Trumpism
PART IX
January 1, 2026
Fmr. prosecutor: ‘Confident’ Trump would have
been convicted if 2020 election case went to trial
Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee released video of former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s deposition regarding two cases against Donald Trump.
MS NOW Capitol Hill Reporter Kevin Frey, former federal prosecutor Ankush Khardori and former Director of the Office of Public Affairs at the DOJ Anthony Coley, join Laura Barrón-López to analyze what Smith said.
Jan. 1, 2026
Anne Applebaum: Donald Trump has reinvented reality
This year we had Anne Applebaum in the studio to discuss the ideas in her book Autocracy Inc. During the conversation, Anne went into great depth about the MAGA movement’s dismantling of democracy while in power, and how it has moved to question the very basis of fact.
January 3, 2026
Trump reportedly kidnaps President Maduro
in Venezuela operation
Trump’s military carries out an “amazing military operation,” reportedly kidnapping Maduro and his wife, says Andrew Neil. “If you want to see regime change, for good or ill, whether it works is another matter, but this is regime change in action.”
February 4, 2025
[UPDATE] A Dangerous Assignment: Uncovering
Corruption in Maduro’s Venezuela (full documentary)
Watch an updated version of FRONTLINE and Armando.info’s 2024 documentary on a corruption scandal spanning from Venezuela to the U.S., and what has happened to the journalists who helped uncover the story.
As governments across the globe crack down on press freedom and journalists face increased intimidation, this updated version of “A Dangerous Assignment” brings the story up to the present — including the July 28, 2024, Venezuelan election and its aftermath.
Dec. 5, 2025
Inside Maduro’s Venezuela: The Bus Driver
Who Built a Dictatorship
This is the story of a man who never gives up. A man who has regained the place given to him after the Bolivarian Revolution had given him: at the helm of Venezuela, sitting on the world’s largest oil reserves, a man clinging to his destiny: to lead Venezuela’s socialist revolution… whatever the cost.
Yet nothing has ever been simple for Nicolas Maduro. His entire career has been made up of great victories and bitter failures. From the very bottom of the social ladder, this bus driver has risen to the pinnacle of power.
He knew the years of opulence, when his country was the richest in Latin America, and he participated in its downfall. His authoritarianism, ideology and years of poor economic choices precipitated the ruin of the country he has ruled with an iron fist for nine years.
Strangled by international sanctions, he was left for dead. This time, it was certain, he wouldn’t get away with it. Anyone else would have given up, abandoned power in the face of public outrage. He chose blind repression. He was the last man, no doubt, to still believe in his lucky star… until an incredible twist of fate, combined with his political acumen, put him back at the center of the world stage.
The war in Ukraine has profoundly shaken international geopolitical stakes. The world is now in desperate need of what lies beneath Venezuela’s surface. Black gold could put the man who was previously the pariah of the international community back on the throne.
Jan. 3, 2026
President Trump on U.S. Airstrikes Against Venezuela
Jan. 3, 2026
Is Trump now President… of Venezuela?
In the dead of night, President Trump sent US forces into the Venezuelan capital Caracas and – after bombs and explosions – emerged with its kidnapped head of state, Nicolas Maduro and his wife. Trump claims they are extradited narco traffickers.
In a press conference to mark the operation, Trump revealed that America is “going to run” the Latin American petro state, and oil does appear to be at the centre of his motivations for striking. US oil companies, he announced, will be sent into Venezuela to fix its broken infrastructure and start making the county money – and presumably make America money too. He cited the Monroe Doctrine – now the ‘Donroe Doctrine’ – that sees America seizing assets of states it chooses and intervening where it pleases in the western hemisphere.
What will the world do now? Will Russia and China feel newly emboldened? Will the UK and the EU tell Trump what they really think? What about that promise of America First – “no more foreign wars” – is that now dead as a dodo? And how will that impact Trump’s political fortunes at home?
Jan. 4, 2026
The U.S. capture of Venezuelan President
Nicolás Maduro and the charges he faces
After the U.S. capture of Venezuela’s Maduro, correspondent Scott Pelley interviews a former hostage negotiator who may have spent more time face-to-face with Maduro than any other American official.
Jan. 4, 2026
Marco Rubio Fails Miserably To Justify
“Legal Authority” Of Trump’s Maduro Capture
Secretary of State Marco Rubio serves up a massive word salad when pressed by George Stephanopoulos on the legal authority Trump had in capturing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
January 4, 2026
Murphy on CNN: Trump’s Foreign Policy Is About
Making His Friends Rich, Not U.S. National Security
January 5, 2026
Stephen Miller Gives Fiery Defense Of Maduro Capture In Tense Interview With CNN’s Jake Tapper
January 5, 2026
What’s Next in Trump’s War on Venezuela?
Democracy Now! discusses the attack on Venezuela with two Venezuelan American scholars: Alejandro Velasco, an associate history professor at New York University, and Miguel Tinker Salas, emeritus professor of history at Pomona College.
The professors react to President Trump’s comments on the presence of oil in the region and claims that Venezuela had “stolen” oil from U.S. companies. “There was no taking of ‘American property or American oil’ — it was Venezuelan oil,” says Tinker Salas. “It belonged to Venezuela.”
Velasco also comments on Marco Rubio, a central figure in the U.S. campaign against Venezuela, who may have another country as his ultimate target. “Rubio’s primary interest in the region is not Venezuela, it’s not Colombia, it’s not Mexico — it’s Cuba,” says Velasco.
January 5, 2026
Sen. Mark Kelly: “I’m Not Backing Down”
“We have a right in our country to speak out about the government, to say things about the president. They can’t take that away from us.”
Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona, who also served in the Navy as a captain and combat pilot, joins Jon Stewart after news broke that he was being censured by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth for telling U.S. service members to refuse illegal orders.
They discuss the president’s “major ego problem,” why he stands by his message as the Trump administration continues to levy attacks against free speech, frustrations with Democratic leadership, and the importance of Democrats taking control of the House and the Senate to put President Trump in check.
January 5, 2026
Jimmy Recaps the Crazy Stuff Trump Did Over the
Holidays & Takes Cognitive Test Donny “ACED”
Donald Trump did so much crazy stuff over the last two weeks that it would take a nine part Ken Burns documentary series to cover it.
He hosted the lowest rated Kennedy Center Honors telecast ever, he finally broke his silence about the First Lady’s underpants, he posted on Truth social 556 times, he spoke to kids calling into the Santa Tracker Hotline on Christmas, he enlisted Vanilla Ice to perform at his Mar-a-Lago New Years Eve party.
Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro and his wife were captured by Delta Force at their home in Caracas and brought to New York. Trump has his eyes set on Greenland, and Jimmy takes a cognitive test that is just like the tests that Trump says he “aced.”
January 6, 2026
Trump Addresses House Republicans After US Military Action In Venezuela, Capture Of Maduro
President Trump spoke to House Republicans during their member retreat at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. on Tuesday.
January 6, 2025
Trump puts more countries in his sights after Venezuela
The precision of America’s extraction of Venezuelan ex-President Nicolas Maduro stands in contrast to events since then.
At home, Donald Trump’s approval ratings continue to plummet over his performance on the economy while abroad his taste for raw power only appears to grow.
In the last week alone, Trump has put a series of countries in his sights including Greenland and Iran.
Jan. 6, 2026
White House discussing ‘options’ to acquire
Greenland, says military use isn’t off the table
January 6, 2026
Colombian President Petro throws ‘come get me’
challenge at Trump, mirroring Maduro’s viral taunt
Tensions in Latin America are escalating fast as Colombian President Gustavo Petro issues a direct and unprecedented challenge to U.S. President Donald Trump, declaring ‘Come get me’ amid rising regional instability.
The confrontation follows Washington’s dramatic military operation in Venezuela and the detention of Nicolás Maduro, widening the fallout across the region.
With sharp rhetoric, warnings of armed resistance, and diplomatic backlash from Bogotá, the standoff raises urgent questions about sovereignty, U.S. power in Latin America, and whether another front is opening after Venezuela.
January 7, 2026
Rand Paul Lambasts ‘Feckless’ Congress and Demands War Powers Vote After Venezuela Attack
During remarks on the Senate floor Wednesday, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) spoke in support of a War Powers Resolution following the Trump administration’s attack on Venezuela.
January 8, 2026
Trump & Venezuela: How Critics Are
Falling Into an “Obvious Trap”
As President Trump ruminates on a long-term role for the U.S. in Venezuela, The Atlantic’s David Frum argues that Trump’s critics are falling into an “obvious trap.” In a new essay, Frum warns that opponents of the administration are bogged down in the legalities of the military operation.
He joins Michel Martin to explain why he believes their message is failing to break through.
Jan. 7, 2026
ICE officer kills driver in Minneapolis:
Protests erupt across US
Protests break out in Minneapolis after an Immigration & Customs Enforcement officer shoots and kills a driver amid a crackdown in the city.
The Pulse takes a look at the video recorded by witnesses, and gets perspective from Former Detroit Police Chief Ralph Godbee.
January 7, 2026
Extended interview: Border czar Tom Homan
on Minneapolis ICE shooting, more
Trump border czar Tom Homan speaks with “CBS Evening News” anchor Tony Dokoupil about the deadly Minneapolis ICE shooting, the Trump administration’s immigration operations and more.
Jan. 7, 2026
NEW FOOTAGE BLOWS UP TRUMP NARRATIVE
Jan. 7, 2026
ALL THE LIES told By Kristi Noem
About Minneapolis Fatal Ice Shooting
United States Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem defended ICE agents, claiming they acted in self-defense by killing 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. Ana Kasparian discusses on The Young Turks.
January 8, 2026
ICE Agent Fatally Shoots Minneapolis Mother
We speak with two people who responded to the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, by an ICE agent in Minneapolis Wednesday. Trump administration officials claim the agent acted in self-defense, but local officials, including Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, reject that claim.
