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6:50 PM ET, January 11, 2026

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Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Steps Up Planning for Possible Action in Iran  —  Trump aides are set to brief the president Tuesday on measures, including military, cyber and economic, to follow through on his threats  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump is scheduled to be briefed Tuesday on specific options to respond …
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New York Times:
As Death Toll Surges in Iran, Leaders Take Tough Line Against Protesters
Discussion: Reuters
Jon Gambrell / Associated Press:
Iran warns it will target US troops and Israel if America strikes over protests
Politico:
Death toll in crackdown on protests in Iran spikes to at least 538, activists say
Discussion: Al Jazeera
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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Avery Lotz / Axios:
Noem defiant, vows more ICE agents as Dems allege coverup  —  Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem doubled down Sunday on her defense of the fatal Minneapolis ICE shooting and vowed to send in “hundreds” more agents.  — But critics accuse the administration of hiding what actually happened …
Politico:
States move to rein in ICE after fatal Minnesota shooting
Discussion: Washington Times
Jacob Wendler / Politico:
As Minneapolis ICE shooting draws national attention, local and federal leaders dig in their heels
Discussion: Fortune and The Gateway Pundit
Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:
More federal officers headed to Minnesota; officials point fingers over ICE shooting
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
David French / New York Times:   Trump and Vance Are Fanning the Flames. Again.
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!
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 …
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Avery Lotz / Axios:
Trump threatens Cuba: Negotiate “BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE”
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 …
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Nobel Institute rejects Machado's peace prize offer to Trump … - Trump had campaigned for the Nobel before it was awaded to Machado last year and told Fox News last week it “would be a great honor” to receive the prize from her. … - “Once a Nobel Prize is announced, it cannot be revoked, shared, or transferred to others.
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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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 …
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 …
The Guardian:
‘Add blood, forced smile’: how Grok's nudification tool went viral  —  The ‘put her in a bikini’ trend rapidly evolved into hundreds of thousands of requests to strip clothes from photos of women, horrifying those targeted  —  Like thousands of women across the world, Evie …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Rich Calder / New York Post:
Bronx building Mamdani used to showcase new housing commish's talents has 200 violations — after favored nonprofit ran it into the ground  —  A Bronx apartment building Mayor Mamdani showcased to highlight the talents of his new housing commissioner, Dina Levy, has racked up nearly 200 unresolved violations, The Post has learned.
Associated Press:
Reference to Trump's impeachments is removed from the display of his Smithsonian photo portrait  —  President Donald Trump's photo portrait display at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery has had references to his two impeachments removed, the latest apparent change at the collection …
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Emanuel targets GOP and Dems as he tests 2028 campaign  —  WATER VALLEY, Miss. — Rahm Emanuel is coming — whether Democrats like it or not.  — “There's two wings in our party right now, and I hope to dominate one of them,” Emanuel, the fiery former Chicago mayor, told Axios in Mississippi …
 
 
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Steve Schmidt / The Warning with Steve Schmidt:
Stephen Miller and the ICE Nazis
Discussion: Raw Story
Julie Tsirkin / NBC News:
Trump threatened GOP senators who voted for War Powers resolution in ‘angry’ calls
Discussion: Al Jazeera
Tyler Pager / New York Times:
'I Don't Think We Like Them': Trump Says MAGA Has No Room for Antisemites
Haley Cohen / Jewish Insider:
Jackson's only synagogue targeted in arson attack
Max Rego / The Hill:
Cassidy on RFK Jr. vaccine schedule change: 'Let's just take care of people and move beyond your ideology'
Discussion: NewsMax.com
 Earlier Items: 
Zen Reading / Haaretz:
Netanyahu Joins Germany's AfD, Far-right Europeans in Backing Orbán as Hungary Campaign Begins
Franklin Foer / The Atlantic:
The Purged  —  The purge began late Friday night, four days after Donald Trump returned to the White House.
CBS News:
Transcript: Secretary of Energy Chris Wright on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Jan. 11, 2026
Discussion: NewsMax.com
 

 
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Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
Google unveils the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP), a new open standard that lets AI agents work across different parts of the customer's buying process

Terrence O'Brien / The Verge:
Instagram says there was no breach and it fixed an issue that let an external party send password reset emails, after reports that 17.5M users' data was exposed

Bloomberg:
Malaysia becomes the second country to limit access to Grok, joining Indonesia, over the chatbot's generation of sexual content
 
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