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Renee Good shooting 'much worse' for Trump admin after video breakdown: ex-federal agent

16 January 2026 @ 9:56 pm

NBC News reporter Ryan J. Reilly posted a comment he received from a former federal agent who was astounded by a slowed-down and annotated analysis of the video showing the shooting death of Minneapolis mom Renee Nicole Good.In a message, Reilly received, the agent said that they'd watched the slower version of the video posted by the New York Times, which highlights the location of ICE Agent Jonathan Ross' limbs, was near the car. "I watched it," the former agent began, "that actually made it much worse. He never should have been in front of the SUV. We are

Trump frees convicted fraudster from prison — for the second time

16 January 2026 @ 9:49 pm

President Donald Trump has once again signed clemency paperwork for convicted fraudster Adriana Camberos, despite commuting a previous jail sentence once before in his first term.The New York Times reported Friday that Trump officially freed Camberos, who in April of 2025 had been sentenced to one year in prison. She was one of several Trump clemency recipients who went on to commit more crimes after being let out of federal prison.According to the Times, Camb

'End of his presidency': GOP lawmaker reveals Republicans' red line for impeaching Trump

16 January 2026 @ 9:00 pm

Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) revealed this week that not only would he consider impeachment, but he knows several other Republican allies would as well.Speaking to the Omaha World-Herald, Bacon said that if President Donald Trump makes good on his threat to invade Greenland and effectively end NATO, he will take a serious look at impeachment. He’s not alone, MS

GOP-controlled committee announces investigation into Nancy Mace

16 January 2026 @ 8:33 pm

The House Ethics Committee has reportedly announced that U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) is facing a review by the Office of Congressional Conduct.The origin of the review was not been disclosed. Under committee rules, officials are prohibited from stating whether the matter constitutes a formal investigation or identifying its underlying cause. The Committee only stated that there is a “matter regarding Representative Nancy Mace.”“The Committee notes that the mere fact of a referral or an extension, and the mandatory disclosure of such an extension and the name of the subject of the matter, does not itself indicate that any violation has occurred, or reflect any judgment on behalf of the Committee,” the Ethics Committee statement

MAGA Wall Street execs fuming about Trump 'screwing things up'

16 January 2026 @ 8:07 pm

President Donald Trump's supporters on Wall Street aren't thrilled about his administration's latest attack on the chairman of the United States' central bank.In a Friday article for the New York Post, Fox Business contributor Charles Gasparino quoted numerous high-level sources in the financial sector who are growing increasingly concerned about the Department of Justice (DOJ) launching a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell. According to Gasparino, conservati

GOP senator promises to stand between Trump and Greenland

16 January 2026 @ 7:21 pm

A prominent Republican lawmaker is vowing to thwart any attempt by President Donald Trump to acquire Greenland through force or financial means.Speaking from Copenhagen as part of a bipartisan delegation of U.S. congressional lawmakers, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), told reporters it is “an important message for the people of the Kingdom of Denmark to understand” that the United States has “three separate but equal branches” of government.Reminding them that under the U.S. Constitution it is Congress that controls spending, Senator Murk

Trump admin is about to become 'crueler' and 'less accountable': expert

16 January 2026 @ 7:14 pm

During a press conference on Thursday, January 15, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt angrily lashed out at The Hill's Niall Stanage when he questioned the Trump administration's account of the fatal shooting of unarmed 37-year-old motorist Renee Nicole Good by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis. Leavitt attacked Stanage as a "left-wing hack," doubling down on the claim that Ross acted in self-defense

'Mask is off': Trump voters growing disillusioned with 'sinister and out of control' Trump

16 January 2026 @ 6:33 pm

Donald Trump has run for president four times, starting with a short-lived Reform Party campaign in 2000. And his 2024 campaign was his most successful, marking the first time he won the popular vote. It was a close election, but his gains among Latinos, Generation Z, independents and swing voters helped him pull off a narrow victory of roughly 1.5 percent over Democratic nominee Kamala Harris in the national popular vote.In 2024, according to Pew Research Center, Trump won

Trump dangles another Insurrection Act threat for Minnesota

16 January 2026 @ 5:44 pm

Just one day after threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota, which would allow him to unleash domestic military forces onto American streets, President Donald Trump once again on Friday hinted he would do so while suggesting he may be “forced” to take action.Trump targeted Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, both Democrats, claiming they “don’t know what to do” after he

'It looks bad': Trump insiders privately fear fallout from militarized raids

16 January 2026 @ 5:39 pm

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has existed under four different presidents — George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump and Joe Biden — but during Trump's second presidency, public support for the agency is reaching historic lows.A Quinnipiac poll released on January 15 found that only 35 percent of registered voters believe the fatal shooting of unarmed 37-year-old motorist Renee Nicole Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross was justified. Among inde