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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 …
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Associated Press:
FBI searches home of Washington Post reporter in classified documents probe, newspaper says
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The Guardian:
FBI raids home of Washington Post reporter in ‘highly unusual and aggressive’ move
FBI raids home of Washington Post reporter in ‘highly unusual and aggressive’ move
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Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal, American Greatness, The Wrap and Deadline
Sara Fischer / Axios:
FBI searches WaPo reporter's home and devices
FBI searches WaPo reporter's home and devices
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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.
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Bloomberg
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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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.
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Isabela Dias / Mother Jones:
ICE's Violence Is “By Design” Under Trump
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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Homan: ICE officer who shot Renee Good ‘in hiding’
Homan: ICE officer who shot Renee Good ‘in hiding’
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NBC News:
Buying Greenland could cost as much as $700 billion — The estimate is part of planning around Trump's efforts to bring Greenland into the U.S. fold, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio tasked with crafting a proposal to purchase the Danish territory. — WASHINGTON — The U.S. could have to pay …
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New York Times:
'We're Not Stupid': What Greenlanders Would Say to Trump — 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.
Emma Burrows / Associated Press:
Vance to meet Danish and Greenlandic officials in Washington as locals say Greenland is not for sale
Amelia Nierenberg / New York Times:
Trump Renews Threat on Greenland Before Meeting at White House
Trump Renews Threat on Greenland Before Meeting at White House
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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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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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TMZ.com:
President Trump Filmed Flipping Off Ford Worker Who Yells ‘Pedophile Protector’ at Him
President Trump Filmed Flipping Off Ford Worker Who Yells ‘Pedophile Protector’ at Him
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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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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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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 …
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.
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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 …
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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.
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Associated Press, Sahan Journal, The Existentialist Republic, FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul and ABC7
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.
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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.
Politico:
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.
Quinnipiac University Poll:
7 Out Of 10 Voters Do Not Want The U.S. To Take Military Action Against Iran For Killing Of Protesters, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; 70% Say Presidents Should Seek Congressional Approval Before Taking Military Action Against Another Country — mail_outline
Politico:
California to investigate Elon Musk's Grok over sexualized images … California Attorney General Rob Bonta is investigating Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI over the proliferation of nonconsensual, sexualized images, the state Department of Justice announced Wednesday.
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New York Times:
Initial Review Finds No Widespread Illegal Voting by Migrants, Puncturing a Trump Claim — Republican election officials welcome the review, which relies on a federal verification tool, but they say they have not discovered a major problem when it comes to noncitizen voters.
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Bloomberg
Manuela Silva / Times of San Diego:
Trump administration ends protected status for ‘garbage’ immigrants from Somalia — Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X - Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook - Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit - Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) …
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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.
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People, Breitbart, Raw Story, ABC7 and Los Angeles Times
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Resistance moms will save us — Renee Good's courage shows our single best hope lays with ordinary people … A few minutes later, the victims were released in another parking lot, injured and bleeding. All the details are disturbing, from distressed onlookers trying …
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New York Times and Raw Story
Osita Nwanevu / The Guardian:
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.
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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.
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The Contrarian, Raw Story, HuffPost and Politico
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Trump Has Stopped Pretending That This Is All Normal — Not long after his second inauguration — and still-riding high on his return to power, President Trump issued a stark proclamation on social media. “He who saves his Country does not violate any Law,” he wrote on both X and his Truth Social platform …
Laura Cress / BBC:
No 10 welcomes reports X is addressing Grok deepfakes — The Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has told MPs he welcomes reports that X is taking over sexualised deepfakes produced by its AI tool, Grok. — Sir Keir told MPs he had been informed X was “acting to ensure full compliance with UK law” …
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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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Bill Saporito / New York Times:
Trump's War on Climate Is Thumping Detroit — It is a critical part of every chief executive's job to anticipate the future. Failing to recognize and adapt to change can be the difference between thriving or disappearing. That's why corporate leaders are continually bracing their companies …
Michael Feinberg / Lawfare:
Before and After the Trigger Press that Killed Renee Good — Regardless of whether deadly force was legally justified, Renee Nicole Good's death was preventable — michael-feinberg.bsky.social — Meet The Authors — Since last Wednesday, both the general populace and policymakers …

