Monday, January 12, 2026

It hasn't even been 2 weeks

Less that two weeks into 2026, President Donald Trump's administration has killed a mother in Minneapolis and launched an invasion of Venezuela. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Mon Jan 12 2026

 
President Donald Trump gestures as he makes an impression of a transgender weightlifter during his address to House Republicans in Washington, DC, on Jan. 6, 2026.

Less that two weeks into 2026, President Donald Trump's administration has killed a mother in Minneapolis and launched an invasion of Venezuela.

President Donald Trump gestures as he arrives to address House Republicans at their annual issues conference retreat, at the Kennedy Center, renamed the Trump-Kennedy Center by the Trump-appointed board of directors, in Washington, D.C.
 

It's been nearly a year of Trump. Tell us how you're feeling here.

In his first year back, Trump sent troops to U.S. cities and seized a foreign president. What do you think were his most significant events? Tell us.

Demonstrators rally in Boston on Jan. 7, 2026, after the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old mother in Minneapolis by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer.
 

I'm a surgeon. ICE blocking aid to Renee Good should alarm us all.

I do not know if Renee Nicole Good could have been saved; no one can say with certainty. But she should have been given every possible chance.

A person places a flower at the site where a woman was reportedly shot and killed by an ICE agent during federal law enforcement operations on Jan. 7, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minn. According to federal officials, the agent, "fearing for his life" killed a woman during a confrontation in south Minneapolis.
 

There are no heroes or martyrs in the ICE shooting. Only nuance.

The situation is an absolute mess to me as an outside observer, so anyone involved is going to get a whole lot of benefit of the doubt.

People attend a vigil at the site where a woman was shot and killed by an immigration officer in Minneapolis on Jan.7, 2026.
 

Everyone has an opinion on the fatal ICE shooting. Tell us yours.

We're going to ask you only one question about the fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It's your chance to tell us what you think.

Lindsey Halligan, part of Donald Trump's legal team, leaves a federal courthouse in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sept. 1, 2022.
 

I asked the DOJ why Trump's US attorney picks keep getting ousted

Trump's Department of Justice endured two more headaches this week named Lindsey Halligan and John Sarcone III.

Lainey Armistead is a former collegiate athlete who played soccer at West Virginia State University.
 

Two Supreme Court cases may change the game for women's sports

Supreme Court will hear West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Little v. Hecox, which raise questions about Title IX and equal protection under the Constitution.

Illustration of Elon Musk's Grok artificial intelligence chatbot in France on March 7, 2025.
 

You'd think Elon Musk would do more about Grok undressing minors

You'd think that, as CEO and someone with a connection to one of the victims of this abuse, Elon Musk would take a firm stance against these images.

President Donald Trump meets with oil and gas executives at the White House on Jan. 9, 2026, in Washington, DC.
 

Republicans will lose voters if they fumble the Venezuela situation

It's an entirely different matter if President Donald Trump's administration fails in its goals in Venezuela and creates a bigger mess.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funds NPR and PBS, voted to dissolve on Jan. 5, 2026, after being hit with $1 billion in federal budget cuts.
 

Corporate media mishandles Trump. Invest in civic journalism instead.

When corporate media continue to prioritize their access to sources over critical scrutiny, we must reimagine public media and broadcast culture.

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