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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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Finya Swai / Politico:
Most Americans oppose Trump's push on Greenland, poll shows
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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 …
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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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Associated Press:
Trump threatens to use the Insurrection Act to end protests in Minneapolis — President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke an 1807 law and deploy troops to quell persistent protests against the federal officers sent to Minneapolis to enforce his administration's massive immigration crackdown.
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New York Times:
Under Trump, a Shift Toward ‘Absolute Immunity’ for ICE
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Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act, deploy military to Minnesota
Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act, deploy military to Minnesota
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David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
With Blood on His Hands, Trump Is Eager To Invoke Insurrection Act
With Blood on His Hands, Trump Is Eager To Invoke Insurrection Act
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Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Trump threatens to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota after protests
Trump threatens to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota after protests
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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Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Trump launches ‘Great Healthcare Plan,’ touting grab bag of initiatives
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Trump unveils health care affordability plan
Trump unveils health care affordability plan
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Cheyenne Haslett / Politico:
Trump releases health policy outline
Trump releases health policy outline
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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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Jacob Wendler / Politico:
US sanctions Iranian officials, bankers amid crackdown on protesters
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Inside Trump's ‘crazy world’ of milk bottles, sled dogs and threats to bomb Iran
Inside Trump's ‘crazy world’ of milk bottles, sled dogs and threats to bomb Iran
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We Got This Covered, Raw Story and Semafor
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 …
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Brittany Gibson / Axios:
Trump's mass deportations are in big trouble
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Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
Democrats need to shut down Trump's terrorist government
Democrats need to shut down Trump's terrorist government
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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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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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Sam Meredith / CNBC:
NATO nations deploy to Greenland after tense White House talks
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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 …
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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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
Appeals court reverses decision that freed pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil
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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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Brian Mann / NPR:
24 hours of chaos as mental health grants are slashed then restored — After a tense day of confusion and backroom negotiations, the Trump administration moved Wednesday night to restore roughly $2 billion in federal grant money for mental health and addiction programs nationwide.
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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 …
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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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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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 …
Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Trump administration restores funding to Planned Parenthood, other groups after lawsuit — The Trump administration has agreed to unfreeze millions in federal funding to Planned Parenthood and other family planning groups, according to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
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David Plouffe / New York Times:
Democrats Will Lose in 2028 Unless They Change Course Now — In election after election last year, Democrats had big wins everywhere. Voters who swung hard to President Trump swung hard back. These moments are incredibly rare. Trust me. — It may be discordant, then, to believe the party is still in crisis.
Ryan Cooper / American Prospect:
Trump's Ethnic Cleansing Campaign in Minneapolis — Every part of this illegal, violent occupation is based on lies. — Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email — There are reportedly about 3,000 ICE and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) goons running riot in Minneapolis …
Jamie Dupree / Regular Order:
Oops! The House sent the wrong Obamacare bill text to the Senate — Also in today's edition of ‘Regular Order’ for January 15, 2026: — House ignores Trump push for big cuts at Voice of America. — Democrats vow accountability on ICE arrests. — CBO says it would cost ‘hundreds of millions’ for Pentagon name change.
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