Top Items:
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 …
Discussion:
Axios, ABC News, Washington Examiner, CBS News, Fox News, Salon, NOTUS, Politico, The Wrap, Blaze Media, MS NOW, UPI, Raw Story, RedState, Mediaite, The NewsGuild, Forbes, NewsMax.com, IJR, The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit, Daily Caller News Foundation, ABC17NEWS and Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, more at Mediagazer »
RELATED:
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 …
Discussion:
CNN, The Hill, MS NOW, Mediaite and New Republic, more at Mediagazer »
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 …
Discussion:
Wall Street Journal, NBC News, Metro.co.uk, Modern Diplomacy, Newsweek, RedState, The Daily Signal, IJR, The Independent, Daily Mail, NewsMax.com and ABC17NEWS
RELATED:
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.
Discussion:
NOTUS, New Jersey Online, Breitbart and New York Daily News
Politico:
State Department halts immigrant visa processing for 75 countries … Fox News reported earlier on the suspension of processing at State. — Among the countries affected are Brazil, Nigeria, Cuba, Somalia, Egypt, Iran and Iraq. — Per a State Department official, granted anonymity …
Discussion:
Washington Examiner and GV Wire
Eric Martin / Bloomberg:
US Will Halt Issuing Immigrant Visas for Dozens of Countries
US Will Halt Issuing Immigrant Visas for Dozens of Countries
Discussion:
New Republic
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.
RELATED:
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.
Discussion:
CBS News, The Guardian, Daily Mail, RedState and The Independent
Isabela Dias / Mother Jones:
ICE's Violence Is “By Design” Under Trump
Discussion:
The 19th, Daily Mail, MPR News, Al Jazeera, Axios and The UnPopulist
Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Homan: ICE officer who shot Renee Good ‘in hiding’
Homan: ICE officer who shot Renee Good ‘in hiding’
Discussion:
Ace of Spades HQ, The Daily Caller and Mediaite
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.
RELATED:
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 …
Discussion:
Politico, Just The News, The Guardian, New York Times, Deutsche Welle, The Hill, The Atlantic, Adam Kinzinger, Daily Mail, BBC, Raw Story, MS NOW and NewsMax.com
NBC News:
Buying Greenland could cost as much as $700 billion
Discussion:
Reuters, NewsNation, New Jersey Online, Straight Arrow News, The Independent, Fox News, NewsMax.com and The Hill
Emma Burrows / Associated Press:
Vance to meet Danish and Greenlandic officials in Washington as locals say Greenland is not for sale
Vance to meet Danish and Greenlandic officials in Washington as locals say Greenland is not for sale
Discussion:
The Hill, New York Times, The Intercept, Reuters, The Guardian, Fox News, The Portland Press Herald, Washington Post, France 24, Associated Press, MS NOW, Washington Examiner, RedState, New Republic, UPI, New York Post, ABC News, NBC News, Mediaite, ABC17NEWS, The Independent, NewsMax.com, Raw Story, CBS News, Politico, Newsweek, CNBC, Al Jazeera, MeidasTouch News, Washington Times, New Jersey Online, New York Daily News, RTÉ, IJR, PBS NewsHour and Military and Veteran …
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.
Discussion:
STAT and Straight Arrow News
RELATED:
Jonathan Cohn / The Bulwark:
Trump Takes Another Blowtorch to Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service
Trump Takes Another Blowtorch to Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service
Discussion:
The Guardian
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 …
Discussion:
Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, New York Sun, al.com, TMZ.com, Augusta Free Press, Newsweek, 77 WABC, New York Times and israelhayom.com
RELATED:
Natalie Allison / Washington Post:
Trump makes obscene gesture, mouths expletive at Detroit factory heckler
Trump makes obscene gesture, mouths expletive at Detroit factory heckler
Discussion:
The Hill, The Guardian, Scripps News, NewsNation, Detroit Free Press, Mediaite, Oregonian, MS NOW, WTTG-TV, New York Daily News, Breitbart, TMZ.com, The Independent, The Gateway Pundit, Wonkette, Washington Examiner, al.com, New Jersey Online, CBS News, New Republic, IJR, LGBTQ Nation, Plain Dealer, Daily Caller News Foundation, Whiskey Riff, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Raw Story, WJBK-TV, Fox News and Santa Rosa Press-Democrat
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 …
Discussion:
Raw Story, more at Mediagazer »
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 …
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:
PBS NewsHour and Raw Story
RELATED:
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 …
Discussion:
Associated Press, Salon and Axios
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.
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:
Sahan Journal, Associated Press, The Existentialist Republic, FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul and ABC7
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.
Discussion:
Fox News, CNBC, CNN, Washington Examiner, Associated Press, Axios, The Independent and NOTUS
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.
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.
Discussion:
The Atlantic
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.
Discussion:
Bloomberg
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:
People, Breitbart, Raw Story, ABC7 and Los Angeles Times
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
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 …
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 …
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 …
Rebecca Carballo / Politico:
Watchdog agency scales back student loan report … The final report was released at a time when the administration is cracking down on student loan debt even as both Republicans and Democrats campaign more heavily on the cost of housing, food and other everyday expenses.
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].
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 …
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:
The Contrarian, Raw Story, HuffPost and Politico
Ry Rivard / Politico:
Alina Habba wants her old job back … In a declaration accompanying the request for a rehearing, Habba said she resigned because she didn't want legal controversy over her authority to “interfere with the office's critical and important work.” Challenges to her authority were brought …
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) …
Discussion:
Bangor Daily News, CBS News, ABC News, Associated Press, KARE-TV, MS NOW, Twin Cities and New York Sun
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 …


