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Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday morning said he was not surprised the Trump administration blocked his appearance at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland the day before, saying it was another example of an unhinged president trying to stifle dissent. LA Times
VOA VIEW: Newsom is acting like a big baby.
Karman Industries says it has developed a cooling system that uses SpaceX rocket engine technology to rein in the environmental impact of data centers. LA Times
Vice President JD Vance framed his trek to Minneapolis on Thursday as a mission to understand everything that's happening on the ground to help turn down tensions as ICE raids, the death of Renee Good, and violent protest roil the city. New York Post
VOA VIEW: The Dems are the problem.
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Commentator Stephen A. Smith tore into California Gov. Gavin Newsom for disparaging President Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, this week. New York Post
VOA VIEW: Newsom acting like an idiot.
The Justice Department would seek to find other avenues to pursue a case against Mr. Lemon, a senior law enforcement official said. New York Times
VOA VIEW: The judge acting like a fool.
The former special prosecutor argued a case he was never allowed to in court: that President Trump “engaged in criminal activity” that undermined democracy. New York Times
VOA VIEW: Smith acted like the fool and he is.
The lawsuit, citing “political discrimination,” said the banking giant told President Trump shortly after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol that it would close his accounts. New York Times
VOA VIEW: JPMORGAN made a foolish mistake.
The Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge for inflation in October and November was released belatedly after the government shutdown. New York Times
Researchers found an antibody that seems to play a role in people with better lung cancer prognoses. New York Times
VOA VIEW: It sounds good.
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Edmundo González, seen by many as the real winner of Venezuela’s 2024 election, said his son-in-law was released after more than a year in detention. New York Times
Independent journalist and YouTuber Nick Shirley testified before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance regarding widespread fraud in Minneapolis childcare centers. OANN
VOA VIEW: He exposed the truth.
Democrat Senator Mark Kelly is reportedly weighing a 2028 presidential bid as the Pentagon reviews his military rank following his ongoing conflict with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The Pentagon is currently conducting a retirement-grade review that could result in Kelly’s demotion from his retired rank as a Navy captain OANN
VOA VIEW: Time will tell.
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee voted to hold former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in criminal contempt of Congress for defying a congressional subpoena. OANN
VOA VIEW: As they should.
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House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) announced Wednesday that Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned accomplice of Jeffrey Epstein, is scheduled for a deposition on Feb. 9. OANN
The U.S. imposed sanctions on five Costa Ricans and five Costa Rican entities for allegedly helping to transport tons of cocaine from Colombia, storing the drugs in Costa Rica, then shipping them to the U.S. and Europe. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: A good and just move.
Bags of ice-thwarting salt aren't usually a hot item at Bates Ace Hardware in Atlanta, but store manager Lewis Pane sold all 275 he had in stock in one morning as residents braced for a major storm to deliver heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain on a broad section of the U.S. in coming days. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: It's going to be a long harsh winter storm this weekend.
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A 5-year-old boy arriving home from preschool in Minnesota was taken by federal agents along with his father to a detention facility in Texas, school officials and the family's lawyer said, making him the fourth student from his Minneapolis suburb to be detained by immigration officers in recent weeks. Washington Times
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick predicts that first-quarter economic growth will heat up to 5%. CBS
VOA VIEW: Trump is making things happen.
A winter storm could cause havoc for Americans from Texas to New York with the possibility of massive power outages and flight cancellations. Around 180 million people are bracing for the winter weather that may bring subzero temperatures and heavy snowfall to much of the country. CBS
VOA VIEW: It's going to get very cold for the weekend.
The 2025 national homicide rate might be the lowest recorded in the U.S. since 1900. CBS
A financial adviser in Georgia, Todd Burkhalter, has pleaded guilty in a Ponzi scheme that bilked more than 2,000 people out of $380 million, federal authorities say. CBS
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President Trump could start flying in a plane donated by Qatar as early as this summer, as the U.S. Air Force confirms it will deliver the refurbished jumbo jet for use as Air Force One within months. CBS
The FCC is warning that daytime talk shows and late-night programs must give equal time to opposing political candidates, taking aim at a genre of TV that has long drawn President Trump's ire. CBS
VOA VIEW: It is not fair for known government regulated programs make financial demands.
Ford is recalling roughly 119,000 vehicles because their engine block heaters have a defect that increases the risk of fire, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says. CBS
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Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Thursday welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump's Greenland pivot. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Trump made the deal come true.
President Donald Trump, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzlerland, floated the idea of allowing depreciation for personal residences. CNBC
An "abnormal hatred" between Russia and Ukraine's leaders remains a barrier to ending the war, but a peace deal is getting closer, Trump said. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Putin is making a personal mistake.
Anti-ICE agitators allegedly stalked, threw food at and spit on federal agents in Minneapolis, forcing crowd control measures, according to DHS. FOX News
VOA VIEW: The agitators should be arrested.
Former Uvalde school district officer Adrian Gonzales was acquitted by a jury on Wednesday evening on charges in connection with the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting. FOX News
VOA VIEW: It was a good verdict.
ICE launched Operation Catch of the Day in Maine, arresting over 50 people with 1,400 targets identified under Trump's immigration enforcement crackdown. FOX News
A DNA breakthrough helped solve the 38-year-old Colonial Parkway murders cold case, linking a deceased fisherman to killings of at least six young people in Virginia. FOX News
Following his much anticipated World Economic Forum speech, U.S. President Donald Trump, picked up his effort to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict. UPI
VOA VIEW: Trump has to stop playing games with Putin.
UnitedHealth Group officials on Wednesday said the health insurer will return the profits earned on policies obtained via the Affordable Care Act. UPI
VOA VIEW: The question is how you get the profits and how much is it?
More people die from heart disease and stroke than from anything else in the United States. UPI
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White House border czar Tom Homan brushed off criticism of immigration raids in Minnesota’s Somali communities, insisting that federal agents are looking for criminal aliens and U.S. citizens have nothing to fear. As he should.
The raids, which Mr. Homan says could result in 600,000 deportations nationwide, have sparked backlash from Democrats and local leaders, including in the Twin Cities, where roughly 80,000 Somalis live. Mr. Homan pushed back against claims of heavy-handed tactics, saying Sunday that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are following the law and anyone who doesn’t will be held accountable.
“There’s a large illegal Somali community there, there is a large illegal alien community there,” he said of Minnesota on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “We are looking for criminal aliens.” Democratic leaders in Minnesota say the vast majority of the Somalis living there are U.S. citizens. President Trump last month said he was immediately terminating temporary deportation protections for Somalis in Minnesota, apparently in response to reports that some Somalis had defrauded Minnesota of hundreds of millions of dollars in social services funds.
Mr. Homan defended the president’s remarks, saying Mr. Trump was referring to “public safety” and “national security threats” from Somalia and other countries. “He was put in the Oval Office to run the biggest deportation operation this country’s ever seen, and that is exactly what we’re doing,” the border czar said on CNN. Mr. Homan said Mr. Trump is cleaning up the mess he inherited from President Joseph R. Biden, who turned a blind eye to illegal immigration and refused to acknowledge that some countries do not properly vet migrants who move into the United State. The Trump administration has carried out targeted immigration enforcement efforts in the District of Columbia, New York City, Chicago and Charlotte, North Carolina. Mr. Homan also said the operations are necessary because sanctuary cities refuse to fully cooperate with federal immigration enforcement.
