Good morning. It’s Friday, Jan. 16, and we can’t believe we’re jealous of the lives of these stay-at-home sons. Now let’s get to the news.
President Donald Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota.
Why? To quell protests against federal immigration officers.ICE agents have flooded the streets of Minneapolis in recent days, shooting two people and killing one of them.
What happens if Trump invokes the act? We explained here. It would be an extraordinary (and possibly illegal) move that would enable Trump to send U.S. troops into Minnesota.
A medical examiner may classify the death of a man in ICE custody as homicide.
Earlier this month: ICE announced the death of detainee Geraldo Lunas Campos at a Texas detention camp. The agency said the man was “in distress” and gave no cause of death.
In a recording shared with The Post: An employee of the local medical examiner’s office told Lunas Campos’s daughter that asphyxia will be listed as the preliminary cause of death.
Trump accepted a Nobel Peace Prize medal from Venezuela’s opposition leader.
Yesterday: María Corina Machado handed over her 2025 award. It was a bold attempt to win Trump’s favor — but it sparked a sharp reaction from the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
What’s to blame for political violence? Here’s what Americans say.
In a new survey: A majority pointed to AI-generated misinformation and leaders’ failures to condemn violent rhetoric. But there were big partisan differences — see the results here.
Looking ahead to the midterms: Democrats have identified a long-shot path to retake the Senate. But almost everything would have to go right for them to net the seats required.
Science shows very different psychiatric disorders might have the same cause.
What is it? Similar genetic variants. An analysis of millions of records found, for example, that bipolar disorder and schizophrenia share about 70% of the same genetic drivers.
Why it matters: The finding has the potential to change treatment for millions of people, possibly sparing patients from carrying multiple diagnoses that require different medications.
A surprise baby terrapin was born at D.C.’s National Zoo.
Zoo officials waited until this month to share the news; they often hold off to make sure a newborn animal survives. (Roshan Patel/Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute)
The pitter-patter of very tiny feet: The baby was discovered by keepers last summer, just a day or two after it hatched. It still had its egg tooth from the hatching.
A rare joy: It’s the first time a painted river terrapin, an endangered species, has successfully bred at the zoo. Now about 5 months old, the little one is doing well.
Before you go … it’ll be a big weekend in the NFL playoffs: See the bracket here. A football mystery: The 49ers have been plagued by injuries — some fans blame electromagnetic fields.
One more good read: Columnist Dana Milbank set his farm on fire. It was thrilling.
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And finally … take a game break:
News quiz: 10 questions, and don’t forget the bonus wager. It’s your weekend edition of On the Record.
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