The DOJ concludes that a federal ban on mailing concealable firearms is unconstitutional, saying the ban cannot be enforced and the Postal Service should remove its restrictions.

https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2011879150676738080?s=20

BREAKING: Trump holding the Nobel Peace Prize medal presented to him by Venezuela's Machado - photo

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Special Envoy Steve Witkoff

Today, on behalf of President Trump, we are announcing the launch of Phase Two of the President’s 20-Point Plan to End the Gaza Conflict, moving from ceasefire to demilitarization, technocratic governance, and reconstruction.

Phase Two establishes a transitional technocratic Palestinian administration in Gaza, the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), and begins the full demilitarization and reconstruction of Gaza, primarily the disarmament of all unauthorized personnel. The US expects Hamas to comply fully with its obligations, including the immediate return of the final deceased hostage. Failure to do so will bring serious consequences.

Importantly, Phase One delivered historic humanitarian aid, maintained the ceasefire, returned all living hostages and the remains of twenty-seven of the twenty-eight deceased hostages. We are deeply grateful to Egypt, Turkey, and Qatar for their indispensable mediation efforts that made all progress to date possible.

https://x.com/SEPeaceMissions/status/2011478211075391845?s=20

Zachary Cohen
CNN

New: CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodríguez in Caracas on Thursday, a US official tells me.

During the meeting, Ratcliffe discussed potential opportunities for economic collaboration & reiterated that Venezuela can no longer be a safe haven for US adversaries, especially narcotraffickers, the official said.

https://x.com/ZcohenCNN/status/2012139941719880122?s=20

Robbie Hendricks

Chatted with a higher up at Raytheon this morning at this mastermind.

“We’re freaking out. We can’t find engineers. We’ve had a position open two years. Kids aren’t studying real majors anymore.”

So reminiscent of Atlas Shrugged, where skill aged out w/no replacements in sight.

https://x.com/robbiehendricks/status/2011866471232913637?s=20

Service outages this morning.

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"At President Trump's direction, Director Ratcliffe traveled to Venezuela to meet with interim President Delcy Rodriguez to deliver the message that the United States looks forward to an improved working relationship," a U.S. official said in a statement to Just the News.

"During the meeting in Caracas, Director Ratcliffe discussed potential opportunities for economic collaboration and made clear that Venezuela can no longer be a safe haven for America's adversaries, especially narco-traffickers," the official added.

Trump personally authorized Ratcliffe's visit, and the CIA director took a small team of officials with him.

"This was about trust-building measures and laying the groundwork for continued communication and room for collaboration between the two governments," an official explained. "The CIA director made it clear that Venezuela can no longer provide support to drug trafficking organizations, including Tren de Aragua."

https://justthenews.com/government/security/cia-chief-meets-new-venezuelan-leader-warns-country-stop-consorting-cartels-and

POTUS on Minnesota protests.

Trump on the Insurrection Act.

John Solomon says Governor Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey are under DOJ investigation for obstruction of justice.

Stephen Miller makes the case for US control of Greenland.

POTUS will impose tariffs on multiple European countries until a deal is made to buy Greenland.

U.S. forces have withdrawn from Iraq's Ain al-Asad Airbase in Western Iraq, and the Iraqi army has assumed full control.

In 2024, Washington and Baghdad reached an understanding on plans for the eventual withdrawal.

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iraq-takes-full-control-air-base-after-us-withdrawal-defence-ministry-says-2026-01-17/

JUST IN - Islamic Republic of Iran is working to permanently sever itself from the global internet.

Read here: https://www.disclose.tv/id/kuos75wc7v/

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S2 Underground Weekly Intel Update.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YVUKxdnxEyU&pp=2AEAkAIB

1500 US Army paratroopers stationed in Alaska have been put on alert for potential deployment to Minnesota.

https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/news/live-updates/minneapolis-ice-shooting-live-updates-129124338/2-army-battalions-put-on-standby-for-possible-deployment-to-minnesota-129320398

The FBI is asking agents to consider voluntarily transferring to Minneapolis for temporary duties.

https://fortune.com/2026/01/17/fbi-agents-voluntarily-travel-minneapolis-ice-raids-immigration/