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8:30 PM ET, January 15, 2026

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James Oliphant / Reuters:
Five takeaways from the Reuters interview of President Trump  —  Reuters sat down with U.S. President Donald Trump for an interview in the Oval Office on Wednesday.  Here are some takeaways from the 30-minute exchange:  —  TRUMP'S DOING IT HIS WAY  —  Trump repeatedly dismissed concerns by the public …
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Nick Halter / Axios:
Trump's military threat comes as Minneapolis reels under ICE  —  President Trump's threat to deploy federal troops to Minneapolis comes as the city is already in turmoil, with daily demonstrations, school disruptions, and fear running through immigrant communities and beyond amid the government's immigration crackdown.
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New Republic:
Mike Johnson Goes Off Rails in Vile Gaslighting Display on Trump, ICE … House Speaker Mike Johnson's response to growing ICE violence is really something to behold.  In one long, rambling answer, he blamed shooting victim Renee Good in every which way, absurdly claiming she'd been “taunting” …
Discussion: YouGov and Knoxville News-Sentinel
Associated Press:
Trump threatens to use the Insurrection Act to end protests in Minneapolis
New York Times:
Under Trump, a Shift Toward ‘Absolute Immunity’ for ICE
Mabinty Quarshie / Washington Examiner:
Leavitt urges Democrats to grab a coffee with an ICE officer before blowing up at ‘left-wing hack’ reporter
The White House:
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Calls on Congress to Enact  —  The Great Healthcare Plan  —  CALLING ON CONGRESS TO LOWER HEALTHCARE COSTS: Today, President Donald J. Trump called on Congress to enact the Great Healthcare Plan, a comprehensive plan to lower drug prices …
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Associated Press:
Trump announces outlines of health care plan he wants Congress to consider  —  President Donald Trump on Thursday announced the outlines of a health care plan he wants Congress to take up as Republicans have faced increasing pressure to address rising health costs and a jump in insurance premiums after lawmakers let subsidies expire.
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Trump unveils health care affordability plan
Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Trump launches ‘Great Healthcare Plan,’ touting grab bag of initiatives
Discussion: Fox News and CBS News
New York Times:
Israel and Arab Nations Ask Trump to Refrain From Attacking Iran  —  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel asked the president to postpone any planned attack.  Israeli and Arab officials fear Iran could retaliate by striking their countries.  —  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu …
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Was Told Attack on Iran Wouldn't Guarantee Collapse of Regime  —  President was advised U.S. military would need more firepower in Middle East to launch large-strike attack and protect American forces  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump was advised that a large-scale strike against Iran …
Tom Burgis / The Guardian:
How a billionaire with interests in Greenland encouraged Trump to acquire the territory  —  US president's friend Ronald Lauder - who first proposed Arctic expansion - is now making deals in the island  —  One day during his first term, Donald Trump summoned a top aide to discuss a new idea.
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Washington Post:
Machado's Nobel gamble: A peace offering to win over a wary Trump  —  The Venezuelan opposition leader said she would to hand her 2025 award to the president, an extraordinary move to regain his favor as he warms to the remnants of the Maduro regime.  —  President Donald Trump was meeting Thursday …
Discussion: Politico and New York Magazine
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NOTUS:
Trump Will Keep Nobel Peace Prize Medal Offered by María Corina Machado
Austin Gelder / ArkansasTimes:
Culture warriors cancel new U of A law dean before she started  — Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email  —  Emily Suski, the attorney and educator named last week to be the next dean at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville law school, is already …
Discussion: New York Times and Advocate
Douglas MacMillan / Washington Post:
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says  —  A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards at an ICE detention center in Texas on Jan. 3.  —  When U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced …
Discussion: Mediaite
Kilat Fitzgerald / FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul:
North Minneapolis ICE shooting: Children hospitalized after flash bang, tear gas hits van  — A father says he was with his six children when they were hit by munitions deployed by law enforcement in response to demonstrations that turned violent in north Minneapolis on Wednesday night.
