ICE Shootings, ACA Subsidies, and U.S. Foreign Affairs
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- Two separate incidents that happened this week are calling attention to shootings by federal immigration authorities.
- People march during a protest after the killing of Renee Nicole Good on Jan.8, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Two separate incidents that happened this week are calling attention to shootings by federal immigration authorities. yesterday in Portland, Ore., a Customs and Border Patrol agent shot and injured two people. The mayor of Portland is now calling for an end to all ICE activity in the area. The incident comes a day after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good in Minnesota. Good was shot while inside her car during an encounter with multiple ICE agents.
President Trump has tried to bury the truth of what happened on Jan. 6, 2021. NPR built a visual archive of the attack on the Capitol, showing exactly what happened through the lenses of the people who were there. “Chapter 5: The pardons and rewriting of Jan. 6” examines how Trump’s pardons, political messaging and use of power reshaped the public narrative.
While Trump initially condemned the Jan. 6 attack, he soon switched his stance by embracing the rioters as “political prisoners.” On Jan. 12, 2025, just eight days before Trump’s inauguration, incoming Vice President Vance said that the governance would not pardon defendants convicted of assaulting police. But one of Trump’s first acts in office was to grant full pardons to most defendants. Only 14 defendants – all of whom were linked to extremist groups - received commutations, meaning they were released from prison, but the convictions remained on their records. The Trump administration then deleted a government database containing cases linked to the attack.Evidence began disappearing from a site that shared court exhibits with the media. 
Dacre Montgomery and Bill Skarsgård in Dead Man’s Wire.
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Check out what NPR is watching, reading and listening to this weekend:
🍿 Movies: the true crime thriller Dead Man’s Wire centers on businessman Tony Kiritzis, who kidnaps mortgage company president Richard Hall. Kiritzis claims that Hall’s company sabotaged his real estate investment.
📺 TV: Critically acclaimed medical drama The Pitt has returned to screens, providing viewers with a surprisingly realistic view of how doctors practice medicine in an age of political division, institutional mistrust, and the corporatization of health care.
📚 Books: If one of your New Year’s resolutions was to read more, we’ve got you covered. Get a jump start (or stay on track) with these new releases coming out in the next few months.
🎵 music: NPR’s All Songs Considered is looking ahead to some of the albums they are most anticipating for 2026. From sure bets like Beverly Glenn-Copeland to rumored releases from some big names, these are the artists you should make room for on your playlists.
❓ Quiz: I scored a nice eight out of 10! Not too bad for my first quiz of the year.Now it is indeed your turn to ace the test.