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 …

Thousands rally against ICE in Minneapolis amid below-zero temperatures  —  In the morning, thousands gathered outside the Minneapolis airport, forming a picket line so long it spanned the length of terminal for departing flights.  —  Listen to this article with a free account

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.

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.

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.

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 …

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.

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” …

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 …

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.

Military conducts ‘lethal kinetic strike’ on alleged drug boat, leaving one survivor  —  The statement by U.S. Southern Command said it notified the Coast Guard “to activate the search and rescue system” for the survivor.  —  Listen to this article with a free account

ICE Making List of Anyone Who Films Them  —  “We have a nice little database and now you're considered a domestic terrorist.” … The Department of Homeland Security has ordered immigration officers to gather identifying information about anyone filming them and to “send that information …

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 …

German soccer federation official wants World Cup boycott considered because of Trump  —  A German soccer federation executive committee member says it's time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.  Oke Göttlich, the president …

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 …

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.

Disabled son of ICE detainee dies after 30 days of hospitalization  —  It had been months since Wael Tarabishi seen his father.  The family is calling on ICE to release Maher Tarabishi so he may attend his son's funeral.  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Less than a month after demanding the release …

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 …

California sues the Trump administration over plans to restart oil pipelines along the coast  —  California sued the federal government Friday for approving a Texas-based company's plans to restart two oil pipelines along the state's coast, escalating a fight over the Trump administration's removal …

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.

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 …

TikTok Is Now Collecting Even More Data About Its Users.  Here Are the 3 Biggest Changes  —  According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US.