Statement from Renee Good's wife, Becca Good
(MPR News) "First, I want to extend my gratitude to all the people who have reached out from across the country and around the world to support our family. This kindness of strangers is the most fitting tribute because if you ever encountered my wife, Renee Nicole Macklin Good, you know that above all else, she was kind. In fact, kindness radiated out of her."
U.S. payrolls rose 50,000 in December, less than expected
(CNBC) The U.S. labor market ended 2025 on a soft note, with job creation in December less than expected, according to a report Friday from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Nonfarm payrolls rose a seasonally adjusted 50,000 for the month, lower than the downwardly revised 56,000 in November and short of the Dow Jones estimate for 73,000.
Democrats threaten to withhold funding after ICE killing in Minneapolis
(The Guardian) A day after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a 37-year-old US citizen in Minneapolis, Democrats on Capitol Hill are demanding restraints on the agency Donald Trump has empowered to carry out his mass deportation campaign – and some are threatening to use the next funding deadline to force those changes. Democrats sharply condemned the Trump administration over the killing of Renee Nicole Good, demanding accountability after the president; JD Vance the vice-president; and the secretary of homeland security, Kristi Noem repeatedly claimed that the officer acted in “self-defense”.
Democrats call for hearings, independent probes over ICE shooting
(Roll Call) Democratic members of Congress on Thursday called for oversight hearings and independent probes into the fatal shooting of Renee Good by a federal immigration agent as well as the wider Trump administration approach to immigration enforcement. The lawmakers raised concerns about whether the American people would have doubts about a federal investigation into the shooting in Minneapolis, pointing to the quick defenses of the agent from President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that included descriptions of what happened that didn’t appear to match with videos of the incident.
Trump Lays Out a Vision of Power Restrained Only by 'My Own Morality'
(NY Times) President Trump declared on Wednesday evening that his power as commander in chief is constrained only by his “own morality,” brushing aside international law and other checks on his ability to use military might to strike, invade or coerce nations around the world. Asked in a wide-ranging interview with The New York Times if there were any limits on his global powers, Mr. Trump said: “Yeah, there is one thing. My own morality. My own mind. It’s the only thing that can stop me.”
Stephen Miller's "Iron Law"
(Charlie Sykes) In his interview with CNN, Trump’s malign homunculus made it clear that there is no velvet glove on this fist. The world, Stephen Miller insists, must be governed by raw force. "We live in a world in which you can talk all you want about international niceties and everything else, but we live in a world, in the real world, Jake, that is governed by strength, that is governed by force, that is governed by power,” Miller told Jake Tapper of CNN. “These are the iron laws of the world since the beginning of time.” If that sounds familiar it is. It is the ancient worldview that “might makes right”. The law of the jungle. Eat or be eaten. It is the credo of tyrants, conquerors, thugs, and bullies throughout history.
5 states sue Trump administration for freezing social services funding
(CBS News) Attorneys general in five Democratic-led states filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Trump administration after it said it would freeze money for several public benefit programs, citing concerns about fraud in the programs designed to help low-income families. The states — California, Colorado, Minnesota, Illinois and New York — called the move an unconstitutional abuse of power.
Donald Trump Says Second Wave of Venezuela Strikes Canceled
(Newsweek) President Donald Trump has said he is canceling a second wave of strikes on Venezuela due to the cooperation of the regime in Caracas. Writing on Truth Social on Friday morning, Trump said the release of Venezuelan political prisoners was a "very important and smart gesture." "The U.S.A. and Venezuela are working well together, especially as it pertains to rebuilding, in a much bigger, better, and more modern form, their oil and gas infrastructure," Trump said. It comes after at least 24 Venezuelan security officers were killed last week in a U.S. military raid.
