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Jerome Powell said the Justice Department served grand jury subpoenas to the Federal Reserve, threatening criminal indictment in connection to testimony he gave in June about renovations of the Fed鈥檚 headquarters. The Fed chair called the 鈥渦nprecedented action鈥� a consequence of the central bank鈥檚 unwillingness to bow to President Donald Trump, who has long pushed for lower interest rates. The president told NBC he had no knowledge of the investigation.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said she was deploying hundreds more immigration officers to Minneapolis to support ICE. Tensions have flared in the city since last week, when a federal agent fatally shot Renee Good, prompting protests across the country over the weekend. 鈥淚f they impede our operations, that鈥檚 a crime,鈥� Ms. Noem told Fox News. See today鈥檚 story from Sarah Matusek, who has been on the ground in Minneapolis.

President Trump warned Cuba that the flow of oil from Venezuela will stop, urging leaders to make a deal 鈥渂efore it is too late.鈥� Foreign minister Bruno Rodr铆guez responded by asserting the nation鈥檚 right to import oil without interference and denouncing 鈥渂lackmail or military coercion.鈥� Meanwhile, Washington advised its citizens to leave Venezuela, citing armed militias searching for people with ties to the U.S.

Syrian authorities said security forces detained about 300 Kurds and evacuated more than 400 fighters after clashes in predominantly Kurdish districts of Aleppo ended in a ceasefire. The fighting erupted as talks stalled over a March 2025 agreement with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces foreseeing their integration into state institutions. Separately, U.S. and allied forces launched large-scale strikes on Islamic State targets on Saturday.

Massachusetts announced $250 million in subsidies to protect some 270,000 residents from higher Affordable Care Act premiums. It comes as lawmakers in Washington grapple over whether to reinstate federal subsidies that lower premiums for millions of Americans who purchase health insurance through the ACA marketplace. The House voted last Thursday to extend federal subsidies for three years.

Violence is plunging in Mexico, according to government statistics. President Claudia Sheinbaum credited a new law-enforcement strategy that relies on intelligence gathering and cooperation among public security agencies for the 40% drop in homicides since October 2024. While some other forms of crime have risen, it鈥檚 evidence Mexico is taking violence seriously, our Latin American editor says, as President Trump has leaned into threats of military action to take out drug cartels.

A group of Buddhist monks is drawing crowds as they walk for peace from Texas to Washington, D.C. Locals from all religious backgrounds are coming out to meet the 19 Theravada monks and their dog, once a stray. One South Carolina onlooker drove four hours to greet them, telling ABC News that amid everything 鈥渉eart-wrenching happening in our country every day 鈥� I looked into their eyes and I saw peace.鈥�

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A harsh crackdown is under way in Iran as leaders see a current wave of antigovernment protests as a threat to the regime. The protests began as economic in nature but have been fueled by anger over years of failed state policies.

Immigration is a federal responsibility, yet opposition to federal enforcement has been rising in some states and cities. Now, a Trump administration crackdown is increasing the strains.

Over the past year, several cities in the United States have erupted temporarily into war zones. Violence has broken out between immigration agents and those living in the country illegally, or Americans hampering deportations. In recent days, a killing in Minneapolis and shootings in Oregon by federal agents have highlighted the potential for personal tragedy stemming from the Trump administration鈥檚 enforcement of immigration laws as well as the street tactics opposing such law enforcement.

Agents of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have been connected to at least 14 shootings over the past 12 months. At the same time, the mental impact on these federal officers has also risen, perhaps causing many to be too quick to pull the trigger. Last year, ICE agents were assaulted 275 times, up from 19 the year before, as their work and their numbers expanded rapidly. They experienced 66 vehicular attacks in 2025 compared with only 2 in 2024.

Such confrontations or scenes of death have led to a mental health crisis among many ICE agents as well as Border Patrol agents. This has pushed them to seek help from government chaplains, behavioral health experts, and other agents who offer volunteer 鈥減eer support.鈥� The goal of these official programs is to treat fear and stress, so agents can bring a calmer, safer mentality to the difficult work of finding and detaining unauthorized migrants.

The idea of offering mental health resources during periods of violence has become more common in many of the world鈥檚 hot spots. For decades, of course, professional militaries have provided chaplain services or similar resources to soldiers as well as to veterans. What may be the most novel and recent example is a service offered to Ukrainians, especially civilians newly liberated from occupation by Russian forces.

Oddly, or perhaps not, this service of recovery is provided by Ukraine鈥檚 War Museum. The institution not only exhibits examples of the current war鈥檚 history, but also sends out teams of specialists to record and preserve Russian atrocities soon after an area is liberated. So why not bring along those who can treat the emotional scars of embattled civilians, as well as Ukrainian soldiers?

One particular workshop offered to children ages 8 to 13 uses videos and drawings to shift their thinking from war to memories of joy. 鈥淭hat shift is healing,鈥� Iryna Uzhakova, a psychologist and head of the museum鈥檚 Cultural Rehabilitation Program, told journalist Mitzi Perdue.

The museum is not only a collection but also a service to 鈥渇oster resilience and restore inner strength ... to overcome life鈥檚 challenges together,鈥� said Ms. Uzhakova.

Any opportunity for healing is a way to roll back the potential for violence.