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Coal and nuclear power are keeping Texas warm during this snowstorm— unlike the deadly 2021 snowstorm that relied on green power
Be honest—this is ridiculous.

ERCOT managed peak demands near 85,000 MW with natural gas supplying up to 68% of power, backed by coal and nuclear for reliable baseload amid subfreezing temperatures through January 27.
Unlike the deadly 2021 Winter Storm
Uri, post-reform winterization of plants and fuel supplies prevented outages, even as renewables like solar dipped low in clouds and ice while wind held at 10-15%.
Lawmakers and operators earned praise for keeping lights on, highlighting lessons from past failures in gas infrastructure too.

BREAKING: Suella Braverman defects to Reform
This affects the entire country.

Former Conservative Home Secretary Suella Braverman MP has defected to Reform UK.

Nigel Farage made the announcement at a rally for party activists in central London. Whilst announcing it today was a surprise – at a rally to announce a new Reform group supporting veterans – the defection itself has long been anticipated and suspected at CCHQ. The announcement coincided by less than an hour, with the launch of Prosper UK, headed by Ruth Davidson and Andy Street to make the case for a more economic focussed and centre-right Conservative direction.

Despite being attacked online by leading Reformer Zia Yusuf last year over her record on immigration, and over a data breach that released the details of almost 19,000 Afghans fleeing the Taliban in 2022, when she was Home Secretary. This attack led to her husband Rael leaving Reform, but she’s known not to have been happy that she was not given any role in Badenoch’s renewal shadow team, or within the wider party despite her Cabinet experience. She had also felt badly treated post the election by some Conservative colleagues.

One senior Conservative told ConHome a few days ago, following other recent defections:

“If she wants to go she should get on and go. I think it’s clear she’s not happy, and either thinks the Party has given her – or she has created herself – nowhere else to go. I’d say, though, she’s not as significant a loss as she once might have been”

She was Boris Johnson’s attorney general and was made Home Secretary by Liz Truss in September 2022. She was forced to step down from the role a month later, after it emerged she had sent an official document to a colleague using her personal email. Rishi Sunak re-appointed her just six days later upon entering Downing Street himself. However she was again sacked from the role the following year.

Today Braverman told Reform supporters she had also resigned her Tory membership of 30 years, adding:

“I feel like I’ve come home.”

She had in recent weeks told Telegraph readers that her future plans were to be “part of the renaissance of the Conservative party” having said publicly last year on a platform with Reform deputy leader Richard Tice that she was elected a Conservative and was still a Conservative.

She’s the third sitting Tory MP to join Reform this month, following Robert Jenrick and Andrew Rosindell, and with Danny Kruger, the fourth since the 2024 election. She’s the 27th current or former Conservative MP to defect to Reform – now bringing them up to 8 MPs in the Commons.

Braverman told Reform supporters:

“Britain is indeed broken. She is suffering. She is not well.“Immigration is out of control. Our public services are on their knees. People don’t feel safe.“We can’t even defend ourselves, and our nation stands weak and humiliated …

DOJ expected to seek more charges tied to Minnesota church protest after temporary appeals court setback
This looks less like justice and more like strategy.

The Justice Department is expected to pursue additional criminal charges tied to a disruptive protest at a Minnesota church service after a federal appeals court declined to immediately intervene in the case, a decision that briefly delayed the Trump administration’s effort to prosecute those involved.

In a judgment issued on Friday and unsealed on Saturday, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the DOJ’s request to approve arrest warrants for five additional people accused of participating in the protest, which interrupted a Sunday worship service at a St. Paul church earlier this month.

The decision marks the latest procedural hurdle for federal prosecutors as the administration presses ahead with charges tied to demonstrations targeting Christian churches amid a broader immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota.

A federal magistrate judge last week declined to approve arrest warrants for the five other proposed defendants, including former CNN anchor Don Lemon, who recorded the protest, citing insufficient evidence. However, the magistrate judge approved charges against three alleged organizers of the demonstration but struck a proposed charge accusing them of physically obstructing a house of worship.

Prosecutors responded by asking both the chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota and, later, the 8th Circuit to step in and approve the rejected warrants, arguing that immediate intervention was necessary to prevent similar church disruptions.

Chief U.S. District Judge Patrick Schiltz sharply rebuked that request in a letter on Friday to the appeals court’s chief judge, describing it as “unheard of in our district” and unprecedented under the 8th Circuit, which spans seven states, according to the letter unsealed on Saturday.

