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.
The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers to prepare for deployment to Minnesota, according to defense officials cited by The Washington Post and ABC News, as Minnesota officials have also mobilized the National Guard. https://cnn.it/4jV07dW
— CNN (@cnn.com) January 18, 2026 at 10:31 AM
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Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended the Trump administration's ongoing immigration operations in Minnesota on Sunday, while saying that a federal judge's order limiting the tactics federal agents can use "didn't change anything."
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) January 18, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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Jacob Frey says Minneapolis won't be ‘intimidated’
— Politico (@politico.com) January 18, 2026 at 10:53 AM
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defends Trump's move to levy tariffs on European allies, calling the push to acquire Greenland a "national emergency."
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) January 18, 2026 at 10:27 AM
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In a joint statement, leaders of eight countries said they stand in "full solidarity" with Denmark and Greenland. Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen added: "Europe will not be blackmailed." n.pr/3LjGhfC
— NPR (@npr.org) January 18, 2026 at 3:07 PM
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Iranian official says verified deaths in Iran protests reaches at least 5,000 reut.rs/3ZiPI21
— Reuters (@reuters.com) January 18, 2026 at 4:30 AM
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Detained Iranian protester Erfan Soltani, whose execution did not take place as some had feared, is in good physical health and has been able to meet with his family, according to a family member and a human rights group. https://cnn.it/4b1GVJ1
— CNN (@cnn.com) January 18, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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BREAKING: U.S. military says it killed an Al Qaeda affiliate leader linked to an ISIS shooter who killed Americans in Syria last month.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) January 17, 2026 at 6:12 PM
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Trump supports potential GOP challenger to Bill Cassidy
— Politico (@politico.com) January 18, 2026 at 10:17 AM
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India gets Trump's invite to join Board of Peace on Gaza, ambassador says reut.rs/4pPbIMF
— Reuters (@reuters.com) January 18, 2026 at 1:35 PM
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President Donald Trump said he intends to sign an executive order that would give an exclusive four-hour broadcast television window to the Army-Navy Game
— Bloomberg News (@bloomberg.com) January 17, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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A blast of winter weather has brought snowfall and subfreezing wind chills across the Midwest and East Coast as well as near-freezing temperatures in parts of the South, including Florida.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) January 18, 2026 at 6:30 AM
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