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Morning Announcements

Thursday, January 15th, 2026 - Iran on edge; Greenland armed; ICE claims immunity; FBI searches reporter’s home; Visa freeze; Science FTW & more

Morning Announcements

Betches

Daily News, News, News Commentary, Politics

4.71.7K Ratings

🗓️ 15 January 2026

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Today’s Headlines: We’re starting in Iran, where airspace has been shut down as the US appears to be preparing for a possible strike — even though Trump says (with zero real verification) that the regime has stopped killing protesters. The internet remains mostly offline, US troops are being evacuated from bases across the Middle East, and Iran is threatening retaliation if Trump gives the green light. Meanwhile, JD Vance and Marco Rubio met with Danish and Greenland officials about Trump’s ongoing obsession with Greenland, walking away with “fundamental disagreements” and a new working group that solved nothing. Several European countries responded by sending troops, aircraft, and ships to Greenland. Back in the US, DHS claims the ICE agent who killed Renee Good is suffering from “internal bleeding,” as Stephen Miller announced via DHS that ICE agents have federal immunity and that interfering with them is a felony. The First Amendment also had a rough day: the FBI searched the home of Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson and seized her devices as part of a leak investigation — while insisting she’s not the target — and the Trump administration opened an investigation into Senator Elissa Slotkin for appearing in a video urging troops to resist illegal orders.The State Department is suspending immigrant visa processing for citizens of 75 countries deemed likely to need public assistance, while also quietly expanding scrutiny of non-immigrant visas. The administration also canceled up to $2 billion in mental health and addiction treatment grants. Elsewhere, the Ford worker who called Trump a “pedophile protector” during a factory visit was suspended, Verizon users endured a widespread outage, and finally, some actual good news: US cancer survival rates are at an all-time high. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: AP News: Trump claims killing of Iran protesters 'has stopped' even as Tehran signals executions ahead Axios: U.S. evacuates troops from Middle East bases as Trump weighs Iran strikes Newsweek: Jonathan Ross Update: ICE Agent Suffered Internal Bleeding After Renee Good Shooting The New Republic: Stephen Miller Delivers Chilling Message to ICE as Violence Grows WaPo: FBI executes search warrant at Washington Post reporter’s home Trump administration is investigating Sen. Slotkin for Democrats' video urging troops to resist 'illegal orders' AP News: US will suspend immigrant visa processing from 75 countries over public assistance concerns Axios: Trump admin abruptly cancels mental health grants WaPo: Trump makes obscene gesture, mouths expletives at Detroit factory  NBC News: Widespread Verizon outage prompts emergency alerts in Washington, New York City US News: U.S. Cancer Survival Rates Reach Record High, Report Says Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage and edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Today is Thursday, January 15th, and you're listening to The Morning Announcements presented

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by Vetch's Media. I'm your host, Sammy Sage, and the morning announcements is your daily

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We are starting today with an update from Iran, where airspace has been closed ahead of a potential strike by the United States.

1:01.3

As President Donald Trump appears unsure which way he'll fall on that, at least as of this recording,

1:06.5

he made a vague statement yesterday afternoon that he had been told on, quote, good authority,

1:11.6

that the Islamic regime has stopped killing protesters.

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It's hard to verify that because internet has been mostly out in Iran, but I don't know.

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Doesn't sound like the regime I know.

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Either way, preparations for something appear to be underway, as the U.S. military started evacuating

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some troops from several airbases in the Middle East. Because if Trump authorizes a strike,

1:33.2

Iran is threatening to retaliate on U.S. forces in the region.

1:39.2

Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosted a meeting with the

1:43.8

foreign ministers of Greenland and Denmark yesterday to discuss their boss's hostile takeover attempt

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