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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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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 …
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The Handbasket
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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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Raw Story, Washington Examiner, KARE-TV, The Washington Free Beacon, The Daily Wire, The Hill, France 24 and IJR
Associated Press:
Trump threatens to use the Insurrection Act to end protests in Minneapolis
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New York Times:
Under Trump, a Shift Toward ‘Absolute Immunity’ for ICE
Under Trump, a Shift Toward ‘Absolute Immunity’ for ICE
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
The Minnesota War Zone Is Trump's Most Trumpian Accomplishment
Mabinty Quarshie / Washington Examiner:
Leavitt urges Democrats to grab a coffee with an ICE officer before blowing up at ‘left-wing hack’ reporter
Leavitt urges Democrats to grab a coffee with an ICE officer before blowing up at ‘left-wing hack’ reporter
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Marco Margaritoff / HuffPost:
Ex-FBI Deputy Director Slams DHS Claims About Latest ICE Shooting: ‘They Have No Credibility’
Ex-FBI Deputy Director Slams DHS Claims About Latest ICE Shooting: ‘They Have No Credibility’
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CNN, Eurasia Review and Breitbart
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.
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Politico, CT Mirror, Associated Press, Columbian, Al Jazeera, CNBC, New York Post, The Independent, Washington Times and Washington Examiner
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Trump unveils health care affordability plan
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Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Trump launches ‘Great Healthcare Plan,’ touting grab bag of initiatives
Trump launches ‘Great Healthcare Plan,’ touting grab bag of initiatives
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Trump, Schumer hold rare White House meeting
Trump, Schumer hold rare White House meeting
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Axios, Washington Examiner, The Hill, Bloomberg, NewsMax.com, Washington Times, New York Post and Straight Arrow News
President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
President Trump Unveils The Great Healthcare Plan to Lower Costs and Deliver Money Directly to the People
President Trump Unveils The Great Healthcare Plan to Lower Costs and Deliver Money Directly to the People
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NBC News, Politico, New York Magazine, RedState and One America News Network
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 …
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Politico and New York Magazine
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Trump Will Keep Nobel Peace Prize Medal Offered by María Corina Machado
Trump Will Keep Nobel Peace Prize Medal Offered by María Corina Machado
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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 …
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HotAir, New York Post, Washington Examiner, Fox News, Associated Press, Jewish Insider, The Hill, The Atlantic, israelhayom.com, Raw Story and Agence France-Presse
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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The Borowitz Report and Modern Diplomacy
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Yuliya Talmazan / NBC News:
European troops arrive in Greenland as Trump throws another curveball — Russia said NATO members were bolstering their military presence in the Arctic territory “under the false pretext of a growing threat from Moscow and Beijing.” — Add NBC News to Google
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Associated Press, BBC, IJR, NextDraft and Washington Examiner
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 …
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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 …
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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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ArcticToday, The Guardian and NewsMax.com
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Christian Paz / Vox:
How right-wing influencers are bending reality in Minneapolis — In the hours and days after news and videos spread of the ICE shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis last week, a small army of right-wing, pro-Trump creators, journalists, and influencers descended on the city and flooded social media.
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The Wrap
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Aaron Blake / CNN:
5 takeaways from new polls of the Minneapolis ICE shooting
5 takeaways from new polls of the Minneapolis ICE shooting
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Reuters, HuffPost, Media Matters for America, CBS News, Axios, MS NOW, National Review, New York Magazine, The Bulwark, Raw Story and WTTG-TV
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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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.
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Electronic Frontier Foundation and New Republic
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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Jewish Insider, Talking Points Memo and The National Pulse
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Jake Offenhartz / Associated Press:
Appeals court reverses decision that freed pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil
Appeals court reverses decision that freed pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil
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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 …
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The Guardian, CBC News, Democracy Now, The Wrap and Reason
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 …
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MS NOW
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.
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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” …
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YouGov and Knoxville News-Sentinel
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 …
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