Arthur Delaney
@delaneyrules.bsky.social
Senior politics reporter covering Congress and the economy for HuffPost. arthur@huffpost.com.
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I'm on site where a federal agent shot a Minneapolis man this morning. It's bad.
Dozens of federal agents are facing off with hundreds of outraged residents. People being tear gassed, helicopters above, I keep hearing pops, and lots of loud BANGS.
This smoke is from tear gas:
Dozens of federal agents are facing off with hundreds of outraged residents. People being tear gassed, helicopters above, I keep hearing pops, and lots of loud BANGS.
This smoke is from tear gas:
January 24, 2026 at 5:14 PM
I'm on site where a federal agent shot a Minneapolis man this morning. It's bad.
Dozens of federal agents are facing off with hundreds of outraged residents. People being tear gassed, helicopters above, I keep hearing pops, and lots of loud BANGS.
This smoke is from tear gas:
Dozens of federal agents are facing off with hundreds of outraged residents. People being tear gassed, helicopters above, I keep hearing pops, and lots of loud BANGS.
This smoke is from tear gas:
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The protest is underway.
People as far as the eye can see. Wow.
People as far as the eye can see. Wow.
January 23, 2026 at 9:11 PM
The protest is underway.
People as far as the eye can see. Wow.
People as far as the eye can see. Wow.
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Wild that DOJ is investigating Minnesota anti-ICE church protesters on FACE Act charges. FACE (Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances) was created to protect abortion clinics back in the 90s. Republicans have been working to repeal it in full & Trump has loosened enforcement, pardoning 23 extremists.
January 23, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Wild that DOJ is investigating Minnesota anti-ICE church protesters on FACE Act charges. FACE (Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances) was created to protect abortion clinics back in the 90s. Republicans have been working to repeal it in full & Trump has loosened enforcement, pardoning 23 extremists.
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NEW: Talk of a NATO without the US
Urgent conversations about taking Trump/Vance seriously on even their most extreme suggestions
"Frustration, insecurity, betrayal"
& comparisons to the tale of the frog+the scorpion
How European officials experienced this week:
www.huffpost.com/entry/us-all...
Urgent conversations about taking Trump/Vance seriously on even their most extreme suggestions
"Frustration, insecurity, betrayal"
& comparisons to the tale of the frog+the scorpion
How European officials experienced this week:
www.huffpost.com/entry/us-all...
U.S. Allies Say They've Never Been So Freaked Out by Trump
<p>European officials told HuffPost about their terrifying week living through the Greenland crisis.</p>
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January 22, 2026 at 11:09 PM
NEW: Talk of a NATO without the US
Urgent conversations about taking Trump/Vance seriously on even their most extreme suggestions
"Frustration, insecurity, betrayal"
& comparisons to the tale of the frog+the scorpion
How European officials experienced this week:
www.huffpost.com/entry/us-all...
Urgent conversations about taking Trump/Vance seriously on even their most extreme suggestions
"Frustration, insecurity, betrayal"
& comparisons to the tale of the frog+the scorpion
How European officials experienced this week:
www.huffpost.com/entry/us-all...
I talked to @joshuablevin.bsky.social about the evolution of "welfare queen" politics during Trump 2.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Don't Lose Sight Of The 'Unprecedented' Reason Trump Is Coming For Minnesota
Outrage over welfare cheats used to prompt calls for reform, not paramilitary operations.
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January 21, 2026 at 8:02 PM
I talked to @joshuablevin.bsky.social about the evolution of "welfare queen" politics during Trump 2.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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NEW: @natabortionfed.bsky.social sent a security alert to clinics in the Washington, D.C. area, warning of possible unrest & violence connected to an extremist group’s plans to protest outside the HHS building tomorrow.
“This is the beginning of a new chapter of violence."
“This is the beginning of a new chapter of violence."
Abortion Clinics Sound The Alarm As Extremist Group Prepares For Anti-Abortion Protest
Advocates described what comes next as the “perfect storm” of anti-abortion unrest.
