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Minnesota AG says 'there is no statute of limitations on murder' after fatal ICE shooting of Renee Good
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Minnesota AG says 'there is no statute of limitations on murder' after fatal ICE shooting of Renee Good (Fox News)

Following the fatal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)-involved shooting of Renee Nicole Goodlast Wednesday in Minneapolis, Minnesota Attorney General...

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January 17, 2026 at 3:33 AM

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Thief! Illegal theft of assets.

Trump Makes Clear He Didn’t ‘Consult With Anybody’ On Taking Oil From Venezuela
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Trump Makes Clear He Didn’t ‘Consult With Anybody’ On Taking Oil From Venezuela (Mediaite)

President Donald Trump said during a Friday event that he did not clear his Venezuela oil deal with any legal authority in the U.S. government. Trump has vow...

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January 17, 2026 at 3:32 AM

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This is where your medical insurance money is going

ICE agent brags about $200k salary as he threatens protestors in shock footage
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ICE agent brags about $200k salary as he threatens protestors in shock footage (The Mirror US Online)

An ICE agent threatened bystanders during a sidewalk confrontation as tensions across Minnesota and America continue to escalate since the fatal shooting of ...

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January 17, 2026 at 3:30 AM

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Trump gets paid at least $1 million per pardon.

Trump issues a flurry of pardons, including for a woman whose sentence he commuted in his first term
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Trump issues a flurry of pardons, including for a woman whose sentence he commuted in his first term (Associated Press)

President Donald Trump points after arriving at Palm Beach International Airport on Air Force One, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/...

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January 17, 2026 at 3:27 AM

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DOJ says Lindsey Halligan will remain as U.S. attorney in Virginia
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DOJ says Lindsey Halligan will remain as U.S. attorney in Virginia - Washington Times (Washington Times)

The Department of Justice is defending Lindsey Halligan’s position as the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, dismissing an order by a federa...

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January 17, 2026 at 3:13 AM

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The censorship administration. History will still have records of the impeachments.

Smithsonian Removes Details About Trump’s 2 Impeachments From Exhibition At National Portrait Gallery
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Smithsonian Removes Details About Trump’s 2 Impeachments From Exhibition At National Portrait Gallery (uInterview - Feed)

The Smithsonian has removed details about President Donald Trump‘s two impeachments from a label placed next to his portrait in the National Portrait Gallery...

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January 17, 2026 at 3:09 AM

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Trump admin suffers legal blow over ICE deportation
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Trump admin suffers legal blow over ICE deportation (Knewz)

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January 17, 2026 at 3:06 AM

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Legal experts predict Trump's investigation of Minnesota leaders will 'instantly backfire'
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Legal experts predict Trump's investigation of Minnesota leaders will 'instantly backfire' (AlterNet)

President Donald Trump's Justice Department is launching a criminal probe into Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) and issued subpoenas for both Walz and Minneapolis May...

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January 17, 2026 at 3:04 AM

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Judge limits ICE’s crowd control tactics following Minneapolis shooting
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Judge limits ICE’s crowd control tactics following Minneapolis shooting (Politico)

A federal judge on Frida...

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January 17, 2026 at 3:00 AM

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How much did he pay Trump for the pardon?

Trump Just Pardoned a Convicted Fraudster He Previously Freed from Prison for a Different Fraud in 2021
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Trump Just Pardoned a Convicted Fraudster He Previously Freed from Prison for a Different Fraud in 2021 (Mediaite)

Photo: Alex Brandon/APPresident Donald Trump signed off on several eyebrow-raising pardonsthis week, including a man whose daughter donated millions to his P...

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January 17, 2026 at 2:43 AM

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Trump Just Pardoned a Convicted Fraudster He Previously Freed from Prison for a Different Fraud in 2021
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Trump Just Pardoned a Convicted Fraudster He Previously Freed from Prison for a Different Fraud in 2021 (Mediaite)

Photo: Alex Brandon/APPresident Donald Trump signed off on several eyebrow-raising pardonsthis week, including a man whose daughter donated millions to his P...

