With the internet down in Iran and phone lines cut off, gauging the demonstrations from abroad has grown more difficult. But the death toll in the protests has grown, while 2,600 others have been detained, according to the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency. Meanwhile, Iran's parliament speaker warned the U.S. military and Israel would be “legitimate targets” if America strikes the Islamic Republic, as threatened by President Donald Trump. Trump offered support for the protesters, saying on social media that “Iran is looking at FREEDOM, perhaps like never before. In Mashhad, Iran's second-largest city, some 725 kilometers (450 miles) northeast of Tehran, footage purported to show protesters confronting security forces.

At two Republican candidate forums held last week in coastal Alabama, neither Marshall nor Moore was in attendance due to prior obligations or traveling issues. While the candidates largely shared similar conservative themes, the forums allowed each to emphasize different policy interests and personal backgrounds. He emphasized economic growth and said attracting manufacturing jobs to Alabama would be a central focus of his campaign. Former U.S. Senate candidate Mike Durant. During his appearance in Mobile, Walker stressed concerns about hospital reimbursement rates tied to Medicare and said rural hospitals remain financially vulnerable.

Similar protests unfolded across the US – from Los Angeles and New York to Washington, DC, El Paso and Boston. More than 1,000 demonstrations were planned across the country this weekend by the “ICE out for good” national coalition of advocacy groups. Thousands protest across MinneapolisCrowd listens to speech before Anti-ICE protest for Renee Good at Powderhorn Park in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Saturday. Demonstrators have converged outside hotels where they believe federal agents are staying in the Twin Cities. “Trump sent thousands of armed federal officers into our state, and it took just one day for them to kill someone,” Walz wrote on social media.

Sen. Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, said today there should be more checks on President Donald Trump’s ability to intervene militarily around the world than the president’s own “morality.”“We’re depending on Donald Trump’s morality to decide whether we put troops in harm’s way. That is why our country was founded on the notion that one individual can’t take our country to war. The paper also reported this weekend that the president has been briefed on new options for strikes in Iran as unrest mounts amid anti-regime protests. Warner acknowledged that leaders like Nicolás Maduro are “bad guys,” but added, “the last thing I thought was Donald Trump was going to be the world’s policeman for his moral view of the world. “I want to know what the president talking about.

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“Iran is looking at FREEDOM, perhaps like never before,” Mr. Trump wrote on social media on Saturday. Iranian officials have threatened to crack down on the demonstrations, and dozens of protesters have been killed, according to human rights groups. Mr. Trump is considering attacking Iran again little more than six months after he ordered strikes against three of its nuclear sites last June. Late last month, Mr. Trump met with Mr. Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago, his private club in Florida, and discussed Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs. Mr. Trump has ordered airstrikes across the globe since the start of his second term nearly a year ago.

“This directive appears to be coming from Trump himself,” Ellison said, pointing to the president’s comments attacking Minnesota law enforcement on Friday. Advertisement“Normally I would, but they’re crooked officials,” Trump said when a reporter asked if the FBI should share their files with Minnesota investigators. Advertisement“I’m appealing to the federal government to reconsider their decision to exclude the state from the evidence,” Ellison said. So when we get down to intent, she’s not saying ‘I’m going to do this to you. “That’s happening full-on right now.”“It’s important for the family of Renee Good to know that we know she’s not a domestic terrorist,” he continued.

The targets included weapons caches, supply routes and other infrastructure used by the Islamic State, also known as ISIS, Captain Hawkins said in an email. The strikes on Saturday came after American fighter jets, attack helicopters and artillery fired more than 100 munitions at more than 70 suspected Islamic State targets across central Syria, including weapons storage areas and other operational-support buildings, on Dec. 19. The Americans were supporting counterterrorism operations against the Islamic State in Palmyra, a city in central Syria, when they came under fire from a lone gunman. Though it no longer holds much territory, the Islamic State is still spreading its radical ideology through clandestine cells and regional affiliates outside Syria and online. U.S. military and Syrian security personnel in November carried out missions to locate and destroy more than 15 Islamic State weapons caches in southern Syria.

[3]Why Venezuela’s oil is so ‘dirty’Most of Venezuela’s reserves are extra-heavy, sour crude from the Orinoco Belt, a tarlike oil that must be heated and diluted to flow, similar to Canada’s oil sands. [1]Because it is so viscous and carbon-rich, producing and processing each barrel emits far more greenhouse gases than conventional crude. Methane emissions per unit of oil produced are several times the global average because of chronic leaks and extensive flaring at aging facilities. [7]Official data documented nearly 200 spills from 2016 to 2021 before the state oil company stopped reporting incidents. [9]Money, time and peopleVarious analyses put the investment needed to rebuild Venezuela’s oil sector at around $100 billion or more, with realistic timelines of five to seven years just to double current output, not to return to historic peaks.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGCNN host Abby Phillip on Saturday invoked one of the world’s most recognizable actors in one of his most memorable roles to analyze President Donald Trump’s recent moves. “Just 10 days into the new year, Donald Trump seems to be channeling his inner Leonardo DiCaprio and declaring himself the ‘king of the world,’” said Phillip on “Saturday Morning Table for Five.”AdvertisementPhillip’s “king of the world” reference is, of course, to DiCaprio’s famous declaration in the 1997 classic “Titanic.” She then began to go down a list of the president’s actions. “First, of course, the brazen raid and capture of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela ...” Philip said. Phillip noted that “the plan for the aftermath” is “vague at best,” but said one thing is clear: Trump “wants the oil.” Venezuela holds the largest oil reserves in the world, and Trump has stated the U.S. will be “very strongly involved” in “the future” of its oil. Advertisement“Second, he’s threatened to do the same thing to other nations, from Colombia to Cuba,” said Phillip.

It said 496 of the dead were protesters and 48 were with security forces. AdvertisementWith the internet down in Iran and phone lines cut off, gauging the demonstrations from abroad has grown more difficult. Those abroad fear the information blackout is emboldening hard-liners within Iran’s security services to launch a bloody crackdown. “The people of Israel, the entire world, are in awe of the tremendous heroism of the citizens of Iran,” said Netanyahu, a longtime Iran hawk. In Fars province, violence killed 13 people, and seven security forces were killed in North Khorasan province, it added.

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Latin America Reacts to Trump’s InterventionismJack Nicas, our Mexico City bureau chief, walks us through the ways Latin American leaders are reacting to Trumps recent attack on VenezuelaBy Jack Nicas, Rebecca Suner, James Surdam and Edward VegaJanuary 11, 2026

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CNN anchor Abby Phillip slammed President Donald Trump for, as she put it, “declaring himself King of the World.”Phillip unpacked the president’s busy start to the new year on CNN Saturday Morning Table for Five. “If it’s not clear yet, Trump says that the only thing limiting his powers on the world stage is, quote, his own morality,” Phillip said. “American dominance in the Western Hemisphere will never be questioned again,” Trump said during a press conference following the operation in Venezuela. Host Abby Phillip and New York Post correspondent Lydia Moynihan debate the "Donroe Doctrine" on "CNN Saturday Morning Table for Five." Trump promised to “run” Venezuela and take control of its oil, a move that drew widespread criticism across the world.