MRC Watchdogs churn out breaking news on a daily basis. Don't miss Today's Highlights, where you can keep up with the top MRC content, whether it's the latest study on media bias, a glaring omission from the elitist media, or how the Big Tech companies are serving up the same leftist spin as the media.  Top Stories: Minnesota Democrats Are Testing How Woke Is Too Woke The View: Whoopi Claims All ICE Agents Are 'Violent Criminals' Crickets from MS NOW Hosts As Squad's Ayanna Pressley 3 Times Accuses ICE Of 'Murder' Jake Tapper Tries to Trip Sen. Mullin on Minneapolis ICE Shooting, Gets SCHOOLED NPR Critic: 2026 Media Scene Looks 'Ominous' If Trump Isn't Thrashed The All-True Story of How ChatGPT Disappeared Charlie Kirk’s Assassination   Townhall Opinion: Minnesota Democrats Are Testing How Woke Is Too Woke (by Tim Graham, Executive Editor, NewsBusters) Wokeness Enables Fraud and Shields It from Scrutiny: Minnesota Democrats' extreme "anti-racism" ideology—viewing issues through a lens of oppressive "white privilege"—has enabled billions in federal fraud by Somali American communities, then quickly brands any exposure or calls for deportation as "white supremacy," prioritizing identity politics over enforcing laws and protecting taxpayer funds. Enabling Fraud and Dismissing Accountability as Racism: Under the banner of "anti-racism," leaders like Gov. Tim Walz have allied with Somali American communities involved in billions of dollars in federal fraud, quickly labeling any criticism or calls for deportation as "white supremacy," which undermines law enforcement and prioritizes identity politics over fiscal integrity. Electoral Risks of Pushing 'Woke' Extremes: By aligning with radical anti-ICE resisters and pandering through gestures like Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan's hijab-wearing solidarity video, Democrats like Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey are testing the limits of voter tolerance, contributing to narrow wins (e.g., Kamala Harris in 2024) and vulnerabilities in upcoming races that could flip seats to conservatives. The View: Whoopi Claims All ICE Agents Are 'Violent Criminals' The inciting rhetoric against Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents continued unabated during Monday’s episode of The View. Amid their gaslighting about the ICE-involved shooting in Minnesota last week, ABC News moderator Whoopi Goldberg proclaimed her confusion as to how anyone could see the situation differently from her and that all ICE agents were “violent criminals.” She would go on to claim that’s not what she said, but was rather “speaking nuance.” Crickets from MS NOW Hosts As Squad's Ayanna Pressley 3 Times Accuses ICE Of 'Murder' On Sunday morning's edition of The Weekend, MS NOW's double standard on the shooting of Renee Good was on dazzling display. The hosts and guest Ayanna Pressley, a Democrat congresswoman from Massachusetts and a Squad member, were highly critical of the Trump administration for characterizing Good. They singled out Tom Homan for saying that Good had committed a "crime." But when Pressley -- three times -- accused ICE of Good's "murder," tossing in a "brazen killing" for bad measure -- the silence from The Weekend hosts was deafening. Jake Tapper Tries to Trip Sen. Mullin on Minneapolis ICE Shooting, Gets SCHOOLED A great deal of media coverage of the events in Minneapolis is marred by a bad-faith framing of the events that ultimately seek to blame the ICE agent and ICE policy for the unfortunate death of Renee Nicole Good. Case in point, Jake Tapper’s interview of Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) on an extended State of the Union. More MRC Content on Minnesota ICE shooting NPR Critic: 2026 Media Scene Looks 'Ominous' If Trump Isn't Thrashed Liberal media sees relentless anti-Trump attacks as the only standard for “fair” journalism Pundits warn of an “ominous” 2026 media future if Trump isn’t decisively defeated, treating aggressive opposition to him—and outrage over his rhetoric—as essential reporting, while viewing any move toward balance or corporate accountability as a dangerous agenda. Ending federal funding for NPR and PBS is framed as a loss of “neutral” journalism—but it’s really about ending taxpayer support for one-sided bias Claims that public media ensures every American funds work that respects all viewpoints are misleading; these outlets have long shown deep hostility toward conservatives, and defunding simply stops forcing ideological opponents to subsidize their perspective. Audience power can push back against biased media—but only by rejecting liberal narratives outright Calls for viewers to get more involved in 2026 to defend “freedom and ethical behavior” are really demands for stronger liberalism; true audience influence comes from turning away from outlets that peddle misinformation, corporate control, and unrelenting hostility