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" …

White House shares video of Minneapolis shooting from ICE officer's perspective  —  The White House on Friday shared a new video that appears to show the perspective of the ICE officer who shot and killed a Minneapolis woman during an altercation over her vehicle earlier this week.

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.

Senators urged Apple and Google to remove Musk's X and Grok from app stores over sexual deepfakes  —  “Turning a blind eye to X's egregious behavior would make a mockery of your moderation practices,” three Democratic senators wrote to Apple's and Google's CEOs.

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 …

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 …

‘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.

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 …

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 …

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.

Johnson ‘concerned’ ICE shooting will hamper funding negotiations as shutdown looms  —  Speaker Mike Johnson is worried Democratic demands for placing limits on immigration enforcement funding in the wake of the deadly shooting this week in Minnesota will disrupt larger government funding negotiations.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

Revealed: ICE shooter has an IMMIGRANT Filipina wife and is an Iraq veteran as father comes to his defense  —  The ICE agent who fatally shot Renee Good is unmasked for the first time by the Daily Mail - as his shaken father defends his decision to shoot dead the 37-year-old mother.

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 …

E.U. and South America to Form Free-Trade Zone With 700 Million People  —  The agreement represents a push for deeper global cooperation, in contrast to the United States' turning to coercion in its dealings with other countries.  —  The European Union, overcoming deep dissension among its members …

The Mad King's Madness Deepens  —  Trump wants war, war and more war - even against Americans  —  Things are not going well politically for Donald Trump.  The polls show him underwater on every major issue.  And while he insists that these are fake, it's clear that he knows better.

Massive iceberg could be days away from ‘complete disintegration’: NASA  —  (NewsNation) — A massive iceberg is “sopping with blue meltwater and on the verge of complete disintegration,” NASA announced Thursday.  —  In a news release, NASA revealed that iceberg A-23A …

House Oversight GOP threatens to hold Clintons in contempt  —  The Republican-led House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is threatening to hold former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress if they fail to appear …

On MS NOW today, columnist Philip Bump broke down when talking about the shooting of Renee Nicole Good yesterday in Minneapolis.  “I have a six year old,” he said.  “And...seeing the image of the stuffed animals in the glove compartment of her car—really emotional for me and …

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.

‘We support Hamas’ chants put Mamdani's Israel stance at center stage … “Still waiting on condemnation of support for Hamas at a protest in a Jewish neighborhood from @NYCMayor,” posted Assemblymember Sam Berger, who represents the Queens enclave of Kew Gardens Hills, where the protest took place.