Three members of the Oglala Sioux nation remain detained by ICE after five days.
Legally, they’re citizens by statute and treaty and completely outside immigration jurisdiction. DHS refuses to tell tribal officials anything about them unless the Lakota consent to an ICE presence on tribal lands.
In Detroit, a factory worker heckled the president over his Epstein relationship. Trump mouthed “fuck you” twice and flipped him off. Ten years ago, that moment would have severely damaged a presidency. Today the White House called it appropriate.
And in Minnesota, six federal prosecutors quit rather than investigate Becca Good, the widow of the woman ICE killed last week.
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Today’s GovBrief News
Vance and Rubio to host Danish and Greenlandic foreign ministers Wednesday as Trump continues threatening "easy way" or "hard way" takeover of Arctic island.
Source: Euronews
January 13, 2026
FDA deletes webpage warning parents about dangerous bogus autism treatments including chelation therapy promoted by David Geier, the anti-vaccine activist Kennedy hired to study debunked vaccine link.
Source: Ars Technica
January 13, 2026
Louisiana indicts California doctor for mailing abortion pills in 2023, asks governor to approve extradition warrant despite California shield law protecting providers from out-of-state prosecution.
Source: The Louisiana Illuminator
January 13, 2026
Kari Lake blocks Radio Free Europe from broadcasting into Iran via Kuwait transmitter despite Trump's support for protesters.
Source: Mediaite
January 13, 2026
Smithsonian submits more exhibit documents to White House after administration demanded lists of all displays, objects, and wall text ahead of 250th anniversary.
Source: The Associated Press
January 13, 2026
Trump nominates WeatherTech founder David MacNeil to Federal Trade Commission seat left vacant after he fired both Democratic commissioners in March, triggering pending Supreme Court case.
Source: Reuters
January 13, 2026
Defense Secretary Hegseth directs Pentagon to integrate Grok into military networks despite CSAM and antisemitic controversies.
Source: Ars Technica
January 13, 2026
Justice Department accuses Trump-appointed judge of "gross abuse of power" for questioning why Lindsey Halligan continues calling herself U.S. attorney after court ruled her appointment unconstitutional.
Source: CBS News
January 13, 2026
Justice Department says "no basis" exists to investigate ICE agent who killed Renee Good in Minneapolis, six days after shooting that majority of Americans call unjustified.
Source: USA Today
January 13, 2026
Federal agents use tear gas, pepper balls, and flash bangs against Minneapolis protesters as DHS deploys 2,800 officers in what administration calls "largest operation in DHS history."
Source: The Guardian
January 13, 2026
Federal contract filing reveals 31 ICE vehicles operating in Twin Cities "lack the necessary emergency lights and sirens" required by agency handbook and Minnesota law.
Source: Wired
January 13, 2026
ICE arrests dozens of refugees in Minnesota who entered legally and passed security screenings, transfers them to Texas detention after administration suspended the green card process they're accused of not completing.
Source: The New York Times [gift link]
January 13, 2026
Immigration agents choked citizens, immigrants and protesters with banned tactics at least 40 times in the past year.
Source: ProPublica
January 13, 2026
Oglala Sioux Tribe demands release of three tribal members held at ICE facility in Minneapolis, says U.S. citizens by statute are "categorically outside immigration jurisdiction."
Source: The Associated Press
January 13, 2026
Rubio informs federal court U.S. has no way of locating 137 Venezuelans unlawfully deported under Alien Enemies Act, argues due process hearings would harm foreign policy interests.
Source: CNN
January 13, 2026
House Oversight chair launches contempt proceedings against Bill Clinton after he defied subpoena to testify on Epstein ties, threatens Hillary Clinton if she skips Wednesday hearing.
Source: The Hill
January 13, 2026
Trump gives middle finger and mouths "fuck you" to Ford worker who yelled "pedophile protector" during Michigan plant tour, White House calls gesture "appropriate and unambiguous response."
Source: The Detroit Free Press
January 13, 2026
Six federal prosecutors resign in Minnesota after Justice Department pushed investigation into Renee Good's widow while refusing to open civil rights probe into agent who killed her.
Source: Newsweek
January 13, 2026