MIAMI — As commuters headed home during Monday evening’s rush hour on U.S. 1 in Coconut Grove, high above them on a pedestrian bridge protesters demonstrating against the Trump administration’s immigration policies held signs and chanted slogans as drivers honked their horns below.

About 20 people gathered on the Vizcaya pedestrian ...Read more

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will seek closer ties with South Korea at a summit Tuesday, as Tokyo moves to contain a deepening diplomatic and trade dispute with China and counter Beijing’s efforts to drive a wedge between key U.S. allies.

Takaichi will meet South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in her home prefecture of Nara in their...Read more

WASHINGTON — Jeanine Pirro didn’t seek sign-off from her bosses at the Justice Department before subpoenaing the Federal Reserve and has no plans to back down from an investigation into Chairman Jerome Powell, according to a person familiar with the matter.

The probe elicited objections from lawmakers and comments from President Donald ...Read more

A Minnesota state representative said two Richfield Target employees detained by U.S. Border Patrol on Jan. 8 were U.S. citizens and were both injured in the incident.

Rep. Michael Howard, a Democrat who represents Wards 10 and 11 in Minneapolis and all of Richfield, said on Jan. 12 that he has been in contact with both employees and that they ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A former executive of a nonprofit camp for children with serious medical conditions is accused of embezzling more than $5 million from the organization and tampering with computer records to hide his crimes, according to prosecutors.

Lake Hughes-based organization the Painted Turtle, co-founded by actor Paul Newman in 1999, is a...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, who has increasingly waded into statewide issues in recent years, is reconsidering his political future and could be preparing to enter California’s crowded race for governor — a contest that so far lacks a clear front-runner.

None of the declared candidates have offered a “clear and ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The state of Minnesota and cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul are suing to stop a “federal invasion” of the Twin Cities by immigration enforcement officials whose operation has killed one woman and sparked mass protests.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced the lawsuit in a news conference Jan. 12 with ...Read more

DENVER — The Denver City Council will soon consider banning law enforcement officers — including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents — from covering their faces during arrest and detention operations.

Councilwomen Flor Alvidrez and Shontel Lewis presented the idea for a potential city ordinance during a committee meeting ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Senate this week plans to debate an effort to limit President Donald Trump from engaging in any United States military involvement in Venezuela unless Congress agrees. Rep. Kevin Kiley’s not sure putting such limits on executive action is a good idea.

“I believe Congress needs to be centrally involved going forward when ...Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Citing warrantless arrests, detentions of U.S. citizens based on race and accent, and the “unlawful deployment of thousands of armed, masked, and poorly trained federal agents,” Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison joined the mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul Monday to announce s joint legal action against the U.S. ...Read more

Speaking to a ballroom full of bankers in Durham on Monday, former U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry, a North Carolina Republican, offered his blunt assessment of the Trump administration’s move to investigate Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

“What Trump is doing now, I think is deeply offensive to our system of checks and balances,” McHenry ...Read more

Iran’s Foreign Minister said security forces have “full control” of the country after two weeks of violent unrest, amid reports he’s reached out to the U.S. following an intervention threat by President Donald Trump.

Abbas Araghchi’s claim to have asserted police authority over nationwide protests is yet to be fully tested, since the...Read more

Saying immigration agents have acted more like an occupying military force than law enforcement, lawyers for the state of Illinois and Chicago sued the Trump administration in federal court Monday seeking to bar agents from using tear gas without sufficient warning, making warrantless arrests, and randomly stopping people to question them about ...Read more

BOISE, Idaho — Gov. Brad Little called for the preservation of state funds for public education and vocational training in his annual State of the State address at the Idaho Capitol, even as he warned of spending cuts in a year of “budget pressures.”

Little’s speech launched the state’s 69th legislative session, and Idaho’s part-...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The unprecedented reliance of a single Sierra Valley wolf pack on livestock for food cost local ranchers and the state of California at least $2.6 million over a roughly six-month period last year, according to researchers at the University of California, Davis.

The Beyem Seyo pack hunted at least 92 calves and cows from ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Jeffrey Rosen has stepped down as president and CEO of the National Constitution Center after 12 years of leading the private, nonprofit institution.

The center made the announcement Friday on the social media platform LinkedIn.

Rosen will remain as CEO emeritus. Vincent Stango, who has been serving as executive vice president...Read more

CHICAGO — Former Mayor Lori Lightfoot was sued late last year for unpaid credit card debt, records show.

Lightfoot was served in October at her Chicago home with a lawsuit from JP Morgan Chase Bank for allegedly failing to pay about $11,078 in bills, according to a copy of the complaint filed in Cook County Circuit Court.

The suit says that ...Read more

NEW YORK — Monday was moving day for Mayor Zohran Mamdani as he his wife, Rama Duwaji, left their Astoria apartment for Gracie Mansion, the mayor’s traditional residence on the Upper East Side.

“Rama and I feel lucky to participate in a ritual that so many New Yorkers have experienced at various meaningful moments in their lives: ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he is imposing a 25% tariff on goods from countries “doing business” with Iran, ratcheting up pressure on the government in Tehran that has been rocked by widespread protests.

Trump posted on social media on Monday that the new duty would be “effective immediately,” without providing details ...Read more