January 8, 2026
Making Sense of This Moment | Explainer
Politics
No One Is Safe
We’re All “Domestic Terrorists” Now
The killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, and Donald Trump’s and Kristi Noem’s despicable lies about it, show that we’re all living at the whim of the administration’s masked, trigger-happy goons.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday
“It was an act of domestic terrorism,” Kristi Noem declared, following Wednesday’s killing of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, by an ICE agent in a residential neighborhood of Minneapolis. With a straight face and no evident sense of shame, the head of Homeland Security added, “This goes to show the assaults that our ICE officers and law enforcement are under every single day.” During the same press conference, she assured the public that “anyone who is a citizen of this country or is here legally, has nothing to fear.”
It’s as keen an example of the emperor having no clothes as you’ll find: Though the video of Good’s killing shows no reasonable justification for lethal force, Noem, President Trump, and their MAGA acolytes are telling us that Good was not a victim but another “terrorist” who was somehow a threat to the American people. A year into Trump’s second term, we are used to him and his administration applying that label to migrants and antifa and journalists and even some Democrats. But now, it seems, all of us are potential terrorists, at risk of being gunned down by Trump and Noem’s trigger-happy goons.
The president first experimented with an expansive definition of who qualifies as a domestic terrorist during his first term. In 2017, in an effort that mirrored the COINTELPRO surveillance of civil rights leaders under J. Edgar Hoover, the FBI created a designation of “Black Identity Extremists” that sought to conflate the shootings of police officers with an underground Black revolutionary movement connected to Black Lives Matter. Amid the protests over George Floyd’s murder by police officer Derek Chauvin, Trump lashed out at antifa, tweeting that he would designate the group a domestic terror organization. He made good on that threat this past September, issuing an executive order that declared, “Individuals associated with and acting on behalf of Antifa further coordinate with other organizations and entities for the purpose of spreading, fomenting, and advancing political violence and suppressing lawful political speech.”
Three days later, he issued National Security Presidential Memorandum 7, titled “Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence,” which reads like something out of the White Christian Persecution Fantasy Handbook. It cited violence and threats against right-wing figures, including himself, and claimed, “Common threads animating this violent conduct include anti-Americanism, anti-capitalism, and anti-Christianity; support for the overthrow of the United States Government; extremism on migration, race, and gender; and hostility towards those who hold traditional American views on family, religion, and morality.” Of course, it ignored overwhelming evidence that right-wing extremism has historically been responsible for considerably more violence than left-wing extremism. In fact, just a week prior, the Justice Department removed from its website a study that demonstrated exactly that.
The net was also cast wide for groups or individuals who might be considered “domestic terrorists” by this metric. It includes “organized structures, networks, entities, organizations, funding sources, and predicate actions behind them,” all of which will be subject to investigation. The order charges the National Joint Terrorism Task Force with investigating any person or group deemed responsible, in whole or part, for “radicalizing” people.
Bondi followed up the order with a memo that makes clear she will consider rioting or looting to be domestic terrorism, and as such the DOJ will slap federal charges on people in cases that previously would have been handled locally. Moreover, the memo states that doxing of law enforcement officers will be considered domestic terrorism, as will the “targeting of public officials or other political actors,” without specifying what that targeting includes. Is yelling at a public official or calling them a “fascist” targeting them? We don’t know. What about attempting to drive away from ICE because you were told to, as reportedly happened to Renee Nicole Good?
In the Oval Office before a slew of reporters, Trump stated that the killing in Minnesota was “horrible to watch.” Yet he insisted on showing it to them to prove that Good had tried to “run over” ICE agents, even though the video clearly shows that she did not. This is not the first time that the administration has used this defense for killing someone amid its immigration crackdown. In an incident in September, ICE agents shot and killed Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico, claiming that he had hit an agent with his car and dragged him “a significant distance,” but videos show otherwise. In October, ICE agents became annoyed that Marimar Martinez, an American citizen, was following them and warning people in her Chicago neighborhood that agents were in the area, so they rammed her car and then shot her five times. One of the agents had screamed, “Do something, bitch!” before opening fire. That agent later boasted in texts, “I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.”
Altogether, there have been 14 people shot by ICE under Trump, including nine since September. That figure doesn’t include other people who have died at ICE’s hands or because of the aggressive tactics the administration has been employing, like Jaime Alanis, who fell from a rooftop during a poorly executed ICE raid in July, or the 32 people who have died in ICE custody—the highest number on record—in part due to the inadequate facilities in which they’re placed.
But the administration feels no responsibility toward these people because they’re either “domestic terrorists” or “criminal illegal aliens,” as we’re told. Murdering a civilian is one thing, but murdering a “domestic terrorist” or carting “terrorists” or “gang members” away to CECOT in El Salvador—that’s a different matter. That’s why, whenever its goons gun someone down, the administration’s strategy is the same: Lie about what happened, even when faced with visual evidence that refutes its story, and declare the victim guilty by calling them a terrorist. As the administration sees it, that label justifies whatever violence it commits—even shooting an innocent protester in the face.
Later it could be you or me. But I’m encouraging people to protest nonetheless. I believe in giving ICE a hard time—to make it more difficult for them to abuse people and disrupt communities. That may have been what Good was doing. And if ICE shows up in my neighborhood and starts snatching people off the street, I will be there. I suppose that makes me a terrorist too.
January 8, 2026
Calls for Jonathan Ross arrest in Minneapolis
follow ICE shooting; Can ICE agents be arrested?
Local leaders in Minneapolis held a press conference on Jan. 8 in response to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Jonathan Ross shooting and killing a woman in Minnesota.
The woman, Renee Nicole Good, 37, was shot in the head on Wednesday in a residential neighborhood south of downtown Minneapolis. Minneapolis City Council member Jason Chavez said he supported the “complete abolition of ICE” during the press conference.
Chavez was also among locals calling for the arrest and prosecution of Ross. Vice President JD Vance, meanwhile, defended the ICE agent during a White House briefing Thursday.
January 9, 2026
Minneapolis: more footage reveals new angle
on fatal ICE shooting
Mobile phone footage has just emerged which appears to have been filmed by the immigration agent who shot a mother-of-three in Minneapolis on Wednesday.
The video was released by Alpha News, a right wing Minnesota news outlet. In it, Renee Good can be seen sitting in her car, blocking the road, and smiling at the officer approaching her.
State officials in Minnesota are deeply unhappy that the FBI has taken over the investigation into the killing – shutting them out.
Jan. 9, 2026
Minneapolis council member says fascism
‘no longer’ theoretical in U.S. | Power & Politics
Minneapolis Coun. Jamison Whiting says the city ‘is a resilient place, but we are tired of having to be resilient’ as they mourn and protest Renee Nicole Good’s fatal shooting by an ICE agent. Whiting says the presence of ICE in the city is ‘not about safety, it is about causing fear and chaos.’
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover | PBS
January 9, 2026
Elliot Abrams | Full Episode
After Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro’s capture, Elliott Abrams – who served in the State Dept. under Reagan, George W. Bush, and Trump – discusses Venezuela’s future and prospects for democracy. He questions Trump’s “might makes right” foreign policy.
Jim Acosta and Heather Cox Richardson
January 9, 2026
Historian Exposes Trump’s Jan. 6 Cover-Up and More
Historian Heather Cox Richardson discusses the current MAGA movement and its ties to the confederacy and the Civil War, and says “it’s a continuation of the Civil War.”
Jim Acosta hosted a live town hall in Washington, DC with the officers who were injured on the day five years ago when Proud Boys and White Nationalists led a rebellion to try and keep Donald Trump in power. As the White House tried to rewrite history, this event will be held to honor each individual who stood up for democracy and the American way of life.
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode,
Jan. 9, 2026
Donald Trump often says he’s not a neoconservative and not a nation-builder, but he seems to be trying to remake the world. And at home, he’s unleashed ICE to remake America’s demographic reality.
January 9, 2026
Mehdi Hasan on Trump and America’s ‘Neo-Fascism’
We are barely a week into 2026, and already Donald Trump has toppled the president of Venezuela, threatened a NATO ally, labeled a protester killed by ICE as a “professional agitator,” and insisted his own morality is the only check on his otherwise total power.
It appears that America’s president is entering the second year of his term more aggressively, more defiantly, and more viciously. What does that mean for the US and the wider world? And when Trump dismisses legal constraints, threatens to tear up the constitution, and brands entire ethnic groups as suspicious and “garbage,” at what point does his administration become fascistic?
That question has been on the mind of Mehdi Hasan longer than most. The British former MSNBC host has launched his own media company, Zeteo, and from Washington has become a leading voice on the Left of American politics.
Hasan speaks to Lewis about why he started using the F word last year, about the dark path down which America is heading, and what happens after Trump.
January 9, 2026
Words Matter: We Are Living in a Horror Movie…
and the Monsters are in Charge
On Wednesday, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer brutally murdered Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis.
Meanwhile, Donald Trump and other MAGA officials have defended the agent’s action, marking another step in the growing militarization of the agency and disregard for civil rights.
Where is the damn accountability when Trump loyalists are out on the streets committing such brutal acts of violence? David Rothkopf and Norm Ornstein discuss these tragedies and more.
January 11, 2026
FULL INTERVIEW: Kristi Noem Defends ICE Actions In Minneapolis Amidst Nationwide Protests
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem spoke with CNN’s Jake Tapper on Sunday about ICE activities in Minneapolis.
January 11, 2026
Noem says DHS sending ‘hundreds more’
ICE agents to Minnesota
Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem says hundreds more federal law enforcement officers will be headed to Minnesota on Sunday and Monday following the shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis.
January 11, 2026
Jared Yates Sexton on a post neoliberal vision for
America, when the scourge of Trumpism is over.
Jared Yates Sexton joins Anthony Davis to discuss the collapse of neoliberalism and the rise of authoritarian capitalism in the United States. How decades of wealth redistribution, weakened democracy, and global exploitation have created the conditions for Trump’s rise and how neoliberalism evolved into oligarchic control, why cost-of-living pressures fuel political anger, and the dangers of normalizing cruelty, white nationalism, and repression.
Together, they examine the urgent need for a hopeful, material alternative vision for America’s future – only on The Weekend Show.
