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New York Times:
Republicans Block Effort to Check Trump's Power in Venezuela  —  G.O.P. leaders succeeded in pressuring fellow senators who initially supported the measure that would have limited President Trump's military authority in Venezuela.  —  The Senate on Wednesday blocked a resolution that sought …
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NBC News:
Senate blocks measure to restrict Venezuela strikes after Trump flips two Republicans  —  Two Republican senators, Josh Hawley and Todd Young, flipped their votes after backing the measure in a procedural vote last week, enabling the GOP-led chamber to sink the resolution.
Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
Democrats need to shut down Trump's terrorist government  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  Subscribe to PN  —  Last week in Minneapolis, a masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed Renee Nicole Good, an unarmed 37-year-old mother, in her car.
Discussion: Zeteo
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Joe Rogan's Harsh New Takedown of Trump ICE Raids Hands Dems a Weapon  —  Ever since Donald Trump's 2024 reelection victory, Democrats have been consumed in debate over how to do politics in the so-called “attention economy.”  How can Democrats access the information spaces that Trump seems to have mastery over?
Igor Bobic / HuffPost:
‘Disgusting’: Minnesota Senate Race Gets Hostile After ICE Shooting
Discussion: LGBTQ Nation
Katie Glueck / New York Times:
What Voters Told Democrats About ICE, Costs and Which Party Is ‘Judgy’
The Guardian:
Trump insists Greenland is crucial for national security after Denmark talks  —  Talks fail to solve ‘fundamental disagreement’ over Arctic island controlled by Copenhagen  —  Donald Trump reiterated on Wednesday that the US needs Greenland and that Denmark cannot be relied upon to protect the island …
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Politico:
Denmark, Greenland failed to win the Trump team over
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Inside Trump's ‘crazy world’ of milk bottles, sled dogs and threats to bomb Iran
Discussion: Raw Story and Semafor
Politico:
Denmark and allies boost Greenland military footprint as Trump ramps up pressure
Sarah Rumpf / Mediaite:
Mitch McConnell Eviscerates Trump's Greenland Ambitions in Scathing Floor Speech: Would Be an ‘Unprecedented Act of Strategic Self-Harm’
Financial Times:
Arab governments believe US-Iran tension ‘de-escalated’  —  Moves of US military personnel and aircraft carrier keep region on edge  —  Intense diplomatic efforts to dissuade Donald Trump from striking Iran, including communication between the Islamic republic and the US administration …
Discussion: VINnews, Deseret News, New York Sun and ABC7
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Military Buildup in Caribbean Limits His Options in Iran
Discussion: The Atlantic
Reuters:
Death toll from Iran approaches 2,600, rights group reports
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Stephen Swanson / CBS News:
ICE officer shoots man in leg in north Minneapolis after shovel attack, officials say
CNN:
Federal agent shoots man officials say assaulted officer in Minneapolis, prompting protests
Steve Holland / Reuters:
Trump questions Reza Pahlavi's ability to garner support in Iran  —  U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Iranian opposition figure Reza Pahlavi “seems very nice” but expressed uncertainty over whether Pahlavi would be able to muster support within Iran to eventually take over.
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Reuters:
Key quotes from President Trump's interview with Reuters
Shelby Talcott / Semafor:
US gets first $500 million Venezuelan oil deal, holding some proceeds in Qatar  —  The Scoop  —  The Trump administration's first sale of Venezuelan oil is valued at $500 million, an administration official told Semafor.  —  The sale marks an initial milestone in the administration's stewardship …
Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Congress Is Spurning Many of Trump's Proposed Spending Cuts  —  Months after the partisan clash that led to the longest shutdown in history, lawmakers have agreed on spending bills that look far different from what the president wanted.  —  Congress is quietly rejecting almost all of the deepest cuts …
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Punchbowl News:   1/15/26 ☀️ AM: … The Senate will leave town this afternoon for 10 days …
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Some Democrats fume as Kristi Noem impeachment gains steam  —  Articles of impeachment targeting Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem are garnering support from House Democrats at a rapid clip.  Not all the party's lawmakers are happy about it. … - “One of the things I dislike about D.C …
The Guardian:
X ‘acting to comply with UK law’ after outcry over sexualised images  —  New polling suggests 58% of Britons think X should be banned in the UK if the social network fails to crack down on nonconsensual images  —  Elon Musk's X is understood to have told the government it is acting to comply with UK law …
NBC News:
With a tiny majority, House GOP leaders tell members to show up unless it's ‘life or death’  —  Their already razor-thin majority has shrunk in recent weeks, while other Republicans have been absent from votes, leading to floor mishaps.  —  WASHINGTON — As the slim House Republican majority hangs …
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Politico:
Embarrassing floor meltdown has House Republicans questioning their leaders
Discussion: MS NOW
Daniel Villarreal / LGBTQ Nation:
GOP lawmaker said trans people “harm” children.  Now he's going to prison for child porn.  —  He was caught sharing hundreds of images of kids, including pictures of adults raping seven-year-olds.  —  South Carolina state Rep. RJ May (R) — an anti-LGBTQ+ politician who has accused drag queens …
Discussion: WIS-TV and ABC17NEWS
Sandhya Raman / Roll Call:
White House reverses $2 billion cut to mental health, addiction grants  —  Many of the programs have bipartisan support, and Trump has supported them in the past  —  A day after the Department of Health and Human Services implemented a late-night rollback of $2 billion in mental health …
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Jan Hoffman / New York Times:   H.H.S. Reverses Decision to Cut $2 Billion for Mental Health and Addiction Services
Greg Jaffe / New York Times:
3 More Lawmakers in Video Say Federal Prosecutors Are Investigating Them  —  The lawmakers, all Democrats who urged military service members not to follow illegal orders, said prosecutors had contacted them.  But it is unclear what crime they might have committed.
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 …
Laurel Rosenhall / New York Times:
Federal Judges Uphold California's New Congressional Maps  —  A panel in Los Angeles sided with Gov. Gavin Newsom in a decision that will help Democrats counter Republican gerrymandering in Texas.  Republicans are expected to appeal.  —  A federal court on Wednesday rejected Republicans' claim …
Discussion: Politico, The Daily Caller and SFist
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Jenny Jarvie / Los Angeles Times:
Federal court upholds California's new congressional districts in a victory for Democrats
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 …
Discussion: MeidasTouch News
Politico:
Abortion opponents warn Trump: Hold the line or risk midterms ‘devastation’ … To reassert their influence, leading abortion opponents are threatening to redirect or withhold some of their pledged tens of millions in midterms spending and the labor of their volunteer armies.
Discussion: Raw Story
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
Texas 2026 Poll: Talarico Leads Crockett for Democratic Senate Nomination, Cornyn and Paxton Face Potential Runoff  —  Home Polls Texas 2026 Poll: Talarico Leads Crockett for Democratic Senate Nomination, Cornyn and Paxton Face Potential Runoff  —  Cornyn outperforms Paxton in hypothetical head-to-head Senate matchups
Discussion: The Hill
Rachel Bluth / Politico:
Louisiana wants a California doctor extradited to face abortion charges.  Newsom isn't having it. … “Louisiana's request is denied,” Newsom said in a statement.  “We will not allow extremist politicians from other states to reach into California and try to punish doctors based on allegations …
NBC News:
24 members of Congress are 80 or older.  More than half are running for re-election.  —  While older members of leadership in the House and the Senate are retiring, some from the Silent Generation say their seniority is still a boon for their districts.  —  WASHINGTON — Former House Speaker …
 
