‘F**king Bitch’: Watch What ICE Agent Said Right After Renee Nicole Good's Murder in Minneapolis  —  Newly released cell phone video shows the moment when an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, identified as Jonathan Ross, murdered Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother, in Minneapolis …

Washington National Opera Is Leaving the Kennedy Center  —  The opera, which has performed at the arts center since 1971, was concerned by declines in attendance and donations during President Trump's second term.  —  The Washington National Opera decided on Friday to move its performances …

John Thune and Donald Trump had a ‘spirited’ conversation over Senate war powers vote  —  McALLEN, Texas — Shortly after five Republican senators broke with Donald Trump and voted Thursday to advance a measure constraining his military options in Venezuela, the president lashed out and called for them to lose their seats.

Renee Macklin Good's wife releases statement about ICE shooting  —  {"type":"doc","content":[{"type":"parag raph", “content”:[{"text":"On Wednesday, Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by a federal ICE agent.  Becca Good, her wife, shared the following statement with MPR News.","type":"text" …

Judge Blocks Trump Officials From Freezing Billions in Social Services Funds  —  The ruling temporarily halted plans to freeze more than $10 billion in funds for anti-poverty programs bound for five Democratic-led states.  —  A federal judge in New York temporarily blocked the Trump administration …

‘Highly problematic’: Trump admin faces internal doubts over ICE shooting response … “Do I think it's domestic terrorism?  Yeah, I do,” said a person close to the White House, who, like others in the story, was granted anonymity to speak candidly about the sensitive situation and ongoing investigation.

Gov. Jared Polis considers clemency for Tina Peters as he begins final year in office in Colorado  —  Gov. Jared Polis says he has an ambitious agenda for his final year in office.  —  He's been full throttle since he was elected governor seven years ago, leading the state through COVID-19 …

Trump: ‘We are going to do something on Greenland whether they like it or not’ … President Donald Trump said Friday his administration will take action on Greenland “whether they like it or not,” further escalating his rhetoric as he pushes to acquire the Danish territory for the U.S.

Americans sour on ICE amid immigration crackdown shootings  —  Americans now disapprove of ICE and support protests against the agency, according to a new poll conducted the same day a federal officer fatally shot a 37-year-old mother in Minneapolis. … The agency's net approval fell 30 percentage points in a year.

Leading conservative group pulls support for GOP Obamacare defectors  —  The conservative advocacy group Americans for Prosperity says it's pulling support for Republicans who vote in favor of reviving the expired Obamacare subsidies, adding new strain on the GOP as it scrambles to preserve …

Today in Politics, Bulletin 282. 1/9/26  —  ... The cover-up by DHS of the killing of Renee Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross is well underway, with Kristi Noem declaring him innocent before any investigation has been conducted while refusing to cooperate with state and local investigators.

What Kind of Immunity for ICE Agents?  —  Professor Michael Mannheimer (Northern Kentucky University) is the author of an important new article on “Unpacking Supremacy Clause Immunity.”  The issue of federal officer immunity from state prosecution is of obvious importance, given recent events.

2025 was the worst year for hiring since 2020, December jobs report shows  —  The U.S. added 50,000 jobs last month, a mixed report capping off a difficult year for the labor market.  —  The U.S. economy added just 50,000 jobs in December, capping off the worst year for hiring since 2020 …

Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai are cowards  —  X's deepfake porn feature clearly violates app store guidelines.  Why won't Apple and Google pull it? … Since X's users started using Grok to undress women and children using deepfake images, I have been waiting for what I assumed would be inevitable …

Federal court blocks key parts of Trump's anti-voting order, restores states' control over elections  —  A federal court blocked core provisions of President Donald Trump's anti-voting executive order Friday, ruling that the president had no authority to impose new election rules that threatened …

UK's deputy prime minister raises X deepfake deluge with JD Vance  —  In the past the U.S. administration has criticized the U.K.'s online safety regime.  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  LONDON - Britain's Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy raised the recent flood of AI-generated sexualized images of women …

Kristi Noem impeachment goes mainstream among House Democrats  —  Democrats who wanted to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem were on the fringes.  Then the shootings in Minneapolis and Portland happened. … Now that sentiment is thawing, and impeachment is going mainstream.

Jim Jordan commits to public hearing for Jack Smith  —  House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan said in an interview Friday he will invite former special counsel Jack Smith to testify in an open hearing as soon as this month in what would be a politically high-stakes event for members of both parties and the White House.

Doctor Says More Than 200 Reported Dead in Tehran as Regime Opens Fire on Protests  —  As protests against Iran's government swelled significantly in size on Thursday night, the regime responded in many places by opening fire.  A Tehran doctor told TIME on condition of anonymity …

Dr. Oz claims there's no data to support reducing alcohol consumption.  That's not true.  —  How much alcohol should you drink?  The US government now vaguely, in effect, says just don't drink too much.  And what qualifies as too much?  Well, that's up to you.

The Poison Always Drips Through  —  Sometimes, history seems to be commenting on itself.  That's what it felt like when I learned that Renee Good was murdered roughly a mile away from the spot where, five and a half years earlier, Derek Chauvin choked George Floyd to death.

Handing Out Free Tickets, Mamdani Says Theater Should Not Be ‘a Luxury’  —  The mayor said a new initiative by the Under the Radar festival exemplified an arts affordability agenda that he intends to pursue.  —  New York City's new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, was elected on an affordability agenda focused on free buses and child care.

Transcript: Can Trump's Thugs Be Reined In?  These Dems Have an Idea.  —  The following is a lightly edited transcript of the January 9 episode of the Daily Blast podcast.  Listen to it here.  —  Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR Network.

Federal officers are leaving Louisiana immigration crackdown for Minneapolis, documents show  —  Federal immigration officers are pulling out of a Louisiana crackdown and heading to Minneapolis in an abrupt pivot from an operation that drew protests around New Orleans and aimed to make thousands of arrests …

Maduro in Minneapolis  —  The shadow of Maduro hangs over Minneapolis.  —  On January 3rd, the American military extracted the murderous dictator Nicolás Maduro from Caracas.  On January 7th, ICE killed a mother in her car in Minnesota.  These are two glimpses of a larger story about death and lies.

“F*cking B*tch”: What ICE Agents Did Right After Minnesota Shooting … A newly released camera perspective of the ICE shooting in Minneapolis has shed additional light on the moments leading up to Renee Nicole Good's death.  —  The previously unseen cellphone footage …

Rep. Luna Threatens Journalist With Prison For Posting... Public University Bio  —  If you want to understand how far MAGA Republicans have strayed from any actual “free speech” principles, look no further than this: Congress issued a subpoena to Rolling Stone journalist Seth Harp …