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January 2, 2026

Headlines for January 2, 2026

  • Zohran Mamdani Sworn In as New York's First Muslim and First Democratic Socialist Mayor
  • U.S. Federal Minimum Wage Remains Flat for 16th Straight Year as Billionaires' Wealth Skyrockets
  • Trump Hosts Netanyahu as Guest of Honor at Lavish Mar-a-Lago New Year's Party
  • Winter Storms Batter Tents Housing Displaced Palestinians in Gaza, Killing Two More Children
  • Israel Demolishes Palestinian Homes in West Bank Refugee Camp, Approves Even More Settlements
  • Hundreds of Thousands March in Istanbul to Demand End to Israel's Genocide in Palestine
  • Pentagon Says It Blew Up 5 More Boats in Caribbean and Pacific, Killing at Least 8
  • Governor of Russian-Occupied Kherson Says Ukrainian Attack Killed 24 and Wounded 50
  • Trump Says He'll Withdraw National Guard Troops from Chicago, L.A. and Portland
  • ICE Plans $100 Million "Wartime Recruitment" Campaign Targeting Military and Firearms Enthusiasts
  • Trump Administration Freezes Federal Child Care Funds Nationwide
  • "We Are Locked and Loaded": Trump Threatens to Attack Iran as Protesters Clash with Security Forces

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