JM Rieger
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Thomas Jefferson in 1787: “Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.”
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Well, I was laid off at The Washington Post today. It's been an honor to work with some of the best journalists in the business. I'm hoping to continue reporting, producing videos and finding long-forgotten archival footage. If you have any openings, reach out.
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The Washington Post
11 days ago
Exclusive: Homeland Security has used what’s known as an administrative subpoena, a legal tool that federal agencies can issue without an order from a judge or grand jury. Under President Trump, DHS has weaponized the tool to strangle free speech.
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Homeland Security is targeting Americans with this secretive legal weapon
Under Trump, the Department of Homeland Security has weaponized administrative subpoenas to attack free speech, according to privacy and civil rights groups.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/02/03/homeland-security-administrative-subpoena/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
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A government lawyer expressed frustration in a courtroom on Tuesday over ICE not complying with court orders to release people detained. “I wish you would just hold me in contempt of court so I can get 24 hours of sleep. The system sucks, this job sucks"
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ICE Attorney: 'This job sucks'
A federal judge in Minnesota demanded to know why ICE is not complying with court orders and failing to immediately release immigrants who are being wrongfully detained as part of Operation Metro Surg...
https://www.fox9.com/news/federal-attorney-ice-cases-the-system-sucks
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In recent weeks, the Trump administration has shifted its immigration enforcement rhetoric and tactics following the deaths of two U.S. citizens in Minnesota. My latest supercut for
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New Economist/YouGov Poll: Do you think people who are licensed to carry a concealed handgun should be allowed to do so at a protest? Overall 43% Yes 39% No Democrats 48% Yes 33% No Republicans 38% Yes 48% No
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The University of Illinois chapter of College Republicans has been placed under Title VI review after it posted an image on social media that appeared to reference the killing of Alex Pretti.
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‘Fell the enemies:’ Illini Republicans support ICE amid killings - The Daily Illini
In a post that included a graphic of a presumed officer holding a gun to someone's head, Illini Republicans stated that they “stand with ICE."
https://dailyillini.com/news-stories/university-news/student-organizations/2026/02/01/illini-republicans-ice-minnesota/
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"Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth heaped praise on Jeff Bezos-backed Blue Origin in a visit to the space venture’s facility...the company has signaled recently that it’s narrowing its focus to the work it’s contracted to do for the federal government."
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Hegseth Sees ‘Plenty of Winning’ for Bezos’s Blue Origin
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth heaped praise on Jeff Bezos-backed Blue Origin in a visit to the space venture’s facility, recruiting another billionaire in his effort to reform government weapons buyi...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-02/hegseth-sees-plenty-of-winning-for-bezos-s-blue-origin
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WSJ reports a whistleblower complaint filed in May against Tulsi Gabbard is so classified it has resulted in months of wrangling over how to share it with Congress. The IG is generally required to share complaints found credible within three weeks.
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Exclusive | Classified Whistleblower Complaint About Tulsi Gabbard Stalls Within Her Agency
Congress hasn’t seen the complaint, which was filed eight months ago with the U.S. intelligence community watchdog’s office.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/classified-whistleblower-complaint-about-tulsi-gabbard-stalls-within-her-agency-027f5331
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Trump wants to build a 250-foot-tall arch, dwarfing the Lincoln Memorial
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Trump wants to build a 250-foot-tall arch, dwarfing the Lincoln Memorial
The president is eyeing a plot of land near Memorial Bridge. The art critic who proposed the idea called for a smaller arch or for Trump to pick a new site.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/01/31/trump-arch-memorial-circle/
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We are now 43 days beyond the statutory deadline for the FULL release of the Epstein files Yesterday, the Justice Dept released approximately HALF of the potentially responsive pages Hundreds of thousands of those pages are redacted
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NEW: Howard Lutnick, the billionaire who serves as President Trump’s commerce secretary, planned a visit to Epstein’s island in 2012. Lutnick previously claimed that he was so revolted by Epstein that he had cut ties with him years earlier. 1/6
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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick Planned Trip to Epstein’s Island
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/us/howard-lutnick-epstein-island.html
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The Washington Post
15 days ago
Breaking news: Federal authorities arrested journalist Don Lemon Thursday evening, accusing him of breaking federal law during a protest against the Trump administration’s immigration policies at a church in Minnesota this month.
