The Justice Department's New Target in D.C., and a Surge of Federal Agents in Minnesota
The Headlines
Plus, Russia's push to indoctrinate Ukrainian kids.
Here's what we're covering:
- Federal Prosecutors Open Investigation Into Fed Chair Powell by Glenn Thrush and Colby Smith
- Anti-ICE Protests Spread Nationwide by Chris Hippensteel
- 'Hundreds More' Federal Agents to Be Deployed to Minneapolis, Noem Says by Minho Kim
- As Death Toll Surges in Iran, Leaders Take Tough Line Against Protesters by Erika Solomon and Sanam Mahoozi
- Malaysia and Indonesia Block Access to Grok Because of Sexually Explicit Content by Erika Solomon and Sanam Mahoozi
- Schools in Occupied Ukraine Aim to Turn Children Into Russian Nationalists by Maria Varenikova
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<p>Plus, Russia’s push to indoctrinate Ukrainian kids. </p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/us/politics/jerome-powell-fed-inquiry-trump.html" target="_blank">Federal Prosecutors Open Investigation Into Fed Chair Powell</a> by Glenn Thrush and Colby Smith</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/us/ice-shooting-protests-minnesota.html" target="_blank">Anti-ICE Protests Spread Nationwide</a> by Chris Hippensteel</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/us/politics/federal-agents-minnesota-ice-shooting.html" target="_blank">‘Hundreds More’ Federal Agents to Be Deployed to Minneapolis, Noem Says</a> by Minho Kim</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/world/middleeast/iran-president-protests-economy-response.html" target="_blank">As Death Toll Surges in Iran, Leaders Take Tough Line Against Protesters</a> by Erika Solomon and Sanam Mahoozi</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/world/asia/malaysia-indonesia-grok-ban.html" target="_blank">Malaysia and Indonesia Block Access to Grok Because of Sexually Explicit Content</a> by Erika Solomon and Sanam Mahoozi</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/world/europe/occupied-ukraine-russia-schools-indoctrination.html" target="_blank">Schools in Occupied Ukraine Aim to Turn Children Into Russian Nationalists</a> by Maria Varenikova</p><p>Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>.</p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>
Show Notes
Plus, Russia's push to indoctrinate Ukrainian kids.
Here's what we're covering:
- Federal Prosecutors Open Investigation Into Fed Chair Powell by Glenn Thrush and Colby Smith
- Anti-ICE Protests Spread Nationwide by Chris Hippensteel
- 'Hundreds More' Federal Agents to Be Deployed to Minneapolis, Noem Says by Minho Kim
- As Death Toll Surges in Iran, Leaders Take Tough Line Against Protesters by Erika Solomon and Sanam Mahoozi
- Malaysia and Indonesia Block Access to Grok Because of Sexually Explicit Content by Erika Solomon and Sanam Mahoozi
- Schools in Occupied Ukraine Aim to Turn Children Into Russian Nationalists by Maria Varenikova
Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com.
Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?sou.... For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.
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Raw Description
<p>Plus, Russia’s push to indoctrinate Ukrainian kids. </p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/us/politics/jerome-powell-fed-inquiry-trump.html" target="_blank">Federal Prosecutors Open Investigation Into Fed Chair Powell</a> by Glenn Thrush and Colby Smith</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/us/ice-shooting-protests-minnesota.html" target="_blank">Anti-ICE Protests Spread Nationwide</a> by Chris Hippensteel</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/us/politics/federal-agents-minnesota-ice-shooting.html" target="_blank">‘Hundreds More’ Federal Agents to Be Deployed to Minneapolis, Noem Says</a> by Minho Kim</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/world/middleeast/iran-president-protests-economy-response.html" target="_blank">As Death Toll Surges in Iran, Leaders Take Tough Line Against Protesters</a> by Erika Solomon and Sanam Mahoozi</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/world/asia/malaysia-indonesia-grok-ban.html" target="_blank">Malaysia and Indonesia Block Access to Grok Because of Sexually Explicit Content</a> by Erika Solomon and Sanam Mahoozi</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/world/europe/occupied-ukraine-russia-schools-indoctrination.html" target="_blank">Schools in Occupied Ukraine Aim to Turn Children Into Russian Nationalists</a> by Maria Varenikova</p><p>Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>.</p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>