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What Happened Today – January 26, 2026

F-35C Lightning II launches from flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln as deck crew in yellow and green jerseys work nearby

An F-35C launches from USS Abraham Lincoln last Friday as the carrier strike group entered Middle East waters days after Trump announced an "armada" heading for the Persian Gulf. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Daniel Kimmelman)

Two Americans have been killed by federal agents in Minneapolis this month, and nothing has changed. The attorney who advised the ICE agent after the first killing quit the governor’s race after the second. He called the whole operation an unmitigated disaster and the civil warrant raids unconstitutional. Trump held a two hour meeting with … Read more

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