NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

U.S. Has Lost Manufacturing Jobs Every Month Since ‘Liberation Day’: President Trump’s signature “Liberation Day” tariffs, which he introduced in April, were supposed to bring about a renaissance in American manufacturing. Just the opposite has happened, according to data, and manufacturing jobs have declined every month since. INDEPENDENT

US inflation held firm in December amid pressure on Trump over cost of living: The closely watched consumer price index rose 2.7% in the year to December, in line with the previous month, according to official data. Food prices and housing costs lifted the index higher in December. THE GUARDIAN

Top DOJ officials quit after their division refused to probe Minnesota ICE shooting: At least six leaders of a Justice Department unit that investigates police killings have resigned in protest over the administration’s handling of the fatal shooting of a motorist in Minneapolis by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer. MSNOW

Minnesota Is Just the Beginning. California and New York Are ‘Next’:  The Trump administration appears to be deploying the same playbook it used in Minnesota—leveraging allegations of fraud to justify significant federal oversight—in other blue states across the country, starting with California and New York. WIRED (paywall)

“We Are Facing a Tsunami of Hate”: Amid ICE Crackdown, Unions and Community Groups Call for Minnesota Shutdown: Following the ICE murder of Renee Good and an assault on the state by federal immigration forces, a labor-community coalition is calling for residents to refuse to work, shop or go to school on January 23. IN THESE TIMES

Germany, Other NATO Allies Sending Troops to Greenland Amid Trump Threats: Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and Canada are sending troops to Greenland amid continued threats from U.S. President Donald Trump to annex the territory, multiple outlets reported. Trump said anything less than U.S. control of Greenland would be "unacceptable." NEWSWEEK

Canada agrees to cut tariff on Chinese electric vehicles in break with the U.S.: Breaking with the United States, Canada has agreed to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products. Canadian Prime Minister Carney said China has become a more predictable partner to deal with than the U.S., the country's neighbor and longtime ally. CBS

Democrats Unveil 3 Articles Of Impeachment Against Kristi Noem: With the support of nearly 70 colleagues, Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) on Wednesday introduced three articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. The first accuses Noem of obstruction of Congress, for denying lawmakers access to Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities to provide oversight. The second accuses her of violating public trust, for directing DHS agents to arrest people without warrants and for ignoring due process. The third accuses her of self-dealing, for secretly steering a federal contract to a firm run by her friend. HUFF PO

IMMIGRATION

Why ICE Can Kill With Impunity: Over the past decade, US immigration agents have shot and killed more than two dozen people. Not a single agent appears to have faced criminal charges. WIRED

“You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof”: “Somehow, despite never submitting any of the paperwork they sent me—not the background check or identification info, not the domestic violence affidavit, none of it—ICE had apparently offered me a job.” Fascinating read from SLATE

US freezes all visa processing for 75 countries: Somalia, Afghanistan, Brazil, Nigeria, Thailand among nations affected by indefinite pause starting Jan. 21.  See the full list here.

SCIENCE, HEALTH, AND SAFETY

EPA to stop calculating deaths avoided and health care savings from air pollution rules: The Environmental Protection Agency says it will stop calculating how much money is saved in health care costs avoided and deaths prevented from air pollution rules that curb two deadly pollutants. The change means the EPA will focus rules for fine particulate matter and ozone only on the cost to industry. NBC

GOOD NEWS

White House reverses $2 billion cut to mental health, addiction grants: A day after the Department of Health and Human Services implemented a late-night rollback of $2 billion in mental health and substance use funding, an administration official confirmed this week that the grants are now being restored. ROLL CALL

Congress agrees to fund Voice of America, bucking Trump shutdown order: The new bill allocates $199.5 million of the total appropriation to VOA and $138 million for USAGM's operations. WASHINGTON POST (paywall)

JUST THE HEADLINES

Harvard University Drops To Third Place In Global Ranking, with Chinese universities occupying top two spots.

Trump Is Keeping Money From Venezuelan Oil Sale in Offshore Account. This is completely unprecedented.

GOP lawmaker said trans people “harm” children. Now he’s going to prison for child porn.

Five Years After January 6, Dozens of Pardoned Insurrectionists Have Been Arrested Again

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