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Walz puts Minnesota National Guard on alert

(CNN) Gov. Tim Walz said he has issued a warning to prepare the Minnesota National Guard for a potential deployment following the fatal shooting of a woman by an ICE agent in Minneapolis. “We have soldiers in training and prepared to be deployed if necessary,” Walz said, stressing that those troops are “our National Guard troops.” “They are teachers in your community, they’re business owners, they’re construction professionals, they are Minnesotans,” Walz said. “Minnesota will not allow our community to be used as a prop in a national political fight. We will not take the bait.”

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ICE shoots and kills woman in Minneapolis

(Minneapolis Star Tribune) The Department of Homeland Security confirmed today that a woman was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent during a confrontation between federal agents and protesters in Minneapolis. In a fiery news conference at City Hall, Mayor Jacob Frey, a Democrat, called on ICE to “get the fuck out.”

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Trump weighs using U.S. military to acquire Greenland: White House

(CNBC) President Donald Trump and his team are considering “a range of options” in order to acquire Greenland, including “utilizing the U.S. Military,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told CNBC on Tuesday. The statement is an escalation of the Trump administration’s already aggressive rhetoric about Greenland, which the president has long sought to make a part of the United States. Trump said Sunday that the U.S. needs Greenland for national security purposes, pointing to Russian and Chinese activities in the region near the Arctic island.

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Trump and GOP are close (and getting closer) to losing House majority

(USA Today) President Donald Trump's small Republican voting majority in the House of Representatives is getting even smaller amid unexpected departures and a tragedy, further complicating their path for passing a GOP-focused agenda during an election year. California GOP Rep. Doug LaMalfa died suddenly at 65 on Jan. 5 after suffering a medical emergency. His death, on the heels of Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's abrupt exit amid a public schism with Trump, brings the ratio of House Republicans to Democrats down to 218-213 (216 is the current number needed for a majority, given the amount of vacancies.)

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Democrats retain two Richmond-area seats in back-to-back special elections

(Virginia Mercury) Former Richmond Del. Mike Jones is headed back to the General Assembly — this time as a state senator — after winning Tuesday’s special election in Virginia Senate District 15, a Democratic-leaning seat vacated late last year by Ghazala Hashmi. By 8 p.m., Jones had defeated Republican John Thomas by a margin of 67.8-32% out of 15,409 votes cast, according to unofficial election results. Jones’ victory immediately triggered another result down-ballot. In House District 77 — the Richmond-based seat Jones vacated to run for the Senate — Democrat Charlie Schmidt won a special election of his own Tuesday, defeating Republican Richard Stonage by 76.5-23.4% out of 5,970 votes cast.

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US tariffs that are at risk of court-ordered refunds exceed $133.5 billion

(Reuters) President Donald Trump's administration faces the possibility of having to refund more than $133.5 billion in tariffs to importers if the U.S. Supreme Court declares unlawful the duties he has imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, according to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency. That is the total assessed through December 14, when the agency issued its most recent statistical update on imports since the Republican president first imposed tariffs last February under the 1977 economic sanctions law meant to be used only during national emergencies.

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Abortion pill ban is unconstitutional, Wyoming's top court rules

(Washington Post) The Wyoming Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down the state’s near-total abortion ban and a first-of-its-kind prohibition on abortion pills, saying that the laws violated the state constitution. The state argued that the laws did not violate that right because abortion is not health care. Even if it were, the state argued, the procedure could not be considered a woman’s own decision because it ended the life of the fetus. The Wyoming Supreme Court disagreed.

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White House attempts to rewrite history of Jan. 6, accuses Capitol Police of escalating tensions

(ABC News) The White House on Tuesday sought to rewrite the history of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, unveiling a new webpage that described the pro-Trump marchers as "peaceful" and "orderly" and accused police of escalating tensions and violence. The timeline presented by the administration grossly mischaracterized some of the day's events, downplaying President Donald Trump's rhetoric before the violence began and falsely claiming the 2020 election was stolen.

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Trump to House Republicans: If we don't win midterms, I will get impeached

(Reuters) U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Republicans must win the 2026 midterm elections or else he will get impeached by Democrats. "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 said at a retreat for House Republican lawmakers in Washington. "I'll get impeached." The president urged his fellow Republicans to fight in a more unified fashion on issues ranging from gender politics to healthcare and election reforms, and to sell his policies to a public angry about cost of living issues.

