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2:00 PM ET, January 16, 2026

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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.
Discussion: HotAir, The Atlantic and MS NOW
The Bulwark:
The People Are Turning Against ICE.  Will the Politicians Take Notice?  —  Strongly worded statements will not stop the terrorization of the country.  —  Days after threatening military action against Iran over its brutal treatment of protesters, Donald Trump is stepping back from the brink.
Discussion: Zeteo, Blaze Media, Townhall and Breitbart
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Adrian Carrasquillo / The Bulwark:
Why Renee Good Was, and Is, So Dangerous to Trump
Discussion: CNN
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:   You know what Americans aren't talking about very much today after Trump's threat to detonate …
Associated Press:
Federal immigration agents filmed dragging a woman from her car in Minneapolis
Discussion: MS NOW
CNN:
CNN poll finds majority of Americans say Trump is focused on the wrong priorities  —  Public opinion on nearly every aspect of President Donald Trump's first year back in the White House is negative, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds, with a majority of Americans saying Trump is focused …
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Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Americans give Trump low marks on handling of economy as midterms likely to center on affordability
Discussion: Associated Press, Newsweek and The Hill
Politico:
‘Unconstitutional conspiracy’: Judge slams Trump administration over targeted deportations … “I find it breathtaking that I have been compelled on the evidence to find the conduct of such high-level officers of our government — cabinet secretaries — conspired to infringe the First Amendment rights …
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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: New York Times
Jordain Carney / Politico:
'Dumbest thing I've ever heard': Republicans amp up their resistance to Trump's Greenland push … “If there was any sort of action that looked like the goal was actually landing in Greenland and doing an illegal taking ... there'd be sufficient numbers here to pass a war powers resolution and withstand a veto,” Tillis said.
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Associated Press:
Trump says he may punish countries with tariffs if they don't back the US controlling Greenland  —  President Donald Trump suggested Friday that he may punish countries with tariffs if they don't back the U.S. controlling Greenland, a message that came as a Congressional delegation met Danish …
Seb Starcevic / Politico:
US senator threatens to use congressional ‘tools’ to block Trump's Greenland grab
Discussion: Bacon and Politico
New York Times:
Trump Sets Fraudster Free From Prison for a Second Time  —  The president issued a raft of clemency grants this week, including pardoning a woman he had given relief to once before and a man whose daughter had donated millions to a Trump super PAC.  —  President Trump was in a merciful mood this week …
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Reuters:   Trump to pardon former Puerto Rico governor Vazquez
Evan Mandery / Politico:
They Wanted a University Without Cancel Culture.  Then Dissenters Were Ousted. … The inaugural year of the University of Austin, or UATX as it's known, had been marked by the frenzy and occasional chaos that one might expect from a start-up aimed at disrupting American higher education.
Justin Baragona / The Independent:
Cheek kisses between Bari Weiss and Donald Trump following ‘60 Minutes’ interview rankle CBS staff  —  EXCLUSIVE: In a moment that sources said led to stunned reactions and dropped jaws, Bari Weiss excitedly introduced herself to the president and leaned in for a kiss on the cheek following his ‘60 Minutes’ interview.
Axios:
Trump's immigration erosion worries his team … The results, reflected in public surveys, bolstered internal concern about the administration's confrontational enforcement tactics.  — Now, as the chaotic scenes from Minnesota play out around the clock on TV and social media …
Jeremy Barr / The Guardian:
CBS News report on ICE officer's injuries drew ‘huge internal concern’  —  Anonymously sourced report that Jonathan Ross ‘suffered internal bleeding’ after killing Renee Good faced skepticism inside CBS newsroom  —  Some CBS News employees expressed concern after the network cited two anonymous …
Ken Moritsugu / Associated Press:
Canada agrees to cut tariff on Chinese EVs in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products  —  Breaking with the United States, Canada has agreed to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday.
Associated Press:
Newly Released Records Detail Chaos During Fatal ICE Shooting in Minneapolis  —  Reports from the city's police and fire departments show that Renee Good, who was killed by an ICE agent last week, was found with two gunshot wounds to her chest and one to her forearm.  —  Jamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times
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 …
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
The Right Is Furious With Liberal White Women  —  If you read conservative media, you might have heard about a new danger stalking our besieged country.  —  This week, Fox News warned about “organized gangs of wine moms” using “antifa tactics” against ICE.
Elie Mystal / The Nation:
It's Official: The People, Not the Politicians, Are Leading  —  In this week's Elie V. US, our justice correspondent explores the fecklessness of the Democratic Party, MAGA racism, and fighting despite unwinnable odds.  —  Pocket … It's a problem that whenever I listen to Democratic leaders …
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
Backlash to Trump has been more severe in his second term  —  This is my free Chart of the Week — a data-driven look at what's happening in American politics right now.  If you find this useful, consider becoming a paid subscriber to get Tuesday's premium Deep Dive, access to exclusive polling data …
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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Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:   ICE's detainee population reaches new record high of 73,000, as crackdown widens
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Kristi Noem says that virtually anyone could face a Kavanaugh stop  —  As President Donald Trump ramped up his threats against the people he is supposed to be working for, his administration's extreme immigration enforcement led Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to admit that anyone …
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Former Senator Kyrsten Sinema Accused of Affair With Member of Security Team  —  In a lawsuit, the ex-wife of Ms. Sinema's onetime staff member accused her of showering him with gifts and breaking up their marriage.  —  Former Senator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, the Democrat turned independent …
Greg Olear / PREVAIL:
Ramble On: The Perils of Invading Greenland  —  It would be catastrophically, existentially stupid. … Here is the transcript, edited for clarity:  —  Good morning.  It is Friday, January the 16th, five o'clock in the morning—the sun not yet risen here in upstate New York.
Discussion: MS NOW, The Guardian and Politico
Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Virginia lawmakers pass redistricting amendment, sending it to voters for approval  —  If voters support the constitutional amendment, Virginia's Democratic-controlled Legislature would be able to redraw the state's congressional map before the midterms.  —  The Virginia state Senate passed …
Gillen Tener Martin / Washington Monthly:
Another Way Republicans Are Overplaying Their Hand on Immigration  —  As I was settling in for a holiday break in Spain last month, my boyfriend's father alerted me to a fresh Grand Old Party shenanigan with profound potential to screw up my life.  “Have you seen this thing about Americans' dual citizenship?” he asked, phone in hand.
Discussion: Metro.co.uk
Paul Waldman / The Cross Section:
What Happened to the “Don't Tread On Me” Conservatives?  —  Guess what, they never cared about individual rights or had a problem with state violence.  It just depends on who's on the receiving end. … As you've watched masked, anonymous, ill-trained, hyper-aggressive federal agents brutalize …
Bloomberg:
Trump to Announce 401(k) Home Investment Plan at Davos  —  President Donald Trump will next week unveil a plan for letting savers in 401(k) retirement plans use some of their money for down payments on a home purchase, according to National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett.
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
How Crypto Is Used for Political Corruption  —  This new source of money is giving the administration unprecedented new powers.  —  Brandon LaRoque kept his life savings in a cryptocurrency account.  One morning, as he went to check his balance, he discovered that it was all missing.
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Here's Andy Beshear's Case for President … Yes, he's great on paper.  Here's a mainstream Southern Democrat who has won in deep red America — a white guy, if we want to be unsubtle about it all.  —  It's the sort of resume that has already prompted legions of liberals from blue America to become …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Brian Beutler / Off Message:
Speed Chess, Poor Sportsmanship, And The Trump Opposition  —  We are not right back where we were a year ago.  —  It might feel that way.  Donald Trump and the people who issue orders in his name surely want to create that impression.  That's why they returned so conspicuously to the frenetic pace of his first weeks in office.
 