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Don Lemon arrested by federal officials over church protest
Former CNN host Don Lemon was arrested by federal officials and charged in connection with a church protest in Minneapolis that he had covered.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/01/30/don-lemon-arrest-minneapolis-church-protest/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
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“President Donald Trump sued the US Treasury and IRS for at least $10 billion over an unauthorized disclosure of his tax returns to the press during his first term in office, potentially putting American taxpayers on the hook for a massive payout.”
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Trump Sues IRS, Treasury for $10 Billion Over Tax-Return Leaks
President Donald Trump sued the US Treasury and Internal Revenue Service for at least $10 billion over an unauthorized disclosure of his tax returns to the press during his first term in office, poten...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-30/trump-sues-irs-treasury-for-10-billion-over-tax-return-leaks
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16 days ago
Interesting: Per a new report from the Congressional Budget Office, the deployment of the National Guard in D.C. (now up to 2,950 troops) cost $223 million from August-December, and will cost $55 million per month onwards. That means up to *$880 million* through the end of 2026.
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FBI executes search warrant seeking ballots from Fulton County’s 2020 election
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FBI executes search warrant seeking ballots from Fulton County’s 2020 election
The FBI executed a search warrant in Fulton County, Georgia, for 2020 election ballots, as President Donald Trump seeks to find already debunked voter fraud.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/01/28/fbi-fulton-2020-election-fraud/
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(Reuters) - ICE officers in Minnesota on Wednesday were directed to avoid engaging with "agitators" as they carry out President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, according to internal guidance reviewed by Reuters.
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Exclusive: ICE officers in Minnesota directed not to interact with 'agitators' in new orders
The new internal guidance reviewed by Reuters also orders U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to only target immigrants who have criminal charges or convictions.
https://www.reuters.com/world/ice-officers-minnesota-directed-not-interact-with-agitators-new-orders-2026-01-29/
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VA leaders have barely acknowledged Alex Pretti’s death, workers say
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VA leaders have barely acknowledged Alex Pretti’s death, workers say
Employees at the Minneapolis VA hospital were initially told they could not hold a memorial for Pretti, though that decision was later reversed.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/01/28/va-pretti-memorial-collins-minneapolis/
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The chief federal judge in Minnesota said ICE had violated nearly 100 court orders stemming from its crackdown in the state and had disobeyed more judicial directives in January alone than "some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/u...
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Judge in Minnesota Says ICE Has Violated Nearly 100 Court Orders
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/us/politics/judge-minnesota-ice-court-orders.html
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The Trump administration's effort to shape the narrative around Alex Pretti ran up against contradictory visual evidence. WaPo analyzed how that rhetoric shifted in the 72 hours after Pretti's death. w/
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Timeline: How the Trump administration lost the narrative in Minnesota
Visual evidence has repeatedly contradicted the administration’s efforts to vilify Alex Pretti and frame the perception of his killing during an immigration raid.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2026/timeline-how-trump-administrations-framing-minnesota-shooting-was-undermined-by-video-evidence/
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The day Alex Pretti was shot, right-wing influencers and Republicans called him a "domestic terrorist" on social media. But two days later, tone had shifted: the same group was calling his killing a "tragedy". Video evidence made the difference, per our timeline (🎁 link)
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D.H.S. Review Does Not Say Pretti Brandished Gun, As Noem Claimed
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D.H.S. Review Does Not Say Pretti Brandished Gun, As Noem Claimed
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/us/politics/pretti-shooting-minneapolis-dhs-report.html
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"Ecuador’s minister of foreign affairs filed a protest with the U.S. Embassy after Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents tried to enter the Ecuadorian consulate in Minneapolis without permission Tuesday."
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2 federal officers fired shots during encounter that killed Alex Pretti, DHS tells Congress
A Customs and Border Protection official told Congress in a notice that two federal officers fired shots during the encounter that killed ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.
https://apnews.com/article/immigration-enforcement-minnesota-ice-b0cec9d1c5bae4b62469011775082300
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C-SPAN
17 days ago
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) Assaulted During Town Hall Meeting
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Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) Assaulted During Town Hall Meeting
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The Trump administration repeatedly shifted its story on the shooting of Alex Pretti in the 72 hours following his death. My latest supercut for
@washingtonpost.com
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"State senators took the first step toward renaming 'Palm Beach International Airport' as 'Donald J. Trump International Airport' on Tuesday by unanimously advancing legislation to carry out the change in the Committee on Transportation."
