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Michael S. Roth is president of Wesleyan University and the author of “Safe Enough Spaces: A Pragmatist’s Approach to Inclusion, Free Speech, and Political Correctness on College Campuses” and “The Student: A Short History.”

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Mahmoud Khalil marches with supporters after he was released from ICE detention during a rally on June 22, 2025 in New York City.

My fellow university presidents have displayed cowardice in their appeasement of Trump

Michael Roth

Mark Rutte (left) and Donald Trump sit next to each other in front of flags for the U.S. and NATO. Trump looks at Rutte as he speaks.

NATO chief’s Greenland deal with Trump blindsides European allies

Ines de la Cuetara, Ian Sherwood, Vaughn Hillyard & Julia Jester

Chuck Schumer frowning

Senate Democrats come out against DHS funding after Minnesota shooting

Jack Fitzpatrick & Mychael Schnell

Kristi Noem FEMA press conference

Kristi Noem’s DHS is out of control. Chuck Schumer should risk a shutdown to stop it.

Mike Zamore

A selfie of a man backpacking in the woods

Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse, killed by federal officers in Minneapolis

Clarissa-Jan Lim

Two images showing a woman being arrested; in the original the woman shows no emotion, and in the AI-altered image she is crying.

This isn’t the first altered image from the White House. It may be the most chilling.

Zeeshan Aleem

Americans issue ‘stinging rebuke’ of Trump in new poll, Nicolle Wallace says

Allison Detzel

A plow truck drives down First Avenue as snow falls in the lower Broadway area on January 24, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. A massive winter storm is bringing frigid temperatures, ice, and snow to millions of Americans across the nation.

Americans brace for massive winter storm

Kathleen Creedon

The shooting of Alex Pretti

Minnesota officials say federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a 37-year-old man named Alex Jeffrey Pretti on Saturday in Minneapolis. These three videos verified by MS NOW provide different angles of the moments leading up to and during the fatal encounter.
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WARNING: These videos are graphic and disturbing
Kris Mayes gestures in front of a microphone.

MAGA world throws an ironic tantrum over Arizona AG’s warning about ICE and guns

Ja'han Jones

Hillary Clinton, left, and Bill Clinton sit during a conference.

The Clintons have a unique chance to expose the Republicans for who they really are

Paul Waldman

Teyana Taylor as Perfidia Beverly Hills firing a weapon while pregnant in the 2025 film "One Battle After Another."

Teyana Taylor’s Oscar-nominated role has a major problem

Robyn Autry

5-year-old Liam Ramos detained by ICE on Jan. 20, 2026 outside of his home in Columbia Heights, MN.

How the photo of a 5-year-old in a Spider-Man backpack shocked America

Julio Ricardo Varela

A woman walks into the New York Times building where we can fully see the building sign in the frame.

After seeing discouraging poll numbers, Trump eyes conspiratorial new lawsuit

Steve Benen

People gather around a fire lit on the streets of Tehran, Iran.

Trump administration plans to deport 40 Iranians days after mass killings in Iran

David Rohde & Laura Barrón-López

Jack Smith walks toward the desk after a break during his testimony.

Will the Trump Justice Department try to prosecute Jack Smith?

Jordan Rubin

Harmeet Dhillon speaks at a podium. This is a profile shot. She is surrounded by aides.

DOJ’s civil rights chief posts Polymarket wager odds on prosecuting Don Lemon

Ja'han Jones

Jamie Dimon with reflections from the glass overlayed in front of him.

The absurd claim at the heart of Trump’s suit against JPMorgan Chase

Steve Benen

Jack Smith is talking in a tilted frame. What is in front of him is obscured by an out of focus object.

The future warning I took away from Jack Smith’s hearing

Symone D. Sanders Townsend

Javier Milei looks up in front of a background that repeats "World Economic Forum."

After receiving an American bailout, Argentina doubles down on China ties

Ja'han Jones

Vice President JD Vance on Jan. 22, 2026, at Royalston Square in Minneapolis.

JD Vance comes up with a new metaphor for the Trump-led economy: The Titanic

Steve Benen

Top Democrat calls for Jack Smith to return and testify about classified documents case

Allison Detzel

A photo illustration of an ICE agent pointing a gun at a minivan while standing in front of it.

Federal immigration agents keep shooting at drivers. We tracked 15 cases since July.

David Noriega & Kay Guerrero

DHS, not FBI, to investigate killing of Alex Pretti

Frey: Minneapolis asking judge for temporary restraining order against immigration operations

Gov. Walz calls on Trump to remove federal agents from Minnesota

‘It’s going to take a generation’: Ex-FBI agent says agency damage under Patel may take years to fix
Zena Stenvik

Superintendent of detained 5-year-old’s school: DHS ‘using a child as a political pawn’

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Understand Today’s News

  1. Former Special Counsel Jack Smith prepares to testify during a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee on Jan. 22, 2026 in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill.

    The hallucinatory spectacle of the GOP’s response to Jack Smith

    Andrew Warren

  2. Presidents, prime ministers, and other leaders from around the world surround Donald Trump, who holds a signed charter. Audience members in the foreground take pictures.

    Trump’s breathtakingly autocratic ‘Board of Peace’

    Imran Khalid

  3. CEO of Palantir Technologies Alex Karp during the World Economic Forum annual meeting on Jan. 20, 2026, in Davos, Switzerland.

    One of Trump’s favorite tech CEOs just said the quiet part out loud

    Ryan Teague Beckwith

  4. a photo illustration showing Trump with a long red tie weaving around him

    There’s no excuse for Trump’s incoherent ramblings at Davos

    Anthony L. Fisher

  5. Donald Trump against a green wall, with his mouth open.

    Trump pulls back from the brink on Greenland — for now

    Zeeshan Aleem

  6. A photo illustration of Jack Smith and Robert Mueller

    Jack Smith is no Robert Mueller

    Hayes Brown

  7. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers a speech at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting on Jan. 20, 2026. held in Davos, Switzerland.

    Mark Carney’s Davos speech resonated for a reason. Here’s what he got wrong.

    Michael A. Cohen

  8. A protester holds a sign reading "Impeach Trump" during a "Hands Off!" rally in on April 05, 2025 in Los Angeles.

    Impeaching Trump now would be a mistake

    Austin Sarat

  9. Karim Diane as Jay-Den Kraag in "Star Trek: Starfleet Academy."

    Why Stephen Miller is suddenly very upset about ‘Star Trek’

    John DeVore

  10. Four people with "police" and "ICE" on their uniforms knock on the door to a home decorated with a holiday wreath and string lights.

    Whistleblowers claim to expose ICE policy on warrantless entry

    Ja'han Jones

  11. A United States map in blue shows President Trump through the blue state holes that voted for Biden in 2020.

    Trump’s plot to tear the country in two

    Paul Waldman

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