Frey's statement called out President Donald Trump and condemned what he described as a mass militarized force of unidentified federal agents on Minneapolis streets, saying their presence weakens our country and erodes trust in both law enforcement and in democracy itself. He urged Americans to consider how future generations will judge their actions and called on President Trump to act like a leader, put Minneapolis, put America first, and work to achieve peace by ending the federal operation.
But if you view the year through the lens of the president's powers, all of that action comes to seem more circumscribed. By neglecting some of the most significant formal and informal tools at his disposal, Trump has largely failed to advance durable policy change, at least on domestic matters. He has dominated a lot of news cycles, but at the expense of shaping the future-for good or ill.
Seniors main source of income is their Social Security. The five largest worries for seniors are housing, transportation, food, health care and taxes. Living in high-cost areas where school and infrastructure bonds are an open checkbook makes it impossible for seniors to keep their homes, let alone sell their homes in an unstable housing market. If families cannot afford housing, how can seniors with fixed incomes afford to thrive? They cannot.
"I'm asking you to please treat me with dignity and respect," she said to the agents. "We have to put you in handcuffs," one agent said, while another held up a phone and appeared to record a video. "Why are you recording?" Levy Armstrong asked. "I would ask that you not record." "It's not going to be on Twitter," the agent filming said. "It's not going to be on anything like that." "We don't want to create a false narrative," the agent said.
This week [ICE] finally responded to my request to detain these criminals. As someone who lives in the neighborhood, I've seen how American jobs are being given away to those with no right to be here,
She had told a reporter once that in college she'd wanted to be a pediatrician, but she ended up becoming a lawyer. She'd said that she wasn't sure she wanted to actually practice law, but she became a prosecutor. She'd told reporters that she "never dreamed" of running for political office, but she did that too, twice winning campaigns for Florida attorney general.
Minnesotan here. Everything is as heinous and barbaric as it seems. Our great state is being targeted and terrorized in a political power play designed to wreak chaos and instigate violence.
That was an execution in the street! I'm sorry, but it was. When I saw it, you know what I thought of? Cause we're old enough to remember this. I mean show the picture. Okay, that's it. Now, I'm going to describe this first, because this is from the 60s. Remember Vietnam, the Tet Offensive, and that ugly picture that we saw after? Show the picture. This is everybody our age knows this.
For Thai national Khaochat Mankong, 2026 was meant to be the biggest year of her life. After filing the necessary paperwork with the United States embassy in Bangkok, Khaochat, 27, was poised to start a new life with her American husband in California. Last week, Khaochat watched those plans evaporate in an instant as US President Donald Trump's administration announced an indefinite pause on the processing of immigrant visa applications from 75 countries, including Thailand.
Paramount was criticized for settling a $16 million voter interference lawsuit filed by President Trump. The FCC approved its Skydance deal shortly after. Critics also accused the company of capitulating to President Trump after he suggested he brokered a "side deal" with Skydance executives for millions of dollars in public service announcements supporting conservative causes. Paramount denied its settlement included PSAs.
Trump opened the briefing with a lengthy, rambling weave that included attacking Don Lemon, raging about migrants, riffing on the killing of Renee Good, and narrowly escaping the clutches of a nasty binder clip. He spoke for almost an hour-and-a-half before finally taking questions. The presser encompassed several editions of CNN News Central, during which anchors tossed to Dale no less than three times as he racked up a tally of over 17 falsehoods:
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is reportedly considering severing ties with Scouting America, which could mean a consequential break with an organization that has long been closely associated with military service and leadership development. Public data from two prominentmilitary schools, West Point and the Naval Academy, shows that Scouting is common among future officers - more than one in ten cadets and about 10% of midshipmen in recent years have a Scouting background.
Coalie officially debuted on January 22, when Interior Secretary Doug Burgum posted him (it?) on his X account. In the post, which has now been viewed more than 37,000 times, Burgum shared an obviously AI-generated illustration of himself kneeling next to a grinning, bug-eyed piece of coal that's decked out in a yellow coal miner's helmet, vest, and boots. The caption, in part, read "Mine, Baby, Mine!"
Playacting for journalists standing in an unruly huddle just off camera, Trump asked questions of the oilmen, wondering how soon they could suck the ground under Venezuela dry. "And you're very much set up for the heavy oil, right?" he asked at one point. There was an implicit cruelty behind the exercise. He wanted the cameras to see him place Venezuela on the table like a celebratory goose and start slicing.