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Florida senators clear Palm Beach airport Trump rename for takeoff
Although Palm Beach County officials have raised some potential logistical hang-ups with the idea, the proposal will be heard next by a state House committee Wednesday.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/27/florida-senators-clear-trump-airport-for-takeoff-00749925?u
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Q: Do you think he was acting as an assassin in Minneapolis? TRUMP: Who was that? Q: Mr. Pretti. Your deputy chief-of-staff said that. TRUMP: No. ... With that being said, you know, you can't have guns. You can't walk in with guns, you just can't.
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DHS officers have fired shots during enforcement arrests or at people protesting their operations 16 times since July. In each case, the Trump administration publicly declared their actions justified before waiting for investigations to be completed.
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Trump aides declared 16 DHS shootings since July justified before probes completed
The Trump administration’s rush to defend the officers and accuse the victims of attacking them has sparked widespread outrage and demands for accountability.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2026/01/27/ice-border-patrol-shootings-immigration-trump/
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A New York Times frame-by-frame breakdown of the shooting of Alex Pretti shows that as Pretti fell to the ground, he had his phone in one hand and his glasses in his other hand.
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Video: New Video Analysis Reveals Flawed and Fatal Decisions in Shooting of Pretti
A frame-by-frame assessment of actions by Alex Pretti and the two officers who fired 10 times shows how lethal force came to be used against a target who didn’t pose a threat.
https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000010668660/new-video-analysis-reveals-flawed-and-fatal-decisions-in-shooting-of-pretti.html
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"A Trump administration lawyer assured a federal judge Monday that investigators have preserved body-camera footage and other evidence from the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, but stopped short of promising to share that evidence with state investigators."
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Body-camera footage of shooting being preserved, U.S. officials say
A Trump administration lawyer assured a federal judge that investigators have preserved body-camera footage and other evidence from the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/01/26/minneapolis-body-camera-court-hearings-pretti-shooting/
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NYT reports over 100 refugees with no criminal record from about a dozen countries have been arrested in Minnesota by immigration agents in recent weeks & flown to Texas detention centers. Some were later released, leaving them to find their own way home.
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They ‘Had Done Everything Right.’ ICE Detained Them Anyway.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/us/politics/ice-minnesota-refugees.html
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Iranian security forces gunned down dozens of protesters trying to escape a devastating blaze in the Caspian Sea city of Rasht during a nationwide uprising earlier this month, according to witness accounts provided to The Post.
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Iranian forces massacred protesters fleeing burning market, witnesses say
A rare detailed account of Iran’s crackdown, produced by The Post, reveals the brutality used by security forces in one of many such cities rocked by violence.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/01/25/iran-rasht-protests-regime-crackdown/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
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Trump on Minneapolis shooting: “I don’t like any shooting. I don’t like it. But I don’t like it when somebody goes into a protest and he’s got a very powerful, fully loaded gun with two magazines loaded up with bullets also. That doesn’t play good either”
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Exclusive | Trump Says Administration Is ‘Reviewing Everything’ About Minneapolis Shooting
In an interview, the president says immigration-enforcement officers will “at some point” leave the area.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-says-administration-is-reviewing-everything-about-minneapolis-shooting-a501f48e
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"Federal agents who were wrestling a man to the ground in Minneapolis early Saturday secured a handgun he was carrying moments before shooting him multiple times, according to a Washington Post analysis of videos from several angles."
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Federal agent secured gun from Minn. man before fatal shooting, videos show
A Washington Post analysis of videos sheds light on the encounter that left 37-year-old Alex Pretti dead.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/01/25/minneapolis-shooting-video-gun/
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Donald and Melania Trump on Saturday night hosted a private screening of “Melania,” a new documentary about the first lady. The Hollywood Reporter and Reuters reported that executives from Apple, Amazon and other major tech companies were invited.
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Trump hosts ‘Melania’ screening as Minnesota shooting fallout roils nation
The White House event, celebrating a documentary about first lady Melania Trump, was scheduled before a U.S. Border Patrol agent fatally shot an ICU nurse.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/01/25/trump-melania-film-minnesota-shooting/
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Since July, I've tracked at least 2,300 cases in which federal judges have ruled ICE has illegally detained people without bond or due process. This is one that stands out:
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On tonight’s White House agenda: Trump and guests will get a private screening of MELANIA, the documentary about the First Lady,
@thr.com
reports. Attendees include Apple CEO Tim Cook, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, Mike Tyson, per the article.
