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7:20 AM ET, January 9, 2026

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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 came as Minneapolis grappled with a federal agent's killing of a woman a day earlier, prompting calls from local leaders for an end to the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.
Discussion: Breitbart and Oregonian
Claire Rush / Associated Press:
Federal immigration officers shoot and wound 2 people in Portland, Oregon, authorities say  —  Federal immigration officers shot and wounded two people outside a hospital in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday, a day after an officer shot and killed a driver in Minnesota, authorities said.
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 …
Connor O'Brien / Politico:
Senate votes to limit Trump on Venezuela
Politico:
House fails to override Trump vetoes
Associated Press:
House passes bill to extend health care subsidies in defiance of GOP leaders
Zeteo:
Inside Trump's Plans To Protect Killer ICE Agents ‘No Matter What’  —  Minnesota officials want to investigate ICE's killing of a mother in Minneapolis.  Team Trump has been planning for a moment like this.  —  ∙ Paid  —  Donald Trump and his administration have always known …
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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 and Fox News
New York Post:
Renee Nicole Good was Minneapolis ‘ICE Watch’ ‘warrior’ who trained to resist feds before shooting
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 and Scripps News
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.
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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.
Liam Quinn / People:
DHS Officer Seen on Video Kicking Memorial Candle for Renee Nicole Good, Woman Killed by ICE: 'Don't Give a F—'
Discussion: Mediaite
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: Slate, HuffPost and CyberScoop
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Gram Slattery / Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump administration mulls payments to sway Greenlanders to join US  —  U.S. officials have discussed sending lump sum payments to Greenlanders as part of a bid to convince them to secede from Denmark and potentially join the United States, according to four sources familiar with the matter.
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 …
Constant Méheut / New York Times:
Ukraine Awards Major Lithium Project to Investors With Links to Trump  —  Ronald S. Lauder, a billionaire friend of Mr. Trump, is among the investors.  The move comes as the Trump administration looks for investment opportunities in Ukraine.  —  Ukraine on Thursday awarded a bid to mine …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Anton Troianovski / New York Times:
Trump Feels ‘Strongly’ That Russia Would Not Invade Ukraine Again
Discussion: NewsMax.com
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: MS NOW, CNN and Politico
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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.
 
 
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@nytimespr:
A NYT headline on Friday “misstated” NATO's full name as the “North American Treaty Organization”; the NYT says a correction appears in Saturday's print edition

The Hollywood Reporter:
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