Gary Rosen, the WSJ Weekend editor, has left the Wall Street Journal. “A big thank you to the hundreds of colleagues and contributors who’ve made it such a smart, stimulating read every week. It’s been a pleasure!” he wrote on social media. He also spent nearly eight years as managing editor of Commentary Magazine. Rosen holds a bachelor’s degree from Stanford University and a doctorate in political science from Harvard University.

January 17, 2026 16:33 UTC

“Greenland and the Greenlanders have involuntarily become the front in the fight for democracy and human rights,” she added. AdvertisementA protester holds a placard during a demonstration in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. Protesters gather during a demonstration in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. The protests in Denmark were organised by Greenlandic groups in cooperation with ActionAid Denmark, an NGO. AdvertisementProtesters walk down Strøget during a protest in support of Greenland on January 17, 2026 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

January 17, 2026 16:08 UTC

A caller shares what Anderson Cooper's message meant to himDavid Sharpe left Anderson Cooper this voicemail after hearing him speak about grief on New Year's Eve. "Grief is not just the price we pay for love, it's the proof of it," he says. Watch more podcasts and our online show “All There Is Live” on cnn.com/allthereis

January 17, 2026 16:03 UTC

LOADING ERROR LOADINGDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday branded U.S. President Donald Trump a “criminal” for supporting protesters in Iran, and blamed demonstrators for causing thousands of deaths. A pedestrian walks on the street at Enghelab Square in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 15, 2026. On Friday, Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian, in a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, accused the U.S. and Israel of meddling in the unrest. Iranians shop for food and other necessities at a chain store on January 16, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. Internet traffic monitoring service Cloudflare and internet access advocacy group NetBlocks reported very slight increases in connectivity Saturday morning, while Iran’s semiofficial Mehr news agency also reported limited internet access.

January 17, 2026 16:00 UTC

She was sentenced to 26 months in prison and served barely more than half of that time when Trump commuted her sentence in 2021. The president has issued a number of clemencies during the first year of his second term, many for defendants in criminal cases once touted by federal prosecutors. The moves come amid a continuing Trump administration effort to erode public integrity guardrails — including the firing of the Justice Department’s pardon attorney. John Rowland, whose promising political career was upended by a corruption scandal and two federal prison stints. Reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, who had been convicted of cheating banks and evading taxes, also received pardons from Trump.

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January 17, 2026 15:31 UTC

President Donald Trump dropped a pair of bold-faced boasts among his flurry of social media posts on Friday night dclaring himself the “king” of his most unpopular policy. “Even Fake News CNN is praising the DROP in Mortgage Interest Rates!” Trump wrote in the late-night message. That post included a segment from Thursday’s edition of CNN News Central crediting lower mortgage rates to a Trump policy that some have criticized as a short-term fix. Each post featured a black-and-white portrait of Trump glaring at the camera behind the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office. PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMPThe dismal public approval has not dissuaded Trump from pursuing the policy, or from proudly associating himself with it.

January 17, 2026 15:28 UTC

Fox News highlighted one specific protester in their coverage of the clashes in Minnesota on Friday: someone in a pickle costume. Camera man will zoom in here,” said Melugin, as a wide shot of the crowd slowly focused on the pickle. He is mocking the federal vehicles as they come out.”The chyron “Frozen Pickle Yells At ICE” flashed onto the screen as footage showed the pickle gesturing angrily at ICE vehicles departing a Minneapolis federal building. “Watch out for that pickle, Melugin,” Watters warned at the close of the segment. The post Fox News Informs Viewers, ‘Frozen Pickle Yells At ICE’ first appeared on Mediaite.

January 17, 2026 15:10 UTC

We’re going to be very soon reaching a point where you need to stop looking at Trump’s approval rating to know how popular MAGA is. So does Trump. So in the year 10 A.E., I think a lot of Trump voters — that is part of their identity now. And from now on Republicans are going to be running without Donald Trump on the ballot. And so I think that the Trump position is going to be an artificially high indicator of the popularity of MAGA policies, that the actual indicator of MAGA policies is going to be much more indicated by in some senses, although I think issue polling is often kind of quasi garbage.

January 17, 2026 15:00 UTC

Border Patrol agent questions if man is US citizen 'because of your accent'Video shows the moment Ramon Menera was detained outside his home in a Minneapolis suburb on Wednesday in front of his 5-year-old daughter after a US Border Patrol agent accused him of not being a US citizen because of his accent. CNN has reached out to the Department of Homeland Security for more information on the incident.

January 17, 2026 14:53 UTC

Kids may say the darndest things, but parentspost about them in the funniest ways. Every week, we round up the most hilarious quips from parents across social media platforms like X, Threads and Bluesky to spread the joy. Instead, they’re going to put a granny pod in their back yard and stock the fridge with Diet Coke and cheese. So, yesterday I took him to a bowling alley for the first time and I’ve never seen him so elated. when i asked him what it was for he said, “im going to put it in my bed”.

January 17, 2026 14:29 UTC

When Lives Are On The LineTruth matters more than ever.As the Trump administration escalates its immigration crackdown and lethal patterns emerge, HuffPost reporters are on the story, holding power to account. Support the journalism that documents what’s happening — and why it matters. Already a member? Log in to hide these messages.

January 17, 2026 14:28 UTC

LOADING ERROR LOADINGMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Justice Department is investigating whether Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey have impeded federal immigration enforcement through public statements they have made, two people familiar with the matter said Friday. The investigation, which both Walz and Frey said was a bullying tactic meant to threaten political opposition, focused on potential violation of a conspiracy statute, the people said. The investigation comes during a weekslong immigration crackdown in Minneapolis and St. Paul that the Department of Homeland Security has called its largest recent immigration enforcement operation, resulting in more than 2,500 arrests. In response to reports of the investigation, Walz said in a statement: “Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin.

January 17, 2026 13:50 UTC

Everything you need to solve 'Connections' #951. The NYT Connections puzzle today is not too difficult to solve if you love fun group activities. If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for today's Connections solution. Then give these a try:Yellow: To smotherGreen: To flingBlue: Rearranged lettersPurple: Played during childhoodHere are today's Connections categoriesNeed a little extra help? This is your last chance to turn back and solve today's puzzle before we reveal the solutions.

January 17, 2026 13:40 UTC

Democrats are seizing on the moment to demand reforms to ICE as a condition for their support on any new DHS funding. In the Senate, Republicans need at least seven Democrats to vote with them to advance a DHS funding bill, in order to clear a filibuster. A continuing resolution “doesn’t do anything to constrain the way that they’re acting lawlessly,” Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said Tuesday. A yearlong spending bill for DHS is the one shot Democrats have at putting any guardrails on ICE in the foreseeable future. “I feel cautiously optimistic,” House Appropriations Committee chair Tom Cole (R-Okla.) told reporters Tuesday about passing a DHS funding bill.

January 17, 2026 13:31 UTC