 
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Richard D. Kahlenberg / Washington Monthly:
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New York Times:
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Discussion: Raw Story
Sharon LaFraniere / New York Times:
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Discussion: Bloomberg and The Ringer
Michael R. Bloomberg / Bloomberg:
Let Powell and the Fed Do Their Jobs
Erica Orden / Politico:
How do you prosecute another country's president?
Discussion: JURISTnews
David Corn / Mother Jones:
Mother Jones Sues the Bureau of Prisons for Ghislaine Maxwell Records
 Earlier Items: 
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Trump is making China - not America - great again, global survey suggests
Jeff Nesbit / The Contrarian:
ICE Wants 10,000 More Agents on Our Streets
Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:
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Washington Post:
The Post and the First Amendment  —  An FBI raid won't stop reporters from continuing their important work.
Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
ICE error meant some recruits were sent into field offices without proper training, sources say
Discussion: Raw Story
Ken Klippenstein:
Exclusive: Secret ICE Programs Revealed
Discussion: New Republic
Nicole Sganga / CBS News:
ICE agent who shot Renee Good suffered internal bleeding, officials say
 

 
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Kylie Robison / @kyliebytes:
Thinking Machines Lab parts ways with CTO Barret Zoph, with Soumith Chintala taking over the role; sources say the termination is due to “unethical conduct”

Karissa Bell / Engadget:
X updates Grok to prevent the “editing of images of real people in revealing clothing such as bikinis” and geoblocks it for all users “where it's illegal”

Reuters:
TSMC reports Q4 net profit up 35% YoY to a record ~$16B, above $15.17B est., as it benefited from surging demand for AI chips and hit $100B in 2025 revenue
 
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