President Trump on Tuesday encouraged protesters in Iran to continue demonstrating against the Iranian government, canceling any meeting with Iranian officials. He added on social media that “HELP IS ON ITS WAY,” but did not specify what that meant and did not clarify later when reporters asked.
President Trump on Tuesday encouraged protesters in Iran to continue demonstrating against the Iranian government, canceling any meeting with Iranian officials. He added on social media that “HELP IS ON ITS WAY,” but did not specify what that meant and did not clarify later when reporters asked.
A majority of Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical of striking down state bans on transgender athletes competing in girls’ sports on Tuesday during oral arguments.
The U.S. attorney’s office in the District of Columbia has launched a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, focused on whether he misled Congress regarding the $2.5 billion renovation of the Fed’s headquarters in Washington, DC.
The Iranian government is violently cracking down on nationwide anti-regime protests. U.S.-based human rights groups say nearly 600 have been killed and more than 10,000 people arrested as demonstrations stretch into a third week. The death toll could be much higher, though, given a media and information blackout in the country following a nationwide internet shutdown.
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Speed Read
Tuesday, January 13
🚨NATION
House Republicans move to hold Clintons in contempt after they refuse to testify on Jeffrey Epstein (MO NEWS)
DoJ officials quit in protest after division decided not to investigate ICE shooting (GUARDIAN)
Trump admin ends protected status for Somalis amid Minneapolis crackdown (POLITICO)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
China urges Canada to break from US influence as PM Carney visits Beijing (AP)
South Korean prosecutors demand death penalty for former president Yoon Suk Yeol (GUARDIAN)
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s political future is at stake as her appeal trial opens (LE MONDE)
Rampaging elephant kills at least 20 people, including children, in India, officials say (CBS)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
Inflation remained at 2.7% in December, as high prices continue to weigh on many Americans (CNN)
The Trevor Project, LGBT charity, receives $45M from MacKenzie Scott after difficult years and federal funding cuts (AP)
More people are living 5 years after cancer diagnosis, new data shows (ABC)
U.S. carbon pollution rose last year, new study shows (NBC)
