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Prosecutor Jack Smith to testify about Jan. 6 evidence against Trump

(USA Today) Former Special Counsel Jack Smith, who led two criminal cases against then-former President Donald Trump, asked to testify publicly as he defends the prosecutions against Republican accusations of politicization. On Jan. 22, he will get his chance. Smith spent eight hours being deposed behind closed doors by the House Judiciary Committee last month, and told lawmakers he had evidence to convict President Donald Trump in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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ICE detains five-year-old Minnesota boy arriving home, say school officials

(The Guardian) US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained a five-year-old Minnesota boy on Tuesday as he returned home from school and transported him and his father to a Texas detention center, according to school officials. Liam Ramos, a preschooler, and his father were taken into custody while in their driveway, the superintendent of the school district in Columbia Heights, a Minneapolis suburb, said at a press conference on Wednesday. Liam, who had recently turned five, is one of four children in the school district who have been detained by federal immigration agents during the Trump administration’s enforcement surge in the region over the last two weeks, the district said.

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Renee Good was shot in the head, autopsy commissioned by her family finds

)(NBC News) An autopsy commissioned by the family of the Renee Good, who was fatally shot by an immigration officer in Minneapolis this month, found that she suffered three clear gunshot wounds, including one to her head, lawyers for her family said Wednesday. One of the injuries was to Good’s left forearm, the lawyers said in a statement, while another gunshot struck her right breast without piercing major organs. Neither of those wounds was immediately life-threatening, the attorneys said. A third shot entered the left side of Good’s head near the temple and exited on the right side, according to the statement, and she also appeared to have sustained a graze wound.

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Shock as leaked doc shows Trump's DHS considers Americans nation's 'main threat'

(Raw Story) America faces significant threats to our nation's infrastructure from hostile actors like Russia, China, and others. But a leaked security threats assessment from President Donald Trump's administration says the greatest threat America faces is within its own borders, according to a new report.

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One Hundred Democrats Have Now Signed To Co-Sponsor Articles Of Impeachment Against Kristi Noem

(Latin Times) One hundred House Democrats have now signed to co-sponsor articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, the lawmaker who introduced the bill said. Rep. Robin Kelly said in a press release that the amount of lawmakers who signed on doubled compared to last week. She said the support is a result of people seeing "ICE's Gestapo-like tactics firsthand." "As Secretary Noem continues to lie, obstruct Congress, and violate people's civil rights, the support for her impeachment only grows. I urge my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to be on the right side of the law and our Constitution," she added.

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For Europe's far right, Trump has become a liability

(Politico) European populist champions are turning away from a U.S. president they once openly admired. As Donald Trump escalates his attacks on the continent, his scorched-earth approach to transatlantic relations is becoming a political liability — even for leaders who previously benefited from their association with him. For the right-wing and far-right movements in Europe, Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” movement offered validation from the other side of the Atlantic for similar populist movements back home — until its leader started threatening the invasion of a European territory.

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Admiral Removed by Hegseth Runs for Congress

(Political Wire) Nancy Lacore, a three-star admiral and former chief of the Navy Reserve before she was fired by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, announced a run for Congress in South Carolina’s 1st congressional district, The Hill reports.

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CDC's deputy director says measles outbreak is 'cost of doing business' in a global economy

(The Independent) A top official at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been condemned for his remarks that rampant measles outbreaks in the U.S., and increasing concern that America could lose its longstanding elimination status, were the “cost of doing business” in a global economy. The elimination status, held by the U.S. since 2000, indicates that there has not been continuous spread of the highly infectious disease for more than a year. “It’s just the cost of doing business, with our borders being somewhat porous [and] global and international travel,” Dr. Ralph Abraham, the agency’s recently sworn-in principal deputy director, said in a phone call Tuesday, according to STAT News.

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'His Life Won't Be Very Happy': Trump Threatens Powell If He Refuses to Quit the Fed

(Mediaite) President Donald Trump seemed to suggest he’d make things difficult for Jerome Powell if he doesn’t leave the Federal Reserve once his time as Fed chair is up. Hours after his Wednesday speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the president appeared on CNBC for an in-person interview with Joe Kernen. Naturally, one of the topics discussed in this interview was Federal Reserve. The selection of Trump’s next Fed chair has been the subject of great debate due to Trump’s ongoing feud with Powell — which largely stems from Powell’s refusal to lower interest rates to the president’s liking.

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St. Paul mayor, a Hmong American, said it was 'heartbreaking' to see man taken by immigration agents

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Shock as leaked doc shows Trump's DHS considers Americans nation's 'main threat'

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Fired DHS worker sues agency after he criticized Noem on an alleged fake date

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Renee Good was shot in the head, autopsy commissioned by her family finds

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ICE is rumored to be heading for Philadelphia. Everyone is saying the same thing

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