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3:10 AM ET, January 9, 2026

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The Intercept:
ICE Agent Who Shot Renee Nicole Good Identified as Jonathan Ross  —  The Intercept has identified the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who shot and killed an observer in a residential neighborhood of Minneapolis on Wednesday as Jonathan Ross, a deportation officer based out of the agency's field office in St. Paul.
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Wired:
ICE Agent Who Reportedly Shot Renee Good Was a Firearms Trainer, Per Testimony  —  Jonathan Ross told a federal court in December about his professional background, including “hundreds” of encounters with drivers during enforcement actions, according to testimony obtained by WIRED.
Discussion: New York Times and The Guardian
Liam Quinn / People:
DHS Officer Seen on Video Kicking Memorial Candle for Renee Nicole Good, Woman Killed by ICE: 'Don't Give a F—'  —  When confronted by a protester seconds later, the federal agent pushed him back and said, “I don't give a f—”  — A social media video shows a uniformed DHS officer kicking …
Discussion: Mediaite
Eric Garcia / The Independent:
Top Democrats decline to say if they would push to rein in ICE funding after Minnesota shooting  —  Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries denounce the killing but offer no concrete pledges  —  The top Democrats in the House and Senate declined …
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
ICE agent was not in the vehicle's path when he fired at driver, video shows
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Protesters, officers clash in Minneapolis after ICE shooting
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Democrats demand hearing with Noem after deadly ICE shooting
Jacob Frey / New York Times:
I'm the Mayor of Minneapolis. Trump Is Lying to You.
Discussion: Raw Story
NOTUS:
Vance Says Woman's Fatal Shooting by an ICE Agent Was a ‘Tragedy of Her Own Making’
New York Times:
Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
Shane Dixon Kavanaugh / Oregonian:
2 shot by federal immigration agents in Portland  —  Portland police said Thursday that federal agents shot and injured two people in east Portland, prompting strong condemnation from the mayor.  —  “We cannot sit by while constitutional protections erode and bloodshed mounts,” Mayor Keith Wilson said in a statement.
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Portland.gov:
Two Shot and Injured by Federal Agents in Hazelwood Neighborhood  —  Two people are in the hospital following a shooting involving federal agents.  —  at 2:18 p.m., Portland Police Officers responded to the 10200 block of Southeast Main Street on a report of a shooting.
New York Times:
Federal Agents Shoot 2 During Traffic Stop in Portland, Ore.  —  The shooting in a city previously targeted by the Trump administration came as Minneapolis grappled with a federal agent's killing of a woman a day earlier.  —  Federal agents shot two people in Portland, Ore., Thursday …
Discussion: Breitbart
Claire Rush / Associated Press:
Federal immigration officers shoot and wound 2 people in Portland, Oregon, authorities say
Washington Post:
House passes bill extending health care subsidies, bucking GOP leaders  —  Prospects for passage in the Senate are unclear.  The enhanced subsidies expired at the end of 2025, driving costs up for millions.  —  More than a dozen House Republicans joined every Democrat on Thursday to pass …
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NBC News:
House fails to override Trump's vetoes of two Republican bills  —  The pair of bills was not seen as controversial and passed the House and Senate unanimously.  But President Donald Trump's vetoes carried signs of political disagreements.  —  WASHINGTON — The Republican-controlled House …
Politico:
Donald Trump can't count on Congress to have his back any more … Trump took notice of the disloyalty in the first instance.  Almost immediately, he shot off a social media post accusing the five Republicans of “attempting to take away our Powers to fight and defend the United States of America” …
Connor O'Brien / Politico:
Senate votes to limit Trump on Venezuela
Politico:
17 Republicans vote to restore lapsed Obamacare subsidies
Associated Press:
House passes bill to extend health care subsidies in defiance of GOP leaders
Politico:
House fails to override Trump vetoes
David Lim / Politico:
Insurer CEOs testifying before House health subcommittee Jan. 22
Discussion: The Hill
New York Times:
Trump Addresses Venezuela, Greenland and Presidential Power in New York Times Interview … President Trump declared on Wednesday evening that his power as commander in chief is constrained only by his “own morality,” brushing aside international law and other checks on his ability …
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:   Why Donald Trump Wants Greenland (and Everything Else)
Katie Herchenroeder / Mother Jones:
Grok Deepfaked Renee Nicole Good's Body Into a Bikini  —  Hours after an ICE agent killed the mother of three, Elon Musk's chatbot was undressing her.  —  Grok, the AI chatbot launched by Elon Musk after his takeover of X, unhesitatingly fulfilled a user's request on Wednesday to generate …
Discussion: CyberScoop
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Hadas Gold / CNN:
Elon Musk's xAI under fire for failing to rein in ‘digital undressing’  —  Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, has been flooded with sexual images of mainly women, many of them real people.  Users have prompted the chatbot to to “digitally undress” those people and sometimes place them in suggestive poses.
Kat Tenbarge / Spitfire News:
Why isn't there a bigger Grok boycott?
Andrew E. Kramer / New York Times:
Russia Appears to Use Nuclear-Capable Missile in Ukraine  —  If confirmed, the use of the missile would be an ominous threat to Ukraine and its Western allies.  —  Ukraine's Air Force reported a threat of a potential intermediate-range ballistic missile launch from a Russian strategic nuclear …
Discussion: Reuters, New York Post and Bloomberg
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Constant Méheut / New York Times:
Ukraine Awards Major Lithium Project to Investors With Links to Trump
Discussion: Raw Story
Anton Troianovski / New York Times:
Trump Feels ‘Strongly’ That Russia Would Not Invade Ukraine Again
Discussion: NewsMax.com
New York Times:
Prosecutors Said to Pursue New Investigation of Letitia James  —  A longtime hairdresser for the New York attorney general has come under scrutiny as the Justice Department's efforts to charge Ms. James on other fronts falter.  —  Federal prosecutors are investigating financial transactions involving …
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Senate unanimously approves installing Jan. 6, 2021 plaque  —  The Senate unanimously approved a measure Thursday to display an existing plaque honoring the officers who protected the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot.  Congress passed a law in March 2022 mandating the plaque, but years later it has yet to be installed.
Discussion: NBC News, CBS News and Raw Story
Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump supporter and oil magnate Harry Sargeant advising US on Venezuela, sources say  —  Billionaire energy entrepreneur and Republican donor Harry Sargeant III and his team are advising the Trump administration on how the U.S. can engineer a return of some American oil companies to Venezuela …
Discussion: Politico and CNN
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Babak Dehghanpisheh / NBC News:
Iranian government shuts down internet as violent crackdown continues  —  Authorities have struggled to contain the protests after 12 days, and top officials have given conflicting messages about how to deal with the unrest.  — Add NBC News to Google  —  Protests broke out in several …
 
