Today’s Facts 01-08-2026
Renee Macklin Good dropped her son at school and was driving with her partner when they encountered ICE. She also has two kids from her first marriage.
ICE director Tom Homan says he hasn't seen any clear examples of ICE excessive force.
The House will vote today on extension of ACA tax credits they let expire last week.
Trump wants to set US military spending at a record $1.5 trillion in 2027.
The US is withdrawing from 66 international organizations, many focused on climate, labor, migration, and other issues it views as DEI.
Trump says US oversight of Venezuela could last for years.
The Smithsonian must comply next week with a comprehensive review of content and plans or risk potential budget cuts.
Trump joked this week at a House Republican retreat about canceling the midterms.
Trump said he will prevent institutional investors from buying single-family homes.
The Senate will vote today on a war powers resolution to limit Trump's ability to strike Venezuela.
JD Vance said Denmark has not secured Greenland properly and Trump will go as far as he has to to defend American interests.
President Harry Truman offered to buy Greenland in 1946.
The US trade deficit shrank in October and was the lowest monthly deficit since June 2009.
There is a current medical emergency on the ISS.
Conspiracy theorists think the Venezuela manipulated the 2020 election to benefit Biden.
White House adviser Stephen Miller’s wife Katie posted a map of Greenland overlaid with the US flag and the word SOON.
Walmart is not leaving the US due to tariffs.
Robert De Niro did not say he is leaving NYC due to Mamdani.
Tom Hanks did not confront Pam Bondi on 60 Minutes.
Maduro did not put a hit on Marco Rubio.
Girl Scout cookies are on sale online with the new flavor Exploremores, a rocky road-inspired cookie with chocolate, marshmallow and almond-flavored creme.
There is now a laundry folding robot.
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