NEW: Trump's immigration agenda is under scrutiny — and so is Stephen Miller "I have no confidence in Mr. Miller," Sen. Thom Tillis said Other Senate Republicans demurred when I asked them about him Meanwhile, a WH official said Miller won't be fired www.notus.org/immigration/...

FBI searching Fulton County elections office, per Reuters www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi...

Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., rolls out his demand for supporting a DHS appropriations bill: fire Stephen Miller

This is what FEMA’s hazard mitigation spending looks like for the last two years. That sudden drop into the red is when Noem’s personal review process began.

If you’ve got tips about Noem, Corey Lewandowski, DHS, and FEMA, my Signal is annakramer.54 Hearing many rumors about what happens when people try to get money released from DHS. I would love to know if there’s any truth to them

Flood of court cases challenging immigration arrests continues, with dozen filed in Minnesota just today through 3PM local. My colleague @kyledcheney.bsky.social wrote earlier on how the suits are tying up judges nationwide & leading to denunciations of ICE tactics www.politico.com/news/2026/01...

In the newsletter: - What our reporter is seeing on the ground in Minneapolis - Democrats’ DHS funding fight - What Trump is not posting about - And: Can Trump redefine bystanders’ rights? https://www.notus.org/newsletters/truth-vs-spin

It says something that the nationalist far-right globally is pulling away from Trump prospect.org/2026/01/26/s...

Two former presidents felt compelled to comment publicly

Quite a statement by the Republican governor of Vermont

YouGov is out with a new poll after ICE killed another person in Minnesota today. Abolishing ICE is now +5 among all adults, and **+12 among independents** substack.com/@gelliottmor...

Good afternoon from downtown Chicago, where despite heavy snowfall, thousands have gathered for an anti-ICE/CBP demonstration in solidarity with the Twin Cities. More are still streaming in. Lt. Illinois Gov. Juliana Stratton just addressed the crowd, and called for ICE to be abolished.

And what is happening inside ICE detention centers? 404 Media also learned that the federal government claimed that the day after it was sued for allegedly abusing detainees at an ICE detention center, a “system crash” deleted nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from inside the facility.

Bovino: "When politicians, community leaders, & some journalists engage in that heated rhetoric we keep talking about, when they make the choice to vilify law enforcement calling law enforcement 'Gestapo' or using the term 'kidnapping,' that is a choice & there are actions & consequences."

And now it has come home => The fact that peace and conflict scholars have not lived up to their responsibility to name and analyze violence in all its forms is a real cause for concern. dissentmagazine.org/article/the-...

The video is harrowing. 6-8 ICE agents piled on Pretti. One of them starts pistol-whipping him in the face. Then a shot rings out. The one with the gun unloads repeatedly into Pretti. Then a 2nd ICE shooter stepped back from his lifeless body and shot him 5-6 more times. Absolute savagery.

I have been warning for weeks the administration will do anything to get these records. They want to rig the midterms 🚨“The letter adds the state’s unwillingness to share voting data to a litany of grievances the Trump administration has leveled against Minnesota.”🚨

Americans were supposed to cower or cheer when they saw fascist violence. The Real Americans would shout with glee, and the rest would bow down because they’re woke and weak and stuff. Everyone knows that. X users know it. Podcasters know it. Stephen Miller knows it. This wasn’t supposed to happen.

Odds of Shutdown Grow as Schumer Says Democrats Will Not Advance Appropriations Bill with DHS Funding https://www.notus.org/congress/odds-of-shutdown-grow-as-schumer-says-democrats-will-not-advance-appropriations-bill-with-dhs-funding

This is really something. Mark Warner, one of the more moderate and cautious senators in the Dem caucus, says he'll vote No on ICE funding:

Worse than Kent State, really than any episode I can think of probably dating back to Reconstruc & earlier b/c 1. continuing, not 1 off. 2. organized, not individual ofcrs losing it 3. literally at hand of federal government, which is 4. immediately lying & circling the wagons to prevent inves.

A nurse. A researcher. A helper.

A German soccer federation executive committee member says it's time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.

in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today

1. ICE has STOPPED PAYING for medical treatment for its 73,000 detainees ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care 🧵

Danish MEP Anders Vistisen to Donald Trump :”Let me put this in words you might understand: Mr. President, fuck off.”

ICYMI: This week I rode along with a Unitarian Universalist minister as she patrolled the same neighborhood where Renee Good was killed, looking for ICE. “We’re gonna keep taking care of people who are impacted,” she told me. “We’re gonna keep getting braver.” religionnews.com/2026/01/14/i...

I'd wager this is the angriest statement ever issued by the Nobel Peace Prize people...

Stunning photos from Minneapolis, including this one by John Locher for the Associated Press. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

“The MLK Dinner is not going away—rather we are in a moment of transition,” - IU chancellor.

I don’t think federal officers should fire flashbang grenades and tear gas canisters into a car that has children in it, causing a baby to stop breathing and sending kids to the hospital. I think that’s bad, not good. Sorry to get so partisan, but that’s how I feel.

SCOOP: Internal ICE material and testimony from an official obtained by 404 Media provides the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activities on the ground. Inside the app called ELITE—what ICE uses to find neighborhoods to raid.

ICE's "presence is terrifying medical staff and raising concerns about patient care, according to five nurses at HCMC hospital in Minneapolis who asked to remain anonymous for fear of losing their jobs." Via reporter @ericazurek.bsky.social www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

A congressional stock-ban bill has advanced through committee to the full U.S. House and is primed for a vote. But most Democrats are livid. New in @notus.com: www.notus.org/congress/sto...

🚨BREAKING: Any candidate for federal office may challenge election laws governing their election, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 7-2 decision Wednesday, potentially triggering a deluge of litigation over the counting and certifying of results. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

take a second to really wrap your head around this.

gotdamn

Today at 34 & Park in Minneapolis, a woman tried to drive down the street where a protest had broken out in front of a home ICE was raiding, saying she had a doctor apt to get to. ICE agents busted out her windows, cut off her seatbelt, and pulled her out before arresting her.

If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this: America's problems are solved problems. Just not here. What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵

Also lol: religion reporting, 2026.

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👇🎯 So much time & money spent on a category error of an explanation for what actually happened in 2024: bsky.app/profile/mcop...

Horrible. Arson attack today at Mississippi’s largest synagogue, on Shabbat, destroyed multiple Torahs and left parts of the building in ruins

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I can't describe how bad Minneapolis feels right now. My neighbors are pulling kids out of school. The public schools are offering remote learning until 2/12. We are having conversations in our alleys about how to protect ourselves. It feels like a military occupation with a blockade.

Holy cow

MPR news on the Minneapolis incident

Growing crowd here at 34th and Portland in south Minneapolis, where witnesses tell me an ICE agent shot an observer in her car. Witnesses said she was not responsive and was taken away. Bovino is on scene along with dozens of federal agents.

It’s been a year since the Eaton and Palisades fires swept through Southern California, destroying over 16,000 structures — including the home of our own David Brancaccio. On "Make Me Smart," David joined Kimberly to discuss the complicated, costly task of rebuilding with fire resistant materials.