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Thursday, January 08, 2026

We've obtained material explaining how an ICE surveillance system, called Webloc, works. Draw shape on a map, see all phones available there, follow them home. All without warrant. "This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency." read more


An analysis of footage from three camera angles show that the vehicle appears to be turning away from a federal officer as he opened fire. read more


"I have determined that, for the Good of our Country, especially in these very troubled and dangerous times, our Military Budget for the year 2027 should not be $1 Trillion Dollars, but rather $1.5 Trillion. This will allow us to build the 'Dream Military' that we have long been entitled to." read more


US President Donald Trump has withdrawn the US from dozens of international organisations, including many that work to combat climate change. Among the 66 groups, nearly half of them are bodies of the United Nations, including the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change - a treaty that underpins all international efforts to combat global warming. read more


The move came after officials at Roosevelt High School said armed U.S. Border Patrol officers came on school property during dismissal Wednesday and began tackling people, handcuffed two staff members and released chemical weapons on bystanders. The guy, I'm telling him like, Please step off the school grounds,' and this dude comes up and bumps into me and then tells me that I pushed him, and he's trying to push me, and he knocked me down," a school official, who spoke to MPR News on condition of anonymity said. "They don't care. They're just animals," the official added. "I've never seen people behave like this." read more


Republicans are pushing back on Trump's statements about acquiring Greenland read more


Darren Michael, associate professor at Austin Peay State University, has reportedly been reinstated and given $500,000 after being fired over posts about assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk. read more


The House is poised to pass legislation Thursday extending contentious ObamaCare tax credits for three years ... read more


Wednesday, January 07, 2026

Former Del. Mike Jones captures Senate District 15, while Charlie Schmidt wins Jones' vacated House seat in District 77. read more


The U.S. seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker that was being shadowed by a Russian submarine on Wednesday ... read more


"You gotta win the midterms 'cause, if we don't win the midterms, it's just gonna be - I mean, they'll find a reason to impeach me," Trump told Republican lawmakers at a retreat in Washington. "I'll get impeached." read more


The situation was likely to worsen as Iran's Central Bank drastically reduced the subsidized exchange rates for dollars it offers to importers and producers. read more


Look out, world. One of President Donald Trump's longest-serving White House aides Monday gave the clearest explanation yet of an epochal shift in America's global role, as the administration charts a brazen course after decapitating Venezuela's regime. read more


A separate judge had ruled that Halligan, who brought cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, was unlawfully appointed. read more


A 37-year-old woman who was shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Wednesday morning has died, according to several officials. read more


Edith Renfrow Smith grew up in the 1910s hearing her grandparents' stories of surviving slavery, including a grandfather who escaped bondage with a group led by abolitionist John Brown. read more


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