Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine says he escaped a police and army raid on his house as veteran incumbent Yoweri Museveni looked set to secure an overwhelming official victory margin in a presidential election. https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/uganda-police-deny-opposition-leaders-arrest-2026-01-17/

A federal judge bars DHS and ICE agents in Minneapolis from using “pepper-spray or similar nonlethal munitions and crowd dispersal tools” against peaceful protesters. Federal agents there now also cannot stop vehicles that are following them at a safe distance. 📄.pdf

Minnesota Governor Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Frey are under federal investigation.

Department of Justice investigating Gov. Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Frey, U.S. officials say

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey are under federal investigation, two U.S. officials told WCCO on Friday afternoon.

The Trump administration is directing USDA employees to investigate foreign scientists who collaborate with the agency on research papers for evidence of “subversive or criminal activity.”

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Trump Administration Orders USDA Employees to Investigate Foreign Researchers They Work With

The new directive asks workers to check the backgrounds of foreign nationals collaborating with the department’s scientists for evidence of “su...

NYT - President Trump pardons a fraudster for the second time.

Trump Sets Fraudster Free From Prison for a Second Time

The president issued a raft of clemency grants this week, including pardoning a woman he had given relief to once before and a man whose daughter h...