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Rebecca Santana / Associated Press:
Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says — Federal immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to forcibly enter people's homes without a judge's warrant, according to an internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained …
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Hamed Aleaziz / New York Times:
Trump Administration Starts Immigration Operation in Maine
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Hamed Aleaziz / New York Times:
ICE Said Agents Can Enter Homes Without Judicial Warrant, Group Claims
ICE Said Agents Can Enter Homes Without Judicial Warrant, Group Claims
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Philip Elliott / Time:
The Most Startling Line From Trump's Davos Speech — President Donald Trump assured nervous European allies on Wednesday he “won't use force” to take Greenland while adding a not-so-subtle threat that the world's largest island will eventually be under the U.S. flag, one way or another.
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Mark John / Reuters:
Exclusive: Pact with Trump calls for allies to step up fast on Arctic security, says NATO's Rutte — The framework deal on Greenland agreed with U.S. President Donald Trump would require NATO allies to step up on Arctic security and the first results of this will be seen this year …
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Linda Qiu / New York Times:
Fact-Checking President Trump's Davos Speech
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Associated Press:
Stock market cuts through to Trump on Greenland in a way allies' messages failed to resonate
Stock market cuts through to Trump on Greenland in a way allies' messages failed to resonate
Kanishka Singh / Reuters:
NATO chief: Issue of whether Greenland stays with Denmark did not come up with Trump
NATO chief: Issue of whether Greenland stays with Denmark did not come up with Trump
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Politico:
Trump steps back from the brink on Greenland. But the damage has been done.
Trump steps back from the brink on Greenland. But the damage has been done.
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Cameron Peters / Vox:
“Trump always chickens out,” briefly explained
“Trump always chickens out,” briefly explained
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BBC:
Trump drops threat of tariffs over Greenland after Nato talks in Davos
Trump drops threat of tariffs over Greenland after Nato talks in Davos
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Maya Yang / The Guardian:
US court allows ICE to arrest and pepper-spray peaceful protesters in Minnesota — In victory for Trump administration, appeals court has temporarily lifted injunction as JD Vance set to visit state — An appeals court has temporarily lifted restrictions from a federal judge in Minnesota …
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David Sivak / Washington Examiner:
Ex-NFL reporter launches GOP Senate run amid Minnesota ICE protests
Reuters:
US appeals court pauses lower court order restraining immigration agents' use of force against Minnesota protesters
US appeals court pauses lower court order restraining immigration agents' use of force against Minnesota protesters
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Cole Premo / CBS News:
Appeals court pauses restrictions on tactics federal agents can use on peaceful protesters in Minneapolis
Appeals court pauses restrictions on tactics federal agents can use on peaceful protesters in Minneapolis
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Jackie Llanos / NOTUS:
Appeals Court Pauses Restrictions on Controversial ICE Tactics in Minnesota
Appeals Court Pauses Restrictions on Controversial ICE Tactics in Minnesota
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Reg Chapman / CBS News:
ICE has arrested four children in same Minnesota school district — Add CBS News on Google — School district officials in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, say their sense of security is shaken and their hearts shattered after four students from the district have recently been taken by officers with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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Elizabeth Shockman / MPR News:
ICE detains 5-year old Minnesota boy; school leader says agents used him as ‘bait’ — {"type":"doc","content":[{"type":"parag raph", “content”:[{"text":"The Columbia Heights Public School district says federal agents have detained four of its students in four separate incidents over the last two weeks.
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Douglas MacMillan / Washington Post:
Autopsy report classifies ICE detainee's death as a homicide — The report comes the same day a federal judge temporarily barred the deportation of two fellow detainees who said 55-year-old Geraldo Lunas Campos was killed. — The recent death of a detainee at an immigrant detention camp …
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David Dayen / American Prospect:
Jeffries Won't Whip Vote Against ICE Funding — House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) announced in a closed-door meeting on Tuesday that he would oppose the bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the rest of the fiscal year. But the Democratic caucus is not engaged …
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Washington Post:
Democrats seek to block Homeland Security funding over ICE concerns — The spending bill is set for a vote Thursday, and it's not clear if it will have enough support to pass. — House Democrats plan to vote against a negotiated funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday …
Wall Street Journal:
The U.S. Is Actively Seeking Regime Change in Cuba by the End of the Year — After ousting Venezuela's leader, the Trump administration is searching for Havana insiders who could cut a deal to end Communist rule … Emboldened by the U.S. ouster of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro …
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San Francisco Chronicle:
Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee detained at Los Angeles International Airport — San Francisco Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee was detained Wednesday evening at Los Angeles International Airport, his agent Scott Boras told the Chronicle. — Boras said it was a paper work issue …
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New York Times:
Few Voters Say Trump's Second Term Has Made the Country Better, Poll Finds — A majority of voters said that Mr. Trump had focused on the wrong priorities and that they disapproved of his handling of top issues, but the president still enjoys strong support from Republicans.
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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump Blurts Out Real Reason for Insurrection Act Threat—and It's Dark — Do President Trump's advisers actively want him to act like a dictator? At the very least, there's plainly a deep split inside Trumpworld on this question. As deranged as it seems, one faction clearly believes Trump absolutely …
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Greg Jaffe / New York Times:
Military Police Troops Put on Alert for Possible Deployment to Minnesota
Military Police Troops Put on Alert for Possible Deployment to Minnesota
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Julianna Bragg / Axios:
Jack Smith makes first public defense of Trump indictments — Former special counsel Jack Smith will tell the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday that President Trump was charged because evidence showed he “willfully broke the very laws he swore to uphold.”
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Erik Wemple / New York Times:
Judge Blocks Government From Reviewing Seized Washington Post Devices — The Post, in its first legal filing since the government searched the home of a reporter last week, had demanded the return of the seized materials. — A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the government …
ProPublica:
How “Bitcoin Jesus” Avoided Prison, Thanks to One of the “Friends of Trump” — ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published. — Reporting Highlights — No Prison: Billionaire fugitive Roger …
David Zimmermann / Washington Examiner:
DHS more than doubles cash incentive for illegal immigrants to leave US — The Department of Homeland Security more than doubled the cash incentive for illegal immigrants to leave the United States through a self-deportation process, raising the offer from $1,000 to $2,600.
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Steven Rosenbaum / CBS News:
Former Uvalde school police officer Adrian Gonzales acquitted of all charges over his response to the Robb Elementary School shooting — Add CBS News on Google — A Texas jury acquitted a former Uvalde school police officer who was on trial for allegedly failing to act during the massacre …
Punchbowl News:
1/22/26 ☀️ AM: … This includes a $16 million haul in the fourth quarter. Team Johnson says it's a single-year record for any speaker. — Johnson has been helping keep the NRCC afloat. Johnson transferred $23.6 million to the national committee in 2025.
