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What Happened Today – January 23, 2026

Renée Fleming in red gown performs with U.S. Naval Academy Glee Club at Lincoln Memorial during Obama inaugural ceremonies January 2009

Soprano Renée Fleming performed at the Lincoln Memorial for President Obama's inaugural ceremonies in 2009; this week she cancelled her Kennedy Center concert after the board added Trump's name to the venue. (Official White House photo)

America is a dangerous place for children these days. A family here legally and waiting for their asylum hearing took their 7-year-old to a Portland emergency room last week. ICE detained them anyway, the girl grew more sick, and the entire family is in detention in Texas. In Minnesota, a toddler was separated from her … Read more

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