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Paul Krugman:
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.
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Nancy Cook / Bloomberg:
Inside the White House, Stephen Miller Is Making His Vision of America Real
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Joe Walsh / CBS News:
Venezuela live updates as Trump calls off “second wave of attacks,” meets with oil executives at White House
Venezuela live updates as Trump calls off “second wave of attacks,” meets with oil executives at White House
Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
About That Stephen Miller Interview...
About That Stephen Miller Interview...
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Raw Story
Myles McCormick / Financial Times:
Shale chiefs warn Trump that Venezuelan oil will hobble US drillers
Shale chiefs warn Trump that Venezuelan oil will hobble US drillers
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G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
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.
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MeidasTouch News, The Guardian and Newsweek
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
ICE is not the victim — MAGA lies can't hide the real damage done to people like Renee Nicole Good
ICE is not the victim — MAGA lies can't hide the real damage done to people like Renee Nicole Good
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Mediaite
New York Post:
Renee Nicole Good was Minneapolis ‘ICE Watch’ ‘warrior’ who trained to resist feds before shooting
Renee Nicole Good was Minneapolis ‘ICE Watch’ ‘warrior’ who trained to resist feds before shooting
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
January 8, 2026 — 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 …
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New Republic:
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.
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Washington Examiner, The Hill and Raw Story
New Republic:
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.
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Joe.My.God., National Legal …, Los Angeles Times, Townhall and Vox
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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New York Times, Mother Jones, MS NOW, All Rise News, The Guardian and KGW-TV
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Brandy Zadrozny / MS NOW:
ICE officer who killed Minneapolis woman said he feared for his life while arresting another driver last year — In courtroom testimony obtained by MS NOW, Jonathan Ross said he was dragged more than 100 yards by car during a traffic stop. — Jonathan Ross, the Immigration …
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Salon, CNN, NBC News, Associated Press, Mercury News, al.com, The Independent, The Intercept, Joe.My.God., New York Daily News, NewsMax.com, Raw Story and Advocate
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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Jamie Parfitt / KGW-TV:
DHS releases identities of 2 people shot by Border Patrol in East Portland during ‘targeted traffic stop’
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Portland.gov:
Two Shot and Injured by Federal Agents in Hazelwood Neighborhood
Two Shot and Injured by Federal Agents in Hazelwood Neighborhood
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New York Times:
Federal Agents Shoot 2 During Traffic Stop in Portland, Ore.
Federal Agents Shoot 2 During Traffic Stop in Portland, Ore.
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Breitbart, Associated Press, Oregonian, Washington Times, teleSUR English and al.com
ABC News:
Man, woman shot by federal agent in Portland during ‘targeted’ vehicle stop: Officials
Man, woman shot by federal agent in Portland during ‘targeted’ vehicle stop: Officials
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The Guardian:
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 …
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Kevin Collier / NBC News:
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.
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Justin Glawe / Public Notice:
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 …
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New Republic and Los Angeles Times
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Dan Rather / Steady:
Murder in Cold Blood
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Reade Pickert / Bloomberg:
Trump Posted Unpublished Jobs Data Early on Social Media — President Donald Trump posted a chart on social media Thursday evening that included figures in the yet-to-be released December employment report. — The chart, which showed the private sector added 654,000 jobs “since January …
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Washington Examiner
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Brent D. Griffiths / Business Insider:
Trump posted jobs data early on Truth Social
Trump posted jobs data early on Truth Social
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The Hill and FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul
Alicia Wallace / CNN:
US economy added 50,000 jobs in December, capping off one of the weakest years of job gains in decades
US economy added 50,000 jobs in December, capping off one of the weakest years of job gains in decades
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Cleve R. Wootson Jr / Washington Post:
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 …
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Rachael Bade / The Inner Circle, with Rachael Bade:
👀Machado to meet with Trump to give him her Nobel Peace Prize
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Salon, New York Magazine and Daily Mail
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
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.
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Joe.My.God. and Washington Post
Cari Spencer / MPR News:
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" …
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Advocate
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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Oliver Darcy / Status:
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.
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Mia McCarthy / Politico:
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.
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Punchbowl News:
Thune hits the road to combat 2026 ‘inertia’
Thune hits the road to combat 2026 ‘inertia’
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Fox News, Mock Paper Scissors and IJR
Patricia Cohen / New York Times:
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.
Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
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 …
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The Hill, New York Sun, Raw Story and Mediaite
Ben Ashford / Daily Mail:
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.
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Mediaite, New York Post, The Independent and The Gateway Pundit
Politico:
France delays G7 to avoid clash with White House cage fighting on Trump's birthday — French President Emmanuel Macron's office said the new schedule is “the result of our consultations with G7 partners.” — PARIS — France will delay this year's Group of 7 summit to avoid a conflict …
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