There’s still chaos surrounding what’s going on with ICE. The anger is palpable in places like Minneapolis. People don’t believe they’re breaking the law even when they’re breaking the law. But if you get in the way of ICE officials who are attempting to pursue a federal operation, you are violating federal law, and you will get yourself into hot water.  According to The Washington Post: The fatal shooting of Renee Good last week, as ICE officers and residents faced off on a residential street here, has brought new attention to these activities. … Federal court rulings say citizens can observe and record police activity in public areas as part of their First Amendment rights, and many of the observers are doing nothing more than that. They say that they believe authorities are less likely to use force if someone is recording and that they are providing a public service by letting their communities know when federal immigration officers are nearby. But as officers and agents employ aggressive tactics, some activists have blown whistles to warn community members of approaching law enforcement, tried to follow immigration enforcement vehicles or used their own cars to block the roadways — entering murkier legal territory. Some legal experts said such behavior could in theory justify obstruction-of-justice charges, but they added that any such prosecution would be unusual. I interviewed Tricia McLaughlin, Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs for Homeland Security, who noted that the department’s “top priority are these gang members who are murderers, rapists, child pedophiles.” “I see the reports every single day,” she continued. “And what we’ve seen is just flabbergasting as far as the number of criminals who have been allowed to walk around with impunity in this country. There’s been over a thousand known or suspected terrorists that we’ve arrested in the last year, 3,500 members of Tren de Aragua that we’ve arrested and there’s plenty more who are out there. And that’s why we have been flooding the zone to get these individuals out of our country.” I asked if ICE needed to be as visible as they are while pursuing these operations. “I think we should take a step back and talk about what a sanctuary city means when we’re talking about Minneapolis, New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago,” she replied. “What exactly does that mean? It means that these sanctuary city politicians are harboring these criminal illegal aliens, but it also means that our law enforcement is not permitted to work with them  … ICE law enforcement is not allowed into the jails.” “So if Chicago picks up a criminal illegal alien — maybe they picked up somebody who was convicted of rape and that person is in their jail — they’re not allowed to release them to ICE or coordinate their eventual release to ICE for eventual deportation,” she continued. “What happens is that person will serve a certain amount of time, then they’ll be released back onto the street. So the reason that we have such a large law enforcement presence is because we can’t go into those jails to target those criminals, and so we have to really sweep the city, and target them using intelligence, using our case analysis, and make sure that we’re going after these individuals.” “Immigration enforcement is polarizing, particularly to those on the Left, but the truth of the matter is, this was the mandate that President Trump was given when he was elected into office,” she asserted. “The American people saw that crime was surging. If you look at Minneapolis alone, since Governor Walz became governor, homicides in Minneapolis have increased 50%. But I think when you look at this particular incident, of course, any loss of life is tragic. And we pray for the deceased and her family. But what happened leading up to this, those facts are incredibly important.” “At 10:25 a.m. Central time on Wednesday, January 7, what happened was this individual had been impeding and blocking in our eyes, law enforcement officers,” she explained. “She had been doing that throughout the day, obstructing lawful operations, which is a felony. At one point, our ICE law enforcement officers approached her vehicle and said to get out of the car, she was going to be under arrest, and they commanded her to stop obstructing operations. That’s when she would not obey those lawful commands. And that’s when we see in the video, the law enforcement officer is in front of her. She hits the gas, and he was in fear of his own life and he was in fear for the law enforcement who were around him. She weaponized her vehicle she used as a deadly weapon on an officer. He responded as his training instructs him to do. And unfortunately, there was a loss of life here. But our officer conducted himself in the way he should have. And he did save his own life.” I asked her what her reaction was to major Democrats comparing ICE to the Gestapo, suggesting that we are living now under the predations of a police state, and vowing that they were going to try to impede ICE operations themselves. “They’re clearly legally illiterate, because ICE, CBP, and other DHS law enforcement are conducting these operations with the law behind them,” she answered. “If people don’t like ICE enforcing the rule of law — which is what our men and women are doing every single day — these politicians should change the law. They can lobby Congress to change the law.” “But continuing to demonize and vilify our law enforcement, you’re going to see more incidents like this because people who are either brainwashed or lunatics are going to take matters into their own hands,” she predicted. “We’ve already seen these vehicles be routinely and perpetually weaponized against our law enforcement. We have a 1,000% increase in assaults against law enforcement. Just last week alone, we had ten of these vehicle rammings. These vehicles are deadly weapons. And one of our law enforcement officers could easily end up killed if we don’t see a stop to this.” “As far as the political nature of this for the Democrats, Minneapolis has been a flashpoint because of the massive amount of fraud that we’ve seen and that Homeland Security Investigations are investigating,” McLaughlin said. “And so I think that there is a part of this where they’re trying to circle the wagons and really use this as a smokescreen so people stop talking about the fraud.” Something left unnoticed is that the number of deportations from red states often outnumbers the number of deportations from blue states. The difference is that the blue state governors and sanctuary city mayors are trying to obstruct operations in these blue areas. In red states, as they cooperate with ICE, these operations tend to go off pretty easily without a hitch. And then the deportations are actually pretty sizable. So it is not as though the Trump administration is only targeting blue areas of blue states. A huge number of deportations are happening in red states and red areas now. But the rhetoric of the Left ignores that. They are intent on using whatever they can to target the Trump administration, and if it means vilifying the men and women of law enforcement, they are only too happy to do so.

