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Bipartisan plan aims to create U.S. reserve for critical minerals (Hans Nichols – Axios)

A bipartisan group of lawmakers will introduce (today) new legislation to establish a $2.5 billion "Strategic Resilience Reserve" (SRR) for critical minerals, Axios has...

The Trump Administration Targets Europe’s Content Moderation Laws (Kenneth Propp – Lawfare)

Just before Christmas, the Trump administration raised the stakes in its campaign against laws in Europe that require social media platforms to exercise vigilance...

UN News (14 January 2026)

(Peace and Security) A fragile political calm in Yemen is fraying, with renewed instability and aid restrictions deepening hunger, illness and displacement for millions...

Inside Trump’s $11 billion health plan to replace “neo-colonial” USAID (Axios)

The Trump administration is launching an unprecedented, $11 billion soft-power effort to remake foreign health assistance after its controversial decision to gut USAID. Why...

FBI searches WaPo reporter’s home and devices (Axios)

The FBI searched the home and devices of Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson, who covers the Trump administration's reshaping of the federal government, a...

How Americans are grading Trump on Venezuela and Greenland (Axios)

Americans are divided on the merits of President Trump's recent foreign incursions and threats and remain especially skeptical of acquiring Greenland, new polling has...

G7 Sets 2034 Deadline for Finance to Adopt Quantum-Safe Systems (Kevin Poireault – Infosecurity Magazine)

Financial businesses and public entities should have fully transitioned to post-quantum cryptography (PQC) by 2034 at the latest, according to the G7. In a...

Impersonation Fraud Drives Record $17bn in Crypto Losses (Phil Muncaster – Infosecurity Magazine)

Cryptocurrency-related fraud losses hit record highs last year, thanks in part to AI tooling and sophisticated Asian crime networks, according to Chainalysis. The blockchain...

Republicans try to scuttle Venezuela war powers vote after Trump fury (Axios)

Senate Republican leaders are eyeing a procedural maneuver on the Venezuela war powers resolution that could spare President Trump an embarrassing defeat. Why it...

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