Ketrin Jochecová / Politico:
Iceland demands answers from US after Trump ally cracks 52nd state joke  —  Billy Long's gag about the North Atlantic island landed with a jolt amid sky-high tensions over ownership of Greenland.  —  First Greenland, next Iceland?  —  Reykjavík is concerned about America's growing …
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Nicholas Wu / Politico:
Billy Long apologizes for joking about Iceland as ‘52nd state’
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Pentagon to overhaul independent military newspaper, calling it ‘woke’  —  Plans for more Defense Department control surface after job applicants were asked about their commitment to President Donald Trump's policies.  —  The Defense Department said it plans to overhaul Stars and Stripes …
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Adora Brown / NOTUS:
Pentagon to Overhaul Independent Military Newspaper Stars and Stripes
Discussion: Fox News and MS NOW
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
Trump has made ICE a 70-30 issue — for Democrats  —  A certain kind of pundit has been telling Democrats they're on the wrong side of public opinion on Immigration and Customs Enforcement.  Sohrab Ahmari, an editor at the conservative online magazine Unherd, tweeted last week that Democrats are …
Discussion: Axios, Semafor and MS NOW
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Emily Guskin / Reuters:   Majority of Americans say ICE agent's shooting of Good was unjustified and inappropriate; ICE making cities less safe
Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
‘ELITE’: The Palantir App ICE Uses to Find Neighborhoods to Raid  —  Palantir is working on a tool for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that populates a map with potential deportation targets, brings up a dossier on each person, and provides a “confidence score” on the person's current address, 404 Media has learned.
Jonah E. Bromwich / New York Times:
Appeals Court Opens the Door to Mahmoud Khalil's Rearrest  —  Any new detention would not come immediately, and Mr. Khalil's lawyers plan to appeal.  But the ruling is a major blow to Mr. Khalil, a Columbia graduate and prominent figure in the pro-Palestinian movement.
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Jake Offenhartz / Associated Press:
Appeals court reverses decision that freed pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Kristi Noem Says ICE Agents ‘Doing Everything Correctly’ In Minneapolis  —  The DHS secretary dismissed the idea that federal immigration agents may be violating the Constitution by asking for people's IDs without reasonable cause.  —  WASHINGTON - Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem …
Colin Booth / Granite Post News:
Leaked Signal chat shows NH House education chair advocating whites-only schools  —  The group chat allegedly shows NH House Education Committee Chair Kristin Noble suggesting test scores would rise if students were split into white and non-white schools.  —  A leaked group chat …
Discussion: MS NOW
Wired:
Minnesota Is Just the Beginning.  California and New York Are ‘Next’  —  The Trump administration appears to be planning to leverage the same playbook used in Minnesota to go after other blue states.  —  The Trump administration appears to be deploying the same playbook it used in Minnesota …
Discussion: The Handbasket
Ross O'Keefe / Washington Examiner:
Over two dozen charged in ‘massive scheme’ to rig college basketball games  —  Federal prosecutors charged 26 people in a massive college basketball point-shaving scheme Thursday, which involved numerous players and teams from NCAA Division I men's basketball.
Mark Arsenault / New York Times:
Chinese Universities Surge in Global Rankings as U.S. Schools Slip  —  Harvard still dominates, though it fell to No. 3 on a list measuring academic output.  Other American universities are falling farther behind their global peers.  —  Until recently, Harvard was the most productive research university …
Ben Doody / Omaha World-Herald:
Rep. Don Bacon says House could impeach Trump if U.S. invades Greenland  —  Rep. Don Bacon on Wednesday ratcheted up his criticism of President Donald Trump's approach to Greenland, telling The World-Herald that Trump's comments represent “utter buffoonery” and that invading Greenland would be a …
Adam Nossiter / New York Times:
Renfrew Christie Dies at 76; Sabotaged Racist Regime's Nuclear Program  —  He played a key role in ending apartheid South Africa's secret weapons program in the 1980s by helping the African National Congress bomb critical facilities.  —  Renfrew Christie, a South African scholar whose undercover work …
Jon Hadusek / Consequence:
Dropkick Murphys' New Anti-I.C.E. Song Includes the Lyrics “Too Scared to Join the Military, Too Dumb to Be a Cop”  —  The song is featured on a new split LP with Boston band Haywire  —  Dropkick Murphys are releasing the anti-I.C.E. song “Citizen I.C.E.” as part of a new tour-only split LP …
 
 
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Samuel Benson / Politico:
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Raw Story:
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 Earlier Items: 
Christian Paz / Vox:
How right-wing influencers are bending reality in Minneapolis
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CNN:
Private guns, public oil: Trump's Venezuela plans start taking shape
Discussion: Raw Story and FactCheck.org
Daniel Villarreal / LGBTQ Nation:
GOP lawmaker said trans people “harm” children. Now he's going to prison for child porn.
Discussion: WIS-TV
NBC News:
24 members of Congress are 80 or older. More than half are running for re-election.
Discussion: Fox News