The News Roundup For January 9, 2026

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🗓️ 10 January 2026

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We start the week in Minneapolis where a 37-year-old woman was shot and killed by an ICE officer on Wednesday. Authorities claim the woman attacked officers while they were digging their car out of the snow, but video from the scene and the municipal officials heavily dispute that claim.

This week GOP lawmakers from Minnesota testified at a hastily-scheduled House Oversight Committee hearing about welfare fraud scandal allegations in their state. And on Tuesday, the Department of Health and Human Services froze $10 billion in five states including Minnesota, New York, California, Illinois and Colorado. That funding covers childcare subsidies, cash support for low-income families, and other social services.

Meanwhile, its been nearly one week since Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores were captured by U.S. forces and brought to face charges of narco-terrorism on American soil.

And the Trump administration’s actions in Venezuela are having ripple effects across the globe. Europe is on edge as the U.S president this week suggested the territory could be in his crosshairs next, raising questions about America’s relationship with NATO.

Also this week, President Donald Trump signed an executive order suspending U.S. support for global 66 organizations, agencies, and commissions, following his administration’s review of participation in and funding for all international organizations.

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0:00.0	You're listening to the 1A podcast. I'm Naila Boodoo, and this is the news roundup.
0:11.5	The protests erupted nationwide this week after 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good was shot and killed by a federal ice agent Wednesday in Minneapolis.
0:30.7	You're hearing a demonstration in New York City I walked by on Thursday morning. The anger there and elsewhere is palpable.
0:37.3	The shooting Wednesday has been
0:38.8	defended by the Trump administration. A woman attacked them and those surrounding them and attempted
0:44.2	to run them over and ram them with her vehicle. That guy is protected by absolute immunity.
0:49.5	He was doing his job. While being blasted by local leaders. This was an agent recklessly using power that resulted in somebody dying.
1:00.7	This is what happens when your own federal government wages war against you.
1:04.3	This is what happens when they target communities for their own benefit.
1:07.7	It's an escalation in the violence associated with the Trump administration's
1:11.6	immigration crackdown, which most recently has zeroed in on Minnesota. We'll talk about that,
1:16.4	plus other big news of the week, including a bipartisan push to keep President Trump from using
1:20.9	further military force in Venezuela. Our panel this week, Arthur Delaney, senior reporter for
1:26.2	HuffPose, happy new year. Happy New Year. Amanda Becker, Washington correspondent for the 19th. Amanda, great to have you back. And great to be here. And Catherine, Lucy, White House correspondent for Bloomberg News. Catherine, welcome to the Roundup. Thanks so much. Good to be here. First, though, let's head to Minneapolis for the latest with the help of a reporter who's been covering this story.
1:45.0	Matt Seppik of Minnesota Public Radio.
1:47.1	Matt, thank you so much for joining us.
1:49.1	Good to be with you, Naila.
1:50.6	Matt, can you give us a sense of what the mood is like in the Twin Cities today?
1:54.4	Well, it's certainly been tense.
1:56.7	You could hear that in the protest clip that you played from New York.
2:00.2	That's been a similar scene here as well.
2:03.4	Wednesday evening, hours after the shooting of Renee Good, thousands of people poured out into the streets for candlelight vigils.
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