War Secretary Pete Hegseth fired back — rhetorically speaking — at Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) over a lawsuit filed Monday, saying that the Arizona Democrat was only “worried and cranky” because he was facing consequences for his own actions. “‘Captain’ Kelly knows exactly what he did, and that he will be held to account. Thats why he’s so worried and cranky,” Hegseth posted. “Captain” Kelly knows exactly what he did, and that he will be held to account. Thats why he’s so worried and cranky. https://t.co/SSU9jccrx6 — Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) January 13, 2026 Hegseth’s comment comes one day after Kelly announced his lawsuit — in which he also named Navy Secretary John Phelan, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of War as co-defendants — claiming that Hegseth had stepped outside his Constitutional authority in censuring him and launching a review of his behavior. “Pete Hegseth is coming after what I earned through my twenty-five years of military service, in violation of my rights as an American, as a retired veteran, and as a United States Senator whose job is to hold him—and this or any administration—accountable,” Kelly claimed. “His unconstitutional crusade against me sends a chilling message to every retired member of the military: if you speak out and say something that the President or Secretary of Defense doesn’t like, you will be censured, threatened with demotion, or even prosecuted.” Hegseth, one week earlier, announced the censure and a full review of Kelly’s conduct over the Arizona senator’s role in creating a video that encouraged active duty service members to question the legality of their orders in real time. Referring to Kelly and the other Democratic lawmakers involved as “The Seditious Six,” Hegseth noted that the retired Navy captain was the only one who was still subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), and announced a review of his conduct that could ultimately result in a reduction in rank and pay, or even see Kelly recalled to active duty to face a Court Martial.

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On Jan. 23, hundreds of thousands of Americans will gather on the National Mall for the March for Life in Washington, D.C. This rally is for the awareness of the sanctity of all life but pays particular attention to honoring the beauty of unborn life and protecting the right to life for every American. I have been lucky enough to attend the March for Life on three occasions. Each visit left me inspired and more convinced of the need to ensure we protect unborn children. The last time I attended the march was in 2024. The slogan was, “With every woman, for every child.” A video played on repeat while thousands gathered to hear a variety of speeches. The video for this year’s rally spoke about how the death and darkness of abortion will only end with an approach of hope and love. Those gathered were invited to be the light in the darkness for those babies who have no voice. Speeches were given by Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson (R-La.), two women who found a pregnancy center and chose life, as well as the head football coach of the Michigan Wolverines (now the LA Chargers), Jim Harbaugh. The most powerful words were delivered by one of the mothers who made the decision to keep her child after finding her way into a pregnancy center. She spoke about her fear of being alone and the weight of the decision she faced. Yet, her child is now her everything. In her witness, you could see the love of a mother who recognized that a decision for an abortion is the rejection and murder of a real person. If women feel supported in their crisis pregnancies, they will learn the value of their unborn child; therefore, they will be more likely to choose life for their unborn child. Following the presentation of speakers, the march begins.  It takes hours for the crowd to enter into the street and finish the walk around the Capitol. As a participant, all you can do is wait for your section to funnel into the street to march. In this waiting, in the bitter cold, I found myself thinking about mothers who were considering an abortion. I also was struck by the fact that every single person around me was given the gift of life because their parents chose to keep them. I doubt that was the mindset of the thousands present (and it often is not my mindset), but the joy of the crowd is what made me consider this fact. The people present were there to stand up for life and bring awareness to its dignity, but they did so joyfully because life is so precious. Learning about abortion as a procedure and the scientific evidence for life in the womb also further strengthened my desire to promote life. My journey to investigate these facts was sparked by my first visit to the March for Life, years ago. During that march, there was a section of people on the sidewalk with large jumbotron screens, showing pictures and videos of babies in the womb. You could hear them crying, see them moving, and make sense of their facial structure. There were so clearly human beings. In my research, I found that abortion is the ending of a human life. Science is clear and indisputable. The life killed is a unique set of DNA. The embryo, no matter the age, is a human baby. There are two types of abortions. Surgical