Headlines for January 2, 2026

* [Zohran Mamdani Sworn In as New York's First Muslim and First Democratic Socialist Mayor][1]

* [U.S. Federal Minimum Wage Remains Flat for 16th Straight Year as Billionaires' Wealth Skyrockets][2]

* [Trump Hosts Netanyahu as Guest of Honor at Lavish Mar-a-Lago New Year's Party][3]

* [Winter Storms Batter Tents Housing Displaced Palestinians in Gaza, Killing Two More Children][4]

* [Israel Demolishes Palestinian Homes in West Bank Refugee Camp, Approves Even More Settlements][5]

* [Hundreds of Thousands March in Istanbul to Demand End to Israel's Genocide in Palestine][6]

* [Pentagon Says It Blew Up 5 More Boats in Caribbean and Pacific, Killing at Least 8][7]

* [Governor of Russian-Occupied Kherson Says Ukrainian Attack Killed 24 and Wounded 50][8]

* [Trump Says He'll Withdraw National Guard Troops from Chicago, L.A. and Portland][9]

* [ICE Plans $100 Million "Wartime Recruitment" Campaign Targeting Military and Firearms Enthusiasts][10]

* [Trump Administration Freezes Federal Child Care Funds Nationwide][11]

* ["We Are Locked and Loaded": Trump Threatens to Attack Iran as Protesters Clash with Security Forces][12]

[1]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/2/headlines/zohran_mamdani_sworn_in_as_new_yorks_first_muslim_and_first_democratic_socialist_mayor

[2]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/2/headlines/us_federal_minimum_wage_remains_flat_for_16th_straight_year_as_billionaires_wealth_skyrockets

[3]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/2/headlines/trump_hosts_netanyahu_as_guest_of_honor_at_lavish_mar_a_lago_new_years_party

[4]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/2/headlines/winter_storms_batter_tents_housing_displaced_palestinians_in_gaza_killing_two_more_children

[5]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/2/headlines/israel_demolishes_palestinian_homes_in_west_bank_refugee_camp_approves_even_more_settlements

[6]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/2/headlines/hundreds_of_thousands_march_in_istanbul_to_demand_end_to_israels_genocide_in_palestine

[7]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/2/headlines/pentagon_says_it_blew_up_5_more_boats_in_caribbean_and_pacific_killing_at_least_8

[8]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/2/headlines/governor_of_russian_occupied_kherson_says_ukrainian_attack_killed_24_and_wounded_50

[9]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/2/headlines/trump_says_hell_withdraw_national_guard_troops_from_chicago_la_and_portland

[10]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/2/headlines/ice_plans_100_million_wartime_recruitment_campaign_targeting_military_and_firearms_enthusiasts

[11]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/2/headlines/trump_administration_freezes_federal_child_care_funds_nationwide

[12]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/2/headlines/we_are_locked_and_loaded_trump_threatens_to_attack_iran_as_protesters_clash_with_security_forces

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