This is a developing story, but it appears there has been a shooting in Minnesota related to ICE officers. Early details are still emerging: #BREAKING ICE officer involved shooting in MN. Details are extremely limited right now. Sources tell me the officer involved is ok. — Ali Bradley (@AliBradleyTV) January 7, 2026 Initial reports said an ICE officer had been shot, but that has now been changed to an ICE agent shooting a suspect who was reportedly attempting to flee: BREAKING: Earlier reports of an ICE agent being shot have been clarified. A suspect was reportedly shot in Minneapolis while attempting to flee ICE. Although an ICE agent was involved in the incident, the agent was not shot. — The General (@GeneralMCNews) January 7, 2026 Sources on the scene say a woman was shot in the face: BREAKING: Witnesses say a woman was shot in the face in Central Minneapolis during an apparent attempt to flee ICE.pic.twitter.com/TU3pOSMpAm — Derrick Evans (@DerrickEvans4WV) January 7, 2026 More here: #BREAKING: Numerous law enforcement officers are on the scene in Central Minneapolis after witnesses reported that a woman was shot in the face while attempting to flee ICE large crowds and protesters are starting to gather outside of the scene Video by @ScooterCasterNY pic.twitter.com/4KRtzqpDmh — R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) January 7, 2026 Tim Walz’ Minnesota is a SHITHOLE and it is no longer safe to live in if you ask me. BREAKING: A suspect was reportedly just SH0T in Minneapolis while trying to flee ICE, Border Commander Greg Bovino has arrived on-scene Holy crap. It’s getting even more dangerous out there. STAY SAFE. pic.twitter.com/5JMeElK2jL — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 7, 2026 We will have more details for you as this story develops.

It’s been one year since the Palisade Fire that burned down entire neighborhoods in the Pacific Palisades, Topanga and Malibu neighborhoods in California. Despite President Trump’s administration immediately clearly all federal hurdles for rebuilding, almost no rebuilding has occurred still one year later due to California’s red tape. In fact, here is legendary real estate investor Grant Cardone saying it’s been a year and he still does not have approval to even repair his home: 365 days later and I am still waiting for approval to repair my home. Nothing has been rebuilt while California attempts to pass capital gains”billionaire” tax. pic.twitter.com/jpXV59jIKK — Grant Cardone (@GrantCardone) January 5, 2026 This is insane! Which is why many are now calling for these areas to be federalized in some way so the Trump Administration can clear these homeowners to rebuild immediately: I say let Trump declare Palisades and Eaton disaster areas and declare them federally protected. Give the people grants and let them rebuild their houses as they were. Talk about winning hearts and minds…. — Sofa Kingg Lit (@sofakingglit) January 7, 2026 Here is Jesse Watters discussing the idea last night: NEW: Trump should FEDERALIZE the Palisades If California can’t rebuild, TRUMP SHOULD. Declare a DISASTER. Bring in the ARMY CORPS. Bring in the NATIONAL GUARD. Bulldoze the RED TAPE Let GAVIN NEWSOM COMPLAIN Homes get BUILT either way. And while you’re at… pic.twitter.com/lryoKedK3y — Jesse Watters (@JesseBWatters) January 7, 2026 I think Harold’s onto something, he doesn’t even realize it. I’ll help you with it. Am I colonizing? You, Trump, should federalize the Palisades. He should declare a disaster zone and say, “Gavin, if you can’t do it, I will. I’m a builder.” You bring in the Army Corps of Engineers, you bring in the National Guard, you bring in some of your construction crews, and you just bulldoze all the BS outta there and just start building homes. I don’t care. Let Gavin Newsom fight you as you’re building homes back. Speaker 2: You know, I’d have, I’d have, uh, I agree with you. Pam at the DOJ go rattle some heads in the insurance industry. What are you guys doing over there? Knock some heads together. Do something, because this guy’s not doing anything right now. What do you think? Good idea? If Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass are inept and unable to get the job done, let the adults do it!