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January 21, 2026 at 6:35 PM
NEW: @natabortionfed.bsky.social sent a security alert to clinics in the Washington, D.C. area, warning of possible unrest & violence connected to an extremist group’s plans to protest outside the HHS building tomorrow.
“This is the beginning of a new chapter of violence."
“This is the beginning of a new chapter of violence."
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NEW -- A lot of the people who predicted Trump would rule like an autocrat if he returned to power are today confessing they got one key detail wrong.
They did not foresee it could happen so fast.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
They did not foresee it could happen so fast.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
They Foresaw Trump’s Rush To Autocracy — They Just Didn’t Think It Would Happen So Fast
From his creation of a ‘papers-please’ police force to unilateral military actions to his disregard of court orders, even those who warned it would happen are alarmed.
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January 20, 2026 at 3:13 PM
NEW -- A lot of the people who predicted Trump would rule like an autocrat if he returned to power are today confessing they got one key detail wrong.
They did not foresee it could happen so fast.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
They did not foresee it could happen so fast.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Donald Trump is the first president to crack down on welfare fraud with violence www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Trump Is The First President To Use Violence To Crack Down On Welfare Fraud
Outrage over welfare cheats used to prompt calls for reform, not paramilitary operations.
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January 21, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Donald Trump is the first president to crack down on welfare fraud with violence www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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The Supreme Court will hear arguments in Trump v. Cook tomorrow to judge whether the president can fire a Fed Board governor "for cause" with no due process and no real cause.
What the case is really about how is far Trump's authoritarianism is allowed to go www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
What the case is really about how is far Trump's authoritarianism is allowed to go www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
This Supreme Court Case Is Really About Trump's Authoritarianism
And he may have just shown his hand.
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January 20, 2026 at 8:42 PM
The Supreme Court will hear arguments in Trump v. Cook tomorrow to judge whether the president can fire a Fed Board governor "for cause" with no due process and no real cause.
What the case is really about how is far Trump's authoritarianism is allowed to go www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
What the case is really about how is far Trump's authoritarianism is allowed to go www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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New: In the days following the killing of Renee Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross, ICE agents in one local office were called into a meeting. “We were briefed on avoiding standing in front of cars, wherever possible,” one agent present at the meeting told HuffPost.
www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-of...
www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-of...
ICE Agents Told The Obvious After Renee Good's Killing, Says Source
“Not standing in front of vehicles, especially when the driver is still there, is common sense,” one agent told HuffPost.
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January 17, 2026 at 12:57 AM
New: In the days following the killing of Renee Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross, ICE agents in one local office were called into a meeting. “We were briefed on avoiding standing in front of cars, wherever possible,” one agent present at the meeting told HuffPost.
www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-of...
www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-of...
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The Trump administration's message this past week:
Live unfree or die www.huffpost.com/entry/renee-...
Live unfree or die www.huffpost.com/entry/renee-...
Trump Has An Unpopular New Message For Americans
In the week and a half since Renee Good’s killing, the Trump administration has committed itself to a sinister new philosophy in Minneapolis.
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January 16, 2026 at 9:06 PM
The Trump administration's message this past week:
Live unfree or die www.huffpost.com/entry/renee-...
Live unfree or die www.huffpost.com/entry/renee-...
scoop by @jamieson.bsky.social: CBP sending officers to crowd control training, opening the door for more pepper balls and tear gas www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Trump Admin Issues Concerning New Training Requirements In Internal DHS Memo
As anti-ICE protests erupt, the new requirement shows how rapidly the mission is changing at an agency traditionally focused on terrorism, drug smuggling and border security.
