thehill.com/homenews/adm... Noem's lies about the ICE homicide in Minnesota ought, it seems to me, to leave her open to being charged as an accessory.

The opera company is seeking to sever its ties with the Kennedy Center after a tumultuous year in which both groups have faced cancellations by artists, empty seats and the retrenchment of donors protesting Mr. Trump’s intervention. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/a...

As in this week's shooting in Minnesota, ICE lied about what happened in Glen Burnie in December. www.thebanner.com/community/lo...

www.mediaite.com/politics/ex-... "I also fear the selective interest in fraud in America, because at the same time that these crimes are rightly being investigated by state and federal authorities, the larger infrastructure for prosecuting fraud and white-collar crime is being dismantled."

www.cnbc.com/2026/01/07/t... Once again, the would-be fuehrer is claiming an authority he does not have.

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news... Yet another ICE killing under questionable circumstances.

www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-p... 'The move will freeze $7 billion for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, nearly $2.4 billion for the Child Care Development Fund and roughly $870 million for social services grants that largely benefit children.'

www.nbcnews.com/world/ukrain... Trying to forcibly annex Greenland would put the U.S. at war with the rest of NATO, not just with Denmark.

www.rawstory.com/trump-267484... '"In order to deport 100 million people, tens of millions of U.S. Citizens would need to be deported. Is the social media team filled with idiots or white supremacists? My guess is both," ex-Air Force General Counsel Charles Blanchard posted on X.'

thehill.com/policy/healt... 'The costs of at least 350 drugs in the U.S. are expected to rise in 2026, according to a new analysis, despite many of the drugmakers pledging to offer more favorable prices under new Trump administration policies.'

www.axios.com/2025/12/30/u... 2025 saw 7 times as many cases as 2024.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/don... The two bills passed on voice votes--indicating overwhelming bipartisan support--in Congress. One would provide clean drinking wayer to rural communities in Colorado; the other would set aside more land for an indigenous tribe in Florida.

abcnews.go.com/Internationa... Notably, the Russian claim has not been accompanied by any evidence of the claimed attack onPutin's Novgorod residence - no photos of damage fromthe attack, nor any videos of drones being shot down. That doesn't mean the claim is false, just that it's unsupported.

futurism.com/science-ener... 'If it were to collapse under its own weight, scientists suggest it could ultimately trigger up to 11 feet of global sea level rise, meaning certain devastation for tens of millions of people.'

reason.com/2025/12/26/j... 'However, much of what the Trump administration tries to paint as the unacceptable "doxing" of law enforcement agents is often observers merely recording on-duty officers....'

talkingpointsmemo.com/news/one-age... 'Since Trump took office in January, GAO has issued several decisions finding impoundment violations by the Trump administration. Whoever succeeds Dodaro will take on the ongoing probes around the same issues.'

www.npr.org/2025/12/23/n... 'The court wrote that the president failed to explain why the situation in Illinois warranted an exception to the Posse Comitatus Act that limits the military's ability to execute laws on U.S. soil.'

www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-h... There actually is a good reason why we no longer build battleships: their size makes them slow, hard to maneuver, and vulnerable to faster, nimbler, and more effective vessels. But little Donnie is obsessed with size over utility.

www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-o... If wind turbines cause that much radar interference,, one would think the problem would have been identified long ago and would have been cited in the first attempt to shut down the projects. The administration is--as usual--lying.

abcnews.go.com/Politics/law... "The law Congress passed is crystal clear: release the Epstein files in full so Americans can see the truth. Instead, the Trump Department of Justice dumped redactions and withheld the evidence -- that breaks the law."

www.thebanner.com/community/cl... '[NOAA] recently slashed support for an Eastern Shore lab that has helped to seed an oyster resurgence in the bay. The agency’s funding for the Horn Point Laboratory, located on the Choptank River outside Cambridge, has been cut nearly in half for next year.'

www.politico.com/news/2025/12... 1. A polygraph test is one of the standard requirements for access to Top Secret information. 2. It is ridiculously easy to fail a polygraph. Retests are common. 3. This is the first time I've ever heard of the *testers* being punished for a failed test.

www.npr.org/2025/12/19/n... 'NCAR was founded more than six decades ago to provide universities with expertise and resources for collaborative research on global weather, water, and climate challenges.'

www.investopedia.com/trump-says-g... '[O]verall grocery prices were up 1.9% over the 12 months ending in November, according to the Consumer Price Index. That's down from 2.7% in September, but still above the 1.6% annual growth for grocery prices in November 2024.'

www.axios.com/2025/12/19/j... 'The open forum would give Smith — who is facing congressional probes and calls from President Trump to have him "investigated and put in prison"— the opportunity to publicly defend his investigations into Trump's alleged criminal conduct.'