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"With the Trump administration auditing Minnesota’s Medicaid program for fraud, Dr. Mehmet Oz said Medicaid confers voting rights on its enrollees. "By federal law, if you sign someone up for Medicaid, you also give them the right to vote," said Oz ..." This is False.
Politifact
Politifact
January 22, 2026 at 5:06 PM
"With the Trump administration auditing Minnesota’s Medicaid program for fraud, Dr. Mehmet Oz said Medicaid confers voting rights on its enrollees. "By federal law, if you sign someone up for Medicaid, you also give them the right to vote," said Oz ..." This is False.
Politifact
Politifact
Remember when US Presidents were respected internationally?
January 21, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Remember when US Presidents were respected internationally?
"Jan 19 (Reuters) - Billionaire wealth surged at three times its recent pace last year to reach its highest level on record, deepening economic and political divides that threaten democratic stability, anti-poverty group Oxfam said on Monday."
January 20, 2026 at 5:38 PM
"Jan 19 (Reuters) - Billionaire wealth surged at three times its recent pace last year to reach its highest level on record, deepening economic and political divides that threaten democratic stability, anti-poverty group Oxfam said on Monday."
“President Donald Trump has told Norway's prime minister in a letter that he no longer feels obligated "to think purely of Peace" because he had not been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, and he repeated his demand for control of Greenland.”
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Trump links Greenland threat to Nobel Peace Prize snub, EU eyes trade retaliation
President Donald Trump linked his drive to take control of Greenland to his failure to win the Nobel Peace Prize, saying he no longer thought "purely of Peace" as the row over the island threatened to...
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January 19, 2026 at 3:16 PM
“President Donald Trump has told Norway's prime minister in a letter that he no longer feels obligated "to think purely of Peace" because he had not been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, and he repeated his demand for control of Greenland.”
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"Adriana Camberos, a San Diego businesswoman who had her prison sentence commuted by Trump in 2021, went on to be convicted a second time on new fraud charges. On Thursday, she received a pardon from the president. As did her brother."
Bloomberg
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Trump pardons South Bay woman convicted of fraud, again
President Donald Trump pardoned Adriana Camberos Thursday, the second pardon from the president for the San Diego South Bay businesswoman.
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January 18, 2026 at 5:33 PM
"Adriana Camberos, a San Diego businesswoman who had her prison sentence commuted by Trump in 2021, went on to be convicted a second time on new fraud charges. On Thursday, she received a pardon from the president. As did her brother."
Bloomberg
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“They beat up a shopper. They beat them up so bad that they needed to call for paramedics. Really? … There's an army of you to take one person down,” Becerra said. “They're not trained on de-escalation. They're not trained on how to take someone down.”
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ICE detains, injures one person in Kyle as agents conduct operations in Hays County
Becerra said the incident happened outside a Costco store in Kyle and that the individual was “beat up” by ICE agents and was “bleeding from [their] face.”
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January 17, 2026 at 8:52 PM
“They beat up a shopper. They beat them up so bad that they needed to call for paramedics. Really? … There's an army of you to take one person down,” Becerra said. “They're not trained on de-escalation. They're not trained on how to take someone down.”
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"An attorney for Any López Belloza, the student who was deported while flying back to Austin for Thanksgiving, said the federal government admitted it violated a court order when it deported her to Honduras."
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ICE said it made a 'mistake' deporting a 19-year-old, Austin-raised college student
Attorneys said in court that Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees unknowingly violated a court order when they deported Any López Belloza before Thanksgiving.
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January 17, 2026 at 2:27 PM
"An attorney for Any López Belloza, the student who was deported while flying back to Austin for Thanksgiving, said the federal government admitted it violated a court order when it deported her to Honduras."
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I love the satirical social media post that reported that the Parliament of Greenland banned the current US president and his descendants for 100 years.
January 16, 2026 at 11:25 PM
I love the satirical social media post that reported that the Parliament of Greenland banned the current US president and his descendants for 100 years.
3 judges this week rule against DJT's administration on off-shore wind farms.
January 16, 2026 at 8:42 PM
3 judges this week rule against DJT's administration on off-shore wind farms.
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With a pattern of chemical #industry #deception of independent scientific review, & the recent #retraction of an influential Monsanto ghostwritten #article on #glyphosate, Beyond Pesticides & its network call oversight hearings in Congress. #TakeAction #Roundup #EPA ➡️ Blog: https://ow.ly/QTfI50XVFOC
Retraction of Journal Article on Weed Killer Glyphosate (Roundup™) Safety Sparks Call for Oversight Hearings - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog
(Beyond Pesticides, January 12 2026) With a pattern of chemical industry deception of independent scientific review, and the recent retraction of an influential Monsanto ghostwritten article (April 2000) on the weed killer glyphosate (Roundup™), Beyond Pesticides and its network is calling for oversight hearings in Congress. At issue is the reliance of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on industry data and agency collusion with chemical manufacturers on its decisions. Beyond Pesticide is questioning the underlying reliability of the data in addition to limitations of the...
