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Trump threatens using Insurrection Act to end Minneapolis protests

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke an 1807 law and deploy troops to quell persistent protests against the federal officers sent to Minneapolis to enforce his administration's massive immigration crackdown. The threat comes a day after a man was shot ...

Almanac for Jan. 16, 2026

Today is Friday, Jan. 16, the 16th day of 2026. There are 349 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1991, in a televised address to the nation, U.S. President George H.W. Bush announced the start of Operation Desert Storm, a combat operation that drove Iraqi forces out of ...

Yes, the US does need a $1.5T defense budget

Finally, the United States will follow through on its NATO commitments. That'd be the cheeky interpretation of President Donald Trump's announcement, via Truth Social, that he wants the U.S. defense budget to be $1.5 trillion. This would represent a stunning 50% increase over the current ...

FBI searches reporter’s home as part of leak investigation

WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI agents searched a Washington Post reporter's home Wednesday as part of a leak investigation into a Pentagon contractor accused of taking home classified information, the Justice Department said. Hannah Natanson, who has been covering President Donald Trump's ...

Almanac for Jan. 15, 2026

Today is Thursday, Jan. 15, the 15th day of 2026. There are 350 days left in the year. Today in history: In 2009, US Airways Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger landed an Airbus A320 safely in New York's Hudson River after striking a flock of birds that disabled both engines shortly after ...

It depends on where you stand

“For what you see and hear depends a good deal on where you are standing: it also depends on what sort of person you are.” – C.S. Lewis, The Magician’s Nephew Let’s start with the shooting of Renee Good, a Minneapolis woman killed by an ICE agent while attempting to drive away from ...