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TMZ.com:
President Trump Filmed Flipping Off Ford Worker Who Yells ‘Pedophile Protector’ at Him  —  2:45 PM PT — White House Communications Director Steven Cheung tells TMZ ... “A lunatic was wildly screaming expletives in a complete fit of rage, and the President gave an appropriate and unambiguous response.”
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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 …
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
Associated Press:
Justice Department sees no basis for civil rights probe in Minnesota ICE shooting, official says
New York Times:
'We're Not Stupid': Greenlanders Fear What a U.S. Takeover Would Mean  —  A visit to Greenland reveals a swirl of feelings as people nervously await talks with the Trump administration about the island's future.  —  Pipaluk Lynge knows the history of how Indigenous people have been treated in the United States.
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Emma Burrows / Associated Press:
Vance to meet Danish and Greenlandic officials in Washington as locals say Greenland is not for sale
Liz Dye / Public Notice:
Trump's plot to intimidate the Fed backfires bigly  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🦺 Subscribe to PN 🦺  —  Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell sounded the klaxon Sunday evening about the Justice Department's effort to intimidate the central bank.
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Punchbowl News:
Schumer's recruitment victory lap  —  Entering the 2026 cycle with 47 Senate seats and an unfavorable map, few thought Democrats had any shot of flipping control of the chamber.  —  But Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has notched the final pieces of a complex recruitment plan …
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Lisa Kashinsky / Politico:
Peltola raises $1.5M in first 24 hours of Alaska Senate bid … Sullivan had yet to post his fourth-quarter fundraising report as of Tuesday night, but the Republican was sitting on nearly $4.8 million in cash on hand to start the last three months of the year.
Discussion: Wonkette and Washington Examiner
Lindsay Wise / Wall Street Journal:
Schumer Sees Opening for Senate Takeover After Rough Year
Discussion: NBC News and Jewish Insider
Politico:
Trump has no plans to endorse in final 3 Senate races … The strategy behind not endorsing in the three races is that Trump may still need their votes in the Senate and the White House is invested in keeping a Republican majority, even if it's an imperfect one, according to three of those people.
Discussion: Raw Story and Associated Press
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Politico:
Why Trump's options on Iran are narrowing
Discussion: Just Security
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Thom Tillis wants you to know something: 'I'm sick of stupid'
Discussion: MS NOW
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 …
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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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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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.
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 …
Washington Post:
George Floyd family lawyer will represent relatives of ICE shooting victim  —  Attorneys for Renée Good, her partner and immediate family promise transparency for public as they investigate the killing of the mother of three by an ICE officer.  —  A week after 37-year old Renée …
Andrew Rosati / Bloomberg:
Venezuelans Say Machado Should Lead Country After Maduro's Capture  —  The majority of Venezuelans want María Corina Machado to lead their country following the US's capture of Nicolás Maduro, a new poll found, contradicting Donald Trump's claim that the opposition leader doesn't have the support to rule.
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.
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.
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” …
Raymond Fernández / NOTUS:
Democrats Are Winning in Court on One Key Issue: Trump's Funding Freezes  —  Democrats keep taking the Trump administration to court over funding freezes — and they keep winning.  Yet, they don't see this cycle — in which the White House cuts off funding, and they sue to recoup it — ending any time soon.
Ana Swanson / New York Times:
Trump Credits ‘Mister Tariff’ for the Country's Strength.  Economists Beg to Differ.  —  Many indicators appear to suggest that the United States is growing despite tariffs, not because of them.  —  President Trump, a lover of tariffs, has become even more enthusiastic about their benefits in recent weeks.
Perry Stein / Washington Post:
These prosecutors spent years on cases.  Then Trump granted pardons.  —  The president's clemency acts have eroded faith among Justice Department employees that their work will result in accountability, some prosecutors say.  —  Melanie Smith pulled grueling hours alongside FBI agents …
Discussion: Raw Story
Politico:
Latino voters powered Trump's comeback.  Now they're turning on his economy. … “The broader Hispanic community certainly feels let down,” said Javier Palomarez, the organization's president and CEO.  “It would be different if immigration and the economy had not been principal talking points for [Trump].
Paul Krugman:
Donald Trump, Would-Be Price Controller  —  Unfortunately for him, tweets don't change the law  —  Donald Trump has no economic principles.  —  It's true that he has pushed through classic right-wing policies, cutting taxes on the rich and benefits for the poor and middle class.
Discussion: Politico, Raw Story, HuffPost and NPR
David Lawder / Reuters:
US posts record $145 billion December deficit as outlays outpace receipts  —  The U.S. government posted a $145 billion budget deficit for December, up 67% or $58 billion from a year earlier due to record outlays that were inflated by calendar shifts in benefit payments and receipts, the Treasury Department said on Tuesday.
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.
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.
Keith Bradsher / New York Times:
China Announces Record Trade Surplus as Its Exports Flood World Markets  —  China's surplus reached $1.19 trillion last year, a 20 percent increase from 2024, as Beijing kept the currency weak and pursued self-reliance to replace imports.  —  China announced on Wednesday …
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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Washington Post:
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New York Times:
Initial Review Finds No Widespread Illegal Voting by Migrants, Puncturing a Trump Claim
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Marc Caputo / Axios:
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