Intersections

A “tough” vote to fund DHS and ICE gives Democrats heartburn (Andrew Solender – Axios)

House Democrats are struggling with how to vote on a bill funding the Department of Homeland Security in the aftermath of the shooting of...

House Democrats’ support for impeaching Kristi Noem is exploding (Andrew Solender – Axios)

Support among House Democrats for impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is skyrocketing, nearly doubling in the last week to 100 co-sponsors. Why it...

Protesters go digital against ICE (Sam Sabin – Axios)

Protesters opposing ICE's mass deportation operations are increasingly turning to data leaks and homegrown surveillance tools. Why it matters: The latest wave of U.S.-based...

Trump’s “roving patrols” are closing in on Americans (Brittany Gibson – Axios)

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is going all-in to defend immigration officers who've detained U.S. citizens, even as the number of incidents continues to...

UN News (20 January 2026)

(Peace and Security - Syria) The United Nations continues to monitor developments in northeast Syria following clashes between government troops and the Kurdish-led SDF...

Polish minister warns of ‘dangerous precedent’ as Hungary’s Orbán grants asylum to fugitive politician (Bartosz Brzeziński – Politico)

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is exposing a dangerous weak link in EU law that allows populist governments to shield their allies from jail,...

Trump heads to Davos more aggressive and ambitious than ever (Barak Ravid , Marc Caputo – Axios)

President Trump will depart for Davos on Tuesday feeling more confident than ever in his own power to shape global events and more willing...

“We will be ungovernable”: Resistance 2.0 pivots to disruption (April Rubin – Axios)

Mass movements against the Trump administration are poised to take a different form in year two: more disruptive and potentially more violent. Why it...

BlackRock chief Larry Fink warns Davos: Capitalism must evolve (Zachary Basu – Axios)

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink will open the World Economic Forum with a blunt acknowledgment that Davos — and the economic system it represents —...

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