Democrats want to know if ICE is hiring Jan 6 rioters

Trump is all about the Monroe Doctrine these days. If you don't remember that from your U.S. History classes, let us break it down for you. Listen on Spotify: interc.pt/4qlohAI Apple: interc.pt/4sF7yJW Elsewhere: interc.pt/3LCatm6

Jerome Powell warned that Trump was pressuring the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates after the DOJ launched an investigation into the chairman. The move escalates Trump’s pressure campaign against Powell, reigniting concerns about the Fed's independence.

When journals make money per article published, they have no incentive to reject junk science. A librarian: "The journal's interest in rejecting bad science is in direct conflict with its interest in maintaining revenue." This is the APC model.

Health-care jobs make up the majority of Indeed's latest report on the best jobs of 2026.

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The data has been turned into a searchable tool on HaveIBeenFlocked.com, which says it has data on more than 2.3 million license plates and tens of millions of Flock searches. @jasonkoebler.bsky.social reports. www.404media.co/police-unmas...

Russia launched a second major drone and missile bombardment of Ukraine in four days, officials said Tuesday, aiming again at the power grid amid freezing temperatures in an apparent snub to U.S.-led peace efforts. https://to.pbs.org/49zdA6l

A dozen Democratic members of Congress Monday asked a federal judge for an emergency hearing, arguing the Dep. of Homeland Security violated a court order when Minnesota lawmakers were denied access to conduct oversight at facilities that hold immigrants ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/12/r...

EPA proposes limiting power of states and tribes to block major projects over water concerns

A St. Paul resident says federal officers knocked on her door and asked her to identify Hmong and Asian households in her North End neighborhood last week.

Alpha Sigma Phi is suing its former undergraduate members at Rutgers University for damages after a pledge was left in critical condition. https://chroni.cl/49yLTKV

US urges citizens to leave Iran immediately amid rising protests

The city thought Conrad the raccoon deserved a memorial plaque. Now Toronto’s best-known trash panda has become a different kind of symbol

Immigrant detainee at 'Alligator Alcatraz' agrees to leave US, asks that lawsuit be dismissed

Trump wants Greenland's rare earth minerals and oil. But extraction is hard. The real issue? The ice sheet melting, holding 20+ feet of sea level. Originally published by @insideclimatenews.org 

Knowing they can’t easily deliver on mass deportation, Trump will want to make the public believe—especially those who could be potentially impacted—they can remove anyone and everyone. That terror will have real consequences.

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The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected the state of Alaska’s latest attempt to alter Alaska’s decades-old system of subsistence fishing management. (via Alaska Beacon)

President Donald Trump was caught on a live microphone suggesting he would get rid of "garbage" environmental regulations at the request of Ford CEO Jim Farley.

'It's a blanket of silence': Fire victims' attorneys accuse city of blocking Palisades fire transparency

There have been reports of fractures even among the three liberals in the Supreme Court—Ketanji Brown Jackson, Elena Kagan, and Sonia Sotomayor. “The mood seems brittle,” Amy Davidson Sorkin writes. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/cJBi-R

The increase in greenhouse gas emissions is attributable to a combination of a cool winter, the explosive growth of data centers and cryptocurrency mining and higher natural gas prices, according to the Rhodium Group.

A guide to spotting audio and video deepfakes from a professor who’s studied them for two decades

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Clintons refuse to testify on Epstein before House Oversight

Gavin Newsom's Press Office has criticized the Department of Justice after a flurry of resignations from the administration.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared ready to deal another setback to transgender people and uphold state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has come under fire for remarks he made about Trump’s plans for Greenland.

Senate Democrats are seeking details from the nonprofit managing donations for the White House ballroom, including how much has been raised and whether donors were offered special access or influence tied to the estimated $400 million project.

President Trump's administration has made good on its pledge to label three Middle Eastern branches of the Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist organizations, imposing sanctions on them and their members. https://to.pbs.org/49QGSyy

President Donald Trump threatened yet another foreign leader on Tuesday during a press gaggle at Joint Base Andrews after returning to Washington, D.C. from a brief trip to Detroit.

Ballot initiative, opposed by the ultra-wealthy, would levy one-time 5% tax on individuals worth more than $1bn

Trevor Lee drew nationwide attention last year for his bill that allowed Nazi flags to be displayed in schools, but not pride flags.

Someone tell Pete Hegseth that the way of a true warrior turns toward philosophy rather than unrestrained power and endless war, according to philosophers like Aristotle and Yamamoto Tsunetomo.

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority indicated Tuesday it is likely to side with two states that have enacted bans on transgender athletes playing on girls’ sports teams, delving into a divisive culture war dispute that could have implications far beyond sports. https://cnn.it/4pWFEa5

A judge ruled an offshore wind project can resume building, challenging Trump’s push to halt it over national security concerns.

Plus a ride along with the resistance, how racist groups of the past inform MN today, Jonathan Ross claimed to be a botanist in today's Flyover news roundup.

The woman killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis last week served on the board of her son’s school, which linked to documents encouraging parents to monitor ICE and directing them to training. https://cnn.it/49yoNEa

Trump warns of ‘very strong action’ if Iran hangs protesters

A former Republican strategist Tuesday mocked Vice President JD Vance as having a "dead soul," and describing him as "the ultimate code switcher, a shape-shifting wraith.

German church’s televised ‘slime Jesus’ infuriates the faithful

Trump may have to disclose details about assets as part of BBC lawsuit

"The machinery of authority depends on routine obedience. History shows that when citizens withdraw it—patiently, lawfully and together—even the most entrenched systems bend."

The fundraising campaign for Ross was created by an account that called Good “a stupod bitch who got what she deserved.” interc.pt/4jE5ZI5

Anger and Outrage in Marin Over Trump's Terrorist Murders

"Once central banks lose their independence and are forced to help governments finance deficits, that's always a precondition for high and even hyperinflation," said former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen. https://to.pbs.org/4qCfD0V

The Trump administration has rolled out a campaign across departments that draws on images and ideas borrowed from right-wing and white nationalist circles. https://to.pbs.org/45GW3I9

Advocates push for sensible cannabis legislation on opening day of legislative session