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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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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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Media Matters for America, New Jersey Online, Raw Story and ABC17NEWS
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 …
Julianna Bragg / Axios:
Trump underwater on issues that got him elected, polling shows — President Trump won over many voters in the 2024 election with his hardline stances on immigration, an assertive foreign policy and promises to strengthen the economy. … - About 4 in 10 Americans approve of Trump's second-term performance …
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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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Jon Haworth / ABC News:
Trump accepts Nobel Peace Prize medal from Venezuelan opposition leader Machado
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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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New York Times:
Under Trump, a Shift Toward ‘Absolute Immunity’ for ICE
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Eric Bazail-Eimil / Politico:
Push for greater ICE training grows on some Republicans
Push for greater ICE training grows on some Republicans
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NewsMax.com, The Independent, Raw Story, MS NOW and Billy Penn at WHYY
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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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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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 …
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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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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 …
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Laura Esposito / The Daily Beast:
Top Senator Accused of Druggy Affair With Married Bodyguard
Top Senator Accused of Druggy Affair With Married Bodyguard
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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.
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 …
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G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
Backlash to Trump has been more severe in his second term — Gallup's latest data shows Republican party identification down 6 points in Trump's second term — three times the decline in 2017 … In the first year of Donald Trump's first term as president in 2017, the share …
Financial Times:
How Iran's regime retook the streets — Details emerge of unprecedented crackdown, raising questions over future of protest movement — The images that trickled out of Iran showed a country gripped by chaos: tens if not hundreds of thousands of protesters; body bags laid outside morgues; gunfire ringing in the streets.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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’
Pentagon taking over Stars and Stripes to eliminate ‘woke distractions’
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Elena Schneider / Politico:
The states fighting to be at the front of Democrats' 2028 presidential primary … The presidential nominating calendar — which states are in it and in what order — will affect how Democratic presidential candidates tailor their strategies heading into a wide-open 2028 primary.
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Gillen Tener Martin / Washington Monthly:
Another Way Republicans Are Overplaying Their Hand on Immigration — Now they're going after Americans who are also citizens of another country—like me, and Melania and Barron Trump. … As I was settling in for a holiday break in Spain last month, my boyfriend's father alerted …
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The Guardian:
X still allowing users to post sexualised images generated by Grok AI tool — Despite restrictions announced this week, Guardian reporters find standalone app continues to allow posting of nonconsensual content — X has continued to allow users to post highly sexualised videos of women …
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Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Trump bets on rural health as a winning midterm message — The president is promoting a $50 billion fund, designed to help communities where hospitals are struggling, amid criticism of his deep Medicaid cuts. — Just now — President Donald Trump has proclaimed that Republicans …
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 +
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Watchdog group urges Blanche to step aside as Trump's records gatekeeper … “Withdrawal from your role as one of President Trump's [National Archives] designees is not merely appropriate but necessary to protect the integrity of the PRA's disclosure process,” Ron Fein, the chief counsel …
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.
Public Notice:
Simon Rosenberg on Trump's no good, very bad year — “It's grotesque. He's become a grotesque figure.” — ∙ Paid — PN is supported by paid subscribers. Become one ⬇️ — The fundamental dynamic of the first year of Trump's second term was that the success …
Washington Post:
Democrats see narrow path to retaking the Senate. Watch these states. — Republicans are still clear favorites to retain control of the chamber in the midterms. But Democrats say they are more hopeful about the odds of a big upset. — Democrats are voicing growing confidence …
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Sarah Todd / STAT:
MAHA says its new food pyramid is affordable and healthy. We asked experts — Whole foods are cheaper than ultra-processed foods, but eating more meat will cost you — How easy is it to make a healthy dinner for $3? — When the — new U.S. dietary guidelines
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
January 15, 2026 — You know what Americans aren't talking about very much today after Trump's threat to detonate the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) this week and his threat this morning to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota? — They aren't talking a lot about the fact …

