Day: January 9, 2026

Protesters in Minneapolis return to the streets as federal agents take over the investigation into the killing of a Minnesota woman by an ICE agent, while Portland officials condemn another immigration-related shooting. A review of immigration related shootings under President Trump shows a rising pattern of violence as federal agents carry out increasingly aggressive and public operations in U.S. cities. And President Trump signals the U.S. could run Venezuela “much longer” than expected, as oil executives head to the White House to discuss America’s expanded oversight of the country’s future. Want more analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter. Today’s episode of Up First was edited by Gigi Douban, Rebekah Metzler, Mohamad ElBardicy, and Alice Woelfle. It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Milton Guevara and Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Zo van Ginhoven. Our technical director is Stacey Abbott. Our Executive Producer is Jay Shaylor. (0:00) Introduction (01:54) Minneapolis Protests (05:29) Immigration Enforcement Shootings (09:04) Running Venezuela Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Breakingviews – Venezuelan debt is a bet on high oil prices  reut.rs/4qNmHHv  reut.rs/4qNmHHv

— Reuters (@Reuters) Jan 9, 2026

Russian attack hits infrastructure target in western Lviv region, governor says  reut.rs/49e8HRh  reut.rs/49e8HRh

— Reuters (@Reuters) Jan 9, 2026

❄️⛷️The Alpinist Reservist Unit completed their annual series of unique training exercises designed to prepare the unit’s troops for operational activity in the extreme weather conditions of the Mount Hermon Summit in Syria.

As part of the training exercises, the troops practiced operating in complex, mountainous terrain, using the unit’s specialized equipment for activity in extreme weather and snow conditions.

— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) Jan 9, 2026