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Minnesota residents said they were reeling after a series of blows that have exposed a deepening rift between the Trump administration and the state’s leaders. Most recently, residents expressed anguish over the clash between federal and local officials after an ICE agent fatally shot a woman.
Fatal Shooting by ICE Follows Weeks of Turmoil in Minnesota
Residents of the state said they were reeling after a series of blows that have exposed a deepening rift between the Trump administration and Minnesota leaders.
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January 8, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Minnesota residents said they were reeling after a series of blows that have exposed a deepening rift between the Trump administration and the state’s leaders. Most recently, residents expressed anguish over the clash between federal and local officials after an ICE agent fatally shot a woman.
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The University of California said Thursday that it had enrolled more than 301,000 students last semester, a record mark even as the Trump administration pursued a sweeping pressure campaign against the 10-campus system.
University of California Reports Record Enrollment Despite Trump Pressure
Enrollment increased to more than 301,000 as the system prepared for a budget debate in Sacramento.
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January 8, 2026 at 4:10 PM
The University of California said Thursday that it had enrolled more than 301,000 students last semester, a record mark even as the Trump administration pursued a sweeping pressure campaign against the 10-campus system.
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Trump Vows to "Indefinitely" Control Venezuela's Oil as U.S. Seizes Two More Oil Tankers
Trump’s Venezuela Attack Has “No Clear Historical Precedent”
U.S. forces have seized two more oil tankers with links to Venezuela, days after the U.S. attacked Venezuela and abducted President Nicolás Maduro along with his wife, making former Vice President Del...
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January 8, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Trump Vows to "Indefinitely" Control Venezuela's Oil as U.S. Seizes Two More Oil Tankers
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Today, the House will finally vote on the Democratic bill to extend lifesaving Affordable Care Act subsidies for 3 years.
Republicans have previously blocked efforts to extend these subsidies 13 times.
Republicans have previously blocked efforts to extend these subsidies 13 times.
January 8, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Today, the House will finally vote on the Democratic bill to extend lifesaving Affordable Care Act subsidies for 3 years.
Republicans have previously blocked efforts to extend these subsidies 13 times.
Republicans have previously blocked efforts to extend these subsidies 13 times.
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BREAKING: A federal judge rules John Sarcone, acting U.S. attorney for the Northern District of New York, has been serving unlawfully for months. The decision makes him the fifth Trump-appointed acting U.S. attorney deemed illegitimate by the federal courts during the president’s second term.
Federal judge disqualifies 5th Trump-appointed acting U.S. attorney
Read more here.
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January 8, 2026 at 5:06 PM
BREAKING: A federal judge rules John Sarcone, acting U.S. attorney for the Northern District of New York, has been serving unlawfully for months. The decision makes him the fifth Trump-appointed acting U.S. attorney deemed illegitimate by the federal courts during the president’s second term.
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By telling ICE to “get the f**k out of Minneapolis,” Mayor Jacob Frey is not merely expressing anger, but asserting that the agency’s presence has actively undermined the safety rationale used to justify its operations.
And he’s absolutely right.👇
And he’s absolutely right.👇
January 7, 2026 at 11:58 PM
By telling ICE to “get the f**k out of Minneapolis,” Mayor Jacob Frey is not merely expressing anger, but asserting that the agency’s presence has actively undermined the safety rationale used to justify its operations.
And he’s absolutely right.👇
And he’s absolutely right.👇
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NEW: Trump has no settled view of foreign policy, but there is one thing he is consistent on: his own political ambitions. And his rhetoric surrounding Venezuela has revealed that election denialism is the principle behind most of his actions, Marc Elias writes.
https://bit.ly/49ud9Kt
https://bit.ly/49ud9Kt
Trump, Venezuela, and the threat to the 2026 elections
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:03 PM
NEW: Trump has no settled view of foreign policy, but there is one thing he is consistent on: his own political ambitions. And his rhetoric surrounding Venezuela has revealed that election denialism is the principle behind most of his actions, Marc Elias writes.
https://bit.ly/49ud9Kt
https://bit.ly/49ud9Kt
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Reminder: One of Donald Trump’s first acts after taking office last year was to pardon or commute the sentences of nearly 1,600 insurrectionists who violently attacked the Capitol on January 6.
