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11:30 AM 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 …
Discussion: The Hill and Bloomberg
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The Guardian:
Trump insists Greenland is crucial for national security after Denmark talks
Joe Gould / Politico:
Bipartisan bill targets Trump's Greenland talk
Discussion: The Guardian
Steve Holland / Reuters:
Trump questions Reza Pahlavi's ability to garner support in Iran
Sarah Rumpf / Mediaite:
Mitch McConnell Eviscerates Trump's Greenland Ambitions in Scathing Floor Speech: Would Be an ‘Unprecedented Act of Strategic Self-Harm’
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Inside Trump's ‘crazy world’ of milk bottles, sled dogs and threats to bomb Iran
Discussion: Raw Story and Semafor
New York Times:
Federal Agent Shoots Man in Minneapolis, Prompting Tense Protests  —  The agent shot a Venezuelan man who was resisting arrest, an official said.  Protesters and law enforcement officers clashed for hours, as city officials urged people to go home.  —  A federal agent shot and injured a man …
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CNN:
Federal agent shoots man officials say assaulted officer in Minneapolis, prompting protests
Stephen Swanson / CBS News:
ICE officer shoots man in leg in north Minneapolis after shovel attack, officials say
Politico:
Abortion opponents threaten to withhold midterm support amid rift with Trump … 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
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Punchbowl News:
1/15/26 ☀️ AM: … The Senate will leave town this afternoon for 10 days …
Discussion: Bloomberg
The Hill:
Abortion threatens to derail Senate ObamaCare deal
Discussion: Associated Press and Townhall
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
NOTUS:   ‘Stop Proposing This Populist S—’
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
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Brittany Gibson / Axios:
Trump's mass deportations are in big trouble  —  Support for President Trump's immigration crackdown is unraveling quickly and reviving Democratic opposition on an issue that helped decide the last election. … Now, it's chaos from ICE and other Trump immigration enforcers that's turning off the public, one viral video at a time.
New York Times:
The Gaudy, Nasty Fictions of Donald J. Trump
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
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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.
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 …
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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Melody Schreiber / The Guardian:
Controversial US study on hepatitis B vaccines in Africa is cancelled  —  $1.6m project drew outrage over ethical questions about withholding vaccines proven to prevent disease  —  The controversial US-funded study on hepatitis B vaccines among newborns in Guinea-Bissau has been halted …
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Jeremy Faust / Inside Medicine:   Scoop: The leaked protocol of the CDC-funded Hepatitis B vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau. “This is another Tuskegee.”
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
New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Threatens to Invoke Insurrection Act After Minneapolis Protests  —  What We're Covering Today  — Minneapolis Protests: President Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to quell protests in Minneapolis after an Immigration …
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Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Trump threatens to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota after protests
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Politico
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
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 …
Discussion: Fox News
New York Times:
One State, Two Very Different Views of Minneapolis  —  Pull up a stool at Ye Olde Pickle Factory and listen to a story about America's urban-rural divide.  —  The regulars file into Ye Olde Pickle Factory in Nisswa, Minn., before 10 a.m. most days, taking their seats at the bar.
David Voreacos / Bloomberg:
BNY's $378 Million of Epstein Transfers Draws Wyden's Focus  —  A key Senate Democrat asked Bank of New York Mellon Corp. for information about $378 million in transfers processed for Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier who died in jail in 2019 as he faced sex trafficking charges.
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 …
Erica Orden / Politico:
How do you prosecute another country's president? … During their 30-minute arraignment last week, Maduro's lawyer previewed the fights he expects to wage, saying he anticipates “substantial” pretrial arguments.  “Mr. Maduro is the head of a sovereign state and is entitled to the privileges …
Discussion: Raw Story and JURISTnews
Greg Jaffe / New York Times:
4 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.
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 …
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: Newsweek and The Hill
 
 
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Politico:
Senators hold bipartisan secret meeting to reshape FEMA
Discussion: Raw Story
Brian Cheung / NBC News:
Democratic lawmakers urge FTC to investigate Trump phone
David J. Lynch / Washington Post:
Trump's promised manufacturing boom is a bust so far
Emma Whitford / Inside Higher Ed:
Indiana University Cancels MLK Celebration Dinner
Paul Krugman:
The Minneapolis Crucible  —  Will we forge democracy anew?
Discussion: Raw Story
Lexi Lonas Cochran / The Hill:
RFK Jr.'s new food pyramid heads to school cafeterias as advocates cry for more funding
Discussion: Fox News
David Plouffe / New York Times:
Democrats Will Lose in 2028 Unless They Change Course Now
Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Why the redistricting fight is likely to stretch beyond the 2026 midterms
 Earlier Items: 
Russell Contreras / Axios:
Scoop: ACLU sues Trump at record pace in year one
Washington Post:
Journalists confront new reality in reporting after FBI raid
Daniel Han / Politico:
‘Why is Sherrill DOGE-ing New Jersey?’: Resignation letters to longtime government workers cause confusion
Discussion: New Jersey Online
Richard D. Kahlenberg / Washington Monthly:
Inside the Fight to Revive American Civics
Sharon LaFraniere / New York Times:
Leading Prediction Firms Share a Commonality: Donald Trump Jr.
Discussion: The Ringer and Bloomberg
Michael R. Bloomberg / Bloomberg:
Let Powell and the Fed Do Their Jobs
Jon Henley / The Guardian:
Trump is making China - not America - great again, global survey suggests
 

 
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