Things could soon become interesting between the United States and Russia. Multiple reports surfaced on Wednesday morning revealing the U.S. military has seized an oil tanker that was flying a Russian flag. The ship was reportedly seized due to violating U.S. sanctions. NBC News broke the story and provided further details on the military operation: The United States has seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the Atlantic following a dramatic weekslong chase on the high seas. The operation launched Wednesday, according to two U.S. officials, was led by the Department of Homeland Security with support from the U.S. military. The U.S. European Command confirmed the seizure of the tanker, which changed its name from the Bella 1 to the Marinera, for violating U.S. sanctions. “The vessel was seized in the North Atlantic pursuant to a warrant issued by a U.S. federal court after being tracked by USCGC Munro,” it said in a post on X. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth re-shared the post, adding: “The blockade of sanctioned and illicit Venezuelan oil remains in FULL EFFECT — anywhere in the world.” The vessel was initially pursued by the U.S. Coast Guard off Venezuela last month. Take a look: The @TheJusticeDept & @DHSgov, in coordination with the @DeptofWar today announced the seizure ofthe M/V Bella 1 for violations of U.S. sanctions. The vessel was seized in the North Atlantic pursuant to a warrant issued by a U.S. federal court after being tracked by USCGC Munro. pic.twitter.com/bm5KcCK30X — U.S. European Command (@US_EUCOM) January 7, 2026 Another angle: Military forces, presumably American, are attempting to board Russian-flagged civilian tanker ‘Marinera’ RIGHT NOW — RT source RT has obtained first exclusive visual confirmation of the boarding attempt https://t.co/lWf62lN7hH pic.twitter.com/rn9xfLmNxi — RT (@RT_com) January 7, 2026 CNN reported that the ship originally did not have a Russian flag hoisted: At some point while being pursued, the crew of the tanker painted a Russian flag on its hull, claiming it was sailing under Russian protection. Shortly thereafter, the vessel appeared on Russia’s official register of ships under a new name — the Marinera. Russia filed a formal diplomatic request last month demanding that the US stop pursuing the vessel. By claiming Russian status, the legalities of seizing the tanker could become more complicated, but two sources familiar with the matter said the Trump administration hasn’t recognized that status and considers the vessel to be stateless. The US repositioned military assets to the UK ahead of seizing the tanker, CNN has reported. At least 12 US C-17s landed at Fairford and Lakenheath airbases between January 3 and 5, many originating from airfields in the US. V-22 Ospreys were also active in the UK over the past several days, with flight data appearing to show them running training missions in the eastern UK out of Fairford air base. And two AC-130 gunships were seen arriving at Mildenhall base in the UK on Sunday. The US last used Special Operations Forces and assets to help interdict a sanctioned tanker on December 11, when it supported a US Coast Guard operation near the coast of Venezuela to seize the Skipper, a very large crude carrier that was falsely flying Guyana’s flag.

If you thought the fraud scandal in Minnesota couldn’t get any worse, you were wrong. According to an explosive new audit of Department of Human Services grants in Minnesota, staff basically handed out millions in taxpayer funds willy-nilly. They did not conduct proper oversight or vet who was getting all this money. Even worse, the staffers then fabricated documents to cover-up the widespread fraud happening. This clip dove deeper into the specifics: BREAKING: BOMBSHELL Minnesota auditor report just dropped and it confirms Tim Walz’s Department of Human Services FABRICATED RECORDS and did not verify grant recipients, tried COVERING THEIR TRACKS, enabling massive fraud It just got 10,000X worse. WALZ MUST RESIGN. “Perhaps… pic.twitter.com/a96O3V0M0B — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 7, 2026 BREAKING: BOMBSHELL Minnesota auditor report just dropped and it confirms Tim Walz’s Department of Human Services FABRICATED RECORDS and did not verify grant recipients, tried COVERING THEIR TRACKS, enabling massive fraud It just got 10,000X worse. WALZ MUST RESIGN. “Perhaps the most EXPLOSIVE revelation is that managers within DHS tried to cover their tracks by backdating and creating NEW DOCUMENTS.” “Sent millions of dollars out the door in grants without making proper checks into who was receiving them. And that is not even the most jaw-dropping finding!” “One outrageous example, the auditors found a grantee that was paid $672,000 for one month of work WITHOUT ANY INFO on what they do!” “And the audit says the grant manager who paid it then left DHS a couple days later and became a paid consultant for that company!” “TO ME, THAT’S CRIMINAL.” “During the audit multiple DHS managers backdated or created new documents to try to cover their tracks.” WOW. THIS IS BAD. Absolutely wild stuff. It’s all coming to light now. The audit was conducted by the Office of the Legislative Auditor and uncovered “widespread failures in oversight.” CBS News has more details on the audit’s findings: The Office of the Legislative Auditor says the department “did not comply with most requirements tested for mental health and substance use disorder grants and did not have adequate internal controls over grant funds.” According to the audit, the Department of Human Services distributed more than $425 million in grants to 830 grantees between July 1, 2022, and Dec. 31, 2024. Of 51 grant agreements, the report says more than half of the progress reports were missing or past due. The agency also could not prove that it completed 27 of 67 required monitoring visits, and for 24 visits involving 11 grantees, it could not provide any documentation. One auditor noted that several documents were created by the Behavioral Health Administration only after the audit began and had been backdated in response to document requests. Two grantees were overpaid, and the Behavioral Health Administration paid some grantees for work performed before it fully executed the grant agreements, according to the audit. The agency also made payments to grantees for costs that were either not incurred or not properly supported by source documents. It appears the massive fraud was made possible by a mix of ignorance and malice. Many of the staff members said that they had no idea what they were doing, as they were not given training on how to approve grants. In a survey of employees at the Behavioral Health Administration, the report says 73% of respondents said they did not receive sufficient training to manage grants. “Executive leadership has repetitively shown staff that they won’t take the staff’s concerns or questions seriously until something serious happens or it makes the news,” one employee wrote in the survey. State Sen. Mark Koran, R-North Branch, a member of the Legislative Audit Commission, says the audit shows that Department of Human Services leadership “failed at every level.” “The OLA report shows a complete breakdown in how DHS’s Behavioral Health Administration manages hundreds of millions in taxpayer-funded grants,” Koran said. “BHA failed to verify that grantees were providing the services they were paid for, failed to put basic financial controls in place, and then created documentation after the fact to mislead auditors.” All this happened under Gov. Tim Walz’s leadership. Dropping out of the race isn’t enough. He must resign. At least he’s admitting that he needs to be accountable now (sort of?) More on that here: Tim Walz Confesses?

