FBI executes search warrant at Washington Post reporter's home  —  The reporter, Hannah Natanson, covers the federal workforce and has been part of The Post's most high-profile and sensitive coverage of the first year of the second Trump administration.  —  The FBI executed a search warrant …

Denmark, Greenland failed to win the Trump team over … Rasmussen and Motzfeldt took pains to describe the session as respectful, but their frustration that their longtime ally would not cooperate was clear.  —  “It is of course very emotional for all of us,” Rasmussen said.

ICE agent who shot Renee Good suffered internal bleeding, officials say  —  The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who fatally shot Renee Good last week in Minneapolis, Jonathan Ross, suffered internal bleeding to the torso following the incident, according to two U.S. officials briefed on his medical condition.

US freezes all visa processing for 75 countries, including Somalia, Russia, Iran  —  FIRST ON FOX: The State Department is pausing immigrant visa processing for 75 countries in an effort to crack down on applicants deemed likely to become a public charge.  —  A State Department memo …

Trump administration sends letter wiping out addiction, mental health grants  —  The Trump administration sent shockwaves through the U.S. mental health and drug addiction system late Tuesday, sending hundreds of termination letters, effective immediately, for federal grants supporting health services.

GOP scrambles to kill Venezuela war powers resolution  —  Senate GOP leaders are working overtime to quash a resolution requiring President Donald Trump to come to Congress before taking additional military action in Venezuela.  They don't yet know if they have the votes.

Joe Rogan's Harsh New Takedown of Trump ICE Raids Hands Dems a Weapon  —  Ever since Donald Trump's 2024 reelection victory, Democrats have been consumed in debate over how to do politics in the so-called “attention economy.”  How can Democrats access the information spaces that Trump seems to have mastery over?

Donations Surge for Ford Worker Who Triggered Trump With ‘Pedo Protector’  —  WORTHY CAUSE  —  The GoFundMe is aimed at helping the suspended factory worker pay bills and forcing Trump to release the Epstein files.  —  A fundraiser for a man who was suspended for calling President Donald Trump a …

Federal Judges Uphold California's New Congressional Maps  —  A panel in Los Angeles sided with Gov. Gavin Newsom in a decision that will help Democrats counter Republican gerrymandering in Texas.  Republicans are expected to appeal.  —  A federal court on Wednesday rejected Republicans' claim …

US gets first $500 million Venezuelan oil deal, holding some proceeds in Qatar  —  The Scoop  —  The Trump administration's first sale of Venezuelan oil is valued at $500 million, an administration official told Semafor.  —  The sale marks an initial milestone in the administration's stewardship …

The Trump administration can't stop winking at white nationalists  —  Progressives have long argued that Donald Trump's immigration agenda is a fundamentally fascistic enterprise.  In their telling, the president's goal is not merely to enforce America's borders but to purify its blood …

New poll reveals majority of voters oppose US strike on Iran, say Trump has gone too far abroad … The poll also found that 70 percent of voters think the president should receive congressional approval first before taking military action.  Trump did not receive congressional approval prior …

Minnesota faces DOJ lawsuit alleging discrimination and DEI hiring practices  —  The Justice Department sued Minnesota on Wednesday, alleging the state's long-running affirmative action regime unlawfully discriminates against job applicants and employees on the basis of race and sex in violation of federal civil rights law.

Trump Warned of a Tren de Aragua ‘Invasion.’ US Intel Told a Different Story  —  Hundreds of records obtained by WIRED show thin intelligence on the Venezuelan gang in the United States, describing fragmented, low-level crime rather than a coordinated terrorist threat.

Stars and Stripes job applicants are asked if they back Trump policies  —  People seeking jobs at Stars and Stripes, which Congress guaranteed editorial independence, are being asked how they would advance administration priorities.  —  Applicants for positions at the U.S. military newspaper Stars …

Progressive Caucus Backs Bill To Redirect ICE Money To Affordable Housing  —  The Congressional Progressive Caucus, a group of nearly 100 House Democrats, is formally endorsing legislation that would strip $175 billion from ICE and put it toward affordable housing.

ICE agents appear at Twin Cities hospitals, alarming health care workers  —  {"type":"doc","content":[{"type":"parag raph", “content”:[{"text":"Health care workers in the Twin Cities report that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are entering hospitals with detained individuals …

Oglala Sioux Tribe demands the release of Lakota men  —  Frank Star Comes Out, the president of Oglala Sioux Tribe in South Dakota, is demanding the Department of Homeland Security provide information and the release of three tribally enrolled citizens held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement …

U.S. personnel evacuated from Qatar base amid Iran tensions … A former U.S. official familiar with the situation said aircraft had also been moved.  The current and former officials were granted anonymity to discuss a sensitive national security issue.

If You Think MAGA Journalism Is Bad Now, Just Wait  —  Things are going great in the ICE standards department.  In a wild article published yesterday, Slate writer Laura Jedeed revealed how non-existent the background check process is for new ICE agents by accidentally getting offered a job as an agent herself.

‘I was flooded with fear’: Minnesotans describe their encounters with ICE, being detained  —  On Dec. 1, operation “metro surge” started in the Twin Cities and in the weeks since, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says they have detained 2,000 people.

Iran issues sickening assassination threat against Trump: ‘This time it will not miss the target’  —  Iran issued a sickening threat against President Trump Wednesday, broadcasting a picture of the commander in chief during the 2024 Butler rally assassination attempt — with the words “This time it will not miss the target.”

Donald Trump is waging war against human conscience  —  The Trump administration's assaults on liberty are the kinds of abuses that spurred the American revolution that the nation will commemorate this year  —  It's garnered less attention than the other events of our already wretched new year.