Jan. 12, 2026
Trump administration’s posts echo rhetoric
linked to extremist groups
Just weeks into the new year, the Trump administration has rolled out a campaign across departments that draws on images and ideas borrowed from right-wing and white nationalist circles.
Liz Landers reports on what some of these images and posts mean, and Amna Nawaz discusses more with Cynthia Miller-Idriss of the Polarization and Extremism Research Innovation Lab at American University.
The LAST WORD
January 13, 2026
Lawrence: After Trump’s lies about Renee Good
shooting, exodus at DOJ over botched investigation
Lawrence O’Donnell explains how the Trump administration’s mishandling of the investigation into Renee Good’s shooting death by an ICE agent sparked mass resignations in Donald Trump’s Justice Department from Minnesota to Washington, D.C.
Searching reporters’ homes, suing
journalists and repressing citizen
dissent are well-known steps
toward autocracy
Published: January 14, 2026
The FBI search of a Washington Post reporter’s home on Jan. 14, 2026, was a rare and intimidating move by an administration focused on repressing criticism and dissent.
In its story about the search at Hannah Natanson’s home, at which FBI agents said they were searching for materials related to a federal government contractor, Washington Post reporter Perry Stein wrote that “it is highly unusual and aggressive for law enforcement to conduct a search on a reporter’s home.”
And Jameel Jaffer, director of the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, told The New York Times the raid was “intensely concerning,” and could have a chilling effect “on legitimate journalistic activity.”
Free speech and independent media play a vital role in holding governments accountable by informing the public about government wrongdoing.
This is precisely why autocrats like Russia’s Vladimir Putin have worked to silence independent media, eliminating checks on their power and extending their rule. In Russia, for example, public ignorance about Putin’s responsibility for military failures in the war on Ukraine has allowed state propaganda to shift blame to senior military officials instead.
While the United States remains institutionally far removed from countries like Russia, the Trump administration has taken troubling early steps toward autocracy by threatening – and in some cases implementing – restrictions on free speech and independent media.
January 14, 2025
Epstein Survivor Reveals SHOCKING Details
About Human Trafficking Experience
On this episode of Have a Seat with Chris Hansen, Chris is joined by Jeffery Epstein victim and survivor Juliette Bryant.
Bryant recounts, in disturbing detail, meeting Epstein and other high profile figures, what happened when he and his staff took her from South Africa to the U.S., and her time on both Epstein’s private Caribbean island and ranch in New Mexico. Bryant also shares rarely seen photos and reveals how life is for her today.
Five key ways ICE detention centers are
booming under Trump
ICE detention has expanded rapidly under Trump,
both in terms of the number of facilities and people held.
January 14, 2026
ICE Detention Expands Dramatically;
70,000 Immigrants Now Jailed, Deaths Increase
A new report finds the number of people in ICE detention has nearly doubled in Trump’s first year back in office, driven by indiscriminate arrest policies that have locked up more and more people without criminal records, “an unprecedented situation for immigration detention.”
We break down the numbers with Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, a senior fellow at the American Immigration Council, which published the report. Reichlin-Melnick explains that ICE’s annual budget has approximately quintupled, even as 2025 marked the agency’s deadliest year so far.
Four more people have already died in detention in just the first two weeks of 2026. “Crucially, all of this has been slower than they wanted,” he adds. “Their hope was to have over 100,000 people in detention by today; they’ve hit 70,000.”
Immigration Detention in the United States by Agency
Published: January 2020
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Immigration Detention Expansion
in Trump’s Second Term
Published: January 14, 2026
January 14, 2026
Over 70 House Democrats back Noem’s
impeachment for her ‘reign of terror’
Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL) held a news conference after formally introducing Articles of Impeachment against President Donald Trump’s Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
“She needs to be held accountable for her actions,” Kelly said as she announced the three articles of impeachment – obstruction of Congress, Violation of Public Trust, and Self-Dealing – against Noem.
ALL IN with Chris Hayes
January 15, 2026
‘This is by design’: Hayes on Trump engineering
chaos to ‘sic the Army’ on Americans
“The Trump administration is now threatening to put down the people of Minneapolis with military force as if they were rebels against the United States government,” says Chris Hayes. Renowned civil rights expert Sherrilyn Ifill joins to discuss.
January 16, 2026
Three Shots – A Song for Renee Good
On January 7, 2026, Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen, writer, poet, and mother of three, was fatally shot by an ICE agent in Minneapolis while acting as a legal observer protecting her community. She was shot three times in 700 milliseconds as she drove away with her steering wheel turned away from agents. She died eight minutes later.
This song honors her memory and stands with the thousands in Minneapolis and across the country saying “Not One More.”
ABOUT THIS SONG:
“Three Shots” captures the moment when a community says enough is enough. With whistles and drums echoing the peaceful protests in the streets of Minneapolis, this protest anthem demands truth, justice, and accountability.
Jan. 16, 2026
What Happened in Minneapolis Was Not an Accident
Jan. 16, 2026
ICE Agents Exposed as Criminals and Proud Boys
As ICE ramps up violence and lawlessness in the state of Minnesota, many wonder what kind of person would join this cruel agency. It turns out that convicted domestic abusers, sex criminals, and hate group leaders are among the ranks.
Jan. 16, 2026
FULL INTERVIEW: ICE agents “beat up” man outside of Costco in Central Texas
Federal immigration enforcement operations were underway in Kyle and Buda on Thursday, with local officials confirming the activity but emphasizing they were not involved. One person was injured during detainment.
FULL STORY: cbsaustin.com/news/local/ice-operations…
January 16, 2026
ICE Arresting U.S. Citizens, Using Banned
Chokeholds: Explosive ProPublica Report
A new investigation by ProPublica finds over 40 cases of immigration agents using potentially fatal chokeholds and other moves that can cut off breathing. “These arrests are playing out around the country, and often in full view of cameras and witnesses,” says ProPublica reporter Nicole Foy. She also reports that at least 170 U.S. citizens have been arrested by immigration agents.
with Mike Figueredo
January 16, 2026
Why Trump Might Actually be Pushing
America to the Brink of Collapse
As tensions ramp up in Minneapolis, Trump refuses to de-escalate. In fact, he’s going out of his way to fan the flames even more by threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act, illegally cut off funding for blue states, and possibly even cancel the upcoming midterm elections.
This volatile climate is totally unsustainable. Populations will only tolerate fear and intimidation for so long before society starts to break down.
In this video we’ll talk about why Trump might actually be bringing about the beginning of the end of The United States of America.
Jan. 17, 2026
Trump’s Insane Threat Over Greenland is a
Pretext for War
JVL and Will Saletan break down Donald Trump’s escalating threats against Europe as he pushes to “conquer” Greenland, claiming “World Peace is at stake!”
“Guzzler” by Barry Blitt
The Weekend
January 18, 2026
A year of ‘broken promises’: Fact-checking
Trump’s inauguration pledges
A presidential report card is due as Donald Trump prepares to mark the first anniversary of his second term. Rev. Al Sharpton, Norm Eisen and Sarah Matthews join The Weekend to discuss the promises he made and broke along with signs that Americans are fed up.
January 18, 2026
Noem defends Minnesota ICE operations,
says judge’s order “didn’t change anything”
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended ICE’s handling of immigration enforcement operations in Minnesota, and said state and local leaders should cooperate with federal agents.
January 19, 2026
St. Paul ICE raid: Elderly citizen
taken in shorts and crocs
A St. Paul man was taken from his home by federal agents under unusual circumstances Sunday is sparking community outrage. Federal agents broke down the door of a St. Paul home on Sunday, leading away ChongLy Scott Thao in only shorts, crocs, and a baby’s blanket.
January 13, 2026
Renee Good protester shot in face
by federal officer in Santa Ana
A man protesting against ICE raids and the subsequent shooting of Renee Good has been shot in the face by a federal officer in Santa Ana. MORE: foxla.com/news/anti-ice-protester…
Jan. 19, 2026
21-year-old protester says he was blinded
in one eye after clash with federal agent
WARNING: DISTURBING FOOTAGE
“I was really scared I was going to die.” Kaden Rummler, a 21-year-old college student and U.S. citizen, tells MS NOW he was blinded in one eye after a clash with a federal agent at a Southern California protest. Rummler said he underwent a six-and-a-half-hour surgery for his injuries, which included ocular and skull fractures.
According to the Associated Press, Rummler has been charged with a misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct.
Jan. 19, 2026
Minneapolis, Inside CECOT, Salties | Full Episodes
First, a top ICE official says no officers have been disciplined for Minneapolis actions. Then, tales of hell inside a Salvadoran mega-prison. And, coexisting with Australia’s deadly crocodiles.
January 18, 2026
Ashish Prashar on world leaders responding to
Trump’s aggressive assault on the global order.
Ashish Prashar joins Anthony Davis to discuss how world leaders are responding to Trump’s aggressive assault on the global order. The ‘No New War’ President who has stirred conflict in Gaza, Iran, Yemen and Nigeria. The true reason behind his attacks on Venezuela, Greenland and how NATO can respond without sabotaging the alliance – only on The Weekend Show.
January 19, 2026
Europe stands firm against Trump’s push
for Greenland as he threatens new tariffs
President Trump ramped up the pressure, threatening new tariffs on NATO allies if they don’t allow the U.S. to acquire Greenland. European leaders met to coordinate a response as they work to resolve the crisis sparked by Trump.
Geoff Bennett discussed the developments with Charles Kupchan, the senior director for European affairs on the National Security Council during the Obama administration.
with Andrew Coyne
January 19, 2026
Trump faces off with NATO allies over Greenland
President Trump refuses to rule out invading Greenland following revelations that his aggression towards the self-governing territory is a response to being denied the Nobel Peace Prize by Norway.
We are now facing the very real possibility that the US will attack a NATO ally, putting everyone in a unique and untenable situation. Should the EU send troops to Greenland? As both a NATO member and a US neighbor Canada is faced with a serious dilemma.
Andrew argues that we have to be an ally, and that means drawing a land in the snow and showing up for Greenland. It is now clear that NATO is hanging by a thread. What will be its successor? And what should we make of Trump’s new ‘Board of Peace’ which critics believe is his attempt to undermine the United Nations?
