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TODAY 5:15 PM: Sens. Murphy, Van Hollen, Padilla, Reps. Frost, Jayapal headline “ICE Out For Good” Presser & Vigil at CBP

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WASHINGTON – With Indivisible, MoveOn Civic Action, Public Citizen, Movimiento Migrante DC, ACLU, Interfaith Alliance, FreeDC and more, Senators Chris Murphy, Chris Van Hollen, Alex Padilla, Representatives Maxwell Frost and Pramila Jayapal will headline a rally and vigil outside of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection headquarters on Tuesday, January 13 at 5pm to build momentum for reining in the abuses of President Trump’s reckless and violent immigration enforcement agency and for kicking ICE out of Minnesota and our communities nationwide. The rally comes in response to the escalation of…

White House ballroom planners propose second story over historic colonnade, new visitors center

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Planners developing a massive ballroom on the East side of the White House want to expand the project to include other additions and amenities, among them a second story on the West Wing colonnade and a new visitors center. The Washington Times stories: White House

House passes bill to extend health care subsidies in defiance of GOP leaders

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WASHINGTON (AP) — In a remarkable rebuke of Republican leadership, the House passed legislation Thursday that would extend expired health care subsidies for those who get coverage through the Affordable Care Act as 17 renegade GOP lawmakers joined every Democrat in support. The tally, 230-196, signified growing political concern over Americans’ health care costs. Forcing the issue to a vote came about after a handful of Republicans signed on to a so-called “discharge petition” to unlock debate, bypassing objections from House Speaker Mike Johnson. The bill now goes to the…

How ICE Lost Its Guardrails

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If the Department of Homeland Security’s Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties was still functioning as it did before Donald Trump returned to the presidency, Julie Plavsic and her former colleagues would have spent yesterday opening an investigation into the shooting death of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE officer in Minnesota. Although the DHS inspector general takes the lead on criminal investigations of officers, after an incident like this, CRCL’s job would have been to review policies, training, and oversight procedures to try to prevent anything like it…

Minnesota Somali Fraud, Illegal Trucking Scandals Share One Thing: DEI

January 9, 2026 Somali, Trucking, Fraud, thing, illegal, scandals, Minnesota, share0 comment

Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. This content was recorded by Victor Davis Hanson prior to his Dec. 30 medical operation. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for The Daily Signal. We’ve talked in the past about the problems with diversity, equity, and inclusion. That’s the rubric for what, I guess, we could call mandated equality of result, rather than of opportunity. But it’s been in the…

ICE Out For Good Coalition Announces Nationwide Weekend of Action Demanding Accountability After ICE Killing of Renee Nicole Good

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1000+ events already anticipated WASHINGTON – A broad national coalition, including Indivisible, MoveOn Civic Action, the American Civil Liberties Union, Voto Latino, United We Dream, 50501, the Disappeared in America Campaign of the Not Above the Law coalition, and partner organizations across the country, is calling for a coordinated ICE Out For Good Weekend of Action on Saturday, January 10, and Sunday, January 11. In less than 24 hours after the announcement, there are already 1000 events anticipated nationwide. You can find the growing list of events here. The mobilization…