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January 16, 2026 at 6:33 PM
scoop by @jamieson.bsky.social: CBP sending officers to crowd control training, opening the door for more pepper balls and tear gas www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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Finding it hard to describe the chaos of Trump 2.0. But with @evanmcs.bsky.social, Reporter @NOTUS.com, @delaneyrules.bsky.social, Senior Reporter @HuffPost.com and @amandabecker.bsky.social Washington Correspondent @19thNews.org we can try.
bit.ly/Click-2-Listen
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youtu.be/87jUM-3i6t4
January 16, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Finding it hard to describe the chaos of Trump 2.0. But with @evanmcs.bsky.social, Reporter @NOTUS.com, @delaneyrules.bsky.social, Senior Reporter @HuffPost.com and @amandabecker.bsky.social Washington Correspondent @19thNews.org we can try.
bit.ly/Click-2-Listen
youtu.be/87jUM-3i6t4
bit.ly/Click-2-Listen
youtu.be/87jUM-3i6t4
President Donald Trump has finally been presented with the Nobel Peace Prize, and all it took was a military operation with 100 or so casualties. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Trump Finally Gets Nobel Peace Prize, Albeit Secondhand
Maria Corina Machado gave Trump her Nobel as part of a high-stakes charm offensive.
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January 16, 2026 at 12:13 PM
President Donald Trump has finally been presented with the Nobel Peace Prize, and all it took was a military operation with 100 or so casualties. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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New: I went to Minneapolis and saw a brutal federal occupation. I also saw neighbors fighting back.
www.huffpost.com/entry/minnea...
www.huffpost.com/entry/minnea...
Inside The Invasion Of Minneapolis
Trump's agents bring violence and terror. Everyday people are responding with cameras, whistles and defiance.
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January 16, 2026 at 12:26 AM
New: I went to Minneapolis and saw a brutal federal occupation. I also saw neighbors fighting back.
www.huffpost.com/entry/minnea...
www.huffpost.com/entry/minnea...
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NEW -- ICE and Border Patrol agents do not wear name tags. They don't identify themselves in their encounters with civilians. Many wear masks to hide their identities.
Donald Trump has created a de facto secret police force to terrorize communities.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Donald Trump has created a de facto secret police force to terrorize communities.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Trump And Stephen Miller Have Created A Secret Police Force In Plain Sight
After promising to focus on deporting criminal illegal immigrants, Trump is instead using militarized immigration agencies to terrorize cities where he is unpopular.
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January 15, 2026 at 3:35 PM
NEW -- ICE and Border Patrol agents do not wear name tags. They don't identify themselves in their encounters with civilians. Many wear masks to hide their identities.
Donald Trump has created a de facto secret police force to terrorize communities.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Donald Trump has created a de facto secret police force to terrorize communities.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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Must-read here
@delaneyrules.bsky.social @huffpost.com on the *very* different ways the Trump administration has treated welfare fraud scandals in Minnesota and Mississippi
www.huffpost.com/entry/minnes...
@delaneyrules.bsky.social @huffpost.com on the *very* different ways the Trump administration has treated welfare fraud scandals in Minnesota and Mississippi
www.huffpost.com/entry/minnes...
Trump Admin Went Easy On A Red State After Punishing Blue States For The Same Exact Thing
Mississippi caught a break on an embezzlement scandal that funneled money to Brett Favre and others.
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January 15, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Must-read here
@delaneyrules.bsky.social @huffpost.com on the *very* different ways the Trump administration has treated welfare fraud scandals in Minnesota and Mississippi
www.huffpost.com/entry/minnes...
@delaneyrules.bsky.social @huffpost.com on the *very* different ways the Trump administration has treated welfare fraud scandals in Minnesota and Mississippi
www.huffpost.com/entry/minnes...
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Call them "organized gangs of wine moms" if you want but the Minnesota moms I spoke to today said they aren't going to stop talking about what's happening with ICE in their communities.
"The world doesn’t want mothers paying attention, because when we do, we notice, we act, and we demand change.”
"The world doesn’t want mothers paying attention, because when we do, we notice, we act, and we demand change.”
Minneapolis Moms On TikTok Want You To Know How Bad It Is
Maligned as “wine moms,” Minnesota mothers speaking out on TikTok say they've seen ICE at school drop-offs and grocery stores.
