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January 12, 2026
Trump Says He May Veto Extension of Health Care Subsidies
(Bloomberg) President Donald Trump said Sunday he may veto a bill to extend Obamacare subsidies if Congress sent one to his desk. Trump’s remark to reporters on Air Force Once comes after nine swing-district House Republicans joined Democrats Wednesday in advancing legislation to revive expired Affordable Care Act subsidies for three years.
Go to discussionDemocratic rep calls for limits on 'military authority' of ICE
(The Hill) Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-Va.) said Sunday that Congress should rein in the authority of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the wake of an officer from the agency fatally shooting a 37-year-old woman in Minneapolis. “The real question now is can we find enough Republicans to work with us Democrats, to put a check on the military authority of ICE at this point,” Subramanyam told host Chris Stirewalt on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday.”
Go to discussionDems force GOP to abandon DHS funding for upcoming debate after ICE shooting: report
(Raw Story) Republicans in Congress moved to strike funding for the Department of Homeland Security from this week's budget debates after an immigration agent shot and killed a 37-year-old mother in Minneapolis, according to a new report. CNN's Sarah Harris reported the move on Sunday, saying it happened after "dozens" of Democrats "balked" at supporting an omnibus funding package for the agency. CNN previously reported that the progressive wing of the Democratic Party was leading the charge to rein in President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement arm.
Go to discussionNikki Glaser Savages CBS News, Justice Department in Scorching Golden Globes Monologue
(Movie Maker) Nikki Glaser kicked off the Golden Globes with rhetorical guns blazing, saying the the “Golden Globe for best editing goes to the Justice Department” and the “award for most editing goes to CBS News — yes, CBS News, America’s newest place to see B.S. News.” It was a bluntly political start to the ceremony, which mocked the Trump Administration’s slow-roll release of heavily redacted Epstein documents, and new editor-in-chief Bari Weiss’ overhaul of the once-revered CBS News.
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Trump Denies Knowledge of DOJ Probe Into Powell, Fed Renovations
(Newsweek) President Donald Trump denied having any knowledge of the Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into the Federal Reserve after the agency subpoenaed the central bank on Friday. In an interview with NBC News Sunday night, Trump said "I don't know anything about it, but he's certainly not very good at the Fed, and he's not very good at building buildings," referring to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
Go to discussionTrump faces Fed roadblock as key Republican blasts justice probe
(Bloomberg) President Donald Trump faced immediate bipartisan pushback Sunday night after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell accused the Department of Justice of launching a grand jury investigation as a pretext to pressure and intimidate the central bank. Senator Thom Tillis, a key Republican on the Banking Committee who isn’t running for reelection, vowed to oppose any Trump nominees to the Fed until the matter is resolved.
Go to discussionAs protests build in Minneapolis, Portland, Justice Department has scrapped its "Peacemakers" office
(CBS News) The Justice Department has a playbook ready for responding to emergencies like the one unfolding in Minneapolis, including containing unrest and defusing community anger or distrust in law enforcement. In the civil rights era, the agency formed its Community Relations Service, a group of dozens of federal specialists who were informally referred to as "America's peacemaker." At a time when relations between federal agents and the Minneapolis community, Portland and other U.S. cities have been deteriorating, the Justice Department is being criticized for scrapping its playbook, and turning away its "peacemakers."
Go to discussionTrump 'inclined' to keep Exxon out of Venezuela after CEO calls it 'uninvestable'
(USA Today) President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he might block Exxon Mobil from investing in Venezuela after the company's CEO called the country "uninvestable" during a White House meeting last week. Exxon CEO Darren Woods told Trump that Venezuela would need to change its laws before it could be an attractive investment opportunity, during a White House meeting on Jan. 9 with other oil executives. His comments were a blow to Trump's goal of convincing U.S. oil firms to spend billions of dollars to revitalize Venezuela's oil industry after capturing the country's president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife on Jan. 3 and bringing them to New York to face trial on charges of narco-terrorism and cocaine trafficking.
Go to discussion'Horrifying' leak reveals ICE 'stalkers' have access to Americans' cell phone data
(Raw Story) A bombshell report from 404 Media revealed that Immigration and Customs Enforcement has acquired new technology that allows the agency to monitor entire city neighborhoods by tracking the movements of its residents without a warrant, sparking widespread fears over the Trump administration’s growing surveillance state. “Horrifying for a lot of reasons but thinking about all the domestic abusers, stalkers, freaks, in and out of ICE, who will use this stuff to torment their victims is blood curdling,” wrote purported journalist Shane Proteus in a social media post on X Sunday night.
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