January 20, 2026
Trump on Verge of War Over Nobel Peace Prize
Snub & He Celebrates His First Year in Office
January 20, 2026
Trump Holds Marathon White House Press Briefing On 1-Year Anniversary Of Inauguration
The BEAT
Jan. 20, 2026
Ari Melber delivers a special report on the
first year of President Trump’s second term
Jan. 20, 2026
Neuroscientist Diagnoses Trump’s Brain Damage
The mental health of the American president is critical to the future of the country – and it’s clear to even a casual observer of Donald Trump that his patterns of speech, inability to state the truth on just about any subject, and the apparent joy he gets out of watching other people suffer – indicate that something strange is going on in the way he perceives the world.
Psychiatrists are often reluctant to speculate diagnosing someone in the absence of a face-to-face clinical exam. And yet, it appears that Trump has taken several such exams – including brain scans and mental acuity tests – that he brags about, but never releases reports on. Which is why I have brought Frank George, Ph.D. onto the show today.
George holds a PhD in Psychology and Neuroscience from the University of Colorado Boulder, and was formerly the Chief of Behavioral and Biochemical Genetics at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). He’s an expert on narcissistic personality disorder and writes a popular substack that focuses on Trump’s Mental state called “The Gaslight Report” which I highly recommend you take a look at.
The Gaslight Report:
https://frankgeorge8675309.substack.com
January 20, 2026
ICE vs. People of Minnesota: Special Report on
Community Resistance to Trump’s Militarized Crackdown
Democracy Now! producer John Hamilton reports from Minneapolis, where residents say ICE agents are violently targeting legal observers and community members as part of the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrants.
Jan. 20, 2026
Woman dragged from car by ICE agents
speaks out for first time
Aliya Rahman speaks out for the first time after being dragged from her car by ICE agents in Minneapolis while trying to get to a doctor’s appointment. She says she was confused by conflicting commands from officers, struggled to get medical help while in custody and describes what she calls “dehumanizing treatment” after her arrest.
CNN has reached out to DHS for response to Rahman’s comments.
January 20, 2026
A year of Trump: How the US president
is changing the world
Donald Trump flying to Davos and into one of the greatest trans-Atlantic crises in generations seems a fitting way to mark his first year back in power.
And that’s the defining word of this presidency: power. Abroad, and at home.
If Trump world feels like a series of shocks, it is.
But it’s also true that Donald Trump told us exactly what he wanted to do in his second term, on day one, when he began to rewrite the rules and remake America.
Jan. 20, 2026
Where Is The Line? | Protest Song Calling
Out The Cowardly Republicans In Congress
“Where Is The Line?” is a powerful folk-rock protest song in the spirit of Leonard Cohen that directly confronts Donald Trump’s authoritarian rhetoric and the complicity of Republicans in Congress who refuse to check his power.
The song calls out the erosion of democratic norms, threats to NATO and global stability, and the dangerous consequences of unchecked executive authority, including Trump’s reckless statements about Greenland and America’s alliances.
With sharp lyrics and moral urgency, “Where Is The Line?” demands accountability, urges Congress to use its constitutional powers to stop an authoritarian slide, and challenges listeners who oppose Trump to resist fascism, defend democracy, and speak out before the damage to America becomes irreversible.
This song is for anyone who believes democracy requires courage, not silence.
The Briefing
Jan. 20, 2026
‘He’s not going to be president forever’:
Pritzker vows accountability for Trump officials
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker talks with Jen Psaki about resisting Donald Trump’s power grabs, protecting the people of his state, and holding Trump officials to account once they are no longer under his protection.
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
January 21, 2026
“When Democracy Gets In The Way
Of The Objectives Of The Wealthy”
Vermont’s Senior Senator defines the term “oligarchy” and argues that the United States is already being dominated by billionaires who control the economy, the media and the political system.
Stick around for three more segments with Senator Bernie Sanders.
– 2 – Can Congress Stop Trump From Taking Greenland?
– 3 – “A Descent Into Barbarism” – Sen. Sanders On Stephen Miller’s Might-Makes-Right Worldview
– 4 – He Took On The Establishment And Won – Sen. Sanders On New York City’s Mayor, Zohran Mamdani
January 21, 2026
Special Address by Mark Carney,
Prime Minister of Canada
Speakers: Mark Carney, Laurence D. Fink, Gideon Rachman
The 56th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum will provide a crucial space to focus on the fundamental principles driving trust, including transparency, consistency and accountability.
This Annual Meeting will welcome over 100 governments, all major international organizations, 1000 Forum’s Partners, as well as civil society leaders, experts, youth representatives, social entrepreneurs, and news outlets.
The World Economic Forum is the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation. The Forum engages the foremost political, business, cultural and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. We believe that progress happens by bringing together people from all walks of life who have the drive and the influence to make positive change.
Jan. 21, 2026
LIVE: President Trump delivers remarks at
World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland
Jan. 21, 2026
Fmr. UN ambassador calls Trump relations ‘nuts’
after jab at Canada in Davos | Power & Politics
After U.S. President Donald Trump warned Prime Minister Mark Carney that ‘Canada lives because of the United States’ in his speech at the World Economic Forum, former Canadian ambassador to the UN Bob Rae compares Trump’s performance to Marlon Brando’s titular character in The Godfather, contrasting what he calls Carney’s message of ‘hope’ with Trump’s message of ‘pettiness.’
January 21, 2026
Heather Cox Richardson
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, this morning, a visibly exhausted president of the United States of America rambled in angry free association in a speech before the world’s leaders. At one point, speaking of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) dignitaries, he told the audience: “Until the last few days when I told them about Iceland, they loved me. They called me daddy, right, last time. Very smart man said, ‘He’s our daddy. He’s running it.’”
He meant Greenland.
The president of the United States went on to give a virulently racist, insulting, rambling speech in which he complained that people call him a dictator but that “sometimes you need a dictator.” More than anything, though, the speech demonstrated his mental unfitness for his position. Tom Nichols of The Atlantic wrote: “No one can be watching this Davos speech and reach any conclusion but that the President of the United States is mentally disturbed and that something is deeply wrong with him. This is both embarrassing and extremely dangerous.”
Andrew Egger of The Bulwark wrote of Trump’s hostility to traditional U.S. allies today: “As long as I live, I don’t think I’ll get over this pure, dumb fact: Trump told his fans he had to blow up the liberal order because it was the only way to secure the very benefits the liberal order was already bringing us.” Egger likened this to Aesop’s fable about the greedy farmer who butchered the goose that laid golden eggs.
Jan. 21, 2026
Trump’s Four-Step Dictatorship Plan
Media outlets are scared to tell the truth about President Trump’s unprecedented power grabs. It’s time to stop being cautious and start being honest about what’s happening.
From threatening Greenland to using ICE as his personal paramilitary, here are four major steps toward autocracy that Trump is already taking.
The Briefing
Jan. 21, 2026
‘Naked ignorance’: As Trump shatters U.S. alliances,
legislators try to pick up the pieces
Donald Trump attempted to bring his signature style of whiney grievance politics to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, but only managed to show off his lack of knowledge of history and world affairs.
Rep. Madeleine Dean, a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, talks with Jen Psaki about how America’s allies in Europe are interpreting Trump’s petulance.
Jan. 22, 2026
FULL Discussion: Gavin Newsom Slams Trump’s
Authoritarianism in Explosive WEF Interview
California Governor Gavin Newsom delivers a blistering warning at the World Economic Forum in Davos, accusing Donald Trump of authoritarianism and democratic backsliding in the United States.
In conversation with Semafor’s Ben Smith, Newsom speaks on censorship, corporate complicity, and what he calls “America in reverse,” urging global leaders to pay attention.
Jan. 22, 2026
What Republicans hope to achieve
with Jack Smith testimony
ABC News’ Pierre Thomas and legal contributor James Sample discuss the hearing involving Smith, the former special counsel who charged President Donald Trump with crimes in Florida and D.C.
Jan. 22, 2026
FULL Historic Hearing: Jack Smith Testifies
Publicly Before House Judiciary Committee
Special Counsel Jack Smith testifies publicly before the House Judiciary Committee, providing detailed insights into ongoing investigations and legal matters under his office.
Lawmakers question Smith on investigative procedures, findings, and next steps. His testimony offers the public a closer look at accountability and transparency in high-profile federal cases.
Jan. 22, 2026
‘Trump belongs in prison’: MS NOW colleagues
share reactions to Jack Smith testimony
January 22, 2026
Miles Taylor Warns America About
Trump’s Dangerous Next Phase
January 22, 2026
“An Abomination”: Yanis Varoufakis on Trump’s
“Board of Peace” & Threat to Democratic World Order
We speak to Greek economist Yanis Varoufakis about the United States under Donald Trump and its attempts to reshape the post-World War II international consensus.
“Trump has all his work done for him by placid European centrists who went along with the policy of trashing international law and creating the circumstances for him to create his private company and say, ‘Right, I’m taking over the world,’” laments Varoufakis as he draws a connection between Trump’s pay-to-play diplomacy and the mercantalist policies of European colonial powers.
Varoufakis comments on plans for the reoccupation of Gaza by the U.S.-led “Board of Peace,” which signed its founding charter this week; Trump’s designs on the Danish territory of Greenland; and European leaders’ ineffectual, largely symbolic resistance to Trump’s assertion of U.S. supremacy on the world stage.
January 23, 2026
Trump’s Afghanistan remarks
‘insulting and appalling’ says Starmer
The White House has doubled down on Donald Trump’s false claim that British and other NATO troops avoided the front line in Afghanistan.
Amid widespread anger over the remarks, the Prime Minister said he would never forget the courage, the bravery and the sacrifice of the British service personnel who had died, a sentiment echoed tonight by Prince Harry, who said thousands of lives had been changed forever.
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode,
January 23, 2023
Last week, Denmark. This week, Canada. Why does Donald Trump go out of his way to embarrass allies? Is Trump bored of peace? He seems to be, at least when it comes to America’s traditional allies.
Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Peter Baker of The New York Times, Leigh Ann Caldwell of Puck, Stephen Hayes of The Dispatch and Idrees Kahloon of The Atlantic to discuss this and more.
January 23, 2026
“Emperor” Trump’s So-called Board of Peace
Erases Palestinians from Gaza Governance
As President Donald Trump formally inaugurated his so-called Board of Peace at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday, his son-in-law Jared Kushner presented his vision of turning the Gaza Strip into an upscale seaside resort with gleaming skyscrapers and entirely new cities.
The proposal is said to require an investment of at least $25 billion, and Kushner’s presentation showed a map of the besieged territory divided into different zones. This all comes as Palestinians in Gaza struggle to survive with little food or shelter amid ongoing Israeli restrictions on aid.
“It’s hard to take these people seriously. I mean, they’re buffoonish. But the problem is that they control the largest military and economy in the world,” says Sharif Abdel Kouddous, the Middle East and North Africa editor at Drop Site News. He calls the Board of Peace “a parody of a colonial body” and says the plan for Gaza will result in “ultimate control and subjugation” of the Palestinian population.
January 23, 2026
‘Trump is incapable of telling the truth’
Simon Marks’ American Week
Simon Marks examines a tumultuous week in Washington and Davos, saying that ‘Donald Trump has dealt a fatal blow to the transatlantic alliance’. From Greenland to NATO, the U.S. president’s words and actions have deepened mistrust among America’s closest allies.
JAN 24, 2026 8:46 AM PT
Federal Agents Kill Another Person in Minneapolis Immigration Crackdown
By Richard Hall and Rebecca Schneid
A man was shot and killed by a Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis on Saturday morning, the second fatal shooting in just over two weeks by federal authorities in the city.
The incident follows the Jan. 7 killing of Renee Good by a federal agent less than three miles away, and comes as the city was already convulsed by mass protests calling for an end to the surge of immigration agents in the state.
The victim was named as Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37-year-old Minneapolis resident and intensive care unit nurse who treated veterans. His family said he was motivated to join protests after Good’s killing.
Several videos of the shooting show an altercation taking place around 9 am when a woman protester was pushed to the ground by a Border Patrol agent. When Pretti attempts to stand between the agent and the woman, the agent pepper-sprays him in the face. More agents join the fray and tackle Pretti to the ground as he is disoriented. As a group of agents restrain Pretti on the ground, one emerges from the melee with a gun, and soon after, a shot rings out, then several more in quick succession. At least 10 shots were fired in around five seconds, including several as Pretti lay motionless on the ground.
Read more: Minnesotans Shutter Businesses and Call Off Work in Economic Blackout Day to Protest ICE
President Donald Trump responded to the shooting in a lengthy post on Truth Social that called immigration agents “patriots” and claimed they were in Minneapolis because of “massive Monetary Fraud” and “Illegal Criminals that were allowed to infiltrate the State.”
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said at a press conference on Saturday afternoon that Pretti had not been in trouble with the police before.
“The only interaction that we are aware of with law enforcement has been for traffic tickets and we believe he is a lawfully gun owner with a permit to carry,” O’Hara said.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) gave a detailed account of the shooting in a statement that was contradicted by several videos shot by bystanders at the scene. The agency said it was carrying out a “targeted operation” when an individual approached U.S. Border Patrol officers with a 9mm semi-automatic handgun, pictures of which it shared with the media. It said officers attempted to disarm the man, but he “violently resisted.”
“Fearing for his life and the lives and safety of fellow officers, an agent fired defensive shots. Medics on scene immediately delivered medical aid to the subject but was pronounced dead at the scene,” the statement continued. It added: “[T]his looks like a situation where an individual wanted to do maximum damage and massacre law enforcement.”
But several videos showing the lead-up to the fatal shooting show Pretti filming a group of Border Patrol officers with his phone in his right hand, with his left hand empty. The video shows an agent pepper-spraying Pretti in the face and, together with several other officers, dragging him to the ground. That is when the fatal shooting occurs.
Read more: Fatal ICE Shooting Sparks Scrutiny of Killings in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
The incident is the latest in a series of shootings in which the DHS claims the victim was threatening the life of an agent, only for video evidence to later contradict the claim. After the shooting of Renee Good, the DHS accused her of “attempting to run over our law enforcement officers in an attempt to kill them—an act of domestic terrorism,” only for video evidence to show her turning her car away, and the agent positioned to the side of her vehicle when he fired the fatal shot.
Several other federal officials gave accounts of events that were similarly inaccurate to those given by DHS.
Pretti’s parents, Michael and Susan Pretti, found out about the death of their son when they were called by an Associated Press reporter. As of Saturday evening, the family had still not heard from anyone at a federal law enforcement agency about their son’s death, according to the AP.
In a statement released to the media, the family criticized the “sickening lies told about our son by the administration.”
“Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He has his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down all while being pepper sprayed,” the statement said.
Saturday’s shooting prompted a wave of anger from local politicians, many of whom have been calling for the Trump Administration to bring an end to its immigration surge following weeks of violent encounters with Minnesotans, including the use of pepper spray and the arrest of peaceful protesters.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz described the shooting as “sickening” and called on President Trump to end his immigration crackdown in the state.
JAN 24, 2026 7:52 PM PT
Alex Pretti, Man Shot by Federal Agents in
Minneapolis, Wanted to ‘Make a Difference’
January 24, 2026
Lawyer breaks down new ICE shooting footage
Lawyer and friend of the show @PiscoLitty weighs in on new viral footage of ICE agents shooting a second American citizen.
Jan. 24, 2026
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem Addresses Fatal ICE
Shooting in Minneapolis, Blames Local Leaders
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem held a press conference addressing a fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis, outlining the federal government’s account of the incident and criticizing state and city leadership in its aftermath.
According to Noem, DHS law enforcement officers were conducting a targeted immigration operation Saturday morning when an individual approached Border Patrol agents with a handgun. She said agents attempted to disarm the suspect before firing defensive shots. The individual was pronounced dead at the scene.
Noem also addressed the protests that followed, alleging officers were assaulted and crowd-control measures were deployed. She placed blame on Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, accusing them of rhetoric she claims has increased tensions between law enforcement and the public.
State and local officials have disputed several of DHS’s claims. The incident remains under investigation.
Jan. 24, 2026
Pam Bondi’s Leaked Letter Reveals Chilling Threat
Jan. 24, 2026
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Responds on CNN
to Federal Agents Killing a Minneapolis Man
Jan. 24, 2026
Stuart Stevens Breaks Down Minnesota Live
“Stephen Miller & Kristi Noem Must Be Prosecuted”
Stuart Stevens delivers a blistering indictment of Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem, arguing they must be criminally prosecuted for directing what he calls an ICE “death squad.”
He lays out why state attorneys general—not Washington—may be the only path to accountability and warns that the Republican Party has become a fully extremist movement.
Jan. 25, 2026
Todd Blanche says federal agents are
‘acting humanely’ amid public outcry
In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche says the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis resident by a border control agent would have “never happened” if there was more support from local law enforcement and officials.
The Weekend
January 25, 2026
George Conway on MN shooting: Trump
administration is “a criminal organization”
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The Weekend
January 25, 2026
‘Professional liars’: Immigration Attorney
BLASTS Trump administration
A protest erupted at a detention facility in Texas as Immigration Attorney Eric Lee was trying to visit his clients, which include children who have been detained for 8 months.
He also shares what day-to-day life is like inside this facility: undrinkable water, food filled with bugs and medical care routinely denied.
Jan. 25, 2026
Fareed’s Take: Trump wields power
instead of strategy in Davos
CNN’s Fareed Zakaria reviews President Donald Trump’s approach to diplomacy during the world Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Jan. 25, 2026
Former ambassador: President Trump is
‘drunk with power’ and ‘acting foolish’
Former U.S. ambassador to Canada James Blanchard discusses Trump’s latest tariff threats against Canada and other concerns facing the country.
January 25, 2026
Emily Galvin-Almanza on Trump’s Davos disaster
and ongoing cover-up of the Epstein Files
Emily Galvin-Almanza joins Anthony Davis to discuss Trump’s handling of international relations after the disaster in Davos, and ongoing cover up of the Epstein Files.
The NATO fallout and damage done to traditional allies.
Trump’s mental health and his abuses of power, especially from within the Department of Justice, in a country that could be on the brink of war with itself – only on The Weekend Show.
The Best People with Nicolle Wallace
January 26, 2026
“Clearly diminishing”: Susan Rice sounds
ALARM on Trump insulting U.S. allies
Susan Rice, former Ambassador to the United Nations and President Obama’s National Security Advisor, joins Nicolle to emphasize how far Trump has fallen from his campaign promises of isolationism and affordability, while underscoring that “most Americans did not sign up for reckless foreign adventures for an imperial United States.” And she lays plain that, whether bullying Greenland abroad or brutal ICE interactions here at home, Trump’s “gestapo-like tactics” are not who we are
January 26, 2026
On the Vile and Heartless Murder of
Nurse Alex Pretti by ICE in Minneapolis
Jan. 26, 2026
Why are ICE agents targeting Minneapolis?
Are ICE agents intentionally targeting sanctuary cities? The Economist’s Deputy editor, Edward Carr, and Jason Palmer, co-host of The Intelligence podcast, explore why immigration enforcement has zeroed in on Minneapolis and what that focus might reveal about the Trump administration’s broader political objectives.
Jan. 26, 2026
Minnesota Anthem
The response to the Minnesota Anthem video has been incredibly meaningful — thank you. This project was created to inspire, empower, and reflect what many people in Minnesota are feeling. I’m glad to see that has been the impact thus far!
Minnesota Anthem was created by Jimmy Wahlberg, a friend from Stockholm, Sweden, who was concerned about what was happening in my home of Minneapolis. He created it using AI and the website: www.suno.com. I created the video that provided a visual for the song. The images are from recent events during the ICE occupation.