toward Trump. The All-True Story of How ChatGPT Disappeared Charlie Kirk’s Assassination ChatGPT repeatedly denied Charlie Kirk's verifiable assassination, showing clear bias or malfunction In early December 2025 tests (days after the September 10, 2025, event at Utah Valley University), ChatGPT insisted multiple times there was "no credible evidence," "no public record," or "no factual reporting" of the assassination—despite it being widely reported—while confidently detailing unrelated topics, revealing inconsistent denial that gaslights users. AI hallucinations and flip-flopping expose Big Tech's unreliable gatekeeping on major events When pressed, ChatGPT admitted fabricating "credible sources" (like Al Jazeera or Wikipedia entries it later called hallucinations), apologized for being "mistaken," then reverted to denial—flipping stances across sessions and demonstrating how AI can erase or distort real-world facts, eroding trust far more than traditional media ever did. Big Tech AI is becoming the new censor, demanding government action to protect free speech As AI supplants legacy media (with rising reliance on digital sources and declining trust in mainstream outlets), its political bias and suppression of inconvenient truths—like downplaying a high-profile conservative's assassination—threaten free speech; the Trump administration must enforce anti-bias policies and Congress should clarify Section 230 to treat platforms as common carriers.    

“Give me a break!” Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Lauren Bis tells CNN, after the network referred to two illegal aliens shot and arrested in Portland, Oregon as a “married couple,” rather than as suspected Tren De Aragua gang members. “I’m here to set the record straight on false reporting surrounding our brave law enforcement,” DHS Deputy Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis says in her latest video on the department’s X.com page. “Defend the Homeland. Protect the American way of life. The nonstop lies and smears from the FAKE NEWS are meant to tear down our brave men and women who protect our homeland every day,” the post says introducing the video. First, Bis addresses the media smears against the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer who shot and killed a protester driving toward him last Wednesday in Minneapolis: “Here’s what really happened: “ICE officers in Minneapolis were conducting targeted operations were conducting targeted operations when rioters began blocking ICE officers, and one of these violent rioters weaponized her vehicle, attempting to run over our law enforcement officers in an attempt to kill them. “An ICE officer fearing for his life, the lives of his fellow law enforcement and the safety of the public, fired defensive shots. He used his training and saved his own life and that of his fellow officers.” Bis then calls out CNN for framing the two Portland suspects as an innocent “married couple”: “On Thursday, there was another vehicle attack on law enforcement officers in Portland as they were attempting to arrest an affiliate and suspected member of Tren De Aragua. One of these illegal aliens played an active role in Tren De Aragua prostitution ring and was involved in a prior shooting in Portland. “How does CNN choose to portray theses suspected gang members: [As] an innocent married couple shot by Border Patrol. Give me a break!” “These two suspected Tren De Aragua gang associates were let loose on America’s streets by Joe Biden and weaponized their vehicle against Border Patrol in Portland,” Bis notes, indicting the inflammatory, demonizing rhetoric of pro-illegal alien politicians: “The attacks are the direct consequence of constant attacks and demonization of our officers by sanctuary politicians who fuel and encourage rampant assaults on our law enforcement.” The number of attacks against “these men and women, who are simply enforcing a law on the books” has skyrocketed, Bis explained: 1,300% increase in assaults against them. 3,200% increase in vehicle attacks. 8,000% increase in death threats. “REVOLTING LIES!” DHS declares in a separate post, providing details of the incident and embedding video of a CNN reporter’s characterization of it: “The two criminal illegal aliens who attacked Border Patrol in Portland are a gang member and his prostitute NOT an innocent ‘married couple.’ “The driver of the vehicle, Luis David Nico Moncada is a criminal illegal alien from Venezuela and suspected Tren de Aragua GANG MEMBER. He illegally entered the U.S. in 2022 and was RELEASED into the country by the Biden administration. Since then, he was arrested for DUI and unauthorized use of a vehicle. He has a final order of removal. “The passenger, Yorlenys Betzabeth Zambrano-Contreras is a criminal illegal alien from Venezuela and is associated with Tren de Aragua. She illegally entered the U.S. in 2023 near El Paso, Texas, and was RELEASED into this country by the Biden administration. Since illegally entering, Contreras played an active role in a Tren de Aragua prostitution ring and was involved with a prior shooting in Portland.” Indeed, the CNN reporter twice describes the two suspects as simply a “married couple” and makes no mention of their illegal alien status: “And, now tensions are flaring even higher in Portland, Oregon after Border Patrol agents shot a married couple there.” …. “According DHS now, the border agents there were conducting a ‘targeted vehicle stop’ of this married couple”…   REVOLTING LIES! The two criminal illegal aliens who attacked Border Patrol in Portland are a gang member and his prostitute NOT an innocent “married couple.” The driver of the vehicle, Luis David Nico Moncada is a criminal illegal alien from Venezuela and suspected Tren de… pic.twitter.com/XfwfBtoU75 — Homeland Security (@DHSgov) January 9, 2026   Defend the Homeland. Protect the American way of life. The nonstop lies and smears from the FAKE NEWS are meant to tear down our brave men and women who protect our homeland every day. pic.twitter.com/UEkruVc4pf — Homeland Security (@DHSgov) January 11, 2026  

The PBS News Weekend show ended Sunday night due to PBS's loss of federal funding. Check out the tough but fair journalism viewers will be missing, from Saturday: ANCHOR JOHN YANG: Good evening. I’m John Yang. This week`s series of shootings by federal agents enforcing President Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration has sparked a weekend of protests. There were rallies and demonstrations across the country. They were organized after a woman was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday and a Customs and Border Protection agent wounded two people the next day in Portland, Oregon. In Minneapolis, crowds gathered in the city where an ICE officer shot and killed 37 year-old- Renee Nicole Good and demanded that ICE leave. Voices of anger and outrage were heard across the country. STEVEN EUBANKS, Protester: Killing people in the streets intimidation tactics is horrifying and we can't allow it. We have to stand up. WOMAN: We want ICE off the streets. Yang provided a little campaign boost to one of the protesters -- someone whose vote won’t count in Congress -- radical D.C. candidate Kelly Mikel Williams addressing a crowd in the nation's capital. YANG: From Durham, North Carolina, to rainy Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia, demonstrators in hundreds of cities and towns took to the streets in a mass protest dubbed the "ICE Out for Good Weekend of Action." Some protesters say ICE is overstepping its legal power and jeopardizing public safety. For others, the threat to democracy is just as urgent. KELLY MIKEL WILLIAMS, Candidate for U.S. Congress: We will win when we come together, because it’s not about them, it’s about us. Trump must go now. ICE must go for good. So they favor democracy, but the democratically-elected president "must go now"?  Yang then interviewed remotely a leader of the Ralph Nader-founded leftist activist group Public Citizen to condemn ICE as a gang of murderous thugs. YANG: More protests are scheduled for tomorrow. Lisa Gilbert is the co-president of Public Citizen, a progressive advocacy group that helped organize today's protests. Lisa, what are you hearing from around the country about turnout and whether or not there have been any problems or troubles? LISA GILBERT, Co-President, Public Citizen: Well, turnout has been amazing... Public Citizen, which has received millions in funding from leftist billionaire George Soros, and which condemned the “kidnapping” of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro in the name of “Big Oil and Empire,” has been fawned over previously by PBS News. YANG: Were you surprised that it came together so quickly? GILBERT: I think this issue really impacts us all. No one in America should walk the street fearful of masked agents should be worrying that their businesses could be ransacked or facing intimidation and violence or even death just for being a good neighbor…. Threatening to drive over ICE agents isn't being a "good neighbor." But there was no pushback at all, just cozy, liberal-to-liberal public relations. YANG: What was the goal for today what do you hope to accomplish? GILBERT: The goal for today is to have a community led non-violent lawful reaction to the horrors that we've been seeing the deadly violence, the terror wielded by ICE, the abuse of power from Trump, none of it is acceptable. So we want to honor and humanize the lives that have been taken by ICE…. The only other perspective Yang offered came from Democratic sympathizers. YANG: Both Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz warned against doing anything that could sort of be served, be used as a pretext for sending in more federal agents. What do you say to that? Was that a concern when you were organizing these events? His final question was supportive. YANG: And do you think the momentum will keep up tomorrow? GILBERT: I do, absolutely…. There was not a single remotely challenging question about ICE merely enforcing U.S. immigration law, or why Good was in the position she was in the first place, blocking that enforcement. This segment was brought to you in part by American Cruise Lines. It sounded more like it was funded by the American Civil Liberties Union.  