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Rep. Ilhan Omar was attacked during a town hall in Minneapolis when a man sprayed an unknown substance at her, according to reports. The incident came amid heightened scrutiny of immigration enforcement and a broader dispute involving federal agents’ actions in Minnesota.
Federal agents executed a search warrant at Fulton County’s main elections office in Union City, Georgia, on Wednesday, with local officials saying they were scrambling for clarity on what the search targeted. The warrant’s purpose was not immediately disclosed, but the move landed in a politically charged landscape shaped by years of false claims about voter fraud in the Atlanta-area county.
U.S. investors headed into Wednesday watching two forces at once: a Federal Reserve rate decision due later in the day and a wave of high-profile corporate updates from Big Tech. Stock futures were higher after the S&P 500’s recent record run, while gold stayed firm and bitcoin hovered near the high end of its recent range. Corporate news also carried a sharper edge: Amazon signaled another major round of job cuts, and questions about AI spending and productivity gains remained front and center ahead of results from several household-name technology companies.
U.S. stock futures were split early Tuesday as chip names rose and health-insurance shares slid after a federal proposal pointed to nearly flat Medicare Advantage payment growth in 2027. Investors also sifted major earnings updates and watched signs of strength in tech spending, including Micron’s Singapore expansion and a large U.S. Army deal for Salesforce.
A sharp drop in the Conference Board’s January reading shows households growing more anxious about jobs, prices, tariffs and politics, even as the economy continues to expand. The expectations gauge remains at recession-warning levels, adding pressure on policymakers to show progress on affordability and hiring.
U.S. health insurers sold off sharply after the federal government proposed a net 0.09% payment increase for Medicare Advantage in 2027, far below what Wall Street expected. The proposal, coupled with risk-model and coding changes, intensified investor worries about margins and sparked renewed debate over pricing, benefits and program sustainability.
The Federal Reserve’s first policy decision of 2026 is expected to leave interest rates unchanged, but the meeting is unfolding amid an extraordinary political backdrop: a Justice Department probe into Chair Jerome Powell and a looming White House decision over who will replace him when his term ends in May.
A powerful winter storm sweeping across large parts of the United States disrupted travel on Monday, with airlines canceling thousands of flights and delaying hundreds more as snow and freezing rain hit major corridors.
A sprawling winter storm sweeping across large parts of the United States has closed schools, knocked out power, and snarled transportation as airlines cancel and delay huge numbers of flights. Emergency declarations and weather alerts have stretched from the South into the Northeast, forcing communities to shift classes online, suspend public services, and warn residents to avoid icy roads.
U.S. markets opened the week watching a heavy calendar: major tech earnings, a Federal Reserve rate decision and rising geopolitical friction. A sprawling winter storm continued to ripple through transportation, while investors pushed into traditional havens as uncertainty stayed high.
Protests and a general strike continued to ripple through Minneapolis after federal immigration agents fatally shot ICU nurse Alex Jeffrey Pretti during a confrontation tied to demonstrations against a sweeping enforcement surge. Officials disputed early claims about the incident as political pressure mounted for investigations and policy changes.
A sprawling winter system delivered snow, ice and deep cold from the South into the Northeast, knocking out power for hundreds of thousands and forcing mass flight cancellations as airlines scrambled to rebook travelers.