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January 2026

Trump Orders DHS To Stay Away From Protests In Democratic-Led Cities Unless They Seek Federal Help

The announcement comes a day after thousands of protesters took to the streets of Minneapolis and across the country to demand the withdrawal of federal immigration agencies from Minnesota, following the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens

Israeli Strikes Kill 30 Palestinians, Including Children

The three girls are gone, may God have mercy on them. They were asleep, we found them in the street,
We came running and found my cousins lying here and there, with fire raging. We don’t know if we’re at war or at peace, or what. Where is the truce? Where is the ceasefire they talked about
Basem Naimsenior Hamas official
All available indicators suggest that we are dealing with a ‘Board of War,’ not a ‘Board of Peace,

It Sure Seems Like Elon Musk Was Excited To Go To Epstein's Island, Emails Show

He’s even thrown his ally, President Donald Trump, under the bus when he posted on X about why files related to Epstein had not been released

Elon Musktesla founder
I have never been to any Epstein parties ever and have many times call for the prosecution of those who have committed crimes with Epstein,
Elon Musktesla founder
What day/night will be the wildest party on your island?”
Elon Musktesla founder
Time to drop the really big bomb,
Elon Musktesla founder
Do you have any parties planned?”

ICE Agents Can Stay In Twin Cities For Now: Judge

The Eighth Circuit has recently reiterated that entry or injunction barring the federal government from enforcing federal law imposes significant harm on the government,
Ultimately, the Court finds that the balance of harms does not decisively favor an injunction,
Jacob Freyminneapolis Mayor
Of course, we’re disappointed,
Katherine M. Menendezjudge
A proclamation that Operation Metro Surge has simply gone ‘so far on the other side of the line’ is a thin reed on which to base a preliminary injunction,
Keith Ellisonminnesota Attorney General
We’re obviously disappointed in the court’s ruling today, but this case is in its infancy and there is much legal road in front of us, so we’re fighting on. We will continue to protect Minnesotans and raise the critical legal and constitutional issues at stake, and we will continue to be unrelenting in doing so,

Trump Picks Veteran Economist To Replace Fired Bureau Of Labor Statistics Chief

Trump fired then-Commissioner Erika McEntarfer, appointed by former President Joe Biden, in August, accusing her without evidence of manipulating the July figures, which showed unexpectedly slow employment growth and which greatly revised down nonfarm payrolls for the prior two months

Donald Trumppresident
I am confident that Brett has the ⁠expertise to ⁠QUICKLY ​fix the long history of issues at the BLS ‍on behalf of the American People,

Massive Anti-ICE Demonstrations Held Nationwide

The demonstrations took place amid widespread outrage over the killing Alex Pretti, an intensive care nurse who was shot multiple times after he used his cellphone to record Border Patrol officers conducting an immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis

The people of the Twin Cities have shown the way for the whole country — to stop ICE’s reign of terror, we need to SHUT IT DOWN,
We’re here to protest ICE and what they’re doing all over the country, especially in Minnesota,
Mark Dion (artist)portland Mayor
Dissent is Democratic. Dissent is American. It’s the cornerstone of our democracy,
Schools are meant to be places of learning, safety and belonging. ICE undermines that mission every time it destabilizes a family,
For years, I have felt powerless, and seeing other schools in the county being able to do this, I wanted to do something,
Maxine Watersunited States Representative from California since 1991
What I see here at the detention center are people exercising their constitutional rights,
As a small business who already took a huge financial hit this week due to the winter storm closures, we will remain open on Friday,
They’re roaming our streets, they’re staying in hotels near our schools,

'Betrayal': Christian Leader Slams DHS For Using Bible Verses To Promote ICE Tactics

One Christian leader is calling out the Department of Homeland Security for using Bible verses to promote the operations and tactics of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, joining other faith leaders who have opposed the Trump administration’s use of Christianity to promote policies that have caused harm to communities

He saw a woman who had been charged by ICE and she had fallen down, and he reached down and used his body to pull her up, and I think that’s the enduring image of him,
The foundational mandates of Christianity is to love your neighbor,
They want to use scripture as a perfume to cover the stench of their policies,
Since slavery in America, scripture has been misused to justify the most horrific injustices,
For me, my work in democracy, and my work in protecting and being in community with my neighbor, is rooted in the mandates of my faith,
And in doing so, they revive the white supremacist Christo-nationalist ideology that marked the ugliest part of American history,
Not only is it a betrayal for me of my faith, but it’s also a betrayal for me of my understanding of America as a country,
The violence is really around every corner, and it’s unconscionable,
Not one thing they [DHS] are doing reflects the admonition to love the foreigner with us, to show hospitality to strangers, to administer true justice, and show mercy and compassion to one another,
It is targeted against non-Christians. We saw the Somali Muslim community specifically targeted,

Legendary Musician ‘Thinking Twice’ About Touring In Trump’s America: ‘Too Dangerous’

Brian May, the lead guitarist for the legendary British rock band Queen, seems to be ruling out a return to the U.S. concert stage for the foreseeable future

America is a dangerous place at the moment, so you have to take that into account.
Everyone is thinking twice about going there at the moment,
I still want to play shows. I still want to innovate,

