Trump's Letter to Norway Should Be the Last Straw  —  Will Republicans in Congress ever step in?  —  Let me begin by quoting, in full, a letter that the president of the United States of America sent yesterday to the prime minister of Norway, Jonas Gahr Støre.

U.S. Military archbishop: Troops could refuse orders on Greenland  —  Speaking to England's BBC, Archbishop Timothy Broglio says conscience could permit refusal of an unjust military order.  —  Catholic members of the US armed forces could in good conscience consider disobeying orders …

AP Source: Fed Chair Powell to attend Supreme Court argument on Cook case  —  Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will attend the Supreme Court's oral arguments Wednesday in a case involving the attempted firing of Fed governor Lisa Cook, an unusual show of support by the central bank chair.

Justice Department weighs rollback of gun regulations  —  Administration seeks to placate gun rights groups that have criticized Attorney General Pam Bondi.  —  The Justice Department is considering loosening a slate of gun regulations as it seeks to bolster support from ardent Second Amendment advocates …

Top Catholic Clerics Denounce U.S. Foreign Policy … The three highest-ranking Roman Catholic clerics who lead archdioceses in the United States said in a strongly worded statement on Monday that America's “moral role in confronting evil around the world” is in question for the first time in decades.

ICE Protesters Storming Churches Now; Hotels Kicking People Out  —  This is a breaking story, so the information is a bit mixed.  There are reports of church services in both Minneapolis and Saint Paul being disrupted by anti-ICE protesters, but I suspect that the reports are all about the same disruption …

Walz was also asked about foreign ties during Harris vetting, sources tell CNN  —  Tim Walz US elections Race & ethnicity  —  Josh Shapiro wasn't the only finalist to be Kamala Harris' running mate who was asked if he had ever been an agent of a foreign government, four sources familiar with the matter told CNN on Monday.

Behind the disturbing image of ICE snatching a half-naked, elderly Hmong American from his home  —  DHS has claimed without evidence that they were looking for someone else when they took ChongLy Scott Thao. … — Leah McElrath (@leahmcelrath.bsky.social)2026-01- 19T00:33:56.260Z

Presidential Message on the College Football Playoff National Championship  —  Tonight, the College Football Playoff National Championship brings a season of dedication, sacrifice, and hard work to a climactic conclusion.  It stands as the final measure of months of preparation, resolve …

Donald Trump signs MLK Day proclamation, faces criticism from some groups  —  President Donald Trump recognized Jan. 19, 2026 as Martin Luther King Jr. Day through an official proclamation, calling on Americans to “recommit themselves to Dr. King's dream” after he faced criticism from some civil rights groups earlier in the day.

Trump Demands Bonkers ‘Ceremony’ in Front of Global Elite  —  PARTICIPATION PRIZE  —  The last-minute push comes just hours after admitting he's ready to blow up the world order because he wasn't awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.  —  Video  —  President Donald Trump wants to hijack …

Third immigrant detainee at facility in El Paso has died, ICE says  —  Camp East Montana on Fort Bliss in El Paso is one of the largest ICE detention centers in the country.  —  A third undocumented immigrant detained at a sprawling tent camp in the Texas desert has died …

Back-scratching bovine leads scientists to reassess intelligence of cows  —  Brown Swiss in Austria has been discovered using tools in different ways - something only ever seen in humans and chimpanzees  —  Scientists have been forced to rethink the intelligence of cattle …

The Congresswoman Criminalized for Visiting ICE Detainees  —  LaMonica McIver went to tour an immigration jail in her New Jersey district.  Now she faces seventeen years in prison.  —  On the Friday before Mother's Day, LaMonica McIver, a first-term Democratic congresswoman from New Jersey …

Indiana Judge and His Wife Are Shot at Their Suburban Home  —  The police in Lafayette, Ind., said they were investigating the nonfatal shootings of a Tippecanoe County Superior Court judge and his wife on Sunday.  —  An Indiana judge and his wife were shot at their home on Sunday …

‘My hands were really shaky’: high-school journalist documents ICE raids  —  Lila Dominguez was working on an article as agents came on to school grounds - their presence has jolted Minneapolis's young people  —  When immigration enforcement agents came on to her Minneapolis high school's grounds …

Trump is going to Davos — here are the big names who aren't … J.P. Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang are among the who's who of political leaders, big-name CEOs and tech pioneers heading to Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum's annual meeting.

Inside Bari Weiss's Hostile Takeover of CBS News  —  The network's new editor-in-chief has championed a press free from élite bias, while aligning herself with a billionaire class more willing than ever to indulge Donald Trump.  —  On Halloween, a production team from “60 Minutes,” …

She helped him flee a rally, then learned he was a right-wing provocateur  —  Jake Lang, a pardoned Jan. 6 rioter, jumped into a stranger's car after he was driven from his anti-immigrant march in Minneapolis by a large counterprotest.  —  Daye Gottsche let the stranger into the car without knowing …

Army veteran says ICE agents detained him for hours without access to phone or his attorney  —  A combat-wounded veteran's eight-hour detention by federal agents in Minneapolis raises concerns about due process in ICE facilities.  —  MINNEAPOLIS — A combat-wounded Army veteran …

Dr. Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Made GPS Possible, Dies at 95  —  ALEXANDRIA, VA — Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died.  She passed away Saturday, surrounded by her loving family.  She was 95.

Americans Are the Ones Paying for Tariffs, Study Finds  —  Research contradicts President Trump's claim that foreigners are footing the bill, and could weaken his hand in the dispute over Greenland  —  FRANKFURT—Americans, not foreigners, are bearing almost the entire cost of U.S. tariffs …