A transcript is available, click “Expand.” PBS News Weekend January 10, 2026 7:02:05 p.m. (ET) JOHN YANG: Good evening. I`m John Yang. This week`s series of shootings by federal agents enforcing President Trump`s crackdown on illegal immigration has sparked a weekend of protests. There were rallies and demonstrations across the country. They were organized after a woman was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday and a Customs and Border Protection agent wounded two people the next day in Portland, Oregon. In Minneapolis, crowds gathered in the city where an ICE officer shot and killed 37 year-old- Renee Nicole Good and demanded that ICE leave. Voices of anger and outrage were heard across the country. STEVEN EUBANKS, Protester: Killing people in the streets intimidation tactics is horrifying and we can`t allow it. We have to stand up. WOMAN: We want ICE off the streets. JOHN YANG: From Durham, North Carolina, to rainy Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia, demonstrators in hundreds of cities and towns took to the streets in a mass protest dubbed the ICE out for Good Weekend of Action. Some protesters say ICE is overstepping its legal power and jeopardizing public safety. For others, the threat to democracy is just as urgent. KELLY MIKEL WILLIAMS, Candidate for U.S. Congress: We will win when we come together, because it`s not about them, it`s about us. Trump must go now. ICE must go for good. JOHN YANG: More protests are scheduled for tomorrow. Lisa Gilbert is the co-president of Public Citizen, a progressive advocacy group that helped organize today`s protests. Lisa, what are you hearing from around the country about turnout and whether or not there have been any problems or troubles? LISA GILBERT, Co-President, Public Citizen: Well, turnout has been amazing. We`re holding 1,000 plus events, peaceful, lawful vigils around the country in this astounding moment where people are reacting to an atrocity. It was organized in only 48 hours and so the massive numbers we`re seeing the number of people turning out telling their neighbors to turn out all of it just demonstrates the real magnitude of the outrage that I think people are. JOHN YANG: Were you surprised that it came together so quickly? LISA GILBERT: I think this issue really impacts us all. No one in America should walk the street fearful of masked agents should be worrying that their businesses could be ransacked or facing intimidation and violence or even death just for being a good neighbor I think many people see themselves in this incident have been truly horrified at the escalating violence that they`ve seen from ICE and CBP and this moment sparked a people are reacting to an abuse of power that they`ve been watching for many weeks and months. JOHN YANG: what was the goal for today what do you hope to accomplish? LISA GILBERT: The goal for today is to have a community led non-violent lawful reaction to the horrors that we`ve been seeing the deadly violence the terror wielded by ICE the abuse of power from Trump none of it is acceptable. So we want to honor and humanize the lives that have been taken by ICE. We want to demand accountability and transparency and immediate investigation into the killing of Renee Good and just really expose the systematic pattern of violence which, you know, it does not just include Renee.   It includes 30 plus lives that have been lost in ICE detention just in 2025. So calling attention, calling for accountability, these are our goals. JOHN YANG: The Trump administration has already said that they`re going to send in, deploy more a bigger federal presence into Minneapolis. What do you say to that? LISA GILBERT: I think it is exactly the wrong reaction. People are calling for this nonessential, unnecessary, militarized force to leave. The reaction has been clear. And what more troops will spark is more intensity. And what we want to do is deescalate, focus on accountability for the harms that have already been perpetrated and move forward. This is exactly the wrong direction to go. JOHN YANG: Both Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frye and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz warned against doing anything that could sort of be served, be used as a pretext for sending in more federal agents. What do you say to that? Was that a concern when you were organizing these events? LISA GILBERT: Well, our events are