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  • So, That's the REAL Story Behind Top DOJ Attorneys Leaving Amid the Minneapolis ICE Shooting

    01/14/2026 12:58:17 PM PST · by DugwayDuke · 5 replies
    Townhall ^ | Jan 14, 2026 | Matt Vespa
    It's fake news that: Multiple senior prosecutors in Washington and Minnesota are leaving their jobs amid turmoil over the Trump administration’s handling of the shooting death of a Minneapolis woman. The departures include at least five prosecutors from the U.S. attorney’s office in Minneapolis, including the office’s second-in-command, according to emails obtained by The Washington Post and people familiar with the matter.
  • Trump claims killing of Iran protesters ‘has stopped’ even as Tehran signals executions ahead

    01/14/2026 12:44:39 PM PST · by Mr. Mojo · 21 replies
    AP ^ | January 14, 2026 | MICHELLE L. PRICE AND FARNOUSH AMIRI
    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he’s been told “on good authority” that plans for executions in Iran have stopped, even as Tehran has indicated fast trials and executions ahead in its crackdown on protesters. The U.S. president’s claims, which were made with few details, come as he’s told protesting Iranians in recent days that “help is on the way” and that his administration would “act accordingly” to respond to the Iranian government. But Trump has not offered any details about how the U.S. might respond and it wasn’t clear if his comments Wednesday indicated he would...
  • US apologizes for deporting a college student flying home for Thanksgiving surprise

    01/14/2026 12:19:51 PM PST · by Vendome · 11 replies
    MSN ^ | 1/14/2025 | MICHAEL CASEY
    The Trump administration apologized in court for a “mistake” in the deportation of a Massachusetts college student who was detained trying to fly home to surprise her family for Thanksgiving, but still argued the error should not affect her case. Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, a 19-year-old Babson College freshman, was detained at Boston’s airport on Nov. 20 and flown to Honduras two days later. Her removal came despite an emergency court order on Nov. 21 directing the government to keep her in Massachusetts or elsewhere in the United States for at least 72 hours. “On behalf of the government, we...
  • Renee Good's family hires George Floyd law firm to investigate Minneapolis ICE shooting

    01/14/2026 12:15:18 PM PST · by Ciaphas Cain · 35 replies
    Mankato Free Press ^ | January 14 2026 | Heather Hollingsworth
    Renee Good ’s family is accusing federal immigration officers of killing the Minneapolis mother as she attempted to follow agents' instructions, and said Wednesday they have hired the same law firm that represented George Floyd ’s family to press for answers and accountability. Her loved ones said in a statement they want Good, 37, remembered as “an agent of peace” and urged the public not to use her death as a political flashpoint, according to the Chicago-based firm Romanucci & Blandin. The firm said it will release information from its investigation in the coming weeks. The family's decision to hire...
  • White Girl George Floyd Isn’t Working

    01/14/2026 12:03:46 PM PST · by The_Media_never_lie · 12 replies
    Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is set to resign within the next week, according to multiple reports from within the Walz campaign. It seems that Walz is being thrown under the bus by his own party, something which carries not just great entertainment value but also the pros This would all put us back to where we were a week ago, before a deranged woman decided to block a street to prevent ICE from transporting an arrested illegal alien to a detention center, and, when ICE officers moved in to arrest her, drove at one of them. His reaction was to...
  • An illegal alien tried to RAM ICE AGENTS with their vehicle in San Antonio TX

    01/14/2026 11:51:27 AM PST · by E. Pluribus Unum · 24 replies
    X.com ^ | Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh
    This is absolutely insane. The vehicle rammings are CONTINUING. These men need all the protection they can get.
  • Denmark, allies send troops to Greenland

    01/14/2026 11:45:42 AM PST · by E. Pluribus Unum · 44 replies
    Euractiv ^ | Jan 14, 2026 - 16:21 Last updated: Jan 14, 2026 - 20:18 | Magnus Lund Nielsen
    US President Donald Trump has renewed his threat to use military force to bring the Arctic island under American control Denmark has begun sending military personnel to Greenland, and allied reinforcements are expected to follow, Danish media reported on Wednesday.Greenlandic and Danish authorities announced that Danish military forces will expand their presence on the island and continue conducting exercises with allies throughout 2026.Greenlanders should expect to see more military planes, troops and ships in Greenland “including from NATO allies,” the statement reads.Danish Minister Defence Troels Lund Poulsen said on Wednesday afternoon that more countries were inbound for Greenland. Sweden...
  • Trump ending federal funding to sanctuary cities, states