January 6, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Reminder: One of Donald Trump’s first acts after taking office last year was to pardon or commute the sentences of nearly 1,600 insurrectionists who violently attacked the Capitol on January 6.
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BREAKING: The Baltimore Ravens have fired head coach John Harbaugh, ending his 18-year run with the franchise, a source tells @diannarussini.bsky.social.
January 6, 2026 at 10:22 PM
BREAKING: The Baltimore Ravens have fired head coach John Harbaugh, ending his 18-year run with the franchise, a source tells @diannarussini.bsky.social.
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NEW: Arizona and Connecticut become the latest states to be targeted by the DOJ’s unprecedented voter roll crusade. Like the 21 other states it sued, the new suits seek full access to voter registration lists, which includes information like birthdates and addresses.
’Put me in jail’: Arizona sec. of state pledges defiance as DOJ sues more states over voter rolls
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:32 PM
NEW: Arizona and Connecticut become the latest states to be targeted by the DOJ’s unprecedented voter roll crusade. Like the 21 other states it sued, the new suits seek full access to voter registration lists, which includes information like birthdates and addresses.
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Jan. 6 was shocking. That Trump left the scene of the crime to return to power is a little less so,” our columnist Jamelle Bouie writes.
“Jan. 6 was shocking. That Trump left the scene of the crime to return to power is a little less so,” our columnist Jamelle Bouie writes.
Opinion | There Is a Sickness Eating Away at American Democracy
Jan. 6 is a symptom. Elite impunity is the cause.
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January 6, 2026 at 11:30 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Jan. 6 was shocking. That Trump left the scene of the crime to return to power is a little less so,” our columnist Jamelle Bouie writes.
“Jan. 6 was shocking. That Trump left the scene of the crime to return to power is a little less so,” our columnist Jamelle Bouie writes.
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In a breathtaking reversal of reality, Trump uses a taxpayer funded website to whitewash the history of Jan. 6, blaming Capitol Police, Democrats and Pence -- everyone but himself and the mob that stormed the Capitol. @lukebroadwater.bsky.social @alanfeuer.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/u...
White House Posts False Jan. 6 Narrative on Riot’s 5th Anniversary
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January 6, 2026 at 11:38 PM
In a breathtaking reversal of reality, Trump uses a taxpayer funded website to whitewash the history of Jan. 6, blaming Capitol Police, Democrats and Pence -- everyone but himself and the mob that stormed the Capitol. @lukebroadwater.bsky.social @alanfeuer.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/u...
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With this victory, Virginia Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger will continue to have a Democratic trifecta when she is sworn in next week.
Congrats, Senator-elect Jones!
Congrats, Senator-elect Jones!
January 7, 2026 at 12:40 AM
With this victory, Virginia Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger will continue to have a Democratic trifecta when she is sworn in next week.
Congrats, Senator-elect Jones!
Congrats, Senator-elect Jones!
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TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
January 5, 2026 at 11:26 PM
TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funded NPR, PBS and hundreds of local radio and TV stations across the U.S. for more than a half-century, said on Monday that its board of directors had voted to dissolve the organization because Congress cut off its federal money.
Corporation for Public Broadcasting Votes to Shut Down
Executives debated whether to allow the corporation to lie dormant after federal funding ended last year, but decided against it.
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January 6, 2026 at 2:00 AM
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funded NPR, PBS and hundreds of local radio and TV stations across the U.S. for more than a half-century, said on Monday that its board of directors had voted to dissolve the organization because Congress cut off its federal money.
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The Department of Homeland Security on Monday accused the Hilton hotel company of a “coordinated campaign” to refuse service to its law enforcement officers in Minneapolis.
Hilton ‘Maliciously Canceled’ Immigration Agents’ Reservations, DHS Says
As the U.S. ramps up deportation efforts in Minnesota, the Department of Homeland Security claimed on social media that a Hampton Inn had canceled agents’ bookings.
