News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
This is an OPEN THREAD, folks. Chat about any of the stories listed, share links to stories that caught your eye today, and generally have a good time discussing whatever you want.
BREAKING: Minnesota sues the Trump administration over immigration raids after the fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) January 12, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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The Minneapolis school system will offer families the option of remote learning for a month. Officials made the announcement Friday in response to concerns that children might feel unsafe venturing out in the city.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) January 12, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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The Justice Department has charged a man shot by federal officers in Portland with aggravated assault for "violently striking" a Border Patrol vehicle. https://cnn.it/49iiiGD
— CNN (@cnn.com) January 12, 2026 at 1:17 PM
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says the Department of Justice has served subpoenas on the central bank and threatened it with a criminal indictment following a yearlong pressure campaign by President Trump.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) January 12, 2026 at 12:40 PM
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A growing number of Republicans are speaking out against DOJ’s move to investigate Fed Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
— Politico (@politico.com) January 12, 2026 at 12:40 PM
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U.S. stocks, bonds and the dollar fell amid news of President Trump’s investigation of Federal Reserve Chair Powell.
— The Wall Street Journal (@wsj.com) January 12, 2026 at 11:11 AM
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Trump says he's the "acting president of Venezuela." Here's how the country is being governed.
— Axios (@axios.com) January 12, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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President Trump signaled he’s leaning toward excluding Exxon from his push for US oil majors to spend at least $100 billion to rebuild Venezuela’s petroleum industry
— Bloomberg News (@bloomberg.com) January 12, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize winner, is scheduled to meet with President Donald Trump on Thursday, a senior White House official told CNN. https://cnn.it/49icCfN
— CNN (@cnn.com) January 12, 2026 at 12:45 PM
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During a Friday meeting with oil executives, the president tried to assuage the companies' concerns. Some weren't convinced. "If we look at the commercial constructs and frameworks in place today in Venezuela, today it's uninvestable," said ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods. https://to.pbs.org/4busvRM
— PBS News (@pbsnews.org) January 12, 2026 at 1:26 PM
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The showdown over Greenland is at a “fateful moment,” Denmark’s leader warns, as President Trump renews his threat to seize the Arctic island "one way or the other."
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) January 12, 2026 at 1:20 PM
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President Donald Trump said Iran wants to negotiate with the U.S. after his threat to strike the Islamic Republic over its crackdown on protesters. The move comes as activists said Monday that the death toll in nationwide demonstrations rose to at least 572. https://to.pbs.org/49zINq7
— PBS News (@pbsnews.org) January 12, 2026 at 11:31 AM
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BREAKING: Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) is suing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. @lawofruby.bsky.social reports on this developing story.
— MS NOW (@ms.now) January 12, 2026 at 1:35 PM
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Malaysia and Indonesia have become the first countries to block Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot developed by Elon Musk's xAI, after authorities said it was being misused to generate sexually explicit and non-consensual images. n.pr/49BPyI1
— NPR (@npr.org) January 12, 2026 at 5:12 AM
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