Today’s Facts 01-22-2026
Jack Smith’s opening indicated that if presented with the same facts today, and regardless of political party, he would pursue prosecution against Trump again.
ICE took a 5-year-old Minnesota boy from a running car in the family’s driveway to get his father to come out. His preschool says he was used as ICE bait. Both have been detained.
ICE now asserts sweeping power to forcibly enter people’s homes without a judge’s warrant.
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Fort Bragg soldiers have been told to prepare for a Minneapolis deployment.
119,000 Ford and Lincoln vehicles have been recalled due to engine block heater fire risk.
US measles cases reached their highest level in more than 30 years in 2025. The new CDC director blames immigration.
A Cuban immigrant’s death in an El Paso detention center has been ruled a homicide.
Data shows 2025 had the lowest national homicide rate in 125 years and the largest single-year drop on record.
Pam Bondi says the lead protester who disrupted services at a church whose pastor is an ICE official has been arrested.
Sinners receives a record 16 Oscar nominations.
Trump says Belgium joined his Board of Peace; they have not.
An amicus brief is a filing by a non-party that offers information, expertise, or legal arguments to assist a court decision.
The living former Fed chairs have filed a 32-page amicus brief warning Trump that removing a sitting Fed board member endangers US economic stability.
ICE has launched operations in Maine.
A former police officer was found not guilty of endangering students during the 2022 school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
The Senate passed a bill that allows victims of nonconsensual deepfake porn to sue individuals who produce and distribute it.
The Clinton’s contempt of Congress case now goes to the House for a vote.
96% of the tariff burden is passed through to US buyers.
After Spanish fatal train crashes, Boro, the missing dog, has been found.
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