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3:25 AM ET, January 16, 2026

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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 …
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
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 …
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 …
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Associated Press:
Trump announces outlines of health care plan he wants Congress to consider
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Trump unveils health care affordability plan
The White House:
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Calls on Congress to Enact
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 …
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.
Discussion: UNICORN RIOT and The Guardian
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Matt Stieb / New York Magazine:   Kyrsten Sinema Accused of Having Relationship With Former Bodyguard
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  —  President was advised U.S. military would need more firepower in Middle East to launch large-strike attack and protect American forces  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump was advised that a large-scale strike against Iran …
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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
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 …
Discussion: New York Times and Advocate
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
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.
Reuters:
Radio Free Asia to resume Korean broadcasts to reach North  —  Radio Free Asia, a U.S. state-funded outlet that largely ceased operations last year amid a Trump administration cost-cutting drive, plans to revive its Korean content as a way to reach reclusive North Korea, a spokesperson said on Thursday.
 
 
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Josh Richman / Electronic Frontier Foundation:
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David French / New York Times:
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Jasper Goodman / Politico:
Senators vow to revive crypto bill
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Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
California GOP appeals their redistricting loss to Supreme Court in last-ditch bid to block voter-approved map
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Grace Yarrow / Politico:
Ag Republicans eye $15 billion farm aid package
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Jon Hadusek / Consequence:
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Christian Paz / Vox:
How right-wing influencers are bending reality in Minneapolis
Discussion: The Wrap
Colin Booth / Granite Post News:
Leaked Signal chat shows NH House education chair advocating whites-only schools
Discussion: MS NOW
Adam Nossiter / New York Times:
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Sources: the BBC plans to announce a major deal to make bespoke shows for YouTube for the first time, which will later be aired on the BBC iPlayer and Sounds

Todd Spangler / Variety:
YouTube adds over 100 full episodes from previous seasons of Sesame Street and also hosts an expanded library of Sesame Street content on Shorts

Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Kathleen Kennedy is stepping down as the president of Lucasfilm after nearly 14 years and will be succeeded by the studio's Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan
 
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