15 JAN 2026: BREAKING: Illegal Alien Attacks ICE, Shots Fired // Court Battles in DC: Sedition, Spies, & Trans // Global: Iran War, China Shock Proposal, Europe Squeezed, Trump's Global Deals Bring U.S. Big Cash!
The Wright Report
Bryan Dean Wright
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🗓️ 15 January 2026
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Join Bryan Dean Wright, former CIA Operations Officer, as he dives into today's top stories shaping America and the world. In this Thursday Headline Brief of The Wright Report, Bryan covers escalating violence against ICE officers in Minneapolis, mounting legal trouble for Democratic lawmakers, high-stakes global deal-making by President Trump, and shifting power dynamics involving Iran, China, Greenland, Ukraine, Africa, and Venezuela.
Another ICE Officer Attacked in Minneapolis:
An ICE officer was hospitalized after being beaten with a shovel by an illegal Venezuelan migrant and accomplices during a traffic stop. The attack followed Governor Tim Walz's public calls for resistance against ICE. Riots broke out as the officer defended himself by firing a single shot. Both the officer and attacker are expected to survive.
Democrats on Defense Over the Renee Good Shooting:
New medical reporting confirms the ICE officer previously shot by activist Renee Good suffered internal bleeding after being struck by her vehicle. Despite video evidence and DHS confirmation, Democratic leaders remain silent. The family has hired the attorney who represented George Floyd, signaling a civil lawsuit ahead.
Slotkin Investigated and FBI Moves on Media Leaks:
Senator Elissa Slotkin is under criminal investigation related to the "Seditious Six" video urging troops to refuse lawful orders. Separately, the FBI raided the home of a Washington Post reporter after a Navy veteran contractor was caught leaking classified Venezuela-related intelligence.
Supreme Court Skeptical of Trans-Sports Lawsuit:
Justices signaled strong resistance to claims that biological males with gender dysphoria must be allowed to compete in women's sports. Attorneys failed to define what constitutes male or female under Title IX, suggesting state-level bans will likely stand.
Trump Pressures Iran Through Back-Channel Diplomacy:
The Pentagon evacuated some personnel from Middle East bases as Trump delayed strikes after receiving assurances that Iran would halt executions of protesters. Brazil and the UAE signaled they may curtail trade with Iran to avoid U.S.-imposed tariffs, while China remains silent.
Xi Floats a Hemisphere-Level Grand Bargain:
China is reportedly open to pulling back from Central and South America if the United States reduces its commitment to Taiwan. Bryan asks whether reclaiming the Western Hemisphere would be worth that trade-off.
Greenland and Ukraine Become Linked Leverage Points:
Trump signaled that U.S. support for Ukraine may depend on concessions from Europe over Greenland. Denmark pushed back, but Trump argued Venezuela proved America will act decisively where Europe cannot.
Big Wins in Armenia, Congo, and Venezuela:
The United States secured a forty-nine-year lease for a strategic trade corridor along Iran's border through Armenia, gained access to Congolese copper from a Chinese-run mine, and received its first five hundred million dollars from Venezuelan oil sales. New polling shows strong Venezuelan public support for Maduro's removal and optimism about Trump's leadership.
"And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." - John 8:32
Keywords: January 15 2026 Wright Report, ICE officer attacked Minneapolis, Tim Walz resist ICE remarks, Renee Good internal injuries update, Elissa Slotkin investigation, classified leak Washington Post FBI, Supreme Court trans-sports Title IX, Iran executions Trump tariffs Brazil UAE, China Taiwan Central-America deal, Greenland leverage Ukraine war, Armenia trade corridor long-term lease, Congo copper Chinese-run mine, Venezuelan oil five-hundred-million dollars poll support
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| 0:00.0 | It's January 15th. I'm Brian Dean Wright, former CIA operations officer, and this is The Wright Report. |
| 0:12.3 | Hey, good day to you, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to The Right Report, Your Daily News, podcast. |
| 0:22.1 | It's a Thursday headline brief. What is happening with all of this news? Still a little lighter on |
| 0:27.6 | analysis today, launching us into yet another morning that, as ever, is still shaping America and the world. |
| 0:34.4 | We begin with so much domestic news this morning, although very seriously and sadly |
| 0:39.3 | kicking off with some breaking news out of Minneapolis. We've got another shooting to talk about |
| 0:44.3 | with another ICE officer in the hospital, attacked by illegal aliens and bystanders, |
| 0:49.2 | and of course Democrats taking to the streets this morning in protest and in violence. |
| 0:54.5 | Fox News reports on the early details as we know them, and here they are. |
| 0:58.9 | ICE officers pulled over an illegal alien from Venezuela last night in Minneapolis. |
| 1:03.2 | One of the hundreds of thousands that Joe Biden allowed into this country under special authority. |
| 1:08.1 | The illegal then took off in his car, crashed it, and then fled on foot. |
| 1:12.5 | One of the officers caught him, wrestled him to the ground. The illegal fought back, and two people |
| 1:17.6 | came to the defense of the illegal hitting the ice officer with a shovel. The illegal then got |
| 1:24.2 | loose, starting to beat and stab the ICE officer with yet another shovel. |
| 1:28.8 | That is when the officer took out his weapon and fired at least one defensive shot, hitting the illegal in the leg. |
| 1:35.3 | He and the others then fled into a nearby apartment and barricaded themselves inside. |
| 1:40.4 | Both the ICE officer and the illegal are now in the hospital. |
| 1:43.2 | Both are expected to survive. |
| 1:45.7 | This attack by the illegal and his friends came just minutes after Governor Tim Walls told people in a live press conference to fight back against ICE. |
| 1:55.3 | It also comes after weeks and months of Democrats telling their party members to rise up and do whatever it takes to defeat |
| 2:01.7 | and abolish not only ICE, but Donald Trump. In fact, we'll remember that Senator Chris Murphy |
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