Today marks the fifth anniversary of the January 6th Capitol protests, and hence, the murder of Ashli Babbitt by Capitol police. To commemorate the death of this innocent veteran, a group of people — including many J6ers who were pardoned by President Trump — gathered at the Capitol to hold a rally. The Hill reported on the details: Jan. 6 defendants, including those pardoned by President Trump last year, are holding a march Tuesday to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the Capitol attack. Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, who was convicted on seditious conspiracy and other charges before being pardoned by Trump, is among the organizers of Tuesday’s march. He said the event will focus on seeking justice for the late Ashli Babbitt and others injured on Jan. 6, 2021. Babbitt was shot and killed by U.S. Capitol Police during the riot. Very symbolically, they laid flowers on the steps of the building at the exact minute Babbitt was killed that fateful day. Watch the powerful moment here: HAPPENING NOW: Pardoned J6ers lay flowers on the steps of the Capitol to honor Ashli Babbitt — who was shot and killed nearly five years ago to the minute. Powerful scenes. pic.twitter.com/LmxW67uRDH — johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) January 6, 2026 Ashli Babbitt’s mother was also present at today’s rally. She delivered remarks in honor of her daughter. Watch here: MICKI WITTHOEFT, MOTHER OF ASHLI BABBITT: My daughter Ashli was shot without warning by police on January 6th. The officer with a decades-long disciplinary record should’ve been fired, not promoted and rewarded. Ashli was a decorated veteran with four Middle East tours who… pic.twitter.com/ml5oFiMY5h — Bannon’s WarRoom (@Bannons_WarRoom) January 6, 2026 MICKI WITTHOEFT, MOTHER OF ASHLI BABBITT: My daughter Ashli was shot without warning by police on January 6th. The officer with a decades-long disciplinary record should’ve been fired, not promoted and rewarded. Ashli was a decorated veteran with four Middle East tours who served her country her whole life. I miss her every day. Thank you to those remembering Ashli and saying her name. Always remember Ashli Babbitt. RIP. The rally today in her honor wasn’t without incident, though. Some leftists showed up to try to interrupt the rally. Watch here: Freed J6ers in D.C. observe a moment of silence for Ashli Babbitt at the exact minute she was killed five years ago. Scumbag leftist then interrupts the moment of silence, to which MAGA fires back. “Ashli Babbit’s no longer here” “Like George Floyd? 5 years sober!” pic.twitter.com/6qkuGRWnX8 — johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) January 6, 2026 After a scuffle between leftists and rallygoers broke out, one liberal activist woman was briefly detained by police. Here’s the clip of that: DC ACTIVIST EGUINO ARRESTED AFTER CLASH WITH J6 CROWD OUTSIDE CAPITOL Patricia Eguino, a left-wing local ex-commissioner, got cuffed by Secret Service on Jan 6 near the Capitol during a face-off with people honoring jailed J6 defendants. She was yelling into a megaphone,… pic.twitter.com/tiEAsLR99f — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) January 6, 2026 DC ACTIVIST EGUINO ARRESTED AFTER CLASH WITH J6 CROWD OUTSIDE CAPITOL Patricia Eguino, a left-wing local ex-commissioner, got cuffed by Secret Service on Jan 6 near the Capitol during a face-off with people honoring jailed J6 defendants. She was yelling into a megaphone, someone ripped her shirt, things got messy fast, and agents pulled her out of the chaos. She wasn’t arrested for assaulting anyone, she might’ve been detained just for the chaos in a restricted zone. This went down on the 5th anniversary of Jan 6, at a protest-turned-circus outside DC jail where she’s clashed with the same crowd before. However, she wasn’t arrested. Police let her go free after questioning. Per TMZ: The Secret Service tells TMZ … the woman was NOT arrested and was released from custody after being questioned.