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Iran Tariffs, States Suing Trump Admin, DOJ Prosecutor Firing and more
CNN 5 Things
Jan 13, 2026

President Donald Trump says he’ll slap tariffs on countries that do business with Iran. We explain what’s in the lawsuits Minnesota and Illinois are bringing against the federal government. A senior Trump administration figure is not happy with the probe into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. The DOJ has fired a top prosecutor at the office behind the case against former FBI director James Comey. Plus, Paramount’s latest move to force a hostile takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery.