Trump News for Thursday, January 8, 2026

Renee Nicole Good sat idling in her car Wednesday, observing an ongoing ICE operation. The 37-year-old then attempted to drive away, reportedly at the instruction of one federal agent on scene. In response, another ICE officer shot her to death.  It is possib…

US oil company executives are expected to meet with Trump to discuss investments in Venezuela's oil sector.

Hundreds of people have taken to the streets of Minneapolis to protest the killing of 37-year-old Renee Good.

In cities across the country, demonstrators have expressed grief and outrage over the death of Renee Nicole Good, who was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer on Wednesday morning.

In a small Alaska town, American Samoans face prosecution for voting in the only country they’ve ever known. They live in a limbo, created by colonial expansion, that now confuses even public officials—and has made them a new target for policing voter fraud.

Trump said Thursday that he is instructing "representatives" to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds, aiming to lower interest rates and monthly payments.

PANAMA CITY, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Panama's maritime authority on Thursday said it had canceled in January of last year the flag of the M Sophia, a Venezuela...

It would be deeply embarrassing if the law has to go into effect before X acts.

The events that led to a federal officer in Minneapolis killing Renee Nicole Good have not been universally interpreted. On a visit to Texas on Wednesday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem described the incident as an “act of domestic terrorism.” She sa…

Saturday, January 3rd, 2026. The President of the United States stood in his private club in Palm Beach, Florida, and announced that America had toppled Venezuela’s government and would now “run” the country indefinitely. Not from the Oval Office. Not in cons…

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth now has leverage over defense contractors' financial decisions, from executive comp to shareholder payouts.

One of the test stands was last used as a drop tower for microgravity testing.

The Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday finalized a tentative opinion issued in September that no longer requires soon-to-be lawyers to attend a law school accredited by the American Bar Association. The power to approve those law schools now rests with the state'…

President Donald Trump took aim at defense contractors on Wednesday in an executive order.

Russia on Thursday strongly condemned the U.S. seizure of an oil tanker, heralding a new chill in relations between Moscow and Washington that could spread...

By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled U.S.

Defense stocks pay relatively high dividends, but there are alternative areas of the market for investors to consider if they want steady income.

A US citizen has been fatally shot by an immigration agent in Minnestota.

On Wednesday, President Trump announced he was withdrawing the U.S. from the principal treaty for international cooperation on climate change.

The USDA first published guidance in 1980, then a food pyramid in 1992 and a 2011 "MyPlate" version. Here's how they stack up to RFK's new pyramid.

The widely-criticized campaign ended at the end of 2025

By Jonathan Stempel Jan 8 (Reuters) - A federal judge dismissed on Thursday a lawsuit demanding the U.S. government conduct emergency rescues of Palestinian ...

Recently, something incredibly rare happened: American policymakers at the highest levels of government committed to tackling animal cruelty. Specifically, late last month, the Trump administration announced a multi-agency “strike force” to crack down on anim…

Spotify confirmed it stopped running ICE recruitment ads at the end of 2025 after a multi-platform campaign, a spokesperson told Rolling Stone.

One X user had Grok put a bikini on an image of her dead body.

The incident is threatening to inflame a deeply contentious debate over immigration enforcement,

Donald Trump wants and needs quick victories. Taking Maduro is the decisive win he has craved, writes Jeremy Bowen.

ICE is under scrutiny following the fatal shooting of Minneapolis woman Renee Nicole Good.

Renee Nicole Good was a 37-year-old award-winning poet, a mother of a six-year-old, and a wife who had recently moved to Minneapolis. That all ended yesterday when a masked ICE agent murdered her in broad daylight, shooting her multiple times at close range i…

The Trump administration has perfected the smear campaign.

What rare earths have been found in Greenland, and why do we want them?

A GoFundMe campaign benefiting the wife and son of Renee Nicole Good -- who was shot by an ICE officer in Minneapolis Wednesday morning -- received more than $550,000 in donations within 24 hours of her death. The fundraiser was organized to…

The measure seeks to block Trump from further military action against Caracas.

Former Vice President Mike Pence has issued a dire warning that Donald Trump will be impeached if Democrats win this year’s midterm elections. Speaking to...

President Donald Trump insists the US needs to take over Greenland as a matter of national security. Here’s why.

More than 100 people were reportedly killed in the U.S. attack on Venezuela, and Congress seems to finally be taking action.

In the latest effort to undermine climate action, President Trump pulled the U.S. out of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, which underpins global efforts to address rising temperatures

The army says it has met its goal of clearing the area of non-state weapons but Israel calls the move "insufficient".

By Emma Rumney and Jessica DiNapoli LONDON/NEW YORK, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Last spring, a group of officials from the U.S.

"We're going to do it in three years, and we're going to do it for a ridiculously low price."

Trump targeted two sectors in his latest attacks: single-family homes and defense contractors.

Dramatic new video shows the aftermath of the woman fatally shot by an ICE agent in Minnesota ... with her spouse breaking down in tears, saying she can't breathe. Check it out ... The clip begins showing the crowded street filled with law…

President Donald Trump aims to control and revive Venezuela's oil industry. Critics call it modern-day colonialism.

