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.

Capitol agenda: GOP pushes back on Trump  —  Donald Trump's grip on congressional Republicans is slipping.  A series of rebukes on the Hill on Thursday highlighted how rank-and-file Republicans are starting to move with less regard for the president heading into the midterms.

Support for abolishing ICE hits a a new high  —  Americans have turned sharply against Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and say it too often resorts to violence … On Wednesday morning, Jan. 7, an agent of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shot and killed a 37-year-old mother, Renee Nicole Good, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery  —  Editing function to be limited to paying subscribers after X threatened with fines and regulatory action  —  Grok, Elon Musk's AI tool, has switched off its image creation function for the vast majority …

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.

Shale chiefs warn Trump that Venezuelan oil will hobble US drillers  —  President's effort to drive down crude prices will hit sector struggling to sustain output growth  —  US shale bosses have warned President Donald Trump that his mission to seize Venezuela's oil sector and drive …

Trump says he will meet Machado — and would accept Nobel Peace Prize from her  —  Speaking to Fox News, Trump said it “would be a great honor” if the Venezuelan opposition leader decided to share her Nobel Peace Price with him.  —  President Donald Trump said he will meet …

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 …

U.S. Forces Board Fifth Tanker in Campaign to Track Down Venezuelan Oil  —  Coast Guard targets sanctioned vessel Olina in waters near Venezuela  —  The U.S. Coast Guard boarded a fifth oil tanker early Friday morning and continued to eye other vessels trying to evade the U.S. blockade …

Trump Shooting Fiasco Worsens as Dems Find Fresh Line of Attack on ICE  —  As the scandal around ICE's killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis gets worse, two leading Democrats—Representatives Eric Swalwell and Daniel Goldman—are set to introduce a new bill reining in ICE.

European Union Agrees to Landmark Free-Trade Deal With South America  —  The agreement with Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay represents a push for deeper global cooperation, in contrast to the United States turning to coercion in its dealings with other countries.

The Shadow Over ‘60’ … Earlier this week, on Tuesday, members of the “60 Minutes” team gathered for a meeting to discuss the future of Sharyn Alfonsi's delayed piece on migrants deported by Donald Trump's administration to a notorious El Salvadorian prison.

Trump suggests U.S. military will hit cartels on ‘land’ in Mexico … President Donald Trump suggested in a new interview that aired Thursday that the U.S. military could begin land strikes on drug cartels in Mexico.  —  “We've knocked out 97% of the drugs coming in by water.

Scoop: White House contacted Secret Service about MTG, sources say  —  The relationship between President Trump and former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene grew so poisonous that the White House told the Secret Service that Greene may have tipped off Code Pink protesters about his surprise visit …

The right-wing dehumanization machine is speeding up  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  Subscribe to PN  —  For the first time in the era of high-profile police killings caught on film, a federal agent under the direction of Donald Trump's authoritarian …

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 …

5 blue states sue Trump admin over $10 billion child care funding freeze  —  Democratic attorneys general from five states sued to block the Trump administration's freeze of child care and social services funding Thursday evening. … - Filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York …

U.S. payrolls rose 50,000 in December, less than expected; unemployment rate falls to 4.4%  —  The U.S. labor market ended 2025 on a soft note, with job creation in December less than expected, according to a report Friday from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

What lies behind Trump's retro oil plundering?  —  Doubling down on fossil fuels threatens to leave the US floundering in the AI race with China  —  This winter, an essay by an Australian investor called Craig Tindale, with the ugly title “The Return of Matter: Western Democracies' material impairment” …