 
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Nicholas Wu / Politico:
Steny Hoyer, announcing his retirement, says he's ‘deeply concerned’ about the House
Orin S. Kerr / Reason:
The Minnesota ICE Videos and “They Saw A Protest”
Alex Young / Consequence:
Kennedy Center Says It “Wants Performers Who Aren't Political” Amid Wave of Cancelations
Jeremy Pelzer / Plain Dealer:
Vivek Ramaswamy family bodyguard arrested on drug trafficking charges
Discussion: New York Post, NewsMax.com and IJR
 Earlier Items: 
C.J. Ciaramella / Reason:
The Trump Administration Says It's Illegal To Record Videos of ICE. Here's What the Law Says.
Discussion: Townhall
Cory Doctorow / Pluralistic:
Pluralistic: Where did the money go?
Washington Post:
Trump plans to make his ballroom addition as tall as the White House itself
Homepage:
BCA statement regarding investigation of ICE fatal shooting in Minneapolis
 

 
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Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
A look at the visual investigations of the Minneapolis ICE shooting by The NYT, WaPo, and Bellingcat, and how they helped people trying to make sense of events

Michael Savage / The Guardian:
BBC Director General Tim Davie says the broadcaster will stay on X to try to counteract a flood of global misinformation, despite pressure to leave

Evan Drellich / The Athletic:
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