Trump's ICE Goons Detained a 5-Year-Old.  Then JD Vance Made It Worse.  —  In an administration that sometimes seems to lack a well-defined institutional role for JD Vance, he appears to be taking on a new function: putting a softer, more reasonable face on Stephen Miller's authoritarian police state.

F.B.I. Agent Who Tried to Investigate ICE Officer in Shooting Resigns  —  The resignation of the agent, Tracee Mergen, was only the latest shock wave to have emerged from the Justice Department's handling of the shooting of Renee Good.  —  An F.B.I. agent who sought to investigate …

‘Enough Is Enough’: Hundreds of Minnesota Businesses Take Stand Against ICE  —  After protesters called for a pause on economic activity and work to strike against the federal immigration crackdown, many business owners kept their doors shut on Friday.  — 1.2k  —  No work, no shopping, no dining out.

DHS pauses cuts to FEMA as massive winter storm barrels in  —  On Thursday night, the Department of Homeland Security's head of human resources sent an email saying FEMA decided that the agency would halt their process of non-renewing dozens of federally funded employees.

ICE detains family seeking emergency care for child at Portland hospital  —  Federal immigration agents arrested and detained a Gresham family, including a 7-year-old child, outside a Portland hospital last week as the girl's parents sought emergency medical care for her.

Rejecting Decades of Science, Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional  —  Dr. Kirk Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist who leads the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, said a person's right to refuse a vaccine outweighed concerns about illness or death from infectious diseases.

RNC moves ahead with efforts to have midterms convention  —  The RNC chair said a midterms convention will allow the party to “defy history.”  —  The Republican National Committee winter meeting in Santa Barbara, Calif., on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026.  —  The Republican National Committee adopted …

US Judge Rules ICE Raids Require Judicial Warrants, Contradicting Secret ICE Memo  —  The ruling in federal court in Minnesota lands as Immigration and Customs Enforcement faces scrutiny over an internal memo claiming judge-signed warrants aren't needed to enter homes without consent.

White House Posts Altered Photo Showing Arrested Minnesota Protester Crying  —  Got a Tip?  The Times offers several ways to send important information confidentially ›  —  Face to Face With History's Most Dangerous Painter  —  Jacques-Louis David, artist and politician of the French Revolution …

Trump leaves NATO allies “dumbfounded” and “disgusted” with remarks dismissing sacrifices in Afghanistan  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  London — European military veterans, families of the fallen, and politicians have voiced outrage after President Trump claimed the U.S. had “never needed” …

U.S. Says First Boat Strike Since Maduro's Capture Killed 2 in Eastern Pacific  —  The U.S. Southern Command said it had asked the Coast Guard to search for one survivor.  —  The United States military on Friday struck another boat it suspected of smuggling drugs, killing two people …

Vance announces aid restrictions for groups that promote diversity, transgender policies abroad … “Now we're expanding this policy to protect life, to combat [diversity, equity and inclusion] and the radical gender ideologies that prey on our children,” Vance told people attending the March …

FBI investigating death of Colts owner Jim Irsay  —  The FBI is investigating the death of Jim Irsay, the former owner of the NFL's Indianapolis Colts, according to a new report.  —  The investigation, first reported by The Washington Post, centers on a doctor who provided Irsay …

Senate Democrat calls for investigation into TikTok deal  —  Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) called for an investigation Friday into a deal that saw TikTok's American business spun off into a separate entity in order to allow the app to continue operating in the U.S.

Hundreds of clergy descend on Minneapolis and go on lookout for ICE  —  MINNEAPOLIS (RNS) — Around 200 faith leaders fanned out across the city on Thursday (Jan. 22) to observe and document the actions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, with some clergy confronting Department …

Is This Who Trump Meant by the ‘Worst of the Worst’?  —  The columnist Jamelle Bouie argues that the Trump administration's immigration policy has more in common with ethnic cleansing than actual immigration enforcement.  —  Immigration and Customs Enforcement is obviously and technically an immigration enforcement agency.

Unhinged Florida nurse fired after foul TikTok rant directed towards Karoline Leavitt goes viral  —  A Florida hospital has terminated a nurse who said she hoped White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt gets severely injured during childbirth.  —  “As a labor and delivery nurse …

The People vs. ICE … For limited durations, in isolated contexts, it's a party.  On a Thursday morning the number of protesters outside the brutalist building from which ICE conducts its menace in Minneapolis swells from 25 to at least 100 by early afternoon.  Spirits are high.

Patel ousts senior FBI agents linked to Trump probes, say sources  —  As many as six agents in Miami were forced out over their connection to the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago.  Special agents in charge in Atlanta and New Orleans were removed, as well as the acting assistant director in charge of the New York field office.

Executive Director of South L.A.-Based Charity Arrested on Federal Complaint Alleging $23 Million Swindle of Homelessness Funds  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California  —  LOS ANGELES - A Westwood man was arrested today on a federal criminal complaint charging …

Iran's top prosecutor denies Trump's claim 800 prisoners were spared execution  —  Iran's top prosecutor on Friday called U.S. President Donald Trump's repeated claims that he halted the hangings of 800 detained protesters there “completely false.”  Meanwhile, the overall death toll …

Federal judge rejects DOJ motion to detain arrested Minnesota protesters  —  The judge wrote in her order that Justice Department lawyers failed to “demonstrate that ... detention is otherwise appropriate.”  —  Listen to this article with a free account  —  A federal judge in Minnesota denied …

D.H.S. Cited Foreign Students' Writings and Protests Before Their Arrests  —  Documents unsealed by a federal judge on Thursday include dossiers that investigators prepared on pro-Palestinian student activists before they were targeted for deportation.  —  Secretary of State Marco Rubio …

Trump's Turnabout on Greenland Shows the Limits of His Coercive Powers  —  President Trump's faith in his ability to wring concessions by taking maximalist positions was on full display this week.  So were the costs, as he splintered NATO and then undercut his credibility by climbing down from his threats.