Investigations in Minnesota... | Canadian Missile Crisis | Has AI Already Won? | 1/19/26

The A.M. Update

Aaron McIntire

News, Daily News, Politics

4.9 • 833 Ratings

🗓️ 19 January 2026

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

The A.M. Update kicks off the week with escalating tensions: DOJ probing Minnesota leaders Tim Walz and Jacob Frey for allegedly obstructing federal immigration enforcement amid reports of mobs targeting perceived ICE supporters in Minneapolis. Kristi Noem defends the deportation focus on violent offenders against media pushback. Trump ramps up pressure on European allies with tariff threats tied to a potential Greenland acquisition. Chuck Schumer vows to reverse DOGE cuts if Democrats reclaim Congress, while new Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger rescinds pro-ICE policies on day one and Lt. Gov. Ghazala Hashmi is sworn in on the Quran. Illinois expands automatic criminal record sealing, raising employer and safety concerns. Canada's Mark Carney shifts from calling China a top security threat to praising Xi Jinping's leadership. Ben Affleck offers grounded skepticism on AI hype during a Joe Rogan appearance, arguing it plateaus at average outputs and serves more as an expensive tool than revolutionary force. Sharp takes to start the week strong.

The AM Update, Minnesota DOJ probe, Tim Walz, immigration enforcement, ICE deportations, Greenland tariffs, Chuck Schumer, Virginia redistricting, criminal record sealing, Mark Carney China, Ben Affleck AI, artificial intelligence, politics, current events, conservative commentary

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0:00.0	It's Monday, January 19th, 2026, under investigation in Minnesota where lynch mobs roam,
0:06.5	updates from other blue states and some smart commentary on AI from an unlikely source.
0:12.6	Next on the AM update.
0:16.6	The Justice Department is investigating Minnesota officials, including Governor Tim Walls and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frye over an alleged conspiracy to impede federal immigration agents, a new development and escalation in the Trump administration's program on deportations.
0:34.0	One of the sources talking to CBS News, a U.S. official said the investigation stems from statements that Walls and Fry have made about the thousands of immigration and customs enforcement officers and border patrol agents deployed to the Minneapolis region in recent weeks.
0:48.3	Tim Walls also prepped the National Guard yet again over the weekend.
0:52.3	In Minneapolis, literal lynch mobs roamed the streets
0:55.9	looking for supporters of immigration and customs enforcement.
1:04.3	That is sound from a video where a mob of individuals surrounded one activist, Jake Lang, who I am not a huge fan
1:13.7	of. Nevertheless, it was a veritable lynch mob. They were trying to target anybody perceived to be
1:20.2	pro-maga or pro-immigration and customs enforcement. Pretty much just any normal-looking dude was
1:25.7	accosted on some areas of
1:27.7	Minneapolis streets over the weekend yeah you can hear this immigration
1:35.2	and customs enforcement just yelling screaming at this man who's just trying to
1:39.7	mind his own business he's not wearing any maga paraphernalia or ice paraphernalia, and yet he's
1:45.1	getting screamed at a number of those videos surfaced online over the weekend. DHS Secretary
1:50.7	Christy Noam was interviewed by Margaret Brennan, one of the dumbest people on television on CBS's
1:55.9	Face the Nation, to talk about whom the Trump administration is targeting.
2:00.5	What's the breakdown of the percentage of those who you have in custody who have actually
2:04.5	committed a criminal offense versus just the civil infraction?
2:09.6	Every single individual has committed a crime, but 70% of them have committed or have
2:15.6	charges against them on violent crimes and crimes that
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