Minnesota residents are going on strike. That's where we're starting the seven from the Washington Post.

I'm Hannah Jewell. It's Friday, January 23rd. Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories.

In Minnesota today, businesses will close, union members will skip work, and residents will forego shopping.

It's a significant economic protest against the Trump administration's deployment of federal agents in Minnesota.

Residents and officials in Minnesota say agents have been

detaining U.S. citizens, pulling people from their cars, and appearing to stop people on the

basis of race. Agents have also shot two people killing one. And this week, an image of a five-year-old

boy held by ICE, Liam Kanejo Ramos, went viral and fueled anger even further.

A march is planned this afternoon in Minneapolis.

Minnesota labor unions have endorsed the strike.

Here's David Stiggers with the amalgamated transit union local 1005 speaking at a press conference on Monday.

Working people cannot stand aside while our neighbors are terrorized and our families are fractured.

Because those are our families. Those are our neighbors. Those are us. They are us.

That audio comes from the Minnesota Star Tribune on YouTube.

Meanwhile, Vice President J.D. Vance visited Minneapolis yesterday.

He defended the actions of ICE officers.

And in a tonal switch, he said President Donald Trump had urged him to work with local leaders to, quote, turn down the chaos.

President Trump rescinded Canada's invitation to join his Board of Peace. That's number two.

The White House has sent invitations to at least 50 countries to

join the Board of Peace. Trump officials envisage it as a sweeping body intent on resolving

global conflicts with a scope rivaling the United Nations. But it appears one nation that won't be joining is Canada.

Late last night, Trump posted on Truth Social that he was rescinding Prime Minister Mark Carney's

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