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January 17, 2026 at 1:55 AM

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Acetaminophen use in pregnancy doesn’t increase risk of autism, ADHD, review finds
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Acetaminophen use in pregnancy doesn't increase risk of autism, ADHD, review finds (ABC News)

Using acetaminophen as directed during pregnancy does not increase a child's risk of autism, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or intellectual ...

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January 17, 2026 at 1:53 AM

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The DOJ must believe it’s okay to assault, batter, gas, pepper spray, break into homes and kill people in this country!

Justice Department investigating Minnesota's Walz, Frey over alleged conspiracy to impede immigration agents
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DOJ investigating Walz, Frey over alleged conspiracy to impede immigration agents (CBS News)

The Justice Department is investigating Minnesota officials, including Gov. Tim Walz and Minne...

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January 17, 2026 at 1:51 AM

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Trump's 'deportation czar' Greg Bovino caught 'outright lying' about use of force in American cities
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Trump's 'deportation czar' Greg Bovino caught 'outright lying' about use of force in American cities (The Mirror US Online)

Trump’s Border Patrol boss, Greg Bovino, was caught “outright lying” during court depositions related to the Department of Homeland Security’s use of force i...

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January 17, 2026 at 12:15 AM

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NATO Troops from 7 Nations Arrive in Greenland, Daring Trump to Do Something Stupid
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NATO Troops from 7 Nations Arrive in Greenland, Daring Trump to Do Something Stupid (Jezebel)

European troops from at least seven different NATO countries reportedly began arriving in Greenlandon Thursday, acting as a show of support for the autonomou...

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January 16, 2026 at 10:59 PM

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Man’s Death in ICE Custody Set to Be Ruled a Homicide
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Man’s Death in ICE Custody Set to Be Ruled a Homicide (The New Republic)

It appears that ICE choked a 55-year-old Cuban immigrant to death in a Texas detention facility. A medical examiner told Geraldo Lunas Campos’s family that, ...

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January 16, 2026 at 10:54 PM

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California judge becomes first to dismiss DOJ suit seeking voter data
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California judge becomes first to dismiss DOJ suit seeking voter data (Washington Examiner)

A federal judge in California handed the Trump administration its first major legal defeat on Thursday in a nationwide effort to force states to turn over se...

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January 16, 2026 at 10:52 PM

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Judge Accuses Trump, Rubio, and Noem of “Unconstitutional Conspiracy”
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Judge Accuses Trump, Rubio, and Noem of “Unconstitutional Conspiracy” (The New Republic)

A Reagan-appointed federal judge says the Trump administration’s targeting of pro-Palestinian activists is an “unconstitutional conspiracy.” U.S. District Ju...

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January 16, 2026 at 10:46 PM

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ICE agent accused of child abuse, racist remarks in L.A. court filings - Los Angeles Times
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ICE agent believed responsible for L.A. killing accused of child abuse, racism in court filings

A court filing made public this week claims that a federal immigration agent thought to have shot and killed a Los Angeles man on New Year's Eve was previously accused of child abuse and making racist...

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January 16, 2026 at 10:44 PM

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ICE agent accused of child abuse, racist remarks in L.A. court filings - Los Angeles Times
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ICE agent believed responsible for L.A. killing accused of child abuse, racism in court filings

A court filing made public this week claims that a federal immigration agent thought to have shot and killed a Los Angeles man on New Year's Eve was previously accused of child abuse and making racist...

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January 16, 2026 at 9:59 PM

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1/ JVL: This week the US gov't made its first sale of Venezuelan oil & pocketed $500 million. Would you like to know where that money is being held?

In accounts in Qatar.

Why Qatar?

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January 16, 2026 at 2:34 PM

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Aaron Rupar

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Trump: "A friend of mine who's a very smart guy, very very rich, very powerful man actually. But he's very fat. And he took the fat drug. I won't give you which one. It was Ozempic ... the drug doesn't work on him. I saw him recently. He's actually fatter than ever."

January 16, 2026 at 3:35 PM

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Progressive News Service

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Minneapolis groups call for ‘general strike’. "...several local unions—including Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005, SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, CWA Local 7250, and St. Paul Federation of Educators Local 28—have lent their support to the strike." www.commondreams.org/news/minneap...