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Tuesday, January 20th, 2026

Today, as predicted the government has appealed the preliminary injunction against ICE in Minneapolis to the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals; lawyers say DHS is denying legal counsel to Minnesota detainees; the FBI opened but then quickly closed a civil rights investigation into Jonathan Ross; Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will attend a hearing over his fired colleague Lisa Cook; Kristi Noem denied the use of chemical agents against protestors then quickly backtracked; Trump's call to cancel the midterms must be a wake up call; and newly minted Governor Abigail Spanberger ends ICE cooperation; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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