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Demonstrations, protests and vigils are scheduled in all 50 states and Washington D.C., some taking place outside detention centers, ICE field offices, the facilities of airlines that work with the agency and congressional offices.
What to Know About Anti-ICE Protests This Weekend
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Victims are not faceless. Eva Kohnová was deported on Oct. 19, 1944 from the Theresienstadt ghetto to Auschwitz, where she was murdered.
January 31, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Color her blue. Valle Rosenberg’s “Portrait of Siri Derkert” (1914).
January 31, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Dutch editorial cartoonist Benjamin Kikkert pokes fun at the movie Melania, which appears to be a $75 million effort by Jeff Bezos to curry favor with Trump. It also put $28 million directly into Melania Trump’s pocket, which could be construed as a bribe.
January 31, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Austrian editorial cartoonist Sinisa Pismestrovic reflects the European opposition to the U.S. plan to send ICE agents to the Winter Olympics in Italy.
January 31, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Editorial cartoonist Dennis Goris’s “Another Day, Another Grift.” Trump is suing the IRS and Treasury Department for $10 billion, as he accuses the federal agencies of a failure to prevent a leak of the president's tax information.
January 31, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Editorial cartoonist Mike Luckovich follows the evolution of a small loser into an all-powerful narcissistic loser.
January 31, 2026 at 1:09 PM
The White House response and the Justice Department denials and equivocations are reminiscent of Shakespear's Queen Gertrude in Hamlet: "The lady doth protest too much, methinks."
Donald Trump allegations in new Epstein Files release: Read in full
The documents do not indicate that the allegations against Trump or others named were substantiated.
www.newsweek.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:20 AM
It’s that simple. And the Trump administration knows it.
January 30, 2026 at 7:42 PM
New Yorker cartoonist Matt Reuter captures the sentiments of most Americans.
January 30, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Trump and his allies filed over 60 legal cases across the nation seeking to overturn the 2020 election results — all of which failed, even those before Trump-appointed judges.
FBI’s Search of Georgia Election Center Is “Dangerous,” Experts Warn
The search warrant, which sought 2020 election ballots, tabulator tapes, digital data and voter rolls from Fulton County, marked what experts described as a significant escalation in President Donald ...
www.propublica.org
January 30, 2026 at 4:22 PM
U.S. State Department officials have met with leaders of a group that wants to see the province of Alberta secede from Canada. The contacts have sparked new anger in Canada as it seeks to present a united front against the Trump administration’s tariffs and threats to its territory.
A separatist group in Canada is asking for Trump’s help to split from their country. Here’s what we know | CNN
Yet another spat over territory is rocking the troubled US-Canada relationship – and it’s not a result of a Donald Trump threat to turn his northern neighbor into a 51st state.
www.cnn.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Trump's constant tariff threats have driven U.S. trading partners to diversify away from unpredictable and chaotic American markets. But now America's longtime allies find themselves facing an enraged Trump, who is vowing to punish them for turning elsewhere to seek reliable trading partners.
Trump's trade minefield squeezes America's allies
America's top partners are accelerating efforts to strike alternative deals in a world shaped by his tariffs.
www.axios.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Despite California boasting the world’s fourth largest economy, the race has received little national attention and lacks a candidate who has captured voters’ imagination.
California waits for a star to emerge in the 2026 race for governor
For the first time in more than a quarter-century, there is no prominent candidate running to be elected governor. A dozen candidates are in the contest, but none has the charisma, wealth or name iden...
www.latimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:32 PM
(Free access) The Nazis created at least 44,000 incarceration sites between 1933 and 1945. The camps served various functions, not just mass extermination but also for imprisoning "enemies of the state" and serving as way stations in larger deportation schemes.
ICE buys warehouses for mass detention network, rattling locals
ICE officials have quietly begun notifying warehouse owners and local officials of their interest in specific properties, prompting efforts to block the projects.
wapo.st
January 30, 2026 at 3:25 PM
The grifter in chief. It's not enough to fleece his own supporters with $499 gold phones, $60 Trump Bibles and $799 Trump 2028 golden sneakers, now he wants to take $10 billion from American taxpayers.
Donald Trump sues IRS for $10 billion over tax data leak: What to know
President Donald Trump has accused the IRS and Treasury Department of failing to keep his tax returns confidential.
www.newsweek.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Intimidation campaign? The journalist was taken into custody despite a federal appeals court and a Minnesota chief district judge ruling last week against the Justice Department's request for an arrest warrant.
Don Lemon arrested over Minnesota church anti-ICE protest
Don Lemon’s attorney says his arrest over coverage of a Minnesota church protest is an unprecedented attack on press freedom.
www.newsweek.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Shabbat shalom amid the mishegas.
January 30, 2026 at 2:41 PM
When democracy dies. Dörte Clara Wolff’s “Box Logic” (1929). Highly popular during the Weimar Republic, the Jewish artist known as Dodo was persecuted when the Nazis took power. She escaped imminent imprisonment by fleeing to England, where she found sanctuary.
January 30, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Stay abreast of the news with Cyril E. Power’s “The Tube Train” (1934).
January 30, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Editorial cartoonist Nick Anderson channels George Orwell, which gained added credibility today with the Trump administration announcing the arrest of two journalists who covered a protest.
January 30, 2026 at 2:21 PM
“The Discipline.” Cuban editorial cartoonist José Alberto Rodríguez Avila fears the consequences if Trump’s actions remain unchecked.
January 30, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Belgian editorial cartoonist Luc Descheemaeker applauds Bruce Springsteen’s musical tribute to Alex Pretti and Renee Good, two U.S. citizens gunned down by federal agents.
January 30, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Portuguese editorial cartoonist Vasco Gargalo fears the United States has gone over the edge, with the Trump administration arresting journalists and federal agents taking people off the streets, despite court habeas corpus orders.
January 30, 2026 at 2:01 PM