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The head of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said federal agents barred state investigators from the scene of Saturday’s shooting. The agency then obtained a search warrant to access the scene on a public sidewalk but were stymied.
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Minneapolis Live Updates: Videos Appear to Contradict Federal Account of Killing
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/us/minneapolis-shooting-ice
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“Senate Democrats will block a government funding package next week because of concerns over funding ICE Chuck Schumer said Saturday…The govt will partially shut down at the end of the day Friday if Congress doesn’t pass a funding package or extension”
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Live updates: Fatal shooting in Minneapolis by federal agents renews protests
The victim in the shooting was identified as Alexander “Alex” Pretti, 37, of Minneapolis.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/01/24/minneapolis-shooting/
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Many ICE officers are still not wearing body cameras, even though ICE’s cameras were supposed to have been fully operational by September, per a 2024 DHS report. The Trump administration proposed cuts to ICE’s body camera program for this fiscal year.
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Many ICE and Border Patrol officers still don’t wear body cameras
A string of violent incidents has added fresh urgency to calls for more body-worn cameras. But DHS proposed reducing spending on them in its initial budget proposal.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2026/01/24/ice-bodycams-cameras-shootings-immigration/
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A city official said the victim had died. This is the third shooting incident in Minneapolis involving federal immigration agents and took place just blocks from where Renée Good was killed. Follow for more live updates here:
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ICE detained a 2-year-old girl and her father on Thursday in Minneapolis and flew them to Texas, despite a judge ordering the toddler's release. On Friday, the girl was reunited with her mother. Attorneys for the family say they were asylum seekers.
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Agents detain and send 2-year-old girl and her father to Texas despite court order to release toddler
Attorneys for the family say they were asylum-seekers who were pulled over without a warrant. The girl has since been reunited with her mother.
https://www.startribune.com/agents-detain-and-send-2-year-old-girl-and-her-father-to-texas-despite-court-order-to-release-toddler/601569252
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The New York Times
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Breaking News: Rejecting decades of science, the chair of the federal panel that recommends vaccines for Americans said that shots against polio and measles — and perhaps all diseases — should be optional. The vaccines are credited with preventing disability and millions of deaths worldwide.
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Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional, Rejecting Decades of Science
Dr. Kirk Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist who leads the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, said a person’s right to refuse a vaccine outweighed concerns about illness or death from infectious diseases.
https://nyti.ms/3LtyrjC
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An FBI field office leader tells The New York Times that during Kash Patel's first director's call with the heads of all of the field offices, he told officials that he didn't read briefing materials: "I don't read."
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The Oregonian reports ICE arrested and detained a family, including a 7-year-old child, outside a Portland hospital last week as the child's parents sought emergency medical care for her. The family have a pending asylum claim and no criminal history.
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ICE detains family seeking emergency care for child at Portland hospital
The Venezuelan parents and their 7-year-old daughter entered the U.S. legally.
https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2026/01/ice-detains-family-seeking-emergency-care-for-child-at-portland-hospital.html
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"Tech companies issued a record $108.7b in corporate bonds in the last 3 months of 2025..the largest total for any quarter and roughly double that of the previous 3 months..[another] $15.5b in bonds were issued in the first two weeks [of 2026] alone."
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100 clergy arrested at airport protest as Minnesotans strike against ICE
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100 clergy arrested at airport protest as Minnesotans strike against ICE
Some Minnesotans boycotted work, school and shopping Friday to signal their opposition to the Trump administration’s deployment of ICE agents.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/01/23/minnesota-general-strike-ice-protest/
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On four different occasions over the past year, Donald Trump has reversed or pulled back his tariff threats whenever markets have dropped. My latest supercut for
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NEW: Kennedy's plan to study Hep. B vaccine in African babies has been suspended by Guinea-Bissau. Experts say the trial is unethical in a nation where 1 in 5 kids are exposed to Hep. B, which can take decades off their lives. HHS: the trial is "paused."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/h...
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Kennedy Plan to Test a Vaccine in West African Babies Is Blocked
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/health/hepatitis-b-vaccine-africa-study.html?unlocked_article_code=1.GlA.wVdf.sIpC87JwwRAV&smid=url-share
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