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10:20 AM ET, January 16, 2026

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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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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 …
Discussion: HotAir, NPR and al.com
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.
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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.
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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Washington Post:
In the face of Trump's tariffs, Canada and China grow closer  —  Canada has been seeking a thaw as part of an effort to diversify trade amid Trump's tariffs and threats to use “economic force” to make it the 51st state.  —  Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney hailed a “new strategic partnership” …
Discussion: Bloomberg and Al Jazeera
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 …
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 …
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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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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Max Matza / BBC:
Venezuelan Nobel Peace Prize winner presents her medal to Trump
Bloomberg:
Norway Stunned After Machado Gifts Nobel Peace Prize Medal to Trump
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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Hamed Ahmadi / NOTUS:
War Powers Resolutions Keep Failing. Democrats Are Going to Try Again Anyway.
Punchbowl News:   1/16/26 ☀️ AM: … Speaker Mike Johnson had an interesting start to his trip to London on Thursday afternoon.
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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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
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
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.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Jasper Goodman / Politico:
Senators vow to revive crypto bill
Discussion: NOTUS, NewsMax.com, CoinDesk and Semafor
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 …
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.
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
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Democrats and NRCC
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 …
Discussion: Metro.co.uk
Zach Everson / Forbes:
Rep. Julia Letlow Discloses Over 200 Stock Trades After Deadline As Ban Debate Grows In Congress  —  Topline  —  Rep. Julia Letlow, R-La., on Tuesday disclosed over 210 stock and bond trades that she did not report within the STOCK Act's 45-day deadline and amended every annual financial disclosure …
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.
Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
C.I.A. Director Meets With Venezuela's Interim President in Caracas  —  The high-profile visit, which could be seen as snubbing the opposition, comes nearly two weeks after the U.S. military seized President Nicolás Maduro in a raid.  —  The C.I.A. director, John Ratcliffe …
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 …
Financial Times:
‘Maga has gone Maoist’: corporate America reels as Trump turns interventionist  —  President's freewheeling policy proclamations send shockwaves through companies and financial markets  —  James Fontanella-Khan in New York, Myles McCormick in Washington and Christian Davies in Detroit
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 …
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
Discussion: Raw Story, The Independent and The Hill
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
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 that the Department …
Discussion: ABC News
 
 
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Wall Street Journal:
Powell Investigation Upends Final Stretch of Fed Chair Contest
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Jonathan Martin / Politico:
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Jonathan Levin / Bloomberg:
Cooling Inflation Doesn't Mean Tariffs Were Harmless
Public Notice:
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Josh Richman / Electronic Frontier Foundation:
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Ja'han Jones / MS NOW:
Kari Lake stops Radio Free Europe from broadcasting into Iran over politics
Discussion: Raw Story and VINnews
Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
California GOP appeals their redistricting loss to Supreme Court in last-ditch bid to block voter-approved map
Reuters:
Radio Free Asia to resume Korean broadcasts to reach North
Ross O'Keefe / Washington Examiner:
Over two dozen charged in ‘massive scheme’ to rig college basketball games
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