Tuesday, January 27, 2026

​ January 27, 2026 Good morning, Welcome to the news for independent thinkers ​ Leading the News . . . ​ Trump Strikes Conciliatory Note After Call With Walz . . . After a deadly Minneapolis scuffle tied to anti-enforcement protests, President Trump struck a calmer tone toward Gov. Tim Walz. Trump said Walz called seeking cooperation, and the two aligned on targeting criminals. "I told Governor Walz that I would have Tom Homan call him, and that what we are looking for are any and all Criminals that they have in their possession. The Governor, very respectfully, understood that, and I will be speaking to him in the near future," Trump wrote. Breitbart​ ​ Noem Seeks Oval Office Intervention After Minneapolis Fallout . . . Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem demanded urgent Oval Office talks after backlash over a deadly Minneapolis ICE shooting. President Trump met with Noem as he shifted operational control to border czar Tom Homan. Critics fault Noem for quickly labeling Alex Pretti a "domestic terrorist," highlighting internal strain as protests, enforcement, and political damage converge. New York Post​ ​ Her rhetoric was false and designed to please Trump. Even if it's something Trump would say or liked, if the publicity goes wrong, as it did, the message deliverer has a problem. Trump doesn't like a mess. ​ ​Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino to leave Minnesota, as Tom Homan takes over​ ​ Appeals Court Backs ICE Tactics Against Minnesota Agitators . . . A federal appeals court sided with the Trump administration, blocking limits on ICE agents' crowd-control tactics in Minneapolis. The 8th Circuit paused a lower ruling that restricted arrests and use of force against anti-ICE protesters. Judges said video evidence showed not just peaceful protest but disorderly conduct, justifying stronger federal responses amid escalating confrontations. Fox News​ ​ ​Minnesota Cops Surrender Entire City Blocks To Lawless Rioters​ ​ Inside The Trump Administration's Growing Divide Over Mass Deportation Raids . . . Amid debate over the Minneapolis shooting of Alex Pretti, a sharper fight is unfolding inside the Trump administration over mass deportation raids. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino, and adviser Corey Lewandowski favor aggressive sweeps. Border Czar Tom Homan and acting ICE Director Todd Lyons urge targeted enforcement, warning broad raids fuel chaos, backlash, and political damage nationwide debate. Daily Wire​ ​ ​Rep. Randy Fine calls for inquiry into left-wing groups targeting ICE agents in Minnesota​ ​ Holocaust Museum Torches Tim Walz for Comparing Minnesota Migrants to Anne Frank in Nazi Germany . . . Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz drew rare bipartisan backlash after likening ICE enforcement to Nazi Germany. The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum reminded Walz that Anne Frank was murdered solely for being Jewish, not for violating laws. The rebuke followed Walz's demand that President Trump withdraw ICE and Border Patrol from Minnesota, underscoring how casual Holocaust analogies cheapen history while inflaming today's immigration debate nationwide politics. Breitbart​ Politics Dead People Got Student Loans in Minnesota—How Linda McMahon Aims to Fix It . . . The Trump administration is fixing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid program after uncovering around $1 billion in fraud, according to Education Secretary Linda McMahon. "We have identified and saved about a billion dollars for FAFSA loans that would've been fraudulent," McMahon told The Daily Signal in an exclusive interview. The Biden administration only required identity verification for less than 1% of students applying for student loans, McMahon claimed. Daily Signal​ ​ Posthumous learning was a Biden administration priority. Culture Letitia James Fires Lesbian Who Warns That 'Gender-Affirming Care' for Kids Is Consumer Fraud . . . Some Democrats are reassessing rigid transgender orthodoxy, but New York Attorney General Letitia James is not. She fired Glenna Goldis, an assistant attorney general in the Consumer Frauds and Protection Bureau, after Goldis raised concerns about pediatric gender medicine. Goldis detailed her ouster in a long X post, saying she was punished for objecting to the medicalization and mutilation of children. Daily Signal​ ​ Canada's Assisted-Suicide Regime Claims Another Young Life . . . A Canadian family is outraged after a 26-year-old blind, diabetic man was euthanized under Canada's Medical Assistance in Dying program. His mother had blocked the procedure in 2022, noting he was not terminally ill but struggling with diabetes complications and mental health issues. The case fuels criticism that MAID increasingly treats disability and despair as grounds for death, not care. Daily Mail​ ​ Government-Funded Activist Group Teaches Kids US Is 'Occupied' Territory . . . The Department of Homeland Security in the past year has arrested multiple illegal aliens it says have known ties to terrorist organizations, including ISIS and al-Qaeda. According to the agency, the illegal aliens include members of al-Qaeda, ISIS, the Islamic Republic Guard Corps of Iran, and MS-13, which President Donald Trump designated a foreign terrorist organization when he returned to office. The Daily Signal​ ​ Maybe by "occupied" they mean the U.S. is "busy." National Security DHS Probes Alleged Plot to Kill ICE Agents . . . Homeland Security says it's investigating a New York woman who allegedly tried twice to buy a gun to kill ICE agents. Officials cite rising violence tied to immigration enforcement, including a Minneapolis incident where a protester bit off part of an agent's finger. The case underscores mounting risks for federal officers as rhetoric and street activism escalate nationwide. Washington Examiner​ ​ ​Police Charge West Virginia Librarian For Allegedly Recruiting People To Assassinate Trump​ International Mexico Emerges as Cuba's Quiet Energy Lifeline . . . With Venezuela sidelined, Mexico has become the key backer keeping Cuba's communist economy afloat. Reports show Mexico now supplies roughly 44% of Cuba's oil imports, propping up a regime long hostile to U.S. interests. As trade talks loom, Republicans urge Washington to pressure Mexico to cut the flow, arguing allies shouldn't subsidize dictatorship next door. Fox News​ Money Fed Pauses Rate Cuts as Inflation Decline Stalls . . . The Federal Reserve is set to halt interest-rate cuts after three straight reductions, signaling uncertainty ahead. Inflation remains stuck near 2.8%, well above the Fed's target, while the job market cools but hasn't cracked. Officials say cuts resume only if inflation clearly falls or jobs weaken sharply—leaving borrowers stuck as Washington's spending and tariffs muddy the outlook. Wall Street Journal​ Guilty Pleasures China solves centuries-0ld problem of people smoking in restrooms . . . A Chinese shopping center has solved its problem of people smoking in the restrooms. The Shuibei International Center posted signs reading, "Smoking makes the glass transparent." And sure enough, when smoke is detected, the special doors become see-through. "Resist the urge to smoke, unless you want to become internet famous!" reads another sign. When the glass clears, a loud announcement rings out: "This is a public place where smoking is prohibited." 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