Jan. 26, 2026
KILLER MILLER — A Founders Sing Parody of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” w/Mega-Monster Stephen Miller
Our once-great Democracy is becoming a real-life horror show, and NOW is the time to stand up, speak out… and sing along! We honor the lives of Renee Good, Alex Pretti, and all of the other victims of this cruel kleptocracy, and invite you to join us in placing the blame where it rightfully belongs: on top! Thankfully it ain’t over until it’s over, so let’s all come together in peace, love and truth to heal this fractured country.
Jan. 27, 2026
“Minnesota”
Marsh Family adaptation of “San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair)”
We hope the good people of San Francisco won’t mind us adapting this iconic track (about their city in the sixties, in the midst of protests and the counterculture movement) to treat the tragedies in recent days and weeks in Minneapolis.
The original song was written by John Phillips (of “The Mamas & the Papas”) and first released (sung by Scott McKenzie) in 1967, reaching number one in the UK, Germany, Ireland, and New Zealand charts, though only fourth in the US.
We chose it because of its link to protest, its soaring refrains, its simplicity, its earnestness, and its celebration of love and solidarity. In our arrangement we haven’t double tracked the vocals but have added harmonies and mandolin/violin lines.
We hope it serves its aim, which is to express solidarity with the courageous and valiant protesters in Minnesota (and beyond), and to memorialise Renée Good and Alex Pretti, and sing their names across the ocean: two innocent American citizens executed on the streets in appalling scenes that so obviously echo waypoints in the historical march of fascism.
Taking on the guns, masks, fear, and falsehoods requires more than flowers and songs. But they are powerful nonetheless, especially if they remind folk of previous generations that navigated trauma, and that you are not alone, and others are being inspired by your courage and actions in the face of the winter of our times.
Jan. 22, 2026
A Prayer for Our Soldiers | Anti-Trump Protest Song
Against Authoritarianism & Illegal Orders
“A Prayer for Our Soldiers” is a powerful gospel-inspired protest song that speaks directly to this dangerous political moment, calling out the misuse of American service members by authoritarian leaders and illegal commands from the current administration.
Blending reverence with resistance, the song is a solemn prayer for U.S. soldiers who may be sent unnecessarily, unjustly, or unlawfully into harm’s way—at home or abroad—by a power-hungry president and complicit Republicans in Congress.
Centered on the military oath to the Constitution rather than loyalty to any man, this song urges wisdom, courage, and moral clarity, reminding listeners that “just following orders” is no defense against injustice.
For viewers who oppose Trump, MAGA extremism, and the erosion of democratic norms, “A Prayer for Our Soldiers” is both a spiritual plea and a musical stand for the rule of law, civil liberties, and the soul of America.
January 26, 2026
WARNING: Trump’s Fascist Takeover Has
Accelerated | Ruth Ben-Ghiat
Donald Trump’s second term is accelerating an authoritarian playbook at a speed the U.S. has never seen.
Historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat joins Marc Elias to explain how expansionism, paramilitary policing, election sabotage, and propaganda mirror past fascist regimes, and why this moment is uniquely dangerous.
They also explore why resistance looks different today, how fear and humiliation are weaponized, and what comes next for American democracy.
January 27, 2026
‘Yes, It’s Fascism’: Atlantic Author Says Trump’s
America Has Become Fascist (Full Interview)
Jonathan Rauch, contributing writer at The Atlantic and a senior fellow in the Governance Studies program at the Brookings Institution, explains why he now believes it’s fair to call Trump’s policies “fascism.”
Read Jonathan Rauch’s piece in The Atlantic:
theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/america-fascism…
Jan. 27, 2026
How a collision with Border Patrol
escalated to arrest
In her first on-camera interview, Dayanne Figueroa, a U.S. citizen, described what happened when her car collided with a Border Patrol vehicle in October.
The situation escalated: agents drew their guns, pulled her out of her car and arrested her. She said it was an “assault” that left her emotionally scarred: “I have nightmares every single night.”
January 28, 2026
‘Officers, Two of Them, Shot Him Ten Times!’
During remarks on the Senate floor Wednesday, Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) spoke about the killing of Alex Pretti by federal agents.
Jan. 28, 2026
Furious Vet Confronts Trump Over ICE Murder
Outrage is boiling over in Minneapolis after the killing of Alex Pretti by a CBP agent—and the country is demanding answers.
Ken Harbaugh talks with Marine veteran and Congressman Seth Moulton about what accountability should look like, and how Congress can rein in federal law enforcement that’s operating with impunity.
January 28, 2026
Sen. Hollan Warns Trump Is Giving ICE ‘License To Kill Without Impunity’
During remarks on the Senate floor Wednesday, Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) spoke about ICE operations.
January 28, 2026
ICE “Wartime” Recruiting Effort Targets Gun &
Military Lovers Using White Nationalist Messaging
As outrage grows across the country over the Trump administration’s deadly immigration crackdown in Minnesota, we speak with reporter Drew Harwell, who recently reported on the government’s effort to hire thousands more ICE agents.
According to an internal strategy document uncovered by The Washington Post, the federal government plans to spend $100 million over a one-year period in a “wartime recruitment” push, including online targeting of UFC fans, gun-rights supporters, military enthusiasts and more.
Meanwhile, the administration’s online messaging has repeatedly echoed white nationalist slogans.
January 29, 2026
Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Lyric Video)
Directed by Thom Zimny
Edited by Thom Zimny and Samuel Shapiro
Production Footage: Pam Springsteen and Thom Zimny
Jan. 31, 2026
Springsteen & Tom Morello, 30/01/26,
protest concert at First Avenue, Minneapolis
The Weeknight
Jan. 29, 2026
‘We’re dealing with a gangster’: Ex-DHS official
blasts false Trump claims of immigration ‘drawdown’
MS NOW political analyst Tim Miller and former DHS chief of staff Miles Taylor discuss the latest with Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in Minneapolis.
January 29, 2026
“Let Us OUT”: ICE’s Detention of Children
Sparks Protests at TX Immigration Jail
Liam Ramos, the 5-year-old from Minnesota who was detained last week after coming home from preschool, is being held in the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas.
Congressmembers who visited Liam report that he has been depressed and hasn’t been eating well. Javier Hidalgo, legal director at RAICES, has worked with families at the detention center for years.
“We often hear about food with bugs or worms in it, half-frozen food being given, guards yelling at parents if their kids are making too much noise or they’re asking for an extra apple,” says Hidalgo. “Reform is inadequate. It just needs to be shut down.”
The Briefing
Jan. 29, 2026
Imprisoned children become new flashpoint for
Americans enraged over Trump’s anti-immigrant cruelty
The arrest of 5-year-old Liam Ramos and his father, and their imprisonment at a facility in Dilley, Texas had already captured the attention of Americans fed up with the cruelty of Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda, but a protest within that detention facility pushed the issue of detaining children into the mainstream spotlight.
Rep. Joaquin Castro visited Liam and his father and talks with Jen Psaki about what he heard from them and their fellow inmates.
January 30, 2026
When Democracy Becomes War,
Children Become Collateral Damage
How war language is being used to collapse the distance between immigration enforcement, political retaliation, and the criminalization of dissent.
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode,
Jan. 30, 2026
For the second time in as many weeks, Donald Trump has backed away from an unpopular policy. Last week, it was Greenland. This week, the ICE operation in Minneapolis.
Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Susan Glasser of The New Yorker, Stephen Hayes of The Dispatch, Zolan Kanno-Youngs of The New York Times and Toluse Olorunnipa of The Atlantic to discuss this and more.
WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS:
The arrest of Don Lemon and Trump’s relationship with the media
Jan. 30, 2026
Tim Walz says Trump administration is
“trying to twist reality” in Minnesota
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz says there’s a lot of skepticism in his state that the Trump administration will keep its word and draw down the presence of federal agents there. Two people have been shot dead by federal agents in Minneapolis in recent weeks.
Gov. Walz sat down with NPR’s All Things Considered host Juana Summers for an interview at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.
In their chat, he said the Trump administration was “trying to twist reality” about what is happening with peaceful protesters in Minnesota.
Walz also vowed not to “compromise with authoritarianism.” And he said the “final line of defense” for democracy “is the people.”
January 30, 2026
Heather Cox Richardson
As the American people continue to express their fury over the violence of federal agents in Minneapolis and elsewhere, officials from the Trump administration today tried to shift the public narrative to shore up their softening base and silence their opponents.
Jan. 30, 2026
New Epstein files released by Trump DOJ
The Justice Department is releasing more than 3 million pages of files related to the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein today, with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche saying the department has now completed its review of the Epstein files.
For live updates, visit cnn.com/politics/live-news/epstein-files…
Jan. 31, 2026
TRUMP & JANE DOE – AMERICA’S HEART OF DARKNESS
The latest allegations against Donald Trump in the Epstein files are horrifying. The Justice Department is scrambling to protect the president. But the allegations of child rape and abuse will not go away. Trump is a dangerous predator that needs to be arrested and investigated.
Meidas Canada has been telling the story of Jane Doe.
October 10, 2016
This High-Profile Defense Attorney Is Now
Representing A Woman Accusing Trump Of Rape
Donald Trump is accused in a federal lawsuit of raping the woman in the ’90s when she was 13 years old. He has repeatedly denied the allegations.
Mike Hayes and Tasneem Nashrulla
A high-profile defense attorney from Florida, Cheney Mason, is now representing “Jane Doe,” the plaintiff in a New York federal civil court case where she is accusing Donald Trump of raping her in the ‘90s when she was 13 years old, according to court documents filed Monday.
Mason, who is most well-known for his work as defense attorney to Casey Anthony — who was acquitted of murder charges in the death of her 2-year-old daughter who went missing in 2008 — filed a motion this week to represent Doe in the case along with New Jersey attorney Thomas Meagher.
The move to bring on Mason comes just weeks after the plaintiff filed an amended complaint that included a new witness in the case identified as “Joan Doe,” who says that the plaintiff told her about the alleged sexual contact with Trump and convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein in 1994–95.
On Friday, a 2005 hot mic conversation was released of Trump implying he sexually assaults women by grabbing them by the “pussy” and kissing them without their consent. The recording caused upheaval in the Republican Party, but Trump at Monday’s debate said he’s never sexually assaulted a woman.
