Friday, January 9th, 2026

Today, the FBI is freezing out the Minnesota State investigators in the murder of Renee Nicole Good; the shooter has been identified by the Star Tribune as Jonathan Ross; the House has passed a bill extending the ACA subsidies bucking Mike Johnson; Reps Khanna and Massie urge a federal judge to appoint an independent overseer for the Epstein Files release; the House upheld Trump’s vetoes on two bills passed unanimously; Senate Republicans defect and vote with Democrats on a War Powers Resolution blocking further attacks on Venezuela; the Senate voted by unanimous consent to hang the January 6th plaque; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Stories:
Minn. officials say FBI is freezing state out of probe into ICE shooting | The Washington Post

ICE agent in Minneapolis killing identified as 10-year law enforcement veteran | The Guardian

https://x.com/MacFarlaneNews/status/2009357309429063834

https://khanna.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/khanna.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/khanna-sdny-letter-1-8_0.pdf

House passes bill extending ACA subsidies, bucking GOP leaders | The Washington Post

Senate advances measure to restrict Trump's power to use military force in Venezuela | NBC News

House fails to override Trump vetoes - Live Updates | POLITICO

Good Trouble
“An unprecedented amount of our taxpayer dollars gets funneled to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to carry out Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda. Congress must act.”
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From The Good News
Minneapolis schools cancel classes after Border Patrol clash disrupts dismissal at Roosevelt | MPR

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