Don Lemon Accused In DOJ Indictment Of 'Takeover-Style Attack' On Church

Donald Trumppresident
I saw him the way he walked in that church. It was terrible,
As a result of defendants’ conduct, the pastor and congregation were forced to terminate the Church’s worship service, congregants fled the Church building out of fear for their safety, other congregants took steps to implement an emergency plan, and young children were left to wonder, as one child put it, if their parents were going to die,
The FBI’s arrest of our former CNN colleague Don Lemon raises profoundly concerning questions about press freedom and the First Amendment,

‘Sock Puppet’: New Federal Reserve Pick Flip-Flopped His Way Into Trump’s Heart

Protecting the independence of the Federal Reserve from political interference or legal intimidation is non-negotiable,
Graham Steele (American attorney)american lawyer
Should he be confirmed, we’re going to see a continuation of some of the misguided policy this administration is already doing, of weakening the rules that constrain Wall Street, deregulating the financial system in a way that had bad consequences for Main Street like the last time he was at the Federal Reserve,
Kevin Warshan American financier and bank executive who served as a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors from 2006 to 2011
Their policies did a lot of harm, and the president has to dig out from those,
Kevin Warshan American financier and bank executive who served as a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors from 2006 to 2011
I continue to be more worried about upside risks to inflation than downside risks,
Americans would benefit from higher take-home pay and greater purchasing power if only the Federal Reserve’s leadership stopped defending its mistakes and started correcting them,

Sydney Sweeney Is Asked Point-Blank About Being Called 'MAGA Barbie'

I'm not a political person. I’m in the arts. I’m not here to speak on politics. That’s not an area I’ve ever even imagined getting into,
Her new lingerie line received a billion dollar cash infusion from billionaires Jeff Bezos and Michael Dell but I’m sure it has nothing to do with Sydney’s politics and everything to do with her being an artist 💗,
I’ve never been here to talk about politics,
There is a charged nickname that has stuck to you on social media: ‘MAGA Barbie,
Art is inherently political. Not recognizing that disqualifies you from engaging with it in a meaningful way,
Sidney Sweeney dodging the question every time someone asks her to just confirm she’s not MAGA,
I can’t make everyone love me,

'John Fetterman Has Completely Sold Out': Philly DA Slams Trump's 'Favorite Senator'

Larry Krasnerphiladelphia District Attorney
John Fetterman is... the favorite Democratic senator of Donald Trump,... He’s said that repeatedly. And that’s because John Fetterman has completely sold out the principles on which he ran for office.”
Larry Krasnerphiladelphia District Attorney
But what he’s been doing, for quite some time, for whatever reason — and we all know there may be a few reasons — is completely unacceptable for anyone who actually believes in democracy and who actually believes in the rule of law,
Larry Krasnerphiladelphia District Attorney
Why would I do that? The reality is, they’re taking almost everything they do out of the Nazi playbook.”
Larry Krasnerphiladelphia District Attorney
That’s how it worked. It worked that way with the Nazis, but it also works that way with all kinds of other criminals who commit terrible crimes.”
That’s gross, and I absolutely condemn that, absolutely,

MS Now Panel: Don Lemon Was 'Easy First Target' For DOJ

Abbe Lowellattorney
Don has been a journalist for 30 years, and his constitutionally protected work in Minneapolis was no different than what he has always done,
Jonathan Lemirefriday, co-host
Don Lemon has been an enemy of the MAGA movement for quite some time. He’s disliked by the Trump administration,
Lisa Rubinlegal correspondent
He does not work for a major corporation like Versant or any of the other major networks or any of the major print publications,
The Post was assured that the reporter herself was not a target of the investigation, it was one of her sources, but that was seen as a real crackdown on the freedom of press,

Lindsey Vonn Makes Bold Statement After Downhill Crash Threatens Her Olympics

Lindsey Vonnskier
I crashed today in the downhill race in Switzerland and injured my left knee,
Urs Lehmanninternational Ski and Snowboard Federation CEO
I know she hurt her knee, I talked to her,
This is a very difficult outcome one week before the Olympics… but if there’s one thing I know how to do, it’s a comeback,

'Melania' Director Says He Understands Why Many In Crew Didn't Want Credit

After Rolling Stone reported that the majority of the “Melania” New York crew requested that they not be formally credited, Ratner was asked about it at the Kennedy Center premiere

I feel a little bit uncomfortable with the propaganda element of this,
We picked up day players. So I understand if a liberal is working on the movie and they don’t want to be credited, but they want to feed their family, I don’t blame anybody for that,
I’m much more alarmed now than I was a year ago,
I understand if a liberal is working on the movie and they don’t want to be credited, but they want to feed their family. I don’t blame anybody for that,

Trump Contradicts His Own Border Czar On Major Shift In Minneapolis

President Donald Trump on Thursday appeared to pour cold water on his administration’s plan to decrease the amount of federal agents in Minneapolis

Donald Trumppresident
We keep our country safe. We’ll do whatever we can to keep our country safe.”
Donald Trumppresident
Will you be pulling back immigration enforcement agents out of Minnesota?”
Donald Trumppresident
We keep our country safe. We’ll do whatever we can to keep our country safe,