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President Javier Milei is due to attend an FIA congress on Monday, while First Lady Karina Milei is scheduled to meet the head of Argentina’s Episcopal Conference over Pope León XIV’s planned visit.
Federal agents served a search warrant at Fulton County’s election office in Georgia, seeking records tied to the 2020 vote. County officials said they are still trying to understand the scope and target of the search as political and legal fights over the election continue.
Two federal officers involved in the fatal shooting of 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Pretti during an anti-ICE protest in Minneapolis were placed on administrative leave, as scrutiny intensifies over how immigration enforcement is being carried out and how officials described the encounter.
U.S. stocks pushed to fresh highs on Wednesday as the S&P 500 briefly moved above 7,000 for the first time. Traders pointed to enthusiasm around artificial intelligence, big-tech earnings expectations and a Federal Reserve decision due later in the day.
President Donald Trump tried to put prices and pocketbook issues front and center during a trip to Iowa, but questions about the fatal shooting of an ICU nurse by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis again pulled the White House back into an escalating political and legal storm.
U.S. stock futures were mixed early Tuesday as chipmakers rallied on new investment headlines while major health insurers dropped after a proposed Medicare payment update for 2027 came in far below expectations. Investors are also bracing for a Federal Reserve rate decision scheduled for Wednesday.
U.S. stock futures were choppy as health insurers slid on a proposed 2027 Medicare payment update and fresh scrutiny of Medicare Advantage. Meanwhile, chip shares helped lift the Nasdaq, and traders turned their focus to the Federal Reserve’s first policy decision of 2026.
The United States’ withdrawal from the Paris Agreement took effect on January 27, 2026, after the UN confirmed it had received formal notice a year earlier. The move, ordered by President Donald Trump early in his second term, immediately reshapes the diplomatic landscape for climate talks while leaving U.S. companies, states, and cities to decide how far they will go on emissions cuts without federal participation.
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U.S. stock futures were mixed early Tuesday as chip shares lifted the Nasdaq while health insurers slid sharply after a government proposal pointed to a far smaller-than-expected bump in Medicare Advantage payments for 2027. A packed earnings calendar and a looming Fed decision added to the day’s tension.
U.S. stock futures were mixed Tuesday as chip shares rose on Micron’s Singapore expansion while health insurers sank after regulators proposed nearly flat Medicare Advantage rate growth for 2027.
A major winter system stretching from the South into the Northeast triggered widespread school closures, dangerous road conditions and major flight disruptions on January 26, 2026. Officials urged people to limit travel as ice and heavy snow complicated commutes, strained power systems and forced districts and universities to switch to remote learning.
A major winter storm continued to disrupt travel across the United States, with thousands of cancellations and a serious incident at a Maine airport. Federal investigators are examining a private-jet crash that happened during takeoff as conditions deteriorated.