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President Donald Trump calls on reporter to ask a question during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

FACT FOCUS: Trump highlights familiar false claims as he reviews his first year back in office

3:07 PM on Tuesday, January 20

President Donald Trump marked his first year back in office with a lengthy press briefing, repeating false claims about the 2020 election, foreign policy, the economy, and energy

FILE - Vice President JD Vance, right, and second lady Usha Vance watch a demonstration by Marines during activities to mark the upcoming Marine Corps' 250th anniversary Oct 18, 2025, on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in Camp Pendleton, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, file)

Suspect charged in vandalism of Vice President JD Vance's Ohio home pleads not guilty

2:38 PM on Tuesday, January 20

A man charged with vandalizing Vice President JD Vance's Ohio home has pleaded not guilty

Trump’s stated reasons for taking Greenland are wrong – but the tactics fit with the plan to limit China’s economic interests

2:34 PM on Tuesday, January 20

FILE - Lindsey Halligan, outside of the White House, Aug. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Federal judge says Trump-appointed federal prosecutor in Virginia is 'masquerading' in the job

2:06 PM on Tuesday, January 20

Two judges in Virginia are rejecting Trump administration arguments that a White House loyalist can continue serving as a top federal prosecutor in the state, with one soliciting applications for a replacement and the other prohibiting Lindsey Halligan from continuing to represent herself in his court as a United States attorney

Flames rise from flare stacks at the Amuay refinery in Los Taques, Venezuela, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

US forces seize seventh sanctioned tanker linked to Venezuela in Trump's effort to control its oil

1:48 PM on Tuesday, January 20

U.S. forces have boarded and taken control of a seventh oil tanker connected with Venezuela

Vice President JD Vance and his wife Usha Vance say they are expecting their fourth child

1:33 PM on Tuesday, January 20

Vice President JD Vance and his wife, second lady Usha Vance, are expecting their fourth child

People set up the instruments for the opening concert of the Annnual Meeting of the World Economy Forum at the Congress Center in Davos, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Photos from the annual World Economic Forum in Davos

1:31 PM on Tuesday, January 20

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Supreme Court seems likely to strike down Hawaii's restrictions on guns in stores and hotels

1:05 PM on Tuesday, January 20

The Supreme Court seems likely to strike down Hawaii restrictions on carrying guns in stores in the justices’ latest firearm case since their landmark decision expanding Second Amendment rights

Cars are parked outside Hennepin County Medical Center on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Sarah Raza)

Doctors in Minnesota decry fear and chaos amid Trump administration's immigration crackdown

12:48 PM on Tuesday, January 20

Doctors say immigrant patients are missing key medical appointments, afraid to come to medical clinics amid the Trump administration’s sweeping Minnesota immigration crackdown

President Donald Trump speaks in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

A look at Trump's Board of Peace and who has been invited

12:00 PM on Tuesday, January 20

The Board of Peace led by U.S. President Donald Trump was originally envisioned as a small group of world leaders overseeing the Gaza ceasefire plan

Relatives of detainees and human rights activists rally outside the Attorney General's Office in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, calling for the release of people they consider to be detained for political reasons. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Families of Venezuelan prisoners demand their release after weeks of waiting outside prisons

11:51 AM on Tuesday, January 20

Families of Venezuelan prisoners are demanding the release of nearly 800 detained critics, journalists and opposition members

FILE - Mexican Security and Citizen Protection Minister Omar Garcia Harfuch attend a news conference in Mexico City, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)

Mexico sends 37 cartel members to US in latest offer to Trump administration

10:50 AM on Tuesday, January 20

Mexico's security minister says the country has sent 37 more cartel members to the United States

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and his wife, Gwen Walz, attend a vigil honoring Renee Good on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn., outside the Minnesota State Capitol. (Kerem Yücel/Minnesota Public Radio via AP)

Justice Department subpoenas Walz and others in immigration enforcement obstruction investigation

8:44 AM on Tuesday, January 20

Federal prosecutors have served six grand jury subpoenas to Minnesota officials as part of an investigation into whether they obstructed or impeded federal law enforcement during a sweeping immigration operation in Minneapolis-St. Paul area

Khalid Abu Jarad holds the body of his 3-month-old niece, Shaza Abu Jarad, who, according to the health ministry, died from hypothermia, in Gaza City, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Baby dies from cold in Gaza as leaders meet to discuss Trump's Board of Peace

6:29 AM on Tuesday, January 20

Grim humanitarian conditions remain in Gaza months after the ceasefire paused two years of war between Israel and Hamas militants

President Donald Trump gestures while he speaks in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Latest: Trump zigzags through wins, foreign policy during nearly 2-hour press briefing

5:27 AM on Tuesday, January 20

President Donald Trump has appeared at a White House press briefing to mark the first anniversary of the start of his second term

FILE - President Donald Trump holds a saber after using it to cut a cake at the Commander in Chief inaugural ball in Washington, Jan. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

Photos show the first year of President Donald Trump's second term

4:22 AM on Tuesday, January 20

President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Donald Trump thanks you for your attention to these matters in his second term

4:09 AM on Tuesday, January 20

President Donald Trump has commanded attention during his second term

President Donald Trump listens to a question from a reporter during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump's Greenland threats spark outrage from EU and test longtime NATO alliance

12:01 AM on Tuesday, January 20

President Donald Trump's push to control Greenland has sparked major tensions with Europe

French President Emmanuel Macron is seen during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

The Latest: Greenland and threat of Trump tariffs loom over Davos

11:07 PM on Monday, January 19

The World Economic Forum’s annual meeting attracts corporate executives, academics, philanthropists and media to the Swiss Alps town of Davos

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill holds up a just signed executive order during her inauguration ceremony in Newark, N.J., Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Democrat Mikie Sherrill sworn in as New Jersey governor with defiant tone against Trump

9:03 PM on Monday, January 19

Democrat Mikie Sherrill has been inaugurated as New Jersey's 57th governor

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