Trump Administration

• Chabria: Memo to Minneapolis from California: Please don't take the bait - ICE may be acting like hostile invaders in Minneapolis, but physical attacks on officers can only hurt democracy.
• Oil falls more than 4% as traders see Trump backing away from Iran strike threats - Concerns about a U.S. strike on Iran had been mounting after Trump vowed to take action against the regime’s crackdown on widespread protests in the country.
• Arellano: Even Grok thinks Elon Musk's claim that white men are persecuted is bull - Who the hell appointed Elon Musk to be the loudest defender of white men?
• Calmes: Trump celebrates our nation's founding while imitating tyrant King George III - The Declaration of Independence faulted the king for sending 'swarms of Officers to harrass our people' and protecting the agents 'from punishment for any Murders which they should commit.' Sound familiar?
• California, L.A. brace for Trump's new threats to cut funds over immigration stance - President Trump repeated threats to strip federal funding over sanctuary city immigration policies, effective Feb. 1.
• 'Agree to disagree': Envoys reject U.S. vow to seize Greenland, but plan further talks - Trump posted on social media that the U.S. 'needs Greenland' for national security purposes — and that 'anything less than' acquiring it would be 'unacceptable.'
• Why this legal expert says the Minnesota and Illinois immigration lawsuits ‘are close to completely meritless’ - Illinois and Minnesota sued the Trump administration over its immigration crackdown. But they have a tough road ahead of them in court, one legal analyst says.
• Contributor: A Senate war powers resolution on Venezuela actually could curb Trump - Now with support from more Republican senators, political moves on the Hill could blunt Trump's war because the administration is wary of alienating Congress.
• Iranian Americans in SoCal watch Iran protests with a mix of hope and 'visceral dread' - In Southern California, home to the nation's largest Iranian diaspora, the anti-government protests in Iran are being watched nervously.
• Lawsuits against ICE agents would be allowed under proposed California law - A bill by Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) would make it easier for people to sue federal immigration officers in state court over constitutional violations.