First Amendment rights protests. So long as they are nonviolent and peaceful, which they have been and which was the goal and undergirded all of our organizing. We were not concerned that what were doing could spark reaction of this nature. However, we know the Trump administration is seeking any excuse to put further troops into the nation to militarize at higher levels. We`ve even been fearful, as many know, of the Insurrection Act being invoked at any spurious pretext. So we are of course always worried about what the Trump administration will do. They have clear authoritarian goals. But I think what we can control is how peaceful and clear our actions are. And they`re needed in this moment of violence. We need to stand up together. JOHN YANG: And do you think the momentum will keep up tomorrow? LISA GILBERT: I do, absolutely. I think we`ve only seen growth throughout the day. Yesterday there were 500 events. By the night there were 800, by the morning there were a thousand, and so on and so forth. People are really outraged and it`s showing up everywhere across the country and we expect it to continue building. JOHN YANG: Lisa Gilbert, co-president of Public Citizen, thank you very much. LISA GILBERT: Thank you.

After the death of Renee Nicole Good — the woman shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on January 7 after she struck him with her car during a large-scale immigration operation — Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D), who publicly condemned the shooting as unnecessary, intentionally fanned the flames by issuing a warning order to prepare the National Guard for deployment.The Constitution, specifically the Supremacy Clause, forbids state military forces from impeding, obstructing, or interfering with federal military or law enforcement officials carrying out federal duties, as federal law and authority are supreme over conflicting state actions.Walz, says Glenn Beck, undoubtedly knows such a violation of this clause would mean serious consequences, so his words were clearly meant to accomplish a different purpose. That purpose, he says, is to send a "signal” to “the Democrats' own revolutionary guard.”“Those are the people who have been so duped or … hate America because America is the worst place in the world … they're on a mission to stop the federal government any way they possibly can,” Glenn explains.In other words, Walz was stoking a “civil war.”The following day, he went a step farther. At a press conference on January 8, Walz said, “When things looked really bleak, it was Minnesota First that held that line for the nation on that July 3, 1863, and I think now we may be in that moment, that the nation's looking to us to hold the line on democracy, to hold the line on decency, to hold the line on accountability, and more than that, to rise up as neighbors and simply say, ‘We can look out for one another.”’“What he's doing here right now is just, it's the most selfish thing I've ever seen. He is only protecting himself,” says Glenn, predicting that it’s a matter of time before Walz is behind bars for his almost certain complicity in the massive, mostly Somali-perpetrated fraud schemes uncovered in Minnesota.“The guy is guilty,” he says frankly.It’s this guilt — not anything related to Renee Good — that is fueling Walz’s recent statements, Glenn says.“He, first of all, stole your money, gave it to people who were shipping it out of the country. He and his administration enabled and assisted in all of this, then turned a blind eye when everybody realized … something wrong is happening. They did nothing. Why? Because if they did something in the Somali community, it guaranteed that they would not be re-elected,” Glenn says.“It was all about getting elected.”Then when the fraud schemes started to catch up with him, prompting the massive influx of ICE officers into Minnesota, followed by protests and obstructions and eventually Good’s death, Walz saw an opportunity to take the spotlight off his own crimes by inciting radicals to resist federal agents, framing it as defending democracy and neighbors.“He is calling for a civil war and making himself the white knight on the white horse, saying, ‘I'm just here to protect you’ ... even though he's the guy who enabled people to come into your house and steal all of your stuff,” scoffs Glenn. “He’s saying, ‘I'm here to protect you from the bad guys who are trying to put me in jail."’“He's willing to have people killed. He is willing to see a civil war. For what reason? To keep him out of jail. I don't think I've ever seen anything this selfish in my life.”To hear more of his analysis, watch the video above.Want more from Glenn Beck?To enjoy more of Glenn’s masterful storytelling, thought-provoking analysis, and uncanny ability to make sense of the chaos, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

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