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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has officially dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House, endorsing former President Donald Trump in the process. DeSantis's exit means the GOP field is now down to just two candidates, with President Trump maintaining a comfortable lead over rival Nikki Haley in the latest polls. Supporters of both candidates attended their respective campaign events over the weekend as they make a final push before the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday.

The United Nations will hold its Universal Periodic Review for Communist China in Geneva, Switzerland on Jan. 23. The review is an examination of human rights records that all U.N. member states have to undergo every four to five years. A conference organized by NGOs was held on Jan. 22 to highlight the Chinese communist regime's persecution of people for their faith, including Tibetan Buddhists, Uyghurs, and Falun Gong practitioners.

Much of the United States remained gripped by deadly Arctic weather this weekend, with sub-zero conditions reaching as far south as Texas and Florida. Winter storms this month have claimed at least 67 lives around the country, with many involving victims succumbing to hypothermia or being involved in road accidents.

Federal prosecutors have officially confirmed the authenticity of the infamous Hunter Biden laptop. Prosecutors found that its contents largely overlapped with records obtained from the younger Biden's Apple iCloud account.

Arctic cold and wintry conditions across the United States have killed 47 people since Jan. 12. On Friday, some 95 million Americans were still under winter weather alerts.

House lawmakers are looking to hear directly from Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin about why he didn't send a notification of his recent hospitalization. The House Armed Services Committee has asked Mr. Austin to testify in person before the panel on Feb. 14.

A Justice Department report has found that police officials responding to the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas did not demonstrate any urgency in setting up a command post. Attorney General Merrick Garland called the response "a failure."

TikTok has been accused of misleading parents about their children's access to inappropriate content, including drug and alcohol abuse, nudity, and profanity. Iowa's Attorney General is now suing TikTok and its Chinese parent company, ByteDance.

The mother of a young woman murdered by illegal border crossers testified alongside other witnesses on Thursday at the second impeachment hearing for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

A former ICE director has said the crisis at the Southern border is one created "by design." Thomas Homan testified before a House Oversight Committee hearing on Wednesday.

Prosecutors are seeking the maximum penalty—a five-year sentence—for the former IRS contractor who leaked former President Donald Trump’s tax returns.

The CDC at one point planned to send out a warning about COVID-19 vaccines, but ultimately didn't send it. A document obtained by The Epoch Times shows the alert was about heart inflammation, and was intended for state and local officials.

Former President Donald Trump appeared in a Manhattan courthouse on Tuesday morning for his second E. Jean Carroll defamation trial. A jury must now decide how much President Trump will have to pay the magazine columnist, who accused him of sexually assaulting her in the mid-1990s.

Around 1,000 tourists are trapped in a winter village in China's Xinjiang region following avalanches that buried parts of a highway. Rescue efforts are underway, and some tourists have been airlifted out by helicopter.

Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson has dropped out of the presidential race. He finished in 5th place in the Iowa caucuses on Monday night.

Former President Donald Trump is heavily favored to win the Iowa caucuses. The latest NBC poll shows President Trump leading at 48 percent, with Nikki Haley trailing behind at 20 percent and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in third place with 16 percent.

The Biden administration has blamed the Texas state government for "blocking" potential rescue efforts after three immigrants drowned in the Rio Grande. Texas authorities are refuting the claims, saying the drownings had already occurred when Border Patrol requested access to Shelby Park in the border town of Eagle Pass.

One hundred days have now passed since the start of the Israel–Hamas war. In Israel, thousands of protesters joined families of the hostages in a 24-hour-long rally dubbed "100 Days of Hell."

Long-shot Republican presidential candidate John Anthony Castro, who repeatedly tried getting former President Trump off the 2024 ballot, was arrested on federal tax charges.

Israel on Friday rejected accusations of genocide brought by South Africa at the UN's top court. South Africa claims Israel's military operation in Gaza is a state-led campaign of genocide.

U.S. and UK military forces carried out air strikes against Iran-backed Houthi forces in Yemen on Thursday, with support from Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, and Bahrain. The United States says the strikes targeted facilities known to have radars, missiles and UAV capabilities.

Former President Donald Trump arrived at a courthouse in Manhattan on Thursday for closing arguments in his civil fraud trial. The former president spoke to reporters outside the court, saying the trial amounted to "election interference at the highest level."

Hunter Biden is set to appear in a federal court in Los Angeles on Thursday. President Joe Biden's son is facing charges for allegedly not paying federal taxes for four years.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said his Middle East visit established key objectives for peace in Gaza. Mr. Blinken left Cairo on Thursday after holding talks with the Egyptian President.

Hunter Biden made a surprise appearance on Capitol Hill as House Republicans weighed a resolution to hold him in contempt of Congress. That's after President Joe Biden's son defied a subpoena to appear for a closed-door interview last month.

The House Homeland Security Committee is holding its first impeachment hearing for Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Republicans are arguing that he is responsible for the crisis at the southern border.

Students at James Madison High School in Brooklyn, New York, are attending class remotely on Wednesday, as the school's facilities are being used to shelter nearly 2,000 illegal immigrants.

Former President Donald Trump appeared in a Washington courtroom on Tuesday. An appeals court is hearing arguments on President Trump’s claim that he is immune from prosecution over his challenging the results of the 2020 election.

A court filing is accusing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and a special prosecutor of having an improper relationship. The two are handling President Trump's Georgia election case.

The march to the United States continues for a caravan of migrants. Around 2,000 migrants resumed their journey through southern Mexico on Monday.