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5:10 AM ET, January 15, 2026

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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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NBC News:
Trump would want military action in Iran to be swift and decisive, sources say
Discussion: The Hill and NewsMax.com
Reuters:
Death toll from Iran approaches 2,600, rights group reports
Reuters:
Key quotes from President Trump's interview with Reuters
Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Military Buildup in Caribbean Limits His Options in Iran
Discussion: The Atlantic
New York Times:
Trump Says Iran Is Stopping Its Killings of Protesters as U.S. Moves Troops
New York Times:
Iran Postpones Execution of Protester as Trump Threatens ‘Strong Action’
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 …
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Politico:
Denmark, Greenland failed to win the Trump team over … Rasmussen and Motzfeldt took pains to describe the session as respectful, but their frustration that their longtime ally would not cooperate was clear.  —  “It is of course very emotional for all of us,” Rasmussen said.
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Trump Is Risking a Global Catastrophe
Discussion: Semafor, Reuters and New Jersey Online
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.
Igor Bobic / HuffPost:
‘Disgusting’: Minnesota Senate Race Gets Hostile After ICE Shooting
Discussion: LGBTQ Nation
Politico:
Senate Republicans derail effort to rebuke Trump on Venezuela
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 …
Sahan Journal:
BREAKING: Feds confirm immigration agent shot, wounded man in north Minneapolis  —  The U.S. Department of Homeland Security confirmed Wednesday night that an immigration agent shot and wounded a Venezuelan man in north Minneapolis after he fled a traffic stop.
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Associated Press:
No immediate court decision on a request to stop the immigration crackdown in Minnesota
Jan Hoffman / New York Times:
H.H.S. Reverses Decision to Cut $2 Billion for Mental Health and Addiction Services  —  Venezuela Suffers From a Century-Long Curse.  Will the U.S. Inherit It?  —  The country's biggest problem may not be President Trump.  —  7 MIN READ  —  THE GREAT READ  —  If You Think This Instrument Is Hard to Play, Try Building One
Discussion: Roll Call and NPR
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Brian Mann / NPR:
Trump administration sends letter wiping out addiction, mental health grants
Politico:
HHS terminates, then reinstates, thousands of grants for substance use, mental health
Discussion: The Guardian
Washington Post:
Trump administration indefinitely pauses immigrant visa processing for 75 nations  —  Authorities said the action aims to crack down on immigrants the Trump administration believes are likely to become reliant on public benefits.  —  The Trump administration is halting immigrant visa processing …
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Fox News:
US freezes all visa processing for 75 countries, including Somalia, Russia, Iran
Abigail Williams / NBC News:
U.S. to stop issuing immigrant visas for 75 countries
Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
US suspending immigrant visa processing from 75 countries over public assistance
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 …
Discussion: The Hill
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Democrats Unveil 3 Articles Of Impeachment Against Kristi Noem
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?
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Katie Glueck / New York Times:
What Voters Told Democrats About ICE, Costs and Which Party Is ‘Judgy’
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 …
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.
Politico:
Embarrassing floor meltdown has House Republicans questioning their leaders … “I think it's really a question for them as to where they're getting their math,” he added.  —  The rising concerns about the GOP whip operation come as the party struggles to hang onto its razor-thin voting majority.
Discussion: MS NOW
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NBC News:   With a tiny majority, House GOP leaders tell members to show up unless it's ‘life or death’
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.
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 …
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 …
Jon Henley / The Guardian:
Trump is making China - not America - great again, global survey suggests  —  Exclusive: US is less feared by its traditional adversaries, while its allies feel ever more distant, results show  —  A year after Donald Trump's return to the White House, a global survey suggests …
Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
ICE error meant some recruits were sent into field offices without proper training, sources say  —  An AI tool used to help ICE identify potential new recruits with law enforcement experience wrongly categorized some potential new officers, sources say.  —  As Immigration and Customs Enforcement …
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
The Post and the First Amendment  —  An FBI raid won't stop reporters from continuing their important work.  —  The Justice Department's decision to send FBI agents to raid a Washington Post reporter's home Wednesday was an aggressive attack on the press freedom of all journalists.
 
 
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David Corn / Mother Jones:
Mother Jones Sues the Bureau of Prisons for Ghislaine Maxwell Records
Mary L Trump / The Good in Us:
ICE Is Beyond Reform
Alfred Ng / Politico:
Judge skeptical of DHS push to ID anonymous accounts documenting ICE
New York Times:
Kaiser Permanente Settles Medicare Fraud Claims for $556 Million
Discussion: STAT and NewsMax.com
Jeff Nesbit / The Contrarian:
ICE Wants 10,000 More Agents on Our Streets
Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:
The Fascist Takeover is Here  —  Senator Jeff Merkley urges Americans to wake up.
Vox:
The Minnesotans trying to stop ICE
Discussion: Advocate
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Kelly Hooper / Politico:
National health spending soared for 2nd consecutive year in 2024
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Amelia Schafer / ICT:
Four Oglala detainees located, three still in ICE custody
Andrew Egger / The Bulwark:
Media Matters Says It's Ending Its Presence on X
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
House Judiciary Committee schedules Bondi testimony for Feb. 11
Ken Klippenstein:
Exclusive: Secret ICE Programs Revealed
Discussion: New Republic
Ariel Edwards-Levy / CNN:
Half of Americans think ICE is making US cities less safe, CNN poll finds
Discussion: ABC17NEWS and Raw Story
Jennifer Scholtes / Politico:
House GOP offer to Dems: Explicit funding for ICE body cameras following Minneapolis shooting
Discussion: MS NOW and NewsMax.com
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Progressive Caucus Backs Bill To Redirect ICE Money To Affordable Housing
 

 
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Wall Street Journal:
OpenAI strikes a multibillion-dollar agreement to buy 750 MW of computing capacity from Cerebras over three years; sources say the deal is worth more than $10B
 
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