Iran Threatens US Amid Protests, Congress Mulls ICE Action, More
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News when you want it with Bloomberg News Now. I'm Monica Ricks. Death to America. That's what they were chanting in Iran's parliament overnight after its speaker said the U.S. military and Israel would be, quote, legitimate targets if America strikes the Islamic Republic. Protests against the government are now entering their third week in the country, and President Trump's threatened to intervene if violence against them continues. At least 116 people have been killed. Here at home, big protests are happening in several big cities across the country this weekend, following ICE-involved shootings in Minneapolis and Portland, Oregon. Justice for Renee Good! That one in Minneapolis, where thousands gathered to honor Renee Good.
Her death has sparked the sharpest national debate over whether the officer was justified in using deadly force. To see Trump warning the Iranian government not to shoot peaceful protesters Yet his own agents are doing that here in America. This is beyond appalling. Critics say video footage and witness accounts did not show an imminent threat. And members of Congress are now considering possible consequences for ICE. Lawmakers are demanding a full investigation of the shooting death and possible policy changes over law enforcement raids. Some Democrats have even suggested funding cuts to ICE operations and want Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem impeached, though that's unlikely to happen. The organization that oversees the Nobel Peace Prize is dashing talks of Venezuela's opposition leader, Maria Corina Machado, giving her award to President Trump, despite Machado saying she'd give it to him for capturing Nicolás Maduro.
The Nobel Institute says the prize can't be revoked, transferred or shared with others. And that decision stands. Big banks will set the stage for Wall Street this week, posting their results from the final months of last year. JPMorgan Chase, Citibank and Bank of America are among those expected to post slower revenue growth as stock trading eased. Investment banking fees likely remain strong following a wave of big deals in 2025, and expectations for this year are likely to stay upbeat, partly because of deregulation, which could spur a wave of corporate mergers and opportunities to underwrite. Delta will also be the first major airline to report earnings for the quarter tomorrow, and it's expected to deliver a positive forecast thanks to strong demand for premium seats.
But analysts do believe profits got crimped by the government shutdown and weather disruptions around Christmas that caused massive delays and cancellations. The Supreme Court's expected to hand down more opinions this week, including a possible ruling on challenges to President Trump's tariffs. Mary Lovely is a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics and says the markets are waiting.
It's really about how expansive the president's powers are relative to the Congress. And we've seen some indication lately that the court may be willing to begin to clip President Trump's wings a tiny bit.
If tariffs are overturned, the U.S. government would have to pay back billions in refunds, with more than 1,000 companies expected to sue.
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