Newly sworn-in New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has revoked several executive orders issued by former Mayor Eric Adams, including some that supported Israel.

Professional violinist Brian King Joseph, a former America's Got Talent contestant, has filed a lawsuit against actor and rapper Will Smith and his management company, Treyball Studios Management, alleging sexual harassment, wrongful termination and retaliation.

The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) announced that 325,000 Californians, which is roughly 1.5% of the Golden State's REAL ID holders, will have to replace their REAL ID licenses due to a system error from 2006.

Following a public rift and subsequent reconciliation with President Trump in 2025, Elon Musk has signaled a return to political activism. The Tesla CEO entered the new year with a pledge of significant financial backing for Republican candidates as the 2026 midterm cycle begins to take shape.

In an encouraging start to 2026, the Trump administration has delivered Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) policy changes that dial back federal pressure on vaccination rate tracking, reducing how much federal healthcare programs push and incentivize high vaccination rates among patients through quality tracking and reporting.

A devastating fire broke out early on New Year's Day, shortly after midnight during New Year's Eve celebrations at the Le Constellation bar in the upscale ski resort of Crans-Montana, Switzerland. The incident claimed at least 40 lives and injured over a hundred others.

President Donald Trump announced he is in “perfect health” and clarified that he got a CT scan instead of an MRI scan during his visit to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for a “secondary” physical.

Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel reported that the agency thwarted an ISIS-Inspired attack planned for New Year’s Eve in North Carolina.

Socialist Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro claimed in an interview that Venezuela is “ready” to participate in “serious talks” with the United States to prevent drug trafficking, following a U.S. drone strike on a docking area believed to serve drug cartels.

Minimum wage workers across 19 states will see their hourly compensation increase in early 2026, with more states to follow later in the year.

Newly sworn in New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani affirmed his plans to stick to socialism during his inauguration speech, vowing to bring “the era of big government” back.

President Donald Trump celebrated actor and director George Clooney and his family’s departure from the United States as they fled to France under new citizenship.

Multiple people have reportedly been killed as protests erupt across Iran over the collapse of the national currency and increasingly high inflation rates.

Democrat Renee Hardman won the special election for Iowa Senate District 16, blocking Republicans from regaining their supermajority in the Iowa state Senate and becoming the state’s first Black female state senator.

A Somali-run daycare in Minnesota claimed that a burglar broke in and stole “important documents” amid reports of widespread fraud within Somali-owned businesses.

President Donald Trump has stated his plans to pull National Guard troops from Chicago, Illinois, Los Angeles, California, and Portland, Oregon, following months of utilizing the Guard to clean up crime in large urban areas.

President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have reportedly agreed to give Hamas a two-month deadline to disarm, according to an Israel Hayom report.

President Donald Trump called for “peace on Earth” as he entered a New Year’s Eve gala with First Lady Melania Trump by his side at his Mar-a-Lago club.

Democrat socialist Zohran Mamdani has officially been sworn in as New York City’s 112th mayor, making him the first Muslim mayor in the city’s history.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that the Trump administration is freezing federal child care funding to every single U.S. state after introducing a freeze on Minnesota’s program -- in response to ongoing allegations and evidence of widespread fraud.