasions at Florida 'Deportation Depot' immigration detention center

3:27 PM on Thursday, January 29

Detainees have been pepper-sprayed on at least two occasions at a Florida immigration detention center, dubbed “Deportation Depot,” since opening this past September

Trump's pick to lead the NSA vows to follow the law if confirmed

3:08 PM on Thursday, January 29

The Army general tapped to lead the NSA is promising to follow the law and the Constitution when it comes to using the NSA's powerful surveillance tools

FILE - San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan speaks in Sacramento Calif., March 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

San Jose mayor, a frequent Newsom critic, jumps into the California governor's race

1:39 PM on Thursday, January 29

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan is jumping into the race to replace Gavin Newsom as governor of California

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., stands during a press conference on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)

Man who squirted apple cider vinegar on Omar is charged with assaulting and intimidating her

1:14 PM on Thursday, January 29

The Justice Department has charged a man who squirted apple cider vinegar on Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar at an event in Minneapolis

White House border czar Tom Homan holds a news conference as Marcos Charles and Rodney Scott, listen, at the Bishop Whipple Federal building on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026 in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump's border czar suggests a possible drawdown in Minnesota, but only after ‘cooperation’

9:08 AM on Thursday, January 29

President Donald Trump’s border czar says immigration enforcement could reduce the number of officers in Minnesota

FILE - Protesters rally against the presence of U.S. Immigration Customs Enforcement in Maine, Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, in Portland, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

Sen. Susan Collins announces end to ICE large-scale operations in Maine after talks with Noem

8:30 AM on Thursday, January 29

U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine says immigration officials have ceased their enhanced operations in the state

A pair of volunteer observers patrol south Minneapolis neighborhoods Tuesday, Jan 27, 2026, looking for signs of activity by federal immigration officers. (AP Photo/Tim Sullivan)

A shadow network in Minneapolis defies ICE and protects immigrants

12:02 AM on Thursday, January 29

If there’s been a soundtrack to life in Minneapolis in recent weeks, it’s the shrieking whistles and honking horns of thousands of people following immigration agents across the city

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