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Trump Threatens Insurrection Act

Friday, January 16, 2026

CIVIL BEHAVIOR: President Trump yesterday threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807 to quell growing protests in Minneapolis following two shootings carried out by immigration officers in that city.   Trump said in a social media post that “If the corrupt …

US and Denmark “Agree to Disagree”

Thursday, January 15, 2026

THE GREENLAND GAMBIT: Denmark, Greenland, and the United States have a “fundamental disagreement” over the future of the island territory of Denmark, Lars Lokke Rasmussen, the Danish foreign minister, said after a meeting with top Trump administration officials.   President Trump has …

Federal Prosecutors Resign in Minneapolis

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

ON PRINCIPLE: Six veteran prosecutors in Minneapolis resigned rather than follow orders from the Justice Department to investigate the politics of the widow of Renee Good, the woman shot dead by an ICE officer last week.    The most senior to resign …

Minnesota Sues ICE

Tuesday, January 13, 2026

ICE, ICE, BABY:  Federal investigators on the ICE shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis are looking into her possible connections to activist groups in addition to the circumstances of the shooting, The NY Times reports.  Good was taking part that day in …

Justice Dept. Investigates Fed Chair

Monday, January 12, 2026

NO RESERVE: The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into whether federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell lied to Congress about the hugely expensive renovations of his agency’s buildings.   Powell is high on Trump’s enemies list after ignoring the President’s demands …

Trump Escalates Greenland Threat

Saturday, January 10, 2026

THE GREENLAND THREAT: President Trump yesterday ratcheted up his threat  absorb Greenland saying, “If we don’t do it, Russia or China will take over Greenland.” Trump diverted to the Greenland issue during a meeting of cabinet members and representatives of the oil industry to …

Trump Limited Only by “Own Morality”

Friday, January 9, 2026

MORALITY PLAY: Following a two-hour interview with President Trump, four reporters from The NY Times report that  he believes his power as commander in chief is constrained only by his “own morality” and that he dismissed international law and other checks on his …

ICE Agent Kills Young Mother

Thursday, January 8, 2026

FATAL FIRE: A federal immigration officer yesterday shot and killed a 37-year-old woman in Minneapolis the Department of Homeland Security said was interfering with an enforcement operation and even trying to kill officers. She was identified as Renee Nicole Good, a mother …

Trump to Take Oil from Venezuela

Wednesday, January 7, 2026

THE OIL TRADE: As the government in Venezuela cracks down on dissent, arrests journalists, and independent armed militia patrol the streets, President Trump announced on his Truth Social last night that, “I am pleased to announce that the Interim Authorities in …

Maduro Arraigned, Trump Threatens

Tuesday, January 6, 2026

RUNNING MAN: Deposed Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores appeared in federal court in Manhattan yesterday and pleaded not guilty to narco-terrorism and other crimes just two days after they were scooped out of their country in a US …