abortion is the procedure which kills the child by inserting a needle into its brain. Then the child is ripped out of the mother and discarded, as if he or she were medical waste. The second and now easily attainable form of abortion (for the very early stages of pregnancy) is medical abortion. A mother takes two pills, mifepristone and misoprostol. These medicines cut off key nutrients to the child and force the uterus to contract, forcing the baby out of the woman’s body. In essence, this drug cocktail forces a miscarriage. As a father of three children, who also lost our fourth child (the twin of my 1-year-old daughter), the words describing an abortion are difficult to type out. I have seen my children on a sonogram. I have watched them grow as my wife’s stomach increased in size. I witnessed their births. Learning what abortion does convinced me more than ever before that it is a destructive action which cannot be chosen. Studies show that abortion has major negative impacts on mothers, including physical and emotional. Most importantly, however, abortion kills innocent life and makes the value of life dependent on those who can take it away, rather than intrinsically as a human being. The theme for the 2026 March for Life is, “Life is a Gift.” In this month, which is dedicated to the celebration of the sanctity of life, may we cherish our own lives and fight for the right of every person to live the most precious gift: their own life. The post The Month for Life appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Sen. John Cornyn has introduced a resolution praising President Donald Trump for “taking resolute action” in Venezuela and capturing socialist leader Nicolás Maduro.   The Senate “supports President Trump’s decisive military and law enforcement effort under Operation Absolute Resolve to arrest Nicolas Maduro and bring him to justice,” states the resolution by the Republican senator from Texas   Senators Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., joined the resolution that “commends the Trump Administration for taking resolute action” in Venezuela and “praises the bravery and gallantry of United States servicemembers and law enforcement officers who participated in Operation Absolute Resolve.”   The senators support Trump’s “efforts to assist the Venezuelan people in their fight for freedom,” according to the resolution.   Cornyn introduced the resolution 10 days after Trump authorized a historic military operation in Venezuela, capturing Maduro and bringing him to the U.S. to face multiple charges, including narcotics trafficking.   “Real leadership takes a commander-in-chief willing to call the shots, and that’s what President Trump did in Venezuela,” Cornyn told The Daily Singal.   “President Trump got the attention of dictators worldwide, and America continues to promote freedom, self-government, and free enterprise in the countries south of our border, many of whom have known nothing but repression by their own government and criminal enterprises who are collaborating with adversaries like China, Russia, Cuba, and Iran,” Cornyn said.   Maduro came to power, and stayed in power, in Venezuela through “fraudulent” presidential elections, according to the senators.   Under the South American socialist leader, “Venezuela was a major transit country for cocaine shipments to the United States, South America, and Europe,” the resolution continued, adding that the Maduro regime failed to take any meaningful action to stop the flow of illicit drugs, but instead benefited financially from the illegal drug trafficking taking place in Venezuela.   In November, the Trump administration designated Cartel de los Soles a Foreign Terrorist Organization, claiming “Nicolás Maduro and other high-ranking individuals of the illegitimate Maduro regime” headed the cartel.   Additionally, Trump designed Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan prison gang, a Foreign Terrorist Organization just one month after taking office.   Multiple “members and leaders of Tren de Aragua have been indicted on murder-for-hire, drug trafficking, firearms, and other offenses within the United States,” according to the Senate resolution.   Senate ResolutionDownload Cornyn introduced the resolution after five GOP Senators joined Democrats Thursday in voting to limit the president’s future war powers authority in Venezuela. Sens. Josh Hawley, R-Mo.; Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska; Rand Paul, R-Ky.; Susan Collins, R-Maine; and Todd Young, R-Ind., joined Democrats to advance the resolution to a vote on the Senate floor.   Trump expressed his disgust with Thursday’s vote on Truth Social, writing, “Republicans should be ashamed of the Senators that just voted with Democrats in attempting to take away our Powers to fight and defend the United States of America.”  “Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Rand Paul, Josh Hawley, and Todd Young should never be elected to office again,” Trump continued.   The war powers resolution would impede “the President’s Authority as Commander in Chief,” according to Trump.  The Senate is expected to hold a formal vote on the war powers resolution this week. If passed, it will advance to the House for a vote.   The post EXCLUSIVE: GOP Senator Introduces Resolution Backing Trump’s Action in Venezuela  appeared first on The Daily Signal.

