The A.M. Update

Chaos in Minneapolis as a woman is killed after ramming ICE agents during enforcement action, Trump bans institutional investors from buying single-family homes, RFK Jr. unveils inverted food pyramid prioritizing protein and fats, U.S. seizes another sanctioned tanker, and Marco Rubio outlines stabilization, recovery, and transition for Venezuela. The A.M. Update, Minneapolis ICE shooting, Kristi Noem, Tim Walz, immigration enforcement, Venezuela plan, Marco Rubio, oil tanker seizure, Trump housing policy, institutional investors, RFK Jr, food pyramid, ultra-processed foods

Aggressive U.S. expansion talk intensifies with concrete options for acquiring Greenland, Trump urges congressional Republicans on voter ID, judicial developments loom on tariffs and COVID mandates, plus a moving Sanctity of Life testimony and Scott Adams' plan to convert before passing. Greenland acquisition, Trump Doctrine, voter ID, SAVE Act, House Freedom Caucus, Supreme Court, COVID mandates, Satanic Temple, Tim Walz, Hilton Hotels Minnesota, immigration enforcement, Sanctity of Life, Down syndrome, Scott Adams, salvation

Aaron covers Nicolás Maduro's defiant NYC arraignment after U.S. capture, Trump hints at Colombia next, Tim Walz abruptly ends reelection bid as Somali childcare fraud explodes and HHS freezes funds, CDC drops routine recommendations for childhood vaccines after peer-country review, Hilton hotels face backlash for refusing ICE agents, trans terror targets JD Vance's home, and more good news from the world of MAHA. Maduro arraignment, Venezuela operation, Tim Walz reelection, Somali fraud Minnesota, CDC vaccine drop, childhood schedule, Hilton ICE refusal, trainee terror JD Vance, Zohran Mamdani NYC

Aaron kicks off 2026 with the stunning U.S. military raid that captured Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and his wife in Caracas—Trump announces America will run the country until a proper transition, massive 20% drop in U.S. homicides brings rates near record lows, HHS freezes Minnesota child-care payments amid explosive Somali fraud allegations, Ninth Circuit strikes down California open-carry ban, Iranian protests rage, NYC swears in socialist mayor Zohran Mamdani, and more. Maduro captured, Venezuela raid, Trump runs Venezuela, homicide rate drop, Somali fraud Minnesota, child care scam, California open carry, Iran protests, Zohran Mamdani mayor, Marco Rubio

Tyler Robinson grins through his first in-person hearing on the Charlie Kirk assassination charges, Obama judge frees alleged gangbanger/human trafficker Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Trump blasts Senate Republicans for stalling judicial noms as John Thune defends "blue slips," Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI) grills DHS Sec. Kristi Noem and she owns him, Ilhan Omar calls Jewish Stephen Miller a "Nazi" and CNN won't let him respond—plus Ask or Tell Me Anything on fault lines in the right, COVID jabs in the military, the Sherrone Moore firing/abortion/affair mess, and more, with a final Ben cameo for the year. Tyler Robinson court, Charlie Kirk assassin, Kilmar Abrego Garcia release, Trump blue slips, John Thune Senate, Kristi Noem DHS, Shri Thanedar impeachment, Ilhan Omar Stephen Miller, Sherrone Moore fired, Michigan scandal, Candace Owens demons

Aaron reacts to Erika Kirk's emotional plea to stop the conspiracy harassment three months after Charlie's murder, Candace Owens doubles down anyway, President Trump seizes a massive Venezuelan oil tanker in dramatic escalation, takes a border-security victory lap, Susie Wiles confirms Trump will barnstorm the country for the 2026 midterms, Fed cuts rates again, Utah Governor Spencer Cox gushes over Josh Shapiro for president, and a father-son Everglades rescue as the gators circle. Erika Kirk, Candace Owens, Charlie Kirk, Venezuela oil tanker, Trump 2026, mass deportation victory, border security, Federal Reserve rate cut, Spencer Cox, Josh Shapiro, Everglades rescue

Aaron covers Trump and Scott Bessent selling the 2026 economic vision in Pennsylvania, early CDC data showing foreign-born births plunging amid mass deportations, Stephen Miller's case for a 1924-style immigration pause, Florida AG suing major medical groups over child "gender-affirming care," the coming private-equity takeover of college athletics, the bizarre My Little Pony obsession of the (alleged) Jan 5 pipe bomber, and a heartwarming chat with Ben about his favorite Christmas traditions. Trump economy, mass deportation data, Stephen Miller immigration, Florida transgender lawsuit, college football private equity, Jan 5 pipe bomber, Christmas traditions

Trump announces $11B one-time payments to crop farmers from tariff revenue; Ag Sec Brooke Rollins: "We're not tone-deaf – relief is coming"; Alina Habba forced out as NJ U.S. Attorney by activist judges; Trump hot-mic rips Senate GOP for slow-walking confirmations; DOT/HHS launch $1B family-friendly airport initiative (play areas, nursing pods, healthier food); Jasmine Crockett launches Texas Senate bid, floats "Black people shouldn't pay taxes" as reparations; UK COVID advisors hid £210M Big Pharma grants; FIFA's Seattle "Pride Match" draws Iran vs Egypt (seriously); and holiday mirth: Is Home Alone a secret salvation allegory?

Aaron McIntire kicks off the week: Supreme Court agrees to hear Trump's Day 1 EO ending birthright citizenship for kids of illegals – rivals Roe in stakes; Texas GOP map locked in for midterms, netting 5 more House seats; DeSantis blasts do-nothing Congress, urges bold single-issue votes to crush Dems; Pope Leo XIV calls Europe "less fearful" of Muslim influx, cites Lebanon as model (yikes); Ilhan Omar: Somali fraud victims are... Somalis? Compares Jewish Stephen Miller to Nazis; Maine's Mana Abdi: U.S. arrival was "bootcamp," Kansas a racist hellhole; Honduran illegal (deported 3x) stabs Charlotte train passenger – 2nd light-rail attack in months; Eric Schmitt torches Dems for pearl-clutching narco strikes while ignoring Biden's "vegetable" years; and holiday mirth: Creed's "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" mashup goes viral. The AM Update, Aaron McIntire, Trump birthright citizenship SCOTUS, Texas redistricting map, Ron DeSantis midterms, Pope Leo immigration, Ilhan Omar Somali fraud, Stephen Miller Nazi claim, Mana Abdi Maine, Charlotte train stabbing, Eric Schmitt narco strikes, Creed Rudolph mashup