News | Politics & Elections Fed Agents Shoot Second Person, Days After Miller Claims Agents Have “Immunity” Miller lied to ICE agents, saying, “Anybody who lays a hand on you or tries to stop you … is committing a felony.” By Sharon Zhang , Truthout January 15, 2026 Truthout
Op-Ed | Immigration The Response to Renee Good’s Killing Shows the Power of Bearing Witness The Trump administration is making every effort to criminalize community observing. That only proves its power. By Camilo Pérez-Bustillo , Truthout January 15, 2026 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections The Supreme Court Just Made It Easier for Candidates to Challenge Election Laws Multiple legal experts said the ruling is likely to increase the already skyrocketing number of election law cases. By Carrie Levine , Votebeat January 15, 2026 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Federal Panel Reverses Decision That Freed Mahmoud Khalil From Immigration Jail Khalil vowed to exhaust all options to fight back against the Trump administration’s attempts to deport him. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout January 15, 2026 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Trump Threatens to Use Insurrection Act Against Demonstrators in Minnesota The Insurrection Act empowers the president to deploy the US military domestically to suppress civil unrest. By Chris Walker , Truthout January 15, 2026 Truthout
News | War & Peace With Tie-Breaking Vote From Vance, Senate Kills Venezuela War Powers Resolution “Trump is turning the Caribbean into a dangerous powder keg — and Congress must rein him in,” said Chuck Schumer. By Ashley Murray , NewsFromTheStates January 15, 2026 Truthout
News | Immigration 6 in 10 Americans Say They’re Skeptical of Fed Inquiry Into ICE Agent’s Killing of Renee Good Americans view Renee Nicole Good's killing by an ICE agent as an inappropriate use of force by a 2-to-1 margin. By Chris Walker , Truthout January 15, 2026 Truthout
News | Immigration Trump Administration Suspends Processing of Immigrant Visas From 75 Countries Rep. Pramila Jayapal slammed Trump’s use of “lies, racism, and xenophobia to block entire groups of people.” By Julia Conley , CommonDreams January 15, 2026 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections “CBS Evening News” Has Lost Over a Million Viewers Since Bari Weiss Takeover The plunge in viewership comes as Weiss has ushered in an era of Trump-friendly politics for the network. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout January 14, 2026 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Free Press Advocates Decry FBI Search of Washington Post Reporter’s Home “It’s hard to interpret this as anything other than an attempt to squash the freedom of the press,” one critic said. By Chris Walker , Truthout January 14, 2026 Truthout