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EXCLUSIVE: The “Big Four News Apps”  (Apple News, Google News, MSN and Yahoo News) quickly aligned to blame the Trump administration for the Minneapolis ICE shooting that resulted in the death of an anti-Trump activist who was blocking a road. Apple News, Google News, MSN and Yahoo News flooded their websites with elitist, anti-ICE coverage after a federal agent shot Renee Nicole Good, who authorities said hit the agent with her car. The heavy promotion of left-leaning outlets came despite conflicting accounts of what occurred in the moments leading up to the fatal shooting. For two days following the shooting (Jan. 8 through Jan. 9), the Big Four News Apps provided 30 total articles addressing the shooting, 20 from left-leaning outlets and three from right-leaning outlets. Among the prominently featured 20 left-leaning news articles on the shooting were stories from elitist outlets like CNN, The Washington Post and The New York Times, as well as radical outlets like Salon and The New Republic. The right-of-center stories that the Big Four News Apps featured came from only two outlets: Fox News and National Review. The impact of those editorial choices is significant. The Big Four News Apps largely determine which stories and outlets Americans see first when they open a pre-installed news app, check their email or do a search. Left-leaning coverage overwhelmingly framed the shooting as ICE or the Trump administration’s fault, even though opposing accounts of the event existed. The White House repeatedly asserted that video evidence showed Good driving at, and hitting, a federal officer. Democrats and the elitist media disputed that claim, arguing that other angles of the footage showed the agent was not in immediate danger. Google News, MSN and Yahoo News all highlighted the Minneapolis shooting as their number one story on Jan. 8, while Google News pushed the story to the top of its site a second time on Jan. 9.  The Big Four News Apps didn’t just push the narrative through pride of place, biased headlines and radical outlets, however. On Jan. 8-9, both Apple News and Google News featured stories that included images of a memorial to the protester, placing articles with these images at the top of their pages, while MSN did the same on Jan. 8.  Yahoo News Promoting nine left-leaning articles on the shooting, Yahoo News distinguished itself by promoting horrific headlines from the radical Salon, such as “America reaches its breaking point” and “‘Propaganda Machine’: Trump and DHS embrace conspiracy theories tied to ICE killing.” The Big Four News App doubled down with coverage from the leftist outlet The New Republic, including a story about Vice President JD Vance’s “Chilling Warning” and “MAGA Blames Minnesota ICE Shooting on Victim for Unhinged Reason.” Yahoo provided zero right-of-center articles on this story, while highlighting a number of their own articles on the shooting.  Google News Google News pushed seven left-leaning stories on the shooting, making sure users didn’t miss the story. It put the story first, second, third and fourth both days, picking elitist media such as CNN, Politico, The New York Times, and The Washington Post.  In other words, Google News devoted the entirety of the top of its featured stories to the shooting in Minneapolis. However, Google did supply one Fox News article. MSN On Jan. 8, MSN led off with an NBC headline announcing, “Woman fatally shot by ICE officer remembered as 'one of the kindest people.’” NBC went 11 paragraphs without mentioning why the protester was shot or even attracted the attention of ICE agents, providing a list of supportive quotes for Good, including a statement that she was out “caring for her neighbors.”  NBC, ABC and CBS also placed great emphasis on this story during the evenings prior to MSN’s morning results. All three made the Minneapolis shooting their top story in their evening news coverage on Jan. 7 and Jan. 8.  MSN also pushed the left’s narrative by highlighting an absurd claim from Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), adding an article from The Hill, headlined: “Warren: ‘No indication’ woman shot by ICE was protester.” MSN supplied two right-of-center articles, one from Fox News and the other from National Review.  Apple News  Apple News chose to feature leftist publications like the Minneapolis Star Tribune, also including an article from The Washington Post that claimed the ICE agent fired “at least two of his three shots from the side.”  Methodology: During the time period Jan. 8, 2025 - Jan. 9, 2026, MRC researchers examined the top 20 of AllSides-rated news stories featured on Apple News (the app) and web versions of Google News, MSN and Yahoo! News each day at approximately 10:00 AM EST. MRC researchers used the AllSides media bias ratings, which categorize an outlet as “left,” “lean left,” “center,” “lean right” or “right” to determine the overall bias presented by Apple News and analyzed the results. Conservatives are under attack! Contact your representatives and demand that Big Tech be held to account to mirror the First Amendment while providing transparency, clarity on hate speech and equal footing for conservatives. If you have been censored, contact us using CensorTrack’s contact form, and help us hold Big Tech accountable.