Trump Is Briefed on Options for Striking Iran as Protests Continue  —  The president has said he will be “hitting them very hard” if Iranian leaders kill protesters amid widespread demonstrations calling for wholesale changes in the country.  —  President Trump has been briefed in recent days …

Donald Trump ‘orders army chiefs to draw up plan to invade Greenland’: US President emboldened by success of Maduro capture operation  —  Donald Trump has ordered his special forces commanders to draw up a plan for the invasion of Greenland - but is being resisted by senior military figures, The Mail on Sunday has learned.

When the State Terrorizes the People  —  The killing of Renee Good reveals, yet again, Trumpism's violent, authoritarian essence.  MAGA is at war with the reality of American society. … Renee Nicole Good, mother of three children, died mere blocks away from where she lived with her wife and her youngest son, who is 6 years old.

Trump's ‘Superstar’ Appellate Judges Have Voted 133 to 12 in His Favor  —  President Trump promised to fill the appeals courts with “my judges.”  They have formed a nearly united phalanx to defend his agenda from legal challenges.  —  President Trump has found a powerful but obscure bulwark …

Bob Weir, Guitarist and Founding Member of the Grateful Dead, Dies at 78  —  His songwriting and rhythm guitar playing helped shape the San Francisco band's sound as it became an American institution.  —  Bob Weir, a guitarist and songwriter who was a founding member of the Grateful Dead …

US urges its citizens to flee Venezuela amid reports of paramilitaries  —  State department says armed ‘colectivos’ appear to be setting up roadblocks and searching vehicles for Americans  —  The United States has urged its citizens to leave Venezuela immediately amid reports that armed paramilitaries …

Smithsonian removes Trump impeachment text as it swaps his portrait  —  A Trump official previously complained about a caption beside his National Portrait Gallery photo mentioning his impeachments and the U.S. Capitol insurrection.  —  The National Portrait Gallery removed a swath of text …

Day after Minneapolis shooting, Noem ordered new restriction on congressional oversight … “The public deserves to know what is taking place in ICE facilities,” Omar wrote on X Saturday after confirming she'd been denied entry to a processing center earlier in the day.

Trump threatens Cuba: Negotiate “BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE” … - But after backing off Colombia and facing allied pushback over Greenland, Havana has emerged as the hemispheric target du jour. … - The U.S. strike in Venezuela put allied Cuba, already strained by a sagging economy …

States move to rein in ICE after fatal Minnesota shooting … Some policies were moving before an ICE agent fatally shot Renée Good, a 37-year-old Minneapolis mother last week.  But her death has been cited by lawmakers as reason to squeeze ICE out of their states.

ICE Barbie's Latest Stunt Sent Trump Insiders Into Panic  —  NOEM MAS!  —  “I don't know how we recover from this,” an administration official told Politico.  —  White House insiders are privately panicking that DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and other Trump officials are digging ICE into an inescapable hole.

Sweden to invest $1.6 billion in air defence systems  —  Sweden will spend 15 billion Swedish crowns ($1.6 billion) on air defence aimed at primarily protecting civilians and civilian infrastructure, the government said on Sunday.  —  Sweden has, like most European countries …

Minneapolis mayor says there's a ‘deep mistrust’ of federal investigation of ICE shooting  —  Mayor Jacob Frey said he didn't have preconceived notions about an investigation, but accused federal officials of saying things that are “not true.”  — Add NBC News to Google

U.S. Launches Major Strikes on Islamic State Targets in Syria  —  The airstrikes followed an even larger attack in December to avenge the killing of three Americans last year.  —  The United States carried out major airstrikes against the Islamic State in Syria on Saturday …

The Dream of a Florida Retirement Is Fading for the Middle Class  —  The Sunshine State used to be where all walks of life could afford to retire.  That's changing as it grows pricier.  —  SARASOTA, Fla.—Michele Butler and Wells Chapin moved to the west coast of Florida from Michigan …

Historic Synagogue in Mississippi Set Ablaze in Alleged Act of Arson  —  Fire officials confirm that a suspect is in custody for the fire at Beth Israel Congregation, Jackson's only synagogue.  —  Members of Beth Israel Congregation at Jackson, Mississippi, are rebuilding on Sunday …

Stephen Miller's Big Shift: Mother-Shooting Goons Replace VA Nurses and Psychologists  —  A part of the video Jonathan Ross — the ICE agent who shot and killed Renee Good — took of the shooting has gotten little attention.  —  Before Renee's wife Becca taunts Ross, “You want to come at us?

The country I love doesn't look like Trump's America  —  “We Love America” is one of CBS News' “five simple principles” under new editor-in-chief Bari Weiss.  In apparent defiance of a powerful, unseen enemy that demands they not love this country, the network added on social media, “And we make no apologies for saying so.