Headlines for January 31, 2025

Trump Blames DEI for D.C. Crash Amid Reports of Understaffing, Recent Patterns of Landing Troubles, RFK Jr. Denies COVID Vaccine Saved Millions; Errs on Basic Info About Medicaid, Medicare, Kash Patel Refuses to Rule Out Targeting Trump Critics as Head of FBI, Senators Press Tulsi Gabbard on Ed Snowden Comments, Russia, Syria, Paramount Could Settle in “60 Minutes” Lawsuit as Major Networks Bow to Trump, Meta Agrees to $25 Million Settlement over Suspending Trump’s Accounts, Trump’s New FCC Chair Launches Probe into NPR & PBS, Judge Lifts D.C. Travel Ban for Oath Keepers Leader After Trump’s Mass Clemency for Jan. 6 Convicts, Trump Withdraws Security for Gen. Mark Milley, Trump’s Education EOs Target Transgender Rights, Critical Race Theory and Public School Funding, Israel Frees Palestinian Captives, Completing Third Round of Prisoner Swaps, M23 Rebels Prepare to March on Bukavu After Seizing Eastern Regional Capital, New Ebola Outbreaks Confirmed in Uganda, Suspected in DRC, Protests Erupt as German Mainstream Parties Join Far-Right AfD to Pass Anti-Immigrant Bill, Russia Seizes More Territory in Ukraine’s Donbas, Kills 9 Civilians in Attack on Sumy, Rebel Commander Ahmed al-Sharaa Named Interim President of Syria, Trump Promises 25% Tariffs on Canadian and Mexican Imports Beginning Saturday, Quakers Sue to Block ICE Raids on Schools, Hospitals and Houses of Worship, Democratic National Committee Gathers to Elect New Chair