 
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Ivan Krastev / Financial Times:
Trump is making the world fall in love with China
Discussion: Politico
Miranda Bryant / The Guardian:
Giving Trump the Nobel peace prize medal is ‘absurd’, say Norwegian politicians
NBC News:
Minneapolis Police, Fire department reports reveal chaotic moments after ICE officer fatally shot Renee Good
Discussion: USA Today, Advocate, UPI and Mercury News
Shaila Dewan / New York Times:
Was Renee Good Obligated to Comply With an ICE Agent's Orders?
NBC News:
Senate ACA funding talks fizzle as higher premiums for millions take effect for 2026
Discussion: GBH and The Status Kuo
Sam Eagan / Wired:
RFK Jr. Says He's Ending the War on Protein. It Doesn't Exist
 Earlier Items: 
NBC News:
‘Bad advice’: Republicans criticize Trump's policies without going directly at him
Discussion: KTVZ-TV and The Hill
Financial Times:
‘Maga has gone Maoist’: corporate America reels as Trump turns interventionist
Public Notice:
Simon Rosenberg on Trump's no good, very bad year
Elena Schneider / Politico:
The states fighting to be at the front of Democrats' 2028 presidential primary
Discussion: Granite Post News and The Atlantic
Punchbowl News:
1/16/26 ☀️ AM: … Speaker Mike Johnson had an interesting start to his trip to London on Thursday afternoon.
Andrew Weinstein / Moral Clarity:
Trump, Vance, and the Mainstreaming of Far-Right Hate
Discussion: Mediaite
 

 
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