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Jon Gambrell / Associated Press:
Iran warns it will target US troops and Israel if America strikes over protests — Nationwide protests challenging Iran's theocracy saw protesters flood the streets in the country's capital and its second-largest city into Sunday, crossing the two-week mark as violence surrounding …
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Politico:
Trump to be briefed on range of options in Iran … “We could step up the pressure campaign in a number of ways,” the official said. “The window [for the President to take action] is small but the people are angry.” — Trump is not expected to send American forces to the country …
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Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Steps Up Planning for Possible Action in Iran
U.S. Steps Up Planning for Possible Action in Iran
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Yeganeh Torbati / Washington Post:
‘Massacre’ feared as Iran tries to crush protests; U.S. weighs military options
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Benoit Faucon / Wall Street Journal:
Iran Warns It Could Hit U.S. Bases as Trump Weighs Military Options
Iran Warns It Could Hit U.S. Bases as Trump Weighs Military Options
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Al Jazeera, NewsMax.com, UPI and The Gateway Pundit
Daily Mail:
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.
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
New year's blitz reveals Trump's limitless view of power — The first week of 2026 left little ambiguity about what President Trump thinks of power — or whether there are any limits on his. Just listen to him and top aide Stephen Miller. — Trump to The New York Times …
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Sen. Chris Murphy says ‘it would be the end of NATO’ if the U.S. annexed Greenland — The senator's comments come after President Donald Trump said that the U.S. would “do something on Greenland, whether they like it or not.” — Add NBC News to Google — WASHINGTON — Sen. Chris Murphy …
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Financial Times:
Nato silence on Donald Trump's Greenland threats rattles European allies
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Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Branding Trump a neocon does a disservice to the label
Stuart Anderson / Forbes:
The U.S.-Born Unemployment Rate Rose After Trump Reduced Immigration — Government data show the Trump administration's immigration policies reducing the number of foreign-born workers did not help U.S.-born workers in 2025. The latest data indicate a substantial drop in foreign-born workers …
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Joseph Politano / Apricitas Economics:
The ‘No Hire’ Economy — US Job Growth has Zeroed Out as Hiring Rates Sink, Hitting Young & Low Income Workers the Hardest — Thanks for reading! If you haven't subscribed, please click the button below: — By subscribing, you'll join over 75,000 people who read Apricitas!
Politico:
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.
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Michael Gold / New York Times:
After Minnesota Shooting, ICE Again Limits Congressional Visits
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Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Minneapolis mayor says there's a ‘deep mistrust’ of federal investigation of ICE shooting
Minneapolis mayor says there's a ‘deep mistrust’ of federal investigation of ICE shooting
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The Guardian and Politico
Riya Misra / Politico:
'It's Going to Take ICE a Long Time to Dig Out of This'
'It's Going to Take ICE a Long Time to Dig Out of This'
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Wall Street Journal and UPI
Noah Smith / Noahpinion:
Why are federal agents gunning down Americans in the streets? — The shooting of Renee Good, like all of the ICE abuses, is symptomatic of a deeper mental illness. — Cross-posted by Noahpinion … - Brad DeLong — “What if you knew her and/ Found her dead on the ground/ How can you run …
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Thomas Zimmer / Steady:
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.
David French / New York Times:
Trump and Vance Are Fanning the Flames. Again.
Minho Kim / New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: Noem Says ‘Hundreds More’ Agents Will Be Sent to Minnesota Over ‘Corruption’ — Where Things Stand — Minneapolis crackdown: The homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, told Fox News on Sunday that “hundreds more” federal agents were being dispatched to Minneapolis …
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Jacob Wendler / Politico:
Tom Homan pleads with Minnesota leaders to tamp down ICE rhetoric
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Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Kristi Noem tells Walz and Frey to ‘grow up’
Kristi Noem tells Walz and Frey to ‘grow up’
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New York Times:
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 …
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Reason, Raw Story, Los Angeles Times and Newsweek
Tom Phillips / The Guardian:
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 …
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Jasmine Baehr / Fox News:
US warns Americans to leave Venezuela immediately as armed militias set up roadblocks
US warns Americans to leave Venezuela immediately as armed militias set up roadblocks
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Raw Story, RedState and One America News Network
New York Times:
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 …
Letters / Augusta Free Press:
Vanishing act: How UVA's presidential search missed what took us an hour to find — Inside Higher Ed's recent story, “UVA Presidential Hire Raises Process Concerns,” frames the controversy surrounding Scott C. Beardsley's appointment as the University of Virginia's president as follows …
Avery Lotz / Axios:
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 …
Max Rego / The Hill:
Cassidy on RFK Jr. vaccine schedule change: 'Let's just take care of people and move beyond your ideology' — Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) expressed further frustration Sunday with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) changing the childhood vaccine schedule.
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CBS News:
Transcript: Secretary of Energy Chris Wright on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Jan. 11, 2026 — The following is the transcript of the interview with Secretary of Energy Chris Wright that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Jan. 11, 2026.
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