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8:55 AM ET, January 24, 2026

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New York Times:
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 …
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Carol Leonnig / MS NOW:
DOJ sought to probe Renee Good for criminal liability, even after her death: Sources  —  A judge refused an FBI warrant that proposed investigating dead Minnesota mom for suspected assault on an officer.  —  Aides to Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche directed the U.S. Attorney's office …
Discussion: Vox and Raw Story
Raj Saha / New York Times:
Videos Showing Aggressive ICE Tactics in Minnesota Fuel a Backlash  —  Federal immigration agents have broken windows and dragged occupants out of their vehicles.  They have forcefully tackled people to the ground.  They have pushed and shoved protesters, and deployed pepper spray directly in their faces.
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CBS News:
General strike, rally, marches held in Minnesota Friday to protest ICE
Kathryn Wilkens / Mediaite:
‘Another Incredibly Idiotic Story’: Jake Tapper Can't Believe Trump Officials Reportedly Told FEMA Not To Say ‘Ice’ Amid Winter Storm  —  CNN's Jake Tapper expressed disbelief that Homeland Security officials reportedly advised the Federal Emergency Management Agency to avoid using the word 'ice …
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Edward Wong / New York Times:
Despite Trump's Words, China and Russia Are Not Threatening Greenland  —  U.S. and European officials say they are unaware of any intelligence that shows China and Russia are endangering the island, which is protected by the NATO security umbrella.  —  Fourteen years ago …
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Jack Detsch / Politico:
Pentagon no longer views China threat as top priority … The Pentagon's plan, in contrast to the National Security Strategy released last month, does not focus heavily on Europe or call the the continent a place in “civilizational decline.”  But it does emphasize what the administration perceives as its declining importance.
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Wall Street Journal:
The Democrats Have an ‘Abolish ICE’ Conundrum
Discussion: Washington Times
Katie Glueck / New York Times:   Are Republicans Growing a Little Uneasy About the ICE Raids?
Paul Wedding / WFAA-TV:
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 …
Gosia Wozniacka / Oregonian:
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.
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
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.
Sam Levin / The Guardian:
US immigration agents detain two-year-old Minnesota girl: ‘depravity beyond words’  —  DHS detain a toddler and her father on Thursday and fly them to Texas before returning child on judge's order  —  Federal immigration agents detained a two-year-old girl and her father in Minneapolis …
Jason M. Bailey / New York Times:
Renée Fleming Won't Perform at Kennedy Center Concerts  —  The soprano, who previously resigned as an artistic adviser, was scheduled to sing with the National Symphony Orchestra in May.  —  The soprano Renée Fleming will not be part of two scheduled performances …
Discussion: The Hill and New York Daily News
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Associated Press:
Renée Fleming cancels Kennedy Center appearances
Discussion: The Wrap and Variety
NBC News:
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
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Ciarán Fahey / Associated Press:
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 …
Discussion: Politico and Fox News
Politico:
RNC takes steps toward a 2026 GOP midterm convention … The amendment was approved at the RNC's winter meeting with no objections.  An unusually high number of RNC members had already left the meeting to catch early flights ahead of winter storms bearing down on much of the country by the time the vote was brought up.
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ABC News:
RNC moves ahead with efforts to have midterms convention
Discussion: Fox News and CBS News
The Standard:
Prince Harry says Nato troops who served in Afghanistan deserve ‘respect’ in backlash against Trump's jibe  —  The Duke's remarks come after Sir Keir Starmer condemned Donald Trump's comments  —  The Duke of Sussex has said British soldiers who served and died in Afghanistan “deserve to be spoken about truthfully and with respect”.
Julia Shapero / The Hill:
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.
Rachel del Guidice / New York Post:
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 …
Danny Hakim / New York Times:
ICE Agent Charged With Misdemeanor Following Scuffle With an Activist  —  The police in Brookfield, Ill., filed a battery charge against a federal agent, who was off duty when he scuffled with an immigrant rights activist.  —  The police in Brookfield, Ill., a community outside of Chicago …
Discussion: Chicago Sun Times
Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
The Island That Actually Matters to American Interests  —  While President Trump seemed to threaten military action this month in Greenland over a national security crisis that no one else could see, he has been nonchalant about a far more serious risk of war in the Taiwan Strait — in ways that elevate the peril.
Reece Rogers / Wired:
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.
New York Times:
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.
Discussion: Breitbart
Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
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.
Jack Jenkins / RNS:
Inside the effort to organize clergy nationwide to resist ICE  —  Hundreds of clergy from around the country gathered in Minneapolis to learn from Minnesota faith leaders how to protest against ICE enforcement.  Then they took to the streets and helped block the city's airport.
Axios:
The midterms are cracking Mike Johnson's grip on House votes … - “It's dicey some days,” Johnson told reporters. … - Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) has privately warned members to miss votes only for life-or-death reasons. … - Democrats hold 213 seats and are set to gain one more after the Jan. 31 special election in Texas.
Jack Ewing / New York Times:
U.S. Automakers' Foreign Troubles Now Extend to Canada  —  U.S. trade policy has devastated the Canadian auto industry and pushed the country to reach an agreement that will make it easier for Chinese companies to sell cars there.  —  Canada's decision this month to give Chinese carmakers …
 
 
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CNN:
Trump privately frustrated that he risks losing control of immigration message amid Minnesota chaos
Discussion: Mediaite
Eric Schmitt / New York Times:
Joint Chiefs Chairman Issues Rare Invitation to Foreign Military Heads
Discussion: Bloomberg and Reuters
NBC News:
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Craig McCarthy / New York Post:
Former Eric Adams deputy Kaz Daughtry nabs job working with Trump's ICE in New York
Discussion: New York Daily News
Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
5-year-old taken into custody by ICE has active immigration case, preventing deportation for now
Discussion: Washington Examiner
NBC News:
Thousands rally against ICE in Minneapolis amid below-zero temperatures
Discussion: The Bulwark and CBS News
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