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6:35 PM ET, January 14, 2026

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Perry Stein / Washington Post:
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 …
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New York Times:
F.B.I. Searches Home of Washington Post Journalist in a Leak Investigation  —  It is exceedingly rare, even in investigations of the unauthorized disclosure of classified information, for federal agents to search a reporter's home.  —  F.B.I. agents searched the home of a Washington Post reporter …
Asher Notheis / Washington Examiner:
FBI searches Washington Post reporter's home
Politico:
Denmark and allies boost Greenland military footprint as Trump ramps up pressure  —  The deployment comes as U.S. President Donald Trump intensifies talk of taking over the Arctic island.  —  Denmark and allied countries said Wednesday they will increase their military presence in Greenland …
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Reuters:
Germany to send reconnaissance troops to Greenland, government says  —  Germany will send its first soldiers to Greenland on Thursday, a government spokesperson said on Wednesday, after Sweden and Norway announced similar moves following demands by President Donald Trump for Washington to have control of the island.
Politico:
Denmark, Greenland failed to win the Trump team over
NBC News:
Buying Greenland could cost as much as $700 billion
New York Times:
'We're Not Stupid': What Greenlanders Would Say to Trump
Discussion: Mediaite, France 24 and Reuters
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:   Trump Is Risking a Global Catastrophe
Nicole Sganga / CBS News:
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.
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Isabela Dias / Mother Jones:
ICE's Violence Is “By Design” Under Trump  —  I spoke with former members of the agency.  They said to expect even more conflict.  —  After a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed Renée Good in Minneapolis last Wednesday, Trump administration officials were quick to come out in the agent's defense.
Discussion: The Hill, The 19th and Daily Mail
ABC News:
ICE agent involved in shooting of Renee Good suffered internal bleeding, officials say  —  The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who shot Renee Good in the alleged car-ramming incident suffered internal bleeding, multiple U.S. officials familiar with his medical condition told ABC News.
Fox News:
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 …
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Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
US suspending immigrant visa processing from 75 countries over public assistance  —  The State Department says it will suspend the processing of immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries whose nationals are deemed likely to require public assistance while living in the United States.
Ronny Reyes / New York Post:
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.”
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Politico:
U.S. personnel evacuated from Qatar base amid Iran tensions
New York Times:
U.S. Moves Some Personnel From Key Air Base as Tensions Mount With Iran
Dan Bloom / Politico:
UK ambassador and all embassy staff evacuated from Iran
Discussion: Reuters, GB News and Metro.co.uk
New York Times:
Iran Prepares to Execute a Protester as Trump Threatens ‘Strong Action’
Brian Mann / NPR:
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.
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Jonathan Cohn / The Bulwark:
Trump Takes Another Blowtorch to Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service
Discussion: Roll Call and The Guardian
Laurel Rosenhall / New York Times:
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 …
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Jennifer Scholtes / Politico:
House GOP offer to Dems: Explicit funding for ICE body cameras following Minneapolis shooting  —  House Republicans have proposed requiring the Trump administration to spend money on body cameras for ICE agents as part of the Department of Homeland Security funding bill lawmakers are currently negotiating …
Discussion: NewsMax.com and MS NOW
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Politico:
Embarrassing floor meltdown has House Republicans questioning their leaders
Discussion: MS NOW
Calen Razor / Politico:
Capitol agenda: More floor meltdowns threaten funding bills
Discussion: UPI and Roll Call
Ewan Palmer / The Daily Beast:
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 …
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Shelby Talcott / Semafor:
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 …
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
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?
Malcolm Ferguson / New Republic:
Fed Agent Permanently Blinds, Fractures Skull of Anti-ICE Protester  —  A 21-year old anti-ICE protester has been left permanently blinded in California after a Department of Homeland Security agent shot him in the face with a nonlethal round at point-blank range on Friday.
Discussion: Breitbart, Raw Story and ABC7
Ariel Edwards-Levy / CNN:
Half of Americans think ICE is making US cities less safe, CNN poll finds  —  Federal agencies Immigration Crime Gun violence  —  Most Americans see an immigration officer's fatal shooting of Minneapolis resident Renee Good as an inappropriate use of force, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds.
Discussion: ABC17NEWS, The Bulwark and The Guardian
Wired:
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.
Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
ICE error meant some recruits were sent into field offices without proper training, sources say  —  An AI tool used to help ICE identify potential new recruits with law enforcement experience wrongly categorized some potential new officers, sources say.  —  As Immigration and Customs Enforcement …
Erica Zurek / MPR News:
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 …
Melissa Olson / MPR News:
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 …
Liam Scott / Washington Post:
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 …
Andrew Egger / The Bulwark:
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.
Discussion: Raw Story
Politico:
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.
Eric Levitz / Vox:
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 …
Discussion: Salon and Wired
MPR News:
‘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.
Discussion: Associated Press and Sahan Journal
 
 
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Discussion: CNBC and Vox
Ry Rivard / Politico:
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Discussion: NewsMax.com
NBC News:
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Politico:
Another shake-up in tumultuous NY-12 race
Discussion: Raw Story
Osita Nwanevu / The Guardian:
Donald Trump is waging war against human conscience
New York Times:
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Discussion: Daily Mail and Bloomberg
 

 
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