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January 6, 2026 at 4:00 AM
The Department of Homeland Security on Monday accused the Hilton hotel company of a “coordinated campaign” to refuse service to its law enforcement officers in Minneapolis.
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A new study found that the Supreme Court has become deeply polarized in cases pitting the rich against the poor, with Republican appointees far more likely than Democratic ones to side with the wealthy.
Supreme Court Increasingly Favors the Rich, Economists Say
A new study found that the court’s Republican appointees voted for the wealthier side in cases 70 percent of the time in 2022, up from 45 percent in 1953.
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January 5, 2026 at 5:55 PM
A new study found that the Supreme Court has become deeply polarized in cases pitting the rich against the poor, with Republican appointees far more likely than Democratic ones to side with the wealthy.
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Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores have entered not guilty pleas before a federal judge in New York City. Maduro also stated before the court that he is still the president of Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores have entered not guilty pleas before a federal judge in New York City. Maduro also stated before the court that he is still the president of Venezuela.
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
"The world has seen what happens when the will to power dominates world affairs, and its leaders know (or should know) that the most catastrophic conflicts can start from the most modest beginnings," our columnist David French writes.
"The world has seen what happens when the will to power dominates world affairs, and its leaders know (or should know) that the most catastrophic conflicts can start from the most modest beginnings," our columnist David French writes.
Opinion | Gunboat Diplomacy Is Back. What Could Go Wrong?
The high cost of forgetting what world war is really like.
nyti.ms
January 5, 2026 at 6:10 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
"The world has seen what happens when the will to power dominates world affairs, and its leaders know (or should know) that the most catastrophic conflicts can start from the most modest beginnings," our columnist David French writes.
"The world has seen what happens when the will to power dominates world affairs, and its leaders know (or should know) that the most catastrophic conflicts can start from the most modest beginnings," our columnist David French writes.
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From @theathletic.com: Luke Littler is just 18 and has been described as “arguably the greatest athlete in the world right now.” The British teenager's achievements in the darts world have drawn comparisons to Pele and Serena Williams.
Luke Littler is on the path to greatness: ‘I’ll be around for a very long time’
Luke Littler emphatically retained his world title and can now be regarded as an all-time great of his sport
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January 5, 2026 at 6:29 PM
From @theathletic.com: Luke Littler is just 18 and has been described as “arguably the greatest athlete in the world right now.” The British teenager's achievements in the darts world have drawn comparisons to Pele and Serena Williams.
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In recent months, there have been questions about whether the Corporation of Public Broadcasting would go into "hibernation" -- biding its time in case new funding eventually became available. That won't happen. The board of the CPB has voted to dissolve the organization.
January 5, 2026 at 6:32 PM
In recent months, there have been questions about whether the Corporation of Public Broadcasting would go into "hibernation" -- biding its time in case new funding eventually became available. That won't happen. The board of the CPB has voted to dissolve the organization.
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Just another broken promise
January 5, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Just another broken promise
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Breaking News: Federal health officials made dramatic changes to recommended child vaccines, reducing the number of diseases prevented by shots from 17 to 11.
RFK Jr. Scales Back the Number of Vaccines Recommended for Children
Federal health officials now recommend that children be routinely inoculated against 11 diseases, not 17, citing standards in other wealthy nations.
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January 5, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Breaking News: Federal health officials made dramatic changes to recommended child vaccines, reducing the number of diseases prevented by shots from 17 to 11.
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So far, five GOP-controlled states have redrawn their maps. Over seven new red seats are likely to come out of those measures, with potentially more on the way.
🗺️ We outline where the redistricting battle stands now, and where it’s headed in 2026.
🗺️ We outline where the redistricting battle stands now, and where it’s headed in 2026.
Holly Jolly Gerrymander: Here’s How Trump Attempted to Rig Elections in 2025
Read about the fight for democracy from activists, elected officials, legal experts and others.
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January 5, 2026 at 7:45 PM
So far, five GOP-controlled states have redrawn their maps. Over seven new red seats are likely to come out of those measures, with potentially more on the way.
🗺️ We outline where the redistricting battle stands now, and where it’s headed in 2026.
🗺️ We outline where the redistricting battle stands now, and where it’s headed in 2026.