Trump has pushed Russia out of Latin America and seized tankers while conceding nothing in Europe.

Last year we noted how the Trump organization had cooked up a half-assed wireless phone company. It was barely even a “phone company”; it was just a lazy marketing rebrand of another, half-assed, MAGA-focused, mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) named Patr…

Vance and MAGA are miffed over one of Mamdani’s appointments, who appears to be a diehard advocate for affordable housing.

Trump administration officials allege the shooting victim was interfering with an ICE agent's work.

A judge ruled U.S. attorney Lindsey Halligan was illegally appointed. She's continued at the Justice Department anyway for the last six weeks.

Minnesota law enforcement and the FBI are investigating an ICE officer's fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman. And, Health Secretary RFK Jr. unveils new dietary guidelines for Americans.

"They identified somebody they wanted in this crowd, they aggressively went after them, they pushed their way in, now they're shooting pepper balls towards the crowd," CNN senior national correspondent Ryan Young reported.

My morning train WFH reads: • The Great Credit Convergence: How public and private credit are now one market (Paul Kedrosky) • The Emperor’s New Oil Wealth: You may have heard that Venezuela has the world’s largest oil reserves — 300 billion barrels. You prob…

A mother of three and award-winning poet, Good's sudden death sparks protests across the US.

"I'd say I'm broadly aligned," Anduril founder Palmer Luckey said in an interview on Wednesday, adding that some of Trump's plans might be "bad moves."

The European nation's rules of engagement requires soldiers to “immediately” counter-attack invading forces without awaiting orders

Venezuela’s interior minister says US operation to abduct Maduro killed 100 people and wounded dozens.

President Donald Trump’s sprawling new East Wing ballroom project has attracted widespread controversy — but promises to solve a problem identified by first ...

How two big names in mainstream disaster preparedness helped sell Americans on fear, anxiety and a new generator.

For offshore wind power in the US, the new year is bringing new legal battles. On December 22, the Trump administration announced it would pause the leases of five wind farms currently under construction off the US East Coast. Developers were ordered to stop …

Jan 8 (Reuters) - The United States could oversee Venezuela and control its oil revenue for years, President Donald Trump said in an interview published on...

The US brought huge air power to Venezuela in its operation to capture Maduro, and hinted at cyber capabilities. This is how it could have cut power.

While the three-year extension for Affordable Care Act subsidies is expected to pass the House, it may not go far in the Senate. But a bipartisan group of senators say they are close on a compromise.

If the Supreme Court weakens Voting Rights Act protections against racial discrimination in redistricting, it could usher in the largest-ever drop in representation by Black members of Congress.

Meth is a problem most everywhere, but particularly in Indian Country. In one small town on the Crow Indian Reservation in Montana, new buildings serve as symbols of a town trying to rebuild after being devastated by addiction.

Prediction markets leaked the Venezuela raid hours early. But that may be part of the point for places like Kalshi and Polymarket.

China will need to reassess its investment in Venezuela and its understanding of US foreign policy under Trump.

The US is the world’s largest oil producer, so why does it need Venezuela’s low-grade crude?

The Democrat from Maryland is the longest-serving Democrat in Congress, and was once a rival to become House speaker. Hoyer will announce Thursday he is set to retire at the end of his term.

President Donald Trump has no shame in admitting what he wants to get out of attacking Venezuela and threatening other energy resource-rich nations. "We're gonna get the oil flowing the way it should be," he said January 3rd, soon after his administration stu…

By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY, Jan 8 (Reuters) - A decades-old Pacific organisation for environmental protection said the United States must go through a formal...

Sudden detente follows a phone call between the two leaders in which they discussed drugs and 'other disagreements'.

Aldrich Ames, the former CIA agent turned Russian asset, died in a federal prison in Maryland, according to a Bureau of Prisons spokesperson. He was 84.

Trump has 'greenlit' bipartisan push to sanction countries that buy Russian energy exports, Lindsey Graham says.

What is it about Delcy Rodríguez, deputy to ousted dictator Nicolás Maduro, that caught the eye of the Trump administration?

The US president described a call with Gustavo Petro as a "Great Honor", just days after saying a military operation in Colombia "sounds good".

The sweeping changes will see the US quit major forums for cooperation on climate change, peace and democracy.

Trump’s immigration crackdown takes a dark turn in Minneapolis.

President Donald Trump is now on board with a hard-hitting sanctions package meant to economically cripple Moscow as his administration continues to...

The US president demanded that defence contractors cap their executives' pay until new production plants are built.

ABC News has verified video of the moment an ICE agent opened fire, fatally shooting a woman behind the wheel of an SUV in Minneapolis.

The Trump administration has changed federal guidance on alcohol consumption as part of its updated U.S. dietary guidelines.

The move underscores China’s leverage over global rare earth supply chains, accelerating efforts by Japan, the U.S., and allies to diversify sourcing

President Donald Trump abruptly changed his tone Wednesday about his Colombian counterpart, Gustavo Petro, saying they had exchanged a friendly phone call...

The Trump administration has accused Somali officials of destroying a warehouse containing US-funded food aid.