    01/14/2026 11:33:35 AM PST · by E. Pluribus Unum · 27 replies
    The Hill ^ | 01/14/26 7:58 AM ET | Ashleigh Fields
    President Trump announced early Wednesday that his administration will strip federal funding from sanctuary cities and states, in line with policies he promoted on the campaign trail. “EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY FIRST, NO MORE PAYMENTS WILL BE MADE BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO STATES FOR THEIR CORRUPT CRIMINAL PROTECTION CENTERS KNOWN AS SANCTUARY CITIES,” the president wrote in a post on Truth Social.“ALL THEY DO IS BREED CRIME AND VIOLENCE! If States want them, they will have to pay for them! MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!” he added.The post follows his Tuesday speech at the Detroit Economic Club when he said sanctuary cities...
  • Kyiv targeted for third time in a week, 6,000 buildings with no power

    01/14/2026 11:30:14 AM PST · by Navy Patriot · 7 replies
    Yahoo News - UPI ^ | January 14, 2026 | Paul Godfrey
    Ukrainian air defenses were in action around Kyiv on Wednesday morning as Russian forces launched another mass drone attack targeting the city's already ravaged power and heating infrastructure with multiple explosions heard downtown. Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that following the raid -- the third major attack in five days -- 6,000 buildings, about half of all buildings, were without power amid freezing temperatures. Deputy Energy Minister Mykola Kolisnyk said Tuesday that Russia was "going all in" to take out Ukraine's energy infrastructure after mass attacks targeting power and gas facilities overnight Monday and Jan. 9. The state-run electricity network operator...
  • House GOP moves to hold Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress in Epstein probe

    01/14/2026 11:24:07 AM PST · by Decombobulator · 17 replies
    Axios ^ | 01/14/2026
    House Oversight Republicans will begin contempt of Congress proceedings against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton after she failed to appear for a deposition Wednesday as part of the committee's investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Why it matters: Both Clintons will face contempt of Congress proceedings — a rarely used congressional enforcement tool. The Clintons are refusing to comply with subpoenas, laying out in a Monday letter, obtained by Axios, to Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) why they considered the subpoenas "invalid and legally unenforceable." "Since this started, we've been asking what the hell Hillary Clinton has to...
  • US, for 1st time in 50 years, experienced negative net migration in 2025: Report

    01/14/2026 11:03:18 AM PST · by yesthatjallen · 22 replies
    ABC ^ | 01 13 2025 | Laura Romero
    The U.S. experienced negative net migration in 2025 for the first time in at least half a century as a result of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, according to a report released Tuesday by the Brookings Institution. Although the administration has undertaken aggressive removal efforts, the negative number is mostly due to a significant drop in entries into the U.S., the report said. "We estimate net flows of -295,000 to -10,000 for the year," the Brookings study stated. "Though a high degree of policy uncertainty remains, continued negative net migration for 2026 is also likely." SNIP
  • Virginia Legislature Votes This Week on Abortions Up to Birth Amendment

    01/14/2026 10:35:09 AM PST · by Morgana · 21 replies
    Life News ^ | January 14, 2026 | Olivia Gans Turner
    This is the week that the General Assembly opens and Virginia will likely take one step closer to becoming the abortion center of the south. Please take a moment to read the message below and do your part to speak out against this dreadful amendment. Use the action center link here. https://vshl.org/legislative-action-center2/#/121 Hundreds of Virginians are in Richmond this week to speak up for Life. If you can’t be there, please send a message to your legislator, regardless of how they voted last year on the Amendment. Pro-abortion forces in the newly-elected 2026 General Assembly have vowed to make passage...
  • UK government rolls back key part of digital ID plans

    01/14/2026 10:18:17 AM PST · by RandFan · 8 replies
    theguardian ^ | Jan 14 | theguardian
    Ministers have rolled back plans for a central element of the proposed digital ID plans, leaving open the possibility that people will be able to use other forms of identification to prove their right to work. This will mean that the IDs, announced to some controversy in September, will no longer be mandatory for working-age people, given that the only planned obligatory element was to prove the right to work in the UK. While officials said this was not a U-turn, just a tweak before a detailed consultation on how the system will function, it will be viewed as the...
  • Iran issues sickening assassination threat against Trump: ‘This time it will not miss the target’