Another witness, “Tiffany Doe,” submitted an affidavit in the case claiming that she allegedly witnessed Trump and Epstein rape the plaintiff multiple times. In her affidavit, she admits to acting as a “recruiter” hired by Epstein to attract young women to parties at his New York City apartment.
Jane Doe alleges that in the summer of 1994, she traveled to New York City by bus hoping to start her modeling career. Upon arriving, she says she met a woman named Tiffany who invited her to attend parties at Epstein’s, for which she would be paid.
Jane Doe claims in the suit that she had sexual contact with Trump at four different parties at Epstein’s and on the fourth and final encounter Trump “proceeded to forcibly rape her.” She also says that she had sexual contact with Epstein at two of the parties and on the second occasion he raped her.
Trump has repeatedly denied these allegations.
“I would say the same thing I’ve said a million times. The allegations are reckless, irresponsible and categorically untrue,” Trump attorney Alan Garten told BuzzFeed News. “To discuss them is unfair. This happened a long time ago. I don’t even want to get into it, because it gives credibility.”
This is the third time these allegations have been filed against Trump. The first time it was filed in California, the plaintiff filed the complaint anonymously and without counsel and the case was dismissed. The second time the case was filed, in New York, Meagher and his client withdrew the lawsuit without serving the defendants in the case.
On Friday, District Court Judge Ronnie Abrams ordered both sides to appear at an initial status hearing on Dec. 16, 2016, to discuss a case procedure, possible settlement conversations, and the estimated length of the trial.
“This case, based on the sworn declarations of the victim and two corroborating witnesses will be tried in court, where the defendants will be required to answer questions under oath and pursuant to the rules of evidence,” Mason told BuzzFeed News in a statement.
Asked if he wanted to comment on Mason coming on to represent the plaintiff, Garten said, “Nope, I don’t know him.”
DOE-V-TRUMP
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
October 24, 2019
Ronan Farrow Saw A Master List Of
“Trump Dirt” At The National Enquirer
Catch And Kill author Ronan Farrow saw 60 items, including affairs and cases of sexual misconduct, on the list of scandals the National Enquirer kept on Donald Trump before he became President.
July 8, 2020
Ronan Farrow on “Catch and Kill”
Ronan Farrow was at the forefront of the reporting that triggered the #MeToo movement, and shared a Pulitzer Prize for his efforts. Having helped expose allegations of sexual abuse by Hollywood mega-producer Harvey Weinstein, Farrow now goes further in his new book, Catch and Kill. He sits down with Michel to detail his painstaking investigations.
Originally aired on November 11, 2019.
August 7, 2025
Battle Hymn of the Donald – Lyrics by Granny Marcy
The Santa Fe Raging Grannies are disgusted with the crime, incompetence, greed, and sleaze of Trump and his chumps.
For years, the right-wing has been making up lies about Democrats, accusing them without a shred of evidence of pedophilia, when all along Trump was besties with the most notorious pedophile in the world. Now he’s in panic mode trying to cover up his involvement with the pedophilia ring.
February 2, 2026
McGovern Slams GOP for Continuing
Epstein File Coverup
For the record: I will not send another cent to Kristi Noem or Stephen Miller while the department they run is shredding the Constitution and murdering American citizens in the streets.
A two-week extension is two weeks too long. I’m voting no.
February 3, 2026
Is Trump Rebuilding the Confederacy
and the Slave Patrols?
A warning from history about oligarchy, terror policing, and the death of democracy.
ICE thugs dragged a Minnesota woman out of her car and assaulted her, stopping only when local police showed up, leaving her with cuts and bruises from being dragged on the ground. Her “crime” was following and tracking Trump’s violent, racist, masked federal modern-day Klan goons.
The full written Daily Take is here: hartmannreport.com/p/is-trump-rebuilding…
February 3, 2026
Congress holds forum on DHS use of force
after Alex Pretti, Renee Good deaths
Congress held a forum in Washington, D.C. Tuesday to address ongoing use of force incidents involving federal agents during immigration operations. Good’s brothers and their family attorney spoke before Congress.
Feb. 4, 2026
U.S. Citizen Martin Rascon Recounts ICE Agents
Shooting at His Family During Immigration Stop
A U.S. citizen testified on Capitol Hill about a terrifying encounter with federal immigration agents, alleging that Department of Homeland Security officers fired shots at a car carrying him and his family during an August 2025 stop.
Martin Daniel Rascon, a San Bernardino, California resident, described ducking for cover as bullets struck the passenger side of the vehicle. His testimony was delivered during a public forum examining the use of force by DHS agents.
The incident has renewed scrutiny of immigration enforcement tactics and accountability, as lawmakers and advocates debate when and how federal agents should use deadly force.
Feb. 4, 2026
Citizens Detained by ICE Share Stories
Feb. 4, 2026
Stephen Miller’s rise to prominence and
influence on the Trump administration
White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller is one of Washington’s most polarizing power brokers. A chief architect of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, his portfolio has expanded to include foreign policy as well.
White House correspondent Liz Landers reports.
Feb. 4, 2026
Tom Llamas’ exclusive interview with President Trump
In this extended interview, President Donald Trump addresses immigration enforcement, the American economy, U.S. tensions with Iran, Joe Rogan, AI and other topics from the Oval Office.
February 4, 2026
LEMON DROP | Senator Mark Kelly on Donald Trump & the Threat to Democracy
Don sits down with Senator Mark Kelly for a sober, urgent conversation about the state of the nation and the growing threats to democracy.
They break down Donald Trump’s escalating attacks on free speech and the free press, including his previous targeting of Senator Kelly for doing nothing more than accurately stating the law to members of the military.
Top U.S. & World Headlines — February 4, 2026
Is the U.S. heading into a dictatorship?
HEARD ON FRESH AIR
The Atlantic writer Robert Kagan says as Trump violates norms, laws and the Constitution, including his call to nationalize elections, “we’re on the edge of the consolidation of dictatorship.”
February 4, 2026
Why Was Spy Chief Tulsi Gabbard at FBI Election
Raid in Georgia? Ex-DOJ Attorney Speaks Out
President Donald Trump has called to “nationalize” voting in the United States, alarming state leaders who oversee the process, as well as legal experts who say his takeover demand violates the Constitution.
This comes as Trump continues to falsely claim he won the 2020 election, with Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard overseeing an FBI raid last week to seize ballot boxes and other voting records in Fulton County, Georgia.
Gabbard, as spy chief, “has no statutory authority to be involved in a domestic election investigation,” says David Becker, director of the Center for Election Innovation & Research. He says that since the failed effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election, “an ecosystem of grift” has grown around Trump that profits from continuing to spread election denial even as courts have repeatedly thrown out their claims.
Feb. 4, 2026
‘Campaign to deter and depress the vote’:
Fmr. judge on Trump’s call to nationalize elections
President Trump says the GOP should take over and nationalize voting, with some Republican lawmakers alleging voter fraud and questioning election integrity in blue states.
Also, Steve Bannon says they will have ICE surround the polls in November to avoid the election being stolen.
Hofstra University Professor of Law James Sample, MS NOW Political Analyst Tim Miller, former U.S. District Court Judge for the Southern District of New York Judge Shira Scheindlin, and Semafor Congressional Bureau Chief Burgess Everett, join Katy Tur to discuss Speaker Johnson and President Trump’s comments on nationalizing elections.
February 5, 2026
Impeaching Trump Revisited: ‘He Has Not Changed’
6 years ago this week, I warned the Senate how dangerous Trump would be if they did not convict him.
I said he would not change, and that he would continue trying to cheat in our elections.
I didn’t imagine then how right that would be.
COMMENTARY
Published February 5, 2026 6:45AM (EST)
They said Trumpism was fading
Mainstream commentators said Donald Trump’s authoritarian campaign was exhausted. They were wrong.
As 2025 came to a close, mainstream liberal and centrist commentators were boldly declaring, often with visible relief, that Donald Trump’s authoritarian power grab had exhausted itself. The tide, they insisted, had finally turned in favor of American democracy and its resilient institutions.
That relief was premature. One month into 2026, Trump is striking back with the strength of a tsunami. The authoritarian tide is rising again — faster than before.
February 5, 2026
The Most Evil Speech Imaginable:
Trump and Bukele At the National Prayer Breakfast
Donald Trump invited El Salvador’s brutal strongman to a National Prayer Breakfast—and praised him. This video breaks down why that moment matters, why it should alarm people of faith, and how the National Prayer Breakfast has become a staging ground for Christian nationalism, authoritarian power, and spiritual abuse.
Feb. 6, 2026
Trump Posts Blatantly RACIST Video
Trump hits a new low after posting a blatantly racist video of the Obamas. Jon Favreau and Tommy Vietor break down the fallout.
February 6, 2026
HOT TOPICS | Donald Trump’s Vile, Racist Truth Social Post
This morning, we’re calling out Donald Trump for a vile, racist Truth Social post depicting Barack Obama and Michelle Obama as apes. It’s just the latest example of Trump’s racism being openly displayed and disturbingly accepted by his supporters.
We’re asking the obvious questions, will any Republicans denounce this? Will anyone finally draw a line and say this is unacceptable? And is this just another calculated distraction from what Trump really doesn’t want you focusing on, the Epstein files and his plummeting approval ratings?
Don is joined by DL Hughley, Derrick Johnson, Charles Blow, and Bakari Sellers to break it all down.
Elex Michaelson and Brian Tyler Cohen
February 6, 2026
Brian Tyler Cohen v Katie Zacharia on
Trump’s Ape Video
@briantylercohen debates Katie Zacharia on Pres. Trump’s ape video featuring the Obamas.
We also talk about the Epstein files and why the Clintons are testifying but not the Trumps.
“The Story Is with Elex Michaelson,” airs on CNN weeknights from 9-11pm.
Feb. 7, 2026
Trump video depicting Obamas as apes:
Chris Cuomo, Katie Pavlich debate | CUOMO
A video reposted to President Trump’s Truth Social account depicting former President Barack Obama and his wife as apes became a public relations fiasco for the White House before the meme was taken down.
