WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration says it's going to depart 66 international organizations, nearly half them affiliated with the United Nations.
Many focus on climate, labor, migration and other issues the Trump administration has categorized as catering to diversity and “woke” initiatives.
Here is a list of all the agencies that the U.S. is exiting, according to the White House:
— 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy Compact
— Colombo Plan Council
— Commission for Environmental Cooperation
— Education Cannot Wait
— European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats
— Forum of European National Highway Research Laboratories
— Freedom Online Coalition
— Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund
— Global Counterterrorism Forum
— Global Forum on Cyber Expertise
— Global Forum on Migration and Development
— Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research
— Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals, and Sustainable Development
— Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
— Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
— International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property
— International Cotton Advisory Committee
— International Development Law Organization
— International Energy Forum
— International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies
— International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance
— International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law
— International Lead and Zinc Study Group
— International Renewable Energy Agency
— International Solar Alliance
— International Tropical Timber Organization
— International Union for Conservation of Nature
— Pan American Institute of Geography and History
— Partnership for Atlantic Cooperation
— Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia
— Regional Cooperation Council
— Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century
— Science and Technology Center in Ukraine
— Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme
— Venice Commission of the Council of Europe
— Department of Economic and Social Affairs
— U.N. Economic and Social Council, or ECOSOC — Economic Commission for Africa
— ECOSOC — Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
— ECOSOC — Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
— ECOSOC — Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
— International Law Commission
— International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals
— International Trade Centre
— Office of the Special Adviser on Africa
— Office of the Special Representative of the secretary-general for Children in Armed Conflict
— Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict
— Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence Against Children
— Peacebuilding Commission
— Peacebuilding Fund
— Permanent Forum on People of African Descent
— U.N. Alliance of Civilizations
— U.N. Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries
— U.N. Conference on Trade and Development
— U.N. Democracy Fund
— U.N. Energy
— U.N. Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
— U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change
— U.N. Human Settlements Programme
— U.N. Institute for Training and Research
— U.N. Oceans
— U.N. Population Fund
— U.N. Register of Conventional Arms
— U.N. System Chief Executives Board for Coordination
— U.N. System Staff College
— U.N. Water
— U.N. University
President Donald Trump speaks to House Republican lawmakers during their annual policy retreat, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
U.S. forces have boarded another oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea. The announcement was made Friday by the U.S. military. The Trump administration has been targeting sanctioned tankers traveling to and from Venezuela.
The pre-dawn action was carried out by U.S. Marines and Navy, taking part in the monthslong buildup of forces in the Caribbean, according to U.S. Southern Command, which declared “there is no safe haven for criminals” as it announced the seizure of the vessel called the Olina.
Navy officials couldn’t immediately provide details about whether the Coast Guard was part of the force that took control of the vessel as has been the case in the previous seizures. A spokesperson for the U.S. Coast Guard said there was no immediate comment on the seizure.
The Olina is the fifth tanker that has been seized by U.S. forces as part of a broader effort by Trump’s administration to control the distribution of Venezuela’s oil products globally following the U.S. ouster of President Nicolás Maduro in a surprise nighttime raid.
The latest:
Trump is expected to meet with oil executives at the White House on Friday.
He hopes to secure $100 billion in investments to revive Venezuela’s oil industry. The goal rides on the executives’ comfort with investing in a country facing instability and inflation.
Since a U.S. military raid captured former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro on Saturday, Trump has said there’s a new opportunity to use the country’s oil to keep gasoline prices low.
The full list of executives invited to the meeting has not been disclosed, but Chevon, ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips are expected to attend.
Attorneys general in five Democratic-led states have filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s administration after it said it would freeze money for several public benefit programs.
The Trump administration has cited concerns about fraud in the programs designed to help low-income families and their children. California, Colorado, Minnesota, Illinois and New York states filed the lawsuit Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
The lawsuit asks the courts to order the administration to release the funds. The attorneys general have called the funding freeze an unconstitutional abuse of power.
Iran’s judiciary chief has vowed decisive punishment for protesters, signaling a coming crackdown against demonstrations.
Iranian state television reported the comments from Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei on Friday. They came after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei criticized Trump’s support for the protesters, calling Trump’s hands “stained with the blood of Iranians.”
The government has shut down the internet and is blocking international calls. State media has labeled the demonstrators as “terrorists.”
The protests began over Iran’s struggling economy and have become a significant challenge to the government. Violence has killed at least 50 people, and more than 2,270 have been detained.
Trump questions why a president’s party often loses in midterm elections and suggests voters “want, maybe a check or something”
Trump suggested voters want to check a president’s power and that’s why they often deliver wins for an opposing party in midterm elections, which he’s facing this year.
“There’s something down, deep psychologically with the voters that they want, maybe a check or something. I don’t know what it is, exactly,” he said.
He said that one would expect that after winning an election and having “a great, successful presidency, it would be an automatic win, but it’s never been a win.”
Hiring likely remained subdued last month as many companies have sought to avoid expanding their workforces, though the job gains may be enough to bring down the unemployment rate.
December’s jobs report, to be released Friday, is likely to show that employers added a modest 55,000 jobs, economists forecast. That figure would be below November’s 64,000 but an improvement after the economy lost jobs in October. The unemployment rate is expected to slip to 4.5%, according to data provider FactSet, from a four-year high of 4.6% in November.
The figures will be closely watched on Wall Street and in Washington because they will be the first clean readings on the labor market in three months. The government didn’t issue a report in October because of the six-week government shutdown, and November’s data was distorted by the closure, which lasted until Nov. 12.
FILE - President Donald Trump dances as he walks off stage after speaking to House Republican lawmakers during their annual policy retreat, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