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Trump administration says it is creating new DOJ division to tackle fraud
10 min ago - January 9, 2026 9:53 AM EST Updated 4 hours ago WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration said on Thursday it was creating a new division at the U.S. Department of Justice to combat what the White House called "rampant" fr ... (Reuters)
Federal officers are leaving Louisiana immigration crackdown for Minneapolis, documents show
1 hr ago - Updated 12:04 PM EST, January 9, 2026 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Federal immigration officers are pulling out of a Louisiana crackdown and heading to Minneapolis in an abrupt pivot from an operation that drew protests around New Orleans and aimed to mak ... (AP)
Trump Shares Partial Jobs Data on Social Media Before Key Employment Report
1 hr ago - Economics Trump Shares Partial Jobs Data on Social Media Before Key Employment Report By Matt Peterson and Megan Leonhardt Updated Jan 09, 2026 11:51 am EST / Original Jan 09, 2026 10:46 am EST Key Points * A social media post by President Donald Tru ... (Barron's)
Jobs report: US economy adds 50,000 jobs in December to cap worst year of hiring since 2020
1 hr ago - The US economy added 50,000 jobs in December, according to Labor Department data published Friday, culminating in the worst year for annual job growth outside of a recession since 2003. Years marked by the financial crisis (2008) and the pandemic (20 ... (Yahoo Finance)
Supreme Court Doesn't Issue Trump Tariffs Ruling Friday
2 hrs ago - January 9, 2026 at 10:10 AM EST Updated on January 9, 2026 at 10:29 AM EST The US Supreme Court didn't rule on challenges to President Donald Trump's tariffs Friday, leaving markets in suspense on the fate of the administration's signature economic p ... (Bloomberg)
NYSNA strike: Union reaches tentative agreement with safety-net hospitals, blasts NewYork-Presbyterian and Mount Sinai..
2 hrs ago - By Renee DeLorenzo Posted on January 9, 2026 The New York State Nurses Association has reached a tentative agreement on their union contract with several hospitals across Queens and New York City, rescinding their 10-day strike notices at seven safet ... (QNS)
Trump says Venezuela opposition leader Machado to visit US 'next week'
3 hrs ago - Updated Jan. 8, 2026, 11:02 p.m. ET President Donald Trump said Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado is coming to the United States "next week sometime" in a sit-down interview on the Fox News show "Hannity" that aired on Jan. 8. T ... (USA Today)
Supreme Court Resolves Split Over Federal Inmates' Habeas Rights
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Trump says US will start hitting drug cartels on land
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5 states sue Trump administration for freezing social services funding
4 hrs ago - January 8, 2026 / 11:06 PM EST Attorneys general in five Democratic-led states filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Trump administration after it said it would freeze money for several public benefit programs, citing concerns about fraud in the progr ... (CBS News/AP)
Samuel Alito Just Recused Himself From Supreme Court Case
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U.S. payrolls rose 50,000 in December, less than expected; unemployment rate falls to 4.4%
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Immigration enforcement ramp-up has only just begun, VP Vance promises
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Democrats threaten to withhold funding after ICE killing in Minneapolis
6 hrs ago - Thu 8 Jan 2026 20.29 EST Last modified on Thu 8 Jan 2026 20.30 EST A day after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a 37-year-old US citizen in Minneapolis, Democrats on Capitol Hill are demanding restraints on the agency Do ... (The Guardian)
Supreme Court asked to block California law against outing trans students
6 hrs ago - 01/08/2026 06:26 PM EST Updated: 01/08/2026 09:07 PM EST A Catholic legal group is asking the Supreme Court to block enforcement of a California law that protects transgender students from being outed to their parents. An emergency appeal filed Thurs ... (Politico)
DNC threatens to sue Nebraska over potential deal to remove voters flagged by feds
7 hrs ago - Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen set to hand over state voter data to the DOJ next month By: Juan Salinas II - January 9, 2026 5:00 am LINCOLN — The Democratic National Committee has threatened to sue Nebraska over what it describes as a po ... (Nebraska Examiner)
Donald Trump Says Second Wave of Venezuela Strikes Canceled
7 hrs ago - Published Jan 09, 2026 at 04:46 AM EST updated Jan 09, 2026 at 06:01 AM EST President Donald Trump has said he is canceling a second wave of strikes on Venezuela due to the cooperation of the regime in Caracas. Writing on Truth Social on Friday morn ... (Newsweek)
Hillary Clinton Calls Trump's Savage Deportation Tactics Ploy To 'Mold America' To Its 'Cruelty'
7 hrs ago - Jan 8, 2026, 08:17 PM EST Hillary Clinton denounced President Donald Trump’s crusade against immigrants in a searing X post about a woman who was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday. The fo ... (Huff Post)
Tulsi Gabbard booted from Venezuela plans with aides joking DNI stands for 'do not invite' -- but Vance denies report
8 hrs ago - Thursday 08 January 2026 18:03 EST Donald Trump’s administration reportedly excluded intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard from months of planning to capture ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro because of her previous opposition to U.S. milita ... (The Independent)
White House ballroom architect says West Wing additions considered for 'symmetry'
8 hrs ago - January 8, 2026, 5:38 PM The White House on Thursday presented the latest plans for the East Wing renovation project, the construction of a 90,000-square-foot ballroom, in a public meeting of the National Capital Planning Commission. The project ... (ABC News)