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January 12, 2026 at 5:30 PM
With a pattern of chemical #industry #deception of independent scientific review, & the recent #retraction of an influential Monsanto ghostwritten #article on #glyphosate, Beyond Pesticides & its network call oversight hearings in Congress. #TakeAction #Roundup #EPA ➡️ Blog: https://ow.ly/QTfI50XVFOC
Pete Hegseth has not been found guilty of the war crime of "perfidy" in a court of law. He has, however, faced accusations from legal experts and news reports that certain actions taken under his command as Secretary of Defense could constitute perfidy and other war crimes under international law.
January 14, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Pete Hegseth has not been found guilty of the war crime of "perfidy" in a court of law. He has, however, faced accusations from legal experts and news reports that certain actions taken under his command as Secretary of Defense could constitute perfidy and other war crimes under international law.
“Global venture capital investments in climate and clean tech totaled around $40 billion last year, falling nearly 50% from a 2021 high.” Axios
January 14, 2026 at 12:20 AM
“Global venture capital investments in climate and clean tech totaled around $40 billion last year, falling nearly 50% from a 2021 high.” Axios
I’ve had the same question. I doubt that American voters will get an honest investigation and an honest answer from the US President and his administration.
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House Democrats ask Trump administration if any Jan. 6 rioters are now working for ICE
Nearly one year after the mass pardon of more than 1,500 Trump-supporting Capitol riot defendants, House Democrats are asking whether any of the pardoned rioters are now working for ICE.
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January 13, 2026 at 7:07 PM
I’ve had the same question. I doubt that American voters will get an honest investigation and an honest answer from the US President and his administration.
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Solar supplied more power than coal to Texas' ERCOT grid during FY 2025 for the first year ever.
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January 13, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Solar supplied more power than coal to Texas' ERCOT grid during FY 2025 for the first year ever.
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“Orsted shares climb 4.5% in Copenhagen after a US judge ruled the company can resume building a wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island that the Trump administration had halted.”
January 13, 2026 at 3:40 PM
“Orsted shares climb 4.5% in Copenhagen after a US judge ruled the company can resume building a wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island that the Trump administration had halted.”
Democracy Forward secured a judge's order in December that prevents DHS from blocking members of Congress from conducting oversight visits at ICE facilities. That judge will hold a hearing this week, in light of members of Congress being blocked in Minnesota.
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Judge is asked for emergency hearing after Congress members blocked from ICE facility in Minneapolis
Plaintiffs' attorneys are asking a federal judge to intervene after three Democratic members of Congress were blocked from visiting an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Minnesota over th...
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January 13, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Democracy Forward secured a judge's order in December that prevents DHS from blocking members of Congress from conducting oversight visits at ICE facilities. That judge will hold a hearing this week, in light of members of Congress being blocked in Minnesota.
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Over the weekend, three Minnesota members of Congress were denied access to an ICE detention center in their state.
So today, we’re back in court to again challenge the Trump-Vance admin’s outrageous policy blocking members from conducting oversight of ICE facilities.
So today, we’re back in court to again challenge the Trump-Vance admin’s outrageous policy blocking members from conducting oversight of ICE facilities.
January 12, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Over the weekend, three Minnesota members of Congress were denied access to an ICE detention center in their state.
So today, we’re back in court to again challenge the Trump-Vance admin’s outrageous policy blocking members from conducting oversight of ICE facilities.
So today, we’re back in court to again challenge the Trump-Vance admin’s outrageous policy blocking members from conducting oversight of ICE facilities.
A DHS administrative warrant (Form I-200) grants an ICE agent authority to arrest and detain an alien named in the warrant, establishing probable cause for removal, but does not authorize entry into a home (Residential Privacy Exception - REP) or a search, unlike a judicial warrant; ...
January 12, 2026 at 8:26 PM
A DHS administrative warrant (Form I-200) grants an ICE agent authority to arrest and detain an alien named in the warrant, establishing probable cause for removal, but does not authorize entry into a home (Residential Privacy Exception - REP) or a search, unlike a judicial warrant; ...
“If there were any remaining doubt whether advisers within the Trump administration are actively pushing to end the independence of the "Fed", there should now be none. It is now the independence and credibility of the Department of Justice that are in question.”
Thom Tillis
GOP senator, NC
Thom Tillis
GOP senator, NC
January 12, 2026 at 5:54 PM
“If there were any remaining doubt whether advisers within the Trump administration are actively pushing to end the independence of the "Fed", there should now be none. It is now the independence and credibility of the Department of Justice that are in question.”
Thom Tillis
GOP senator, NC
Thom Tillis
GOP senator, NC