Nvidia falls 12% in premarket trading as China's DeepSeek triggers global tech sell-off … WATCH NOW  —  U.S. technology firms plunged in premarket trading, as Chinese startup DeepSeek sparked concerns over competitiveness in AI and America's lead in the sector, triggering a global sell-off.

Democrats flip the script, eyeing debt limit to block Trump's agenda  —  Republicans have leveraged the debt ceiling for years to block Democrats' agenda.  Now liberals see an opening to stymie Trump.  —  DORAL, Florida — Democrats in Congress are considering forcing a showdown …

Trump expected to sign executive orders to reshape the military, including banning transgender troops  —  President Donald Trump on Monday is expected to sign three executive orders that would reshape the military, including banning transgender service members from serving in the US armed forces …

Brazil slams US after dozens of deportees arrive handcuffed  —  Douglas Magno with Facundo Fernandez Barrio in Sao Paolo  —  Brazil's government expressed outrage on Saturday after dozens of immigrants deported from the United States arrived by plane in handcuffs, calling it a “flagrant disregard” for their rights.

Trump's Flaming Turd of an Argument for Ending Birthright Citizenship  —  A federal judge gently hints that Trump's lawyer might consider a change of location and extinguishes the dung—for now.  —  My late father, an old-school seersucker-and-bow-tie Virginia lawyer, had his good days in court and his other days.

No. We Should Not Move Beyond ‘That’  —  The Philadelphia Eagles are going to the Super Bowl.  (So are the Kansas City Chiefs, but who cares?)  The last time the Eagles won it all, in 2018, many of the players declined an invitation to the White House to celebrate with President Trump …

I Voted for John Fetterman.  He Betrayed Supporters Like Me. … I don't have a lot of political regrets, but at the very top of the list is voting for John Fetterman in 2022.  At the time, I was living in a small town called Tunkhannock in the northeast corner of Pennsylvania, where I grew up …

Navajo Nation leaders raise alarm over reports of Indigenous people being questioned and detained during immigration sweeps  —  At least 15 Indigenous people in Arizona and New Mexico have reported being stopped at their homes and workplaces, questioned or detained by federal law enforcement …

Why Trump won't be deporting “millions” of criminals … - About 13,100 of those were convicted in homicides and are imprisoned in the U.S. They'll have deportation hearings after serving their sentences. … But being in the U.S. illegally is a civil violation, not a criminal one.

The Meme Coin Is Just the Beginning  —  The Market for Foreign Government Business Under Trump's New Ethics Policy  —  President Trump's new meme crypto token has dropped from its pre-inaugural highs and in recent days has been valued at only $ 29 billion, a fall of 60 per cent from its peak.

Less than 220K Holocaust survivors left worldwide, study finds … - A small number of survivors are expected to speak at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial & Museum commemoration in Oświęcim, Poland.  — A handful of survivors will also be on hand at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.

Maine Law Firm Tells Public Schools to Resist ICE Enforcement by Destroying Immigration Records  —  A leading progressive law firm in Maine is advising public school officials on how they can effectively resist potential immigration enforcement actions that may involve the families of minors …

LA Times owner Soon-Shiong finds his MAGA whisperer  —  THE SCOOP  —  The owner of the Los Angeles Times has been leaning on a veteran Republican who ran a pro-Trump PAC to shape the future of one of the West Coast's biggest news organizations.  —  The pharmaceutical billionaire who owns the publication …

Kash Patel's Cringe Documentary Teases What Could Be in Store for the FBI  —  The conspiracy theorist Trump tapped to become FBI Director will sit for his confirmation hearing this week  —  Kash Patel will sit down in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday to explain …

Dem leads early Virginia governor polls  —  Former U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger received 44% support in two surveys.  —  Early surveys show former U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D) leading Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R) in the race to replace Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) …

Democratic lawmakers slam Trump for not making good on promise to ‘immediately’ lower food prices amid egg shortage  —  “During your first week of office you have instead focused on mass deportations and pardoning January 6 attackers,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren and 19 other lawmakers told the president in a letter.

The Race for Dick Durbin's Senate Seat Has Already Begun  —  The senator said he's still determining whether to run for reelection.  Multiple Democrats are angling for the seat if he retires.  — Copy  —  Sen. Dick Durbin told NOTUS he has not yet decided whether to run for reelection.

The Deportation Nightmare Begins  —  Whatever Trump intends, this will spiral out of control  —  Item: On Thursday, agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement entered the back of a small business in Newark, NJ without a warrant and arrested three undocumented workers.

Who is protecting Americans from Marburg right now?  —  The U.S. had a playbook — now undermined — for responding to biological threats  —  On Saturday, Jan. 11, as we entered the final week of the Biden-Harris administration, I got a call about a suspected Marburg outbreak in Tanzania.

Trump, Vance vault FEMA overhaul high on agenda … - Late last week, Trump indicated he would like states to take responsibility for disasters that occur within their borders.  — Vance indicated, however, that governors wouldn't be left alone to tackle disasters beyond their response capacity.