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January 14, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Call them "organized gangs of wine moms" if you want but the Minnesota moms I spoke to today said they aren't going to stop talking about what's happening with ICE in their communities.
"The world doesn’t want mothers paying attention, because when we do, we notice, we act, and we demand change.”
"The world doesn’t want mothers paying attention, because when we do, we notice, we act, and we demand change.”
Democrats are not exactly going to the mat to defend the Clintons for defying a subpoena www.huffpost.com/entry/bill-c...
Democrats Quietly Defend Clintons For Defying Epstein Subpoena
Democratic lawmakers entered statements into the congressional record, but said little publicly about Bill and Hillary Clinton defying a bipartisan subpoena.
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January 14, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Democrats are not exactly going to the mat to defend the Clintons for defying a subpoena www.huffpost.com/entry/bill-c...
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Morning ☕️
The Senate HELP committee is holding a hearing this AM on the "dangers" of mifepristone. Mife has been safely & effectively used by millions since the FDA approved it in 2000, but we likely won't hear about that today.
Follow along for updates below.
The Senate HELP committee is holding a hearing this AM on the "dangers" of mifepristone. Mife has been safely & effectively used by millions since the FDA approved it in 2000, but we likely won't hear about that today.
Follow along for updates below.
Senate Hearing On Abortion Pill Bound To Be Rife With Misinformation
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January 14, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Morning ☕️
The Senate HELP committee is holding a hearing this AM on the "dangers" of mifepristone. Mife has been safely & effectively used by millions since the FDA approved it in 2000, but we likely won't hear about that today.
Follow along for updates below.
The Senate HELP committee is holding a hearing this AM on the "dangers" of mifepristone. Mife has been safely & effectively used by millions since the FDA approved it in 2000, but we likely won't hear about that today.
Follow along for updates below.
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New: Chuck Schumer, Kirsten Gillibrand and the DSCC have faced an unprecedented amount of intra-party criticism this cycle. With Peltola entering the Alaska Senate race, they think they have the answer to shut their critics up: Winning back the Senate.
www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...
www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...
Democratic Leaders See A Path To A Senate Majority, And An Answer to Their Critics
Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are confident they’ve recruited top-flight candidates in enough states to flip the Senate in 2026.
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January 14, 2026 at 2:24 PM
New: Chuck Schumer, Kirsten Gillibrand and the DSCC have faced an unprecedented amount of intra-party criticism this cycle. With Peltola entering the Alaska Senate race, they think they have the answer to shut their critics up: Winning back the Senate.
www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...
www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...
he tells it like it is
WATCH: Trump shows his middle finger and appears to say "fuck you" after Ford worker yells "pedophile protector" - TMZ
January 13, 2026 at 9:34 PM
he tells it like it is
the House could refer the Clintons for prosecution by Jeanine Pirro for defying subpoenas www.huffpost.com/entry/bill-c...
Republicans Threaten Bill Clinton With Contempt, Prison For Defying Epstein Subpoena
Contempt against the Clintons could be a welcome distraction for Republicans weary of questions about President Donald Trump’s ties to Epstein.
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January 13, 2026 at 5:26 PM
the House could refer the Clintons for prosecution by Jeanine Pirro for defying subpoenas www.huffpost.com/entry/bill-c...
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A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.
What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.
slate.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:11 PM
A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
NEW: Trump admin is cracking down on alleged welfare fraud in blue states.
The admin went soft on welfare fraud in a red state last year www.huffpost.com/entry/minnes...
The admin went soft on welfare fraud in a red state last year www.huffpost.com/entry/minnes...
The Trump Administration Says It’s Cracking Down On Fraud. It Gave A Red State A Pass.
Mississippi caught a break on an embezzlement scandal that funneled money to Brett Favre and others.
www.huffpost.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:19 PM
NEW: Trump admin is cracking down on alleged welfare fraud in blue states.
The admin went soft on welfare fraud in a red state last year www.huffpost.com/entry/minnes...
The admin went soft on welfare fraud in a red state last year www.huffpost.com/entry/minnes...