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5:15 AM ET, January 16, 2026

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Jon Haworth / ABC News:
Trump accepts Nobel Peace Prize medal from Venezuelan opposition leader Machado  —  Maria Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize last year.  —  Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado greets supporters on Pennsylvania Avenue near the White House after meeting with President Donald Trump, Jan. 15, 2026, in Washington.
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Financial Times:
Donald Trump's first Venezuela oil sale deal goes to megadonor's company  —  Senior Vitol trader met US president at White House last week and gave millions to his re-election campaign  —  The first US sale of Venezuelan crude was to a company whose senior oil trader donated …
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Trump Will Keep Nobel Peace Prize Medal Offered by María Corina Machado
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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Eric Bazail-Eimil / Politico:
Push for greater ICE training grows on some Republicans … Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), the current vice chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, said that while ICE officers are already getting detailed training, more would be helpful.  —  “Law enforcement needs training to be aware …
Mabinty Quarshie / Washington Examiner:
Leavitt urges Democrats to grab a coffee with an ICE officer before blowing up at ‘left-wing hack’ reporter
Associated Press:
Federal immigration agents filmed dragging a woman from her car in Minneapolis  —  A U.S. citizen on her way to a medical appointment in Minneapolis was dragged out of her car and detained by immigration officers, according to a statement released by the woman on Thursday …
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:   The Minnesota War Zone Is Trump's Most Trumpian Accomplishment
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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Laura Esposito / The Daily Beast:
Top Senator Accused of Druggy Affair With Married Bodyguard  —  CAUGHT IN THE ACT  —  The senator was slapped with a lawsuit for her alleged drugged-up romance.  —  Kyrsten Sinema divided Democrats during her time in the U.S. Senate.  Now she's accused of dividing a husband and wife, too.
Matt Stieb / New York Magazine:   Kyrsten Sinema Accused of Having Relationship With Former Bodyguard
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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Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:
Pentagon taking over Stars and Stripes to eliminate ‘woke distractions’
Discussion: NBC News
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.
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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 …
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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Aaron Parnas / The Parnas Perspective:
Important News Update: Trump Suggests United States Should Cancel Upcoming Elections and European Troops Land on Greenland
Discussion: New York Daily News
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
Joanna Slater / Washington Post:
Trump Cabinet secretaries conspired to violate Constitution, judge says  —  “The Cabinet secretaries and ostensibly, the president of the United States, are not honoring the First Amendment,” U.S. District Judge William Young declared.  —  A federal judge Thursday decried what he said were …
Discussion: Politico and New York Times
Andrew Weinstein / Moral Clarity:
Trump, Vance, and the Mainstreaming of Far-Right Hate  —  The betrayal behind the rhetoric of safety … Having represented the United States at the United Nations and served on the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, I have seen how antisemitism corrodes institutions and endangers lives.
Discussion: Mediaite and New York Sun
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 …
Nicholas Wu / Politico:
Billy Long apologizes for joking about Iceland as ‘52nd state’  —  Former Rep. Billy Long has reportedly apologized after privately joking to House lawmakers that Iceland would be the “52nd state” and he would be its governor.  Long was recently nominated to be ambassador to the island nation …
The Portland Press Herald:
Newport co-ed cheerleading team is at center of Trump transgender athlete crackdown  —  The U.S. Department of Education announced a slew of Title IX-related investigations this week that include two school districts in Maine.  —  Communities:  —  3 min readFont size +
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” …
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.
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 Donald J. Trump's Great Healthcare Plan is a broad healthcare initiative that will slash prescription drug prices, reduce insurance premiums, hold big insurance companies accountable …
New York Times:
Video Analysis of ICE Shooting Sheds Light on Contested Moments  —  Newly available videos and existing footage synchronized and assessed by The Times provides a millisecond by millisecond look at how an ICE officer ended up shooting and killing a motorist in Minneapolis.
Ja'han Jones / MS NOW:
Kari Lake stops Radio Free Europe from broadcasting into Iran over politics  —  The Trump loyalist said she denied the outlet access to a transmitter because it had failed to “align their message” with Trump's foreign policy.  —  Kari Lake — the figurehead tapped by Donald Trump to lead …
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