Source: Fox News
“Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., has called upon President Donald Trump to fire Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. In a Tuesday post on X, the Democratic senator from Pennsylvania accused Noem of ‘betraying’ the department’s central mission. Tagging the @POTUS and @realDonaldTrump accounts on X, Fetterman declared, ‘I make a direct appeal to immediately fire @Sec_Noem.’ ‘Americans have died. She is betraying DHS’s core mission and trashing your border security legacy. DO NOT make the mistake President Biden made for not firing a grossly incompetent DHS Secretary,’ the senator warned. Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment but did not immediately receive a response.” (01/27/26)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fetterman-demands-trump-fire-noem-deadly-minnesota-shooting
Source: New York Times
“The ‘Ghost Fleets’ Moving Oil Around the World.” (01/27/26)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TLWotqNCEs
Source: Washington Post
by Jim Geraghty
“Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, according to Axios, told Republican donors last year he had warned President Donald Trump that his tariffs and economic policies were steering the GOP toward a midterm election disaster next fall. … As you might imagine, our mercurial president did not warmly welcome this warning. According to Cruz, Trump responded, ‘F— you, Ted.’ Somewhere, Beto O’Rourke and Jimmy Kimmel are reading that comment and conceding that they don’t always disagree with the president. If you tell donors a juicy tale about the president, sooner or later, that tale is going to leak. And while Trump no doubt enjoyed cursing out his 2016 GOP presidential primary rival, he’d be a fool if he’s still ignoring the warnings about the economy.” (01/27/26)
https://archive.is/WnJsG
Source: Responsible Statecraft
by Leah Schroeder
“During his inaugural address, President Donald Trump made very clear his thoughts on the Panama Canal: ‘We have been treated very badly from this foolish gift that should have never been made, and Panama’s promise to us has been broken.’ Chief among his concerns was that China was in effect operating the waterway. ‘We didn’t give it to China. We gave it to Panama, and we’re taking it back,’ Trump said. And almost exactly one year later, a court decision may make Trump’s dream a reality. The Supreme Court of Panama is currently finishing up deliberations that will determine whether CK Hutchison, a private Hong Kong company, will be allowed to continue running two ports on opposite ends of the Panama Canal — a decision imbued with significant geopolitical tensions.” (01/27/26)
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/panama-canal-trump-china/
Source: US News & World Report
“Alex Vindman, who became a key player along with his twin brother in President Donald Trump’s first impeachment, announced on Tuesday that he is running for the U.S. Senate as a Democrat in Florida. Vindman, an Army veteran, was serving on the National Security Council in 2019 when the Republican president pressured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to investigate Joe Biden, then a Democratic candidate. He and his brother, Eugene, a lawyer on the National Security Council, reported their concerns and sparked investigations. Eugene Vindman now serves as a congressman from Virginia. If Alex Vindman clinches the Democratic nomination, he’ll challenge Republican Sen. Ashley Moody, a former state attorney general who was appointed to fill the seat vacated by Marco Rubio as he became secretary of state.” (01/27/26)
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2026-01-27/alex-vindman-who-testified-against-trump-during-his-first-impeachment-enters-florida-senate-race
Source: The Dispatch
“Analyzing ICE Shootings.” (01/27/26)
https://thedispatch.com/podcast/advisoryopinions/analyzing-ice-shootings/
Source: Antiwar.com
by Ted Snider
“If Greenland is the island rock that NATO could crash upon, NATO was already listing and in trouble. The trouble did not begin with Greenland, though Greenland could be the line crossed that exposes the critical condition of the alliance.” (01/27/26)
https://original.antiwar.com/ted_snider/2026/01/26/what-if-nato-died/
Source: Fox News
by Liz Peek
“They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Some will say that Mamdani’s refusal to force homeless New Yorkers in from the cold comes from a good heart and that Kathy Hochul believes she’s doing the right thing for children. Frankly, I’m skeptical.” (01/27/26)
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/liz-peek-here-one-only-thing-democrats-actually-care-about
Source: SFGate
“Two Iranian-backed militias in the Mideast are signaling their willingness to launch new attacks, likely trying to back Iran, as officials acknowledged the arrival of a U.S. aircraft carrier to the region Monday. President Donald Trump ordered the carriers to move to the Middle East as he threatened military action over its crackdown on nationwide protests. … the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and other guided missile destroyers in its strike group arrived in the region to ‘promote regional security and stability,’ U.S. Central Command said Monday on social media.” (01/27/26)
https://www.sfgate.com/news/world/article/yemen-rebels-threaten-new-red-sea-attack-as-us-21315288.php
Source: Cato Institute
“History Makes Clear: School Choice Is Necessary in a Diverse Society.” (01/27/26)
https://www.cato.org/multimedia/cato-podcast/history-makes-clear-school-choice-necessary-diverse-society