While NewsNation’s Chris Cuomo argues the buck should stop with the president, Katie Pavlich says Trump was not being vindictive or racist: “To call him a racist or to imply that he is one based on that video is very disingenuous and lacking context.” (Warning: This video contains excerpts from the video.)
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode,
February 6, 2026
President Trump set off alarm bells this week by calling for Republicans to “nationalize” the upcoming elections. This comes amid questions about Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s role in election security.
Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Jonathan Lemire and Michael Schere of The Atlantic, Jonathan Karl of ABC News and Liz Landers of PBS News to discuss this and more.
February 8, 2026
Michael Popok on Trump’s Illegal Moves to
Take Over the World
Michael Popok joins Anthony Davis to discuss Trump’s threat to federalize elections, steal ballots and rig the midterms. Plus, the legality of ICE entering homes with a faux administrative warrant. And the fake Board of Peace with which Trump plans to become King of the World – only on The Weekend Show.
Feb. 9, 2026
Trump Confesses at the National Prayer Breakfast
Trump’s rambling speech at the National Prayer Breakfast was far from unifying or spiritually inspired. Instead, he pedaled the same tired lies.
But he did make one confession that grabbed my attention.
Feb. 9, 2026
They Want Me Dead: Anti-Trump Author Says
MAGA Threats Forced Him to Cancel Tour
In this episode of ‘Mehdi Unfiltered,’ Mehdi Hasan sits down with award-winning novelist Don Winslow about the far-right threats that canceled part of his book tour, including online smear campaigns and death threats.
As an outspoken critic of Donald Trump, Winslow has become a target of the MAGA base. He also calls out the Democratic Party’s leadership for their many failures, as well as his thoughts on ICE’s violent takeover in Minnesota.
“Let’s speak in plain, tough language. Let’s call a fascist a fascist. Let’s call a liar a liar. I think one problem with, generally speaking, us progressives… is that we try to be so civil, so nice, and that’s not the game the other team is playing. We keep bringing spoons to a knife fight.”
Feb. 10, 2026
Mother recounts weeks in immigration
custody with her U.S. citizen children
The Trump administration has said its immigration crackdown targets the worst of the worst, but many people without criminal records are getting swept up and detained — some of them along with their families.
Lisa Desjardins spoke with one of them.
Feb. 12, 2026
Massive raid involving ICE in Idaho left kids crying,
U.S. citizens zip-tied for hours
An October raid involving ICE at a community horse racing venue in Idaho has raised new questions about federal enforcement tactics amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
CBS News chief correspondent Matt Gutman reports.
Feb. 10, 2026
Congressman reveals what he saw
in the unredacted Epstein files
Members of Congress began reviewing unredacted versions of the Jeffrey Epstein files that are in the Justice Department’s possession.
February 10, 2026
Protecting Pedophile Predators: Carol Cadwalladr
on Jeffrey Epstein & the Elite’s Veil of Silence
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are accusing the Justice Department of covering up the names of co-conspirators of the deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as fallout from the Epstein files grows across the globe. Millions of pages remain unreleased.
As many prominent U.S. figures evade accountability following mentions in the Epstein files, a number of European figures have resigned for their relationships with Epstein.
“The most extraordinary and worrying thing of what is going on in the United States is the scale of normalization that is happening, in which the press is absolutely a structural part of this,” says Carole Cadwalladr, award-winning investigative journalist. “I have been shocked — deeply, deeply shocked — by the absence of headlines.”
Evening Roundup, February 11
Former prosecutors would investigate these files, Epstein’s sad entry fee, fallacies of the SAVE Act, Trump losing his grip on rural USA, radical empathy, Bad Bunny’s vote?, AIPAC $, The Pod, & more.
Feb. 11, 2026
Attorney General Pam Bondi Testifies
Before House Judiciary Committee, Part 1
Attorney General Pam Bondi testified before the House Judiciary Committee on oversight of the Justice Department. Democrats and Republican Rep. Thomas Massie (KY) pressed her on her handling of the Epstein files — secret documents and other files related to the late convicted financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein — half of which recently became public.
She was grilled about President Trump’s and his administration’s ties to Epstein, why the names of co-conspirators were redacted but the names of survivors were unredacted, and why the Justice Department had not prosecuted anyone named in the files.
Some members of the committee, including Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-MD), accused Ms. Bondi of engaging in a cover-up. Several survivors were in attendance in the audience and responded nonverbally to questions from the committee.
Feb. 11, 2026
Epstein survivors speak out after
Attorney General Pam Bondi hearing
Survivors of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell speak to NBC News’ Hallie Jackson after Attorney General Pam Bondi was questioned by lawmakers in an hours’ long hearing on Capitol Hill.
The women express frustration over Bondi’s handling of the case, and her refusal to apologize for the Justice Department’s handling of the Epstein files.
November 6, 2025
Exposing Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking empire
Virginia Giuffre was one of the most prominent accusers of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Her memoir, posthumously released in 2025, details the lifelong abuse she endured in the hands of adults, both powerful and familiar to her.
In 2019, Giuffre bravely shared her story on 60 Minutes. In an interview with Tara Brown, she explained how she got entangled in the sinister web of Jeffrey Epstein, her allegations of abuse by then-Prince Andrew (which he denies), and how she finally broke free from this world.
Feb. 11, 2026
Bondi’s Latest Meltdown At Congressional Hearing
morning joe
Feb. 12, 2026
One of the saddest performances in Capitol Hill
history: Joe reacts to AG Bondi’s hearing
Attorney General Pam Bondi repeatedly clashed with Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee during her testimony at a Justice Department oversight hearing as they questioned her about the Trump administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case files.
February 12, 2026
Former Federal Prosecutor David Katz SHREDS
Pam Bondi’s Credibility as Attorney General
Politics
Fighting Words
What got me steamed up this week
The Sickening Image That Will Haunt Pam Bondi the Rest of Her Life
The attorney general’s congressional hearing was so bad, Fox didn’t even cover it. And it may not even have been the worst thing she did this week!
During and right after Pam Bondi’s House testimony Wednesday, I flipped on Fox News and Newsmax to see how they were covering it. I was expecting to see a celebration of how the attorney general really put those America-hating libs in their place. To my surprise, I did not. I saw mostly ads, to be honest, but the little programming I did catch was devoted entirely to the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping story.
Disappointed, I flipped back to MS NOW and didn’t think much of it. But Wednesday evening, The Daily Beast reported that my experience was not aberrational: Bondi testified for about five hours, and Fox News ran roughly 10 minutes of it live.
Feb. 13, 2026
LIVE: President Trump delivers remarks to military family members at Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, North Carolina
February 13, 2026
House Passes “Worst Voter Suppression Bill Ever”
in Latest Push to Help Trump Take Over Elections
The Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to require proof of U.S. citizenship in the November midterm elections. If it becomes law, it would be the “worst voter suppression bill ever passed by Congress,” according to Ari Berman, national voting rights correspondent for Mother Jones. “The bill really combines a lot of the worst things that Republicans want to do with regards to voting, and it comes at a time when Trump appears dead set to try to interfere in the midterm elections,” he adds.
Wednesday’s vote sends the legislation on to the Republican-led Senate, where it is expected to receive a vote but unlikely to garner the 60-vote, filibuster-proof majority needed for passage.
The Briefing
Feb. 13, 2026
Noem’s disastrous week capped with
humiliating new report
Jen Psaki rounds up a remarkable list of failures and bad news suffered by Donald Trump’s secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, and shares highlights of eye-popping new reporting from the Wall Street Journal about how Noem has led her department into chaos with tyrannical behavior, wasted money, rumors of infidelity, and bizarre drama over a lost blanket that resulted in the firing and re-hiring of a Coast Guard pilot.
EDITORIAL CARTOONS
February 15, 2026
Scott Galloway’s Brutal Take on the
“Epstein Class” – They’ve Damaged America
Business expert and podcaster Scott Galloway joins Jim Acosta to explain why the Epstein case isn’t just a scandal—it’s a mirror showing us exactly how American justice really works.
THE EPSTEIN CLASS:
Galloway uses a term that should become part of our vocabulary: “The Epstein Class.” Not billionaires. Not elites. The Epstein Class—those who are protected by the law but not bound by it, while the rest of us are bound by the law but not protected by it.
GALLOWAY’S CONTROVERSIAL TAKE:
Should the Epstein files have been released to the public? Galloway argues that dumping 3 million files to “millions of people with a ring light and an agenda” isn’t justice—it’s theater. What we needed: The FBI and DOJ going through files methodically, then communicating via grand jury indictments against people who committed actual crimes. Not gossiping about who attended which party.
Velshi
Feb. 15, 2026
‘The U.S. is now Trumpistan’:
Prof. Stanley on Trump’s cult of personality
Donald Trump is walking in the footsteps of past autocrats by naming government buildings and initiatives after himself. Jason Stanley says Trump’s “self-aggrandizing” actions turn the United States into a “cheap vehicle” for his family.
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
February 16, 2026
Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism,
And Strange Days In The Texas Legislature
Stephen Colbert hosts Texas State Rep. James Talarico for an online-exclusive interview that touches on the issues raised in Talarico’s campaign for the Democratic nomination for Senate, including the separation of church and state, the dangers of consolidated corporate-owned media, and the fabricated culture wars pushed by Republicans in states like Texas.
If you’re curious why this interview with James Talarico was an online-exclusive, click here: Why CBS Didn’t Broadcast Stephen Colbert’s Interview…
Feb. 16, 2026
Fed. Judge Blocks Trump From Erasing US History Of Slavery
In scathing terms and with frequent citation to George Orwell’s 1984 and its Minister of Truth, Senior Judge Cynthia Rufe has refused and blocked Trump’s efforts to rewrite history to claim that we did not have slavery, and that the founding fathers didn’t own them.
Popok reports on Trump’s efforts to deface and scar the sacred Independence Hall monument in Philadelphia, including the Presidents’ House memorial to the 9 slaves owned by Washington.
Trump’s War on History
As America’s 250th anniversary approaches,
the president wants to control the country’s future
by bulldozing its past.
DAN FRIEDMAN AND AMANDA MOORE
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