News On Tap For Friday, January 23, 2026

ICE Vs America

Today’s “News On Tap” is SUPER cold, but the atmosphere in the bar is warm. We’ve got multiple news updates regarding ice - & ICE - including that huge winter storm hitting 2/3 of the U.S., how the great people of Minnesota are standing up to Trump’s ICE monsters, & how the law is punching back at those ICE monsters too. Plus, cleanup from Trump’s trip to Davos, more about the Jack Smith hearing, and how some weak House Democrats failed to meet the moment again. There’s also an Election Land update, and some entertainment news too. Plus, both Karen & Anita of Tru Blu Politics podcast are back tonight too. Read up & get informed!

First Round - Mother Nature's More Powerful Ice

• Winter Storm Live Updates: Severe Weather Brings Heavy Snow And Ice Across The U.S.

• FEMA Halts Terminations Of Disaster Workers As Agency Prepares For Massive Winter Storm

Second Round - ICE Monsters Vs America

Minnesota Strikes Back

• Minnesotans Call A General Strike To Protest Surge Of ICE Agents In State: ‘No Work, No School, No Shopping’ Today

• Hundreds Of Clergy Descend On Minneapolis And Go On Lookout To Protect Local Residents From ICE Agents

• Homeland Security & FBI Arrest Three Protesters Who Disrupted Minneapolis Church Service

• Federal Judge Rejects Trump DOJ’s Initial Attempt To Bring Charges Against Don Lemon For Covering Protest In Church

• Trump Regime Posts Altered Photo Of Arrested Minnesota Church Protestor Making It Look Like She Was Crying [Gift Link]

• ICE Detains 4 Minnesota Students, Including 5-Year-Old

• Minnesota School Officials Confirm Five-Year-Old Could Have Been Given To Other Adults And Not Abducted By ICE

• Ryan Cooper: Minneapolis Has Discovered Its Own Strength Fighting ICE’s Tyranny

ICE Vs The Law

• JD Vance In Minnesota Blames Local Law Enforcement Officials For Not Cooperating With ICE

• Minnesota Judges Continue To Reject Arrest Warrants In ICE Protests

• Another ICE Failure: Target Of Viral Botched ICE Raid In Minneapolis Was Already In Prison

• Federal Jury Acquits Man Accused Of Being Part Of Murder Plot To Kill Greg Bovino After Attorney Calls On Jury To ‘Stop The Overreaching Government’

• Maine’s Gov. Mills Speaks Out Against ‘Secret Arrests’ As Local Sheriff Confirmed ICE Arrested One Of His Recruits

Third Round - Foreign Affairs Cleanup

• Trump Leaves NATO Allies “Dumbfounded” & “Disgusted” In Davos With Remarks Dismissing Their Sacrifices In Afghanistan

• Trump Rescinds Canada’s Invitation To Join His ‘Board Of Peace’

• Russia, Ukraine Holds Trilateral Peace Talks With U.S. For First Time

• Zelensky Says He Hopes First Trilateral Ukraine, Russia And U.S. Talks Are ‘Step Towards Ending War’

• Trump Admin. Completes U.S. Withdrawal From World Health Organization

Fourth Round - More News To Drink About

Jack Smith Speaks Out

• Jack Smith Testifies In House Hearing About Trump Investigations, Confirming Trump “Engaged In Criminal Activity” [Gift Link]

• Six Key Takeaways From Jack Smith’s Testimony On His Case Against Trump

• Hero Cop Mike Fanone Calls Out Republican Stooge For Jan. 6 Lies At Jack Smith Hearing

On Capitol Hill

• House Passes Sprawling Spending Package As Small Group Of Cowardly Democrats Split Off Over ICE Funding

• House Narrowly Votes Down Democratic-Led War Powers Act, As Two Repubs Join All Democrats

War In The Courts

• Newly Unsealed Documents Prove DHS Violated The First Amendment, Citing Foreign Students’ Writings And Protests Before Their Arrests [Gift Link]

• Federal Judge Appears Skeptical Of DOJ’s Argument For White House Ballroom Construction

• Trump Sues JP Morgan, And Jamie Dimon Individually, Over Alleged ‘Debanking’ And Blacklisting

• Timothy O’Brien: Jamie Dimon Now Has A $5 Billion Reason To Stand Up To Trump

• Philadelphia Sues Trump Regime After Slavery Exhibits Were Taken Down From National Park ‘President’s House’ Site

Election Land

• Sen. Amy Klobuchar Files Election Paperwork For Run To Succeed Tim Walz As Minnesota Governor

• Experts Warn Of Threat To Democracy From ‘AI Bot Swarms’ On Social Media To Disrupt 2028 US Presidential Election

Fifth Round - Media, Entertainment, & More

• TikTok Finalizes Deal To Create New U.S. Entity And Loosen App’s Ties To China

• Major Actors & Musicians Launch “Stealing Isn’t Innovation” Campaign To Protest Big Tech’s Abuse Of Copyrighted Works In Ai

• Razzie Nominations 2026: ‘Snow White’ And Ice Cube’s ‘War Of The Worlds’ Lead With Six Nods, The Weeknd Is Worst Actor Contender

• NFL Championship Sunday Predictions: Patriots Vs. Broncos, Rams Vs. Seahawks

• College Football Playoff To Remain At 12 Teams After Sec And Big Ten Fail To Agree On Expansion

Your Bar Regulars Tonight…

Our friends Karen from Chicago, & Anita From San Antonio, co-hosts of Tru Blu Politics (and now on Patreon too) are BOTH back tonight, and we’re all going to keep warm with laughter and drinks. We’ll talk about all the crazy news from this week - including that Karen & her husband broke their bed! We’ll also tackle Donald at Davos, the ICE monsters everywhere, and more. Grab a seat & a sip, & join us!

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