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Denmark 'will shoot first and ask questions later' over Greenland

5 min ago - James Rothwell Wed, January 7, 2026 at 7:43 AM CST ..................... On Wednesday, the Danish defence ministry confirmed the existence of a 1952 rule requiring soldiers to “immediately” counter-attack invading forces without awaiting ... (yahoo.com)

White House completes plan to curb bedrock environmental law

25 min ago - Updated 2:19 PM EST, January 7, 2026 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has finalized a plan to roll back regulations implementing a landmark environmental law that the White House says needlessly delays federal approvals for energy and ... (AP)

Mayor Tells ICE 'Get F**k Out' After Goon Kills U.S. Citizen

36 min ago - Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey issued a sharp rebuke to Immigration and Customs Enforcement after one of their agents shot and killed a U.S. citizen at a protest against the agency. At a press conference just moments after the fatal shooting, Frey offe ... (Daily Beast)

Trump administration begins deploying border buoys as part of 500-mile expansion in Texas

49 min ago - Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said during a trip to Brownsville on Wednesday that the Trump administration is working to deploy more than 500 miles of buoys in the Rio Grande — massively expanding the floating barrier first installed b ... (Austin American-Statesman)

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis calls April special session on redistricting

1 hr ago - Jan. 7, 2026, 2:33 PM EST Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday called for a special legislative session to take up a redraw of the state's congressional map in April, following through on his promise to dive into the national mid-decade redistricti ... (NBC News)

Ghislaine Maxwell's Court Papers Missing From Public Record

1 hr ago - Jan 07, 2026 at 11:35 AM EST A number of documents from Ghislaine Maxwell’s recent bid to quash her 2021 sex trafficking conviction are missing from publicly available court documents. In a letter submitted to U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer ... (Newsweek)

Attorney for Rob Reiner's son resigns but says his client is not guilty of murder under state law

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Announces It Will Cease Operations

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Trump administration cannot strip billions in funding from NIH research grants, appeals court affirms

1 hr ago - Jan 7th, 2026, 1:58 pm The Trump administration may not cut billions of dollars in funding that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) provides in research grants, a federal appeals court has affirmed. To do so would be to contravene a provision se ... (Law & Crime)

US justice department has released less than 1% of Epstein files, filing reveals

2 hrs ago - Democrats, however, remain determined to press the justice department over the Epstein documents despite other stories such as the capture by US forces of Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, dominating the news cycle. “What are th ... (The Guardian)

Read the memo WBD CEO David Zaslav sent employees after rejecting Paramount for the 8th time

2 hrs ago - Jan 7, 2026, 10:41 AM ET Warner Bros. Discovery just rejected David Ellison's takeover offer for the eighth time — and its CEO is telling employees why. WBD CEO David Zaslav sent a companywide memo on Wednesday morning, which was viewed by Busi ... (Business Insider)

Trump says he won't permit dividends, buybacks for defense companies till they fix equipment production

3 hrs ago - January 7, 2026 2:25 PM EST Updated 10 mins ago WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would not permit dividends or stock buybacks for defense companies until they fix problems with the production of military ... (Reuters)

Trump says U.S. to ban large investors from buying homes

3 hrs ago - Published Wed, Jan 7 2026 1:00 PM EST Updated 27 Min Ago President Donald Trump said the U.S. should bar large institutional investors from buying single-family homes, arguing that corporate ownership has helped push housing further out of reach for ... (CNBC)

US abandons child exploitation and drug cases to prioritize ICE, Democrats allege

4 hrs ago - Wed 7 Jan 2026 12.21 EST First published on Tue 6 Jan 2026 06.00 EST The Trump administration has abandoned efforts to combat child exploitation, human trafficking and cartels as it diverts thousands of law enforcement personnel to Immigration and Cu ... (The Guardian)

Trump administration reportedly warns Maduro ally Diosdado Cabello could be next

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Federal law enforcement shoots civilian in Minneapolis, city officials say

4 hrs ago - City and state officials say federal law enforcement shot a woman Wednesday morning in south Minneapolis. The woman’s condition is unknown at this time. The shooting has drawn a large crowd of protesters and law enforcement to the area of Portla ... (Minneapolis news outlet)

Rubio to meet Danish counterpart next week on Greenland crisis

5 hrs ago - 15 mins ago Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that he will meet with his Danish counterpart next week in Washington to discuss the crisis over Greenland. Why it matters: The White House's insistence that the U.S. could use military force ... (Axios)

Google co-founder leaves California amid billionaire wealth tax

5 hrs ago - Wed, January 7, 2026 at 6:42 AM EST Larry Page, the Google co-founder and world’s second-richest person, has reportedly left California amid concerns about a wealth tax on billionaires. Mr Page has moved the registrations of several entities, in ... (Yahoo! Finance)

U.S. rolls out new dietary guidelines backing more protein and full-fat dairy

6 hrs ago - By Berkeley Lovelace Jr. The Trump administration released updated U.S. dietary guidelines Wednesday, encouraging Americans to eat more protein and full-fat dairy, while cutting back on ultra-processed foods and added sugars. The guidelines -- which ... (NBC News)

Venezuela will ship sanctioned oil to U.S. indefinitely, sources say

6 hrs ago - Venezuela will ship sanctioned oil to the U.S. indefinitely, sources close to the White House told CNBC on Wednesday. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Venezuela will turn over 30 million to 50 million barrels of sanctioned oil, which will be ... (cnbc)