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TMZ.com:
President Trump Filmed Flipping Off Ford Worker Who Yells ‘Pedophile Protector’ at Him — PRESIDENT TRUMP HEY, F*** YOU, BUB, FOR THAT PEDO DISS!!! … Donald Trump turned into Donald Grump during a Tuesday appearance at a Ford plant ... launching into an F-bomb attack on a worker who appeared to yell …
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Natalie Allison / Washington Post:
Trump makes obscene gesture, mouths expletive at Detroit factory heckler — A cellphone video captured Trump twice mouthing “f— you” and raising his middle finger toward someone shouting at him inside the auto factory. — President Donald Trump made an obscene gesture with his middle finger …
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Detroit Free Press:
Trump flips off ‘lunatic’ heckler at Ford plant in Detroit
Trump flips off ‘lunatic’ heckler at Ford plant in Detroit
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New York Times:
Blowback Builds Over Criminal Investigation of Powell
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Shawn McCreesh / New York Times:
Trump Makes Obscene Gesture at Heckler in Ford Factory Tour
Trump Makes Obscene Gesture at Heckler in Ford Factory Tour
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New York Post, WJBK-TV, NewsNation and Washington Examiner
Nicole Charky-Chami / Raw Story:
Trump gives middle finger to worker shouting ‘pedophile protector’
Trump gives middle finger to worker shouting ‘pedophile protector’
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HuffPost, Washington Times and WJBK-TV
Ernesto Londoño / New York Times:
Six Prosecutors Quit Over Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim's Widow — Joseph H. Thompson, a career federal prosecutor who was the acting U.S. attorney for Minnesota last year, was among those who resigned as the Justice Department sought to examine the woman's supposed ties to activist groups.
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Ernesto Londoño / New York Times:
3 Prosecutors Quit After Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim's Widow — Joseph H. Thompson, a career federal prosecutor who was the acting U.S. attorney for Minnesota last year, quit after the Justice Department sought to examine the woman's supposed ties to activist groups.
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Blasted Federal Prosecutors at White House Event, Calling Them Weak — The president criticized a group of U.S. attorneys at a photo shoot, a day before Federal Reserve subpoenas — WASHINGTON—President Trump criticized a group of U.S. attorneys at a White House event last week …
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New York Times:
Videos Show Increasingly Aggressive Federal Crackdown in Minneapolis — Arrests and aggressive tactics by ICE and the Border Patrol, many seen on viral videos, have intensified the frustration and fear among residents. — The video shows a young employee in a reflective vest being hauled away …
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Daniel Dale / CNN:
Fact check: Trump litters Detroit economic speech with numerous false claims about economy — Donald Trump Fighting disinformation Inflation Economy — Inflation hasn't “stopped.” Consumer prices are up during this presidential term, not “down.” Grocery prices are rising, not starting to fall “rapidly.”
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Nicole Charky-Chami / Raw Story:
Whistleblower drops ‘largest ever’ ICE leak to unmask agents: ‘The last straw’ — A Department of Homeland Security whistleblower has released the identities of about 4,500 ICE and Border Patrol employees Tuesday in what has been called potentially the largest agency data breach for the department.
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Tom Latchem / The Daily Beast:
Personal Details of Thousands of Border Patrol and ICE Goons Allegedly Leaked in Huge Data Breach — INTERNAL REVOLT — A DHS whistleblower appears to have exposed data on federal immigration workers after the shooting of Renee Good. — EXCLUSIVE — Sensitive details of around 4,500 ICE …
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Tucker Reals / CBS News:
Over 12,000 feared dead after Iran protests, as video shows bodies lined up at morgue — Information trickling out of Iran on Tuesday suggests that a crackdown by authorities to end more than two weeks of widespread anti-government protests has likely been far more deadly than activists outside the country have reported.
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Cameron Peters / Vox:
The scariest thing about Iran's crackdown
The scariest thing about Iran's crackdown
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New York Times:
In Secret Testimony, Republicans Derided Trump's Stolen Election Claims — The testimony, part of the derailed Georgia election interference case, makes clear how dismissive some senior Republicans were of claims of widespread fraud in the 2020 election. — Senator Lindsey Graham …
Laura Jedeed / Slate:
You've Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I'm the Proof. — What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out. — The plan was never to become an ICE agent.
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Angela Yang / NBC News:
Joe Rogan criticizes ICE tactics: ‘Are we really going to be the Gestapo?’ — The influential podcaster, who endorsed Donald Trump in 2024, has been increasingly critical of the president's mass deportation strategy. — Joe Rogan compared Immigration and Customs Enforcement to “the Gestapo” …
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Raphael Satter / Reuters:
US teachers union says it is leaving X over sexualized AI images of children — The American Federation of Teachers says it is leaving X, citing the social media site's creation and dissemination of “sickening” images of children in various states of undress.
