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Jan 30, 2026 • 48min
Americans' Feelings About ICE Grow Colder
A government shutdown is looking more and more likely as more Americans are in favor of abolishing ICE. According to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, "Until ICE is properly reined in and overhauled, the DHS funding bill doesn't have the votes to pass.
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Jan 29, 2026 • 49min
New Pretti Video
A new video shows Alex Pretti, the man shot and killed by federal agents over the weekend, in another encounter with ICE more than a week before he was gunned down. It appears to show Pretti kicking out the tail light of an SUV. Agents then get out of their car and tackle him to the ground. The encounter lasts a few seconds before Pretti is let go. At one point, a gun is seen in his waistband, but it's unclear if agents saw it.
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Jan 28, 2026 • 50min
The Name of the Game is Intimidation
A congresswoman is attacked but keeps on going, refusing to stop her speech about immigration tactics, explaining, "I've survived war, and I'm definitely going to survive intimidation" ... Kristi Noem rebuked, Gregory Bovino removed: Is the White House looking for a fall guy? ... A group of mayors confront ICE, demanding that they end the federal crackdown in Minnesota. Audie speaks with one of them live.
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Jan 27, 2026 • 48min
GOP Questions ICE Tactics
Political fault lines are emerging as Republicans raise alarms about immigration tactics in Minnesota. Gregg Bovino, the architect behind the Minneapolis enforcement, is out. What does this mean for a city grieving the killing of two people?
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Jan 26, 2026 • 48min
Controversy Escalates Over Minneapolis Killing
For the second time this month, a federal agent has shot a US citizen to death in Minneapolis. Once again, the Trump Administration accused that citizen of being a domestic terrorist. But video evidence in the killing of 37-year-old Alex Pretti appears to contradict that narrative, and calls for an independent investigation are mounting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 23, 2026 • 48min
Ice ... and ICE
A menacing winter storm threatens much of the country, bringing destructive ice and heavy snow and spurring concerns over the power grid in the South. Meanwhile, a five-year-old boy is taken into custody by ICE agents. They say they had no choice, but witnesses say that's not true. This, as ICE claims that they can enter your home without a judicial warrant. Is that legal?
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Jan 22, 2026 • 52min
Trump Debuts 'Board of Peace'
Today's show begins just after President Trump wraps up the first meeting of what he's calling the "board of peace," which will reportedly oversee the deal to rebuild Gaza. Fewer than 20 nations were at the signing ceremony, and it included very few European allies.
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Jan 21, 2026 • 48min
After Delay, Trump Descends on Davos
As today's show begins, President Trump is expected to land in Switzerland following a several-hour delay when Air Force One was forced to return to Washington due to an electrical issue. His reception at the Davos World Economic Forum is expected to be icy, and we're not just referring to the weather.
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Jan 20, 2026 • 48min
Can European Leaders Defuse Trump?
President Trump is in Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum, and the fate of Greenland is on everyone's mind ... Anti-ICE protesters who stormed a church in Minnesota are now under investigation ... The Indiana Hoosiers complete their Cinderella season by winning their first national championship.
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Jan 19, 2026 • 48min
Trump Ramps Up Threats to Greenland
Just how long is the reach of the federal government to Greenland? Is Europe finally waking up to Donald Trump's threats to the island nation, especially after he told Norway he no longer feels bound to "think purely of peace."
Also on today's show: The president puts additional troops on standby to go to Minnesota, prompting one official to say, "I never thought in a million years that we would be invaded by our own federal government."
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