    01/14/2026 9:50:40 AM PST · by thegagline · 53 replies
    The New York Post ^ | 01/14/2026 | Ronny Reyes
    Iran issued a grisly threat against President Trump on Wednesday, broadcasting a picture of the commander-in-chief during the 2024 Butler, Pa., rally assassination attempt — with the words “This time it will not miss the target. The ominous warning was aired on Iranian state-run TV, Agence France-Presse reported. It marks Tehran’s most direct threat yet against Trump, following his repeated threats that the US will strike the country if it continues its brutal crackdown on anti-government protesters.
  • Missouri Supreme Court upholds ban on gender-affirming care for minors

    01/14/2026 9:48:33 AM PST · by Controlling Legal Authority · 33 replies
    Columbia Missourian ^ | 1/13/2026 | Jacob Richey
    The Missouri Supreme Court has upheld a state law banning gender-affirming care for minors.
  • Conditioning You for Socialism (Starting With Your Toilet)

    01/14/2026 9:27:16 AM PST · by Rummyfan · 25 replies
    PJ Media ^ | 13 Jan 2026 | Stephen green
    On occasion, it is my duty and privilege to dig deep into established facts, figures, and other inconveniences so that you might gain a greater understanding of just how forehead-slapping stupid everything is. This is one of those occasions, and it starts where so many things end: with your toilet. Everything went wrong — as so many things did — during the administration of President George H.W. Bush, who put his signature on the Energy Policy Act of 1992, passed by the Democrat-dominated Congress. It was one of those feel-good laws that didn't feel so good once its provisions kicked...
  • LIVE: Trump insists US needs Greenland for security at White House talks

    01/14/2026 9:17:16 AM PST · by RandFan · 27 replies
    bbc ^ | Jan 14 | bbc
    Summary President Donald Trump insists the US needs Greenland for "national security", adding that anything less than American control of the territory is "unacceptable" It comes as US Vice-President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio meet the Danish and Greenlandic foreign ministers in the White House Trump's demands to take control of the island have been rejected by Greenland's leaders and Nato member Denmark, of which the island is a semi-autonomous territory European powers have thrown their support behind Danish sovereignty over Greenland The Danish military says it's boosting its presence in Greenland in "close cooperation with Nato...
  • Chicago's ultra-woke teachers union makes glaring spelling error on flyer calling for 'ultra wealthy to fund out schools'

    01/14/2026 9:14:41 AM PST · by DFG · 23 replies
    UK Daily Mail ^ | 01/14/2026 | KELLY GARINO
    The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) has been forced to delete a post urging the 'ultra-wealthy' to fully fund city schools after it was mocked online for misspelling 'governor.' On Tuesday, the CTU posted a flyer across X, Facebook and TikTok calling on the public to push state leaders to tax billionaires, months after a report found the district is $1.6 billion short of necessary funding, according to Chicago Public Media. A damning report revealed that last year, over half of Chicago students couldn't read at grade level, and nearly three-quarters failed to reach math proficiency on state tests, according to...
  • Targeting Powell

    01/14/2026 8:59:09 AM PST · by karpov · 15 replies
    National Review ^ | January 13, 2026 | The Editors
    Tensions between a president and a Federal Reserve chairman are nothing new. Up until now, they may have reached a peak when Lyndon Johnson shoved William McChesney Martin at the LBJ ranch. Martin gave in a while later, another step into the inflationary quagmire from which the U.S. emerged only after Paul Volcker reasserted the Fed’s independence. However bad that Texas moment, it falls far short of the Department of Justice’s serving the Federal Reserve with grand jury subpoenas on Friday. They relate to testimony given to the Senate Banking Committee concerning an over-budget renovation project and come with the...
  • Saudi Arabia Bars US from Using Its Airspace for Any Strike on Iran

    01/14/2026 8:44:38 AM PST · by leopud · 48 replies
    By AFP - Agence France Presse ^ | Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 16:00 | By Ashish Rana
    Saudi Arabia has conveyed to Washington that it will not permit the United States to use its airspace for any military action against Iran