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The Atlantic:
Elon Musk Cannot Get Away With This — If there is no red line around AI-generated sex abuse, then no line exists. — Will Elon Musk face any consequences for his despicable sexual-harassment bot? — For more than a week, beginning late last month, anyone could go online and use …
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Greg Jaffe / New York Times:
Senator Says Prosecutors Are Investigating Her After Video About Illegal Orders — It is unclear what possible crime might involve Senator Elissa Slotkin, a Democrat, who has warned in dire terms about the dissolution of American democracy. — Senator Elissa Slotkin of Michigan …
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Alice Speri / The Guardian:
UPenn faculty condemn Trump administration's demand for ‘lists of Jews’ — Groups say EEOC demand for names and personal details echoes dark history and threatens safety and civil rights — Several faculty groups have denounced the Trump administration's efforts to obtain information …
Joe Perticone / The Bulwark:
Democrats Appear Ready to Duck a Key Fight on ICE — Thin blue line — During the last battle over government funding, which resulted in a record 43-day shutdown, Democrats showed that they had it in them to hold firm—at least for a long while—in an effort to push their policy priorities to the forefront of political debate.
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
Facing Contempt Threat, Clintons Refuse to Testify in Epstein Inquiry — The couple escalated their battle with Representative James R. Comer, the chairman of the Oversight Committee, who said he would move to hold them in contempt of Congress. — Bill and Hillary Clinton refused on Tuesday …
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Justice Dept. Memo Said Trump Could Send Troops Into Venezuela Unilaterally — The memo offers a detailed look into the administration's legal justification for the military incursion into Venezuelan territory in early January. — A Justice Department memo made public Tuesday concluded …
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Brakkton Booker / Politico:
Virginia Democrats look to decimate GOP seats in redistricting effort … “[Democrats] basically have voting rights act seats in South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana,” he said. “They could all be gone, right? So that's a great concern.
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Beth Mole / Ars Technica:
FDA deletes warning on bogus autism therapies touted by RFK Jr.'s allies … For years, the Food and Drug Administration provided an informational webpage for parents warning them of the dangers of bogus autism treatments, some promoted by anti-vaccine activists and “wellness” companies.
Kathryn Palmer / USA Today:
Department of Labor under fire for language similar to Nazi slogan — A social media post from the Department of Labor is attracting criticism for appearing to echo a Nazi-era slogan from the early 20th century. — The department posted to X on Jan. 10, “One Homeland. One People. One Heritage.
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Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The Supreme Court seems poised to deliver another blow to trans rights — There was never much reason to hope that the Supreme Court, which heard two cases on Tuesday asking whether transgender women have a right to play women's high school or college sports, was going to side with those athletes.
CBS News:
Read the full transcript of Tony Dokoupil's interview with President Trump here — President Trump shared a warning for Iran, called Jerome Powell a “lousy Fed chairman” and defended the ICE agent who killed Renee Good in Minneapolis during an exclusive interview Tuesday with “CBS Evening News” anchor Tony Dokoupil.
In These Times:
“We Are Facing a Tsunami of Hate”: Amid ICE Crackdown, Unions and Community Groups Call for Minnesota Shutdown in 10 Days — Following the ICE murder of Renee Good and an assault on the state by federal immigration forces, a labor-community coalition is calling for residents to refuse to work, shop or go to school on January 23.
Mike Snider / USA Today:
‘When did I do that?’ Trump says about $2,000 tariff dividend checks — Those $2,000 dividend checks President Donald Trump has been talking about for months seemed to have slipped his mind during a recent interview with The New York Times. And the payment date appears to have shifted, too.
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Axios:
Scoop: Trump has been texting with Mamdani — President Trump has a surprising phone pal: He and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani have texted back and forth recently, two sources familiar with their conversations tell Axios. … - It also suggests that the good vibes …
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Marco Rubio / United States Department of State:
Terrorist Designations of Muslim Brotherhood Chapters — Today, as a first step in support of President Trump's commitment to eliminate the capabilities and operations of Muslim Brotherhood chapters that pose a threat to the United States as described in Executive Order 14362 …
Steve Benen / MS NOW:
An unraveling Justice Department appears to be coming apart at the seams — In 2025, the DOJ struggled with everything from purges to incompetence to weaponization. In 2026, its collapse seems to be accelerating. — As Attorney General Pam Bondi's tenure approaches the one-year mark …
Quinnipiac University Poll:
Majority Of Voters Think Fatal Shooting Of Minneapolis Woman By ICE Agent Was Not Justified, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; 57% Of Voters Disapprove Of The Way ICE Is Enforcing Immigration Laws — mail_outline — Days after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) …
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