Friday, January 16, 2026

​ January 16, 2026 Good morning, Welcome to the news for independent thinkers ​ Leading the News . . . ​ Iran silences protests with tanks and terror . . . Iran's bloody crackdown has paused street protests not through reform, but fear. After weeks of demonstrations that left thousands dead, regime forces have flooded cities with tanks and machine gun-wielding security units, effectively trapping residents in their homes. Sources say the streets of Tehran are militarized, with the government crushing dissent by sheer force, turning entire neighborhoods into open-air prisons under armed watch. New York Post​ ​ It may be too late to help. Politics Trump Threatens to use Insurrection Act in Minnesota . . . President Donald Trump warned he could deploy the U.S. military in Minnesota after attacks on Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, accusing state leaders of shielding agitators and insurrectionists. Posting on Truth Social, Trump said he would invoke the Insurrection Act if order isn't restored. The threat escalates tensions as some Republicans openly urge federal intervention against Democratic Gov. Tim Walz. Daily Signal​ ​ Republicans vow to block Trump from seizing Greenland by force . . . Senate Republicans are pushing back after President Donald Trump refused to rule out using military force to seize Greenland. GOP senators warned the move could shatter NATO and hand Russia leverage in Ukraine. Sens. Thom Tillis and Lisa Murkowski are heading to Copenhagen to reassure Denmark that Congress would resist any such reckless escalation. The Hill​ ​ They have every right to oppose Trump, but they shouldn't be traveling to a foreign country to talk smack about him.​ ​ GOP breaks with Trump on credit card interest rate cap proposal . . . Many Republicans are rejecting President Donald Trump's proposal to impose a one-year 10 percent cap on credit card interest rates, calling it unworkable and risky. The idea mirrors long-standing progressive pushes that would slash rates now averaging around 20 percent. While Democrats signaled interest, Trump's push to enact the cap by the anniversary of his second inauguration is colliding with firm resistance from within his own party. The Hill​ ​ Populism doesn't mean becoming a Democrat. It's about protecting average Americans from unfair competition overseas and predatory practices here, not about protecting them from themselves. ​ Trump Nemesis Leads Multistate Challenge to Gender Order . . . New York Attorney General Letitia James is leading a 12-state lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's order halting federal funds for gender ideology programs. Filed in Rhode Island against the Health and Human Services Department, the suit targets Trump's policy recognizing only male and female sexes. The administration is withholding Title IX-linked grants from states that refuse to comply, setting up another high-stakes federalism fight. Daily Signal​ ​ DOJ sues Minnesota as Ellison escalates federal feud . . . The Justice Department sued Minnesota over race- and sex-based hiring policies as the state's legal war with Washington deepened. The filing landed days after Attorney General Keith Ellison joined Minneapolis and St. Paul in suing to block ICE activity. The clash follows massive Minnesota welfare fraud cases topping $9 billion, with whistleblowers alleging a political cover-up that now shadows the state's escalating defiance of federal authority. Daily Signal​ ​ Sinema hit with homewrecker suit over security aide . . . Former Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is being sued in North Carolina under the state's rare "alienation of affection" law, accused of interfering in the marriage of a former security team member. The lawsuit claims Sinema engaged in an improper relationship with Matthew Ammel while employing him in both personal security and a Senate fellowship role, contributing to the collapse of his marriage and raising questions about judgment and boundaries. Daily Wire​ ​ Trump Ends Up With Nobel After All As Venezuela's Machado Gifts Prize At White House . . . Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said she gifted her 2025 Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Donald Trump during a White House visit, praising his role in confronting Venezuela's regime. The gesture followed Trump's call with acting president Delcy Rodríguez and highlighted Machado's bid to regain relevance after being sidelined, using a symbolic offering to align herself with Trump's power and favor. Daily Wire​ ​ ​Nobel committee says that's not allowed​ Culture Teachers union bankrolls far-left causes with cash from its members . . . Federal labor filings show the National Education Association quietly funneled millions in union funds to far-left activist groups and social justice causes. A 2024 disclosure reveals the NEA, representing more than 3 million members, sent $300,000 to the Sixteen Thirty Fund and tens of thousands more to the Tides Foundation network. The spending underscores how compulsory union dues are being steered into ideological activism far beyond classrooms. Fox News​ ​ Queens senior jailed after killing would-be mugger . . . A Queens senior who fatally shot an alleged mugger is now behind bars, sentenced to four years for illegal gun possession. Charles Foehner, 65, reported to the Eric M. Taylor Center after a 2023 encounter outside his Kew Gardens apartment, where Cody Gonzalez demanded his phone and a cigarette. Prosecutors focused not on self-defense, but on the weapon itself, sealing Foehner's fate. New York Post​ ​ National Security Oglala Sioux president walks back claims of DHS pressure, member arrests . . . The president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe retreated from explosive claims that immigration agents arrested four tribal members and pressured the tribe into an immigration agreement. Federal officials flatly rejected the story, saying the Department of Homeland Security has no record of arresting or even encountering Oglala Sioux members and never sought any deal. Associated Press​ International Australia removes 4.7M kids from social media platforms in first month of historic ban . . . Social media platforms have cut off roughly 4.7 million underage accounts in Australia just one month after a sweeping new law forced Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat to identify and remove users under 16. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hailed the crackdown as a global model, celebrating government-mandated digital policing as a point of national pride while critics warn it normalizes age surveillance and top-down control online. Fox News​ ​ ​Julio Iglesias denies sexual abuse allegations against him​ Guilty Pleasures Oz marvels at trump's sky-high testosterone . . . Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Dr. Mehmet Oz reviewed President Donald Trump's medical records and found his testosterone levels unusually high for a man over 70. Speaking on the Katie Miller podcast, Kennedy praised Trump's physical resilience, calling his constitution extraordinary. "He has the constitution of a deity. I don't know how he's alive, but he is," the secretary said during his interview with Miller. Daily Caller​ ​ Help CTTN reach more people by forwarding it to your family and friends. 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