A three-judge panel of the appeals court unanimously declined to intervene, at least for now. One judge, Leonard Steven Grasz, wrote separately that prosecutors presented sufficient evidence to establish probable cause for the five additional warrants, but said the DOJ failed to show it lacked other legal avenues to move the case forward, such as presenting the case to the magistrate judge again or seeking a grand jury indictment.

“The government has clearly established probable cause for all five arrest warrants,” Grasz wrote, adding that prosecutors did not demonstrate “that it has no other adequate means of obtaining the requested relief.”

The ruling leaves intact the magistrate …

Trump says he and Walz are on ‘similar wavelength’ after phone call over ICE operations in Minnesota
This affects the entire country.

President Donald Trump announced Monday morning that he and Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) discussed over the phone a possible off-ramp for Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in Minnesota.

The call came two days after Border Patrol agents shot and killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, the second U.S. citizen killed by federal immigration enforcement personnel in the city in just under three weeks.

“It was a very good call, and we, actually, seemed to be on a similar wavelength,” Trump wrote Monday morning following his call with Walz. “I told Governor Walz that I would have Tom Homan call him, and that what we are looking for are any and all Criminals that they have in their possession. The Governor, very respectfully, understood that, and I will be speaking to him in the near future.

Trump said Walz was “happy” with the president’s decision to deploy Homan, the White House border czar, to Minnesota to take over command of Operation Metro Surge.

Trump conceded that crime in Minnesota had been steadily dropping even before he surged ICE officers to the state late last year but added that “both Governor Walz and I want to make it better!”

Previously, in a Sunday evening post to Truth Social, Trump said he would scale back ICE operations if local and state officials began allowing federal immigration assets access to jails to take criminal illegal immigrants into federal custody.

Walz’s office referred to the call as “productive” and added that the governor pressured Trump to allow independent investigations into the killings of Pretti and Renee Good, demands to which Trump agreed.

An aide for Walz said the president “also agreed to look into reducing the number of federal agents in Minnesota and working with the state in a more coordinated fashion on immigration enforcement regarding violent criminals.”

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“The Governor reminded President Trump that the Minnesota Department of Corrections already honors federal detainers by notifying Immigration and Customs Enforcement when a person committed to its custody isn’t a U.S. citizen,” Walz’s office wrote in a statement. “There is not a single documented case of the department’s releasing someone from state prison without offering to ensure a smooth transfer of custody.”

Trump’s latest comments on Walz mark a significant departure from the way he has described the Democratic governor in recent weeks. The …

ICE protest footage complicates Minneapolis couple’s tear-gassed baby story
Who's accountable for the results?

Footage from the scene of a Minneapolis protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement appears to contradict one couple’s claims that their baby was tear-gassed by federal officers as the family merely headed home from an after-school activity, a story that went viral last week amid liberal outrage over ICE operations in the Twin Cities.

Shawn and Destiny Jackson, the parents of six children, are raising a large sum of money for themselves off of the Jan. 14 incident. Within a week, the Jacksons raked in more than $170,000 in donations on GoFundMe.

According to the couple’s fundraising campaign, they were “innocent bystanders” caught in the crossfire of a peaceful protest when ICE’s crowd-dispersal units threw tear gas bombs, one of which rolled under the Jacksons’ SUV, where their children, between the ages of 6 months and 11 years old, were strapped in.

Upon the canister’s detonation, the car began to fill with toxic fumes, and the airbags were deployed by the concussive blast of a flash bang, trapping the chemical irritants inside. Both parents scrambled to open the car doors as the safety locks automatically activated.

The Jackson family’s GoFundMe campaign has raised more than $175,000 to date. (GoFundMe)

Once all of the children were pulled out, the couple noticed that their baby was not breathing. Destiny Jackson described performing mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on the infant, “with what little breath I had in my body,” until he eventually regained consciousness.

Emergency services arrived shortly after to assist, and some of the children were taken to the hospital to treat their exposure to tear gas.

Since then, the Jacksons have gone on a press circuit, giving one-on-one interviews to national news outlets across the country, including CNN, CBS, ABC News, and the New York Times.

The family is working with a publicist, according to a mass email to members of the media obtained by the Washington Examiner.

Unbendable Media, a “movement-focused” public relations firm specializing in attracting media attention on behalf of progressive organizations, campaigns, and high-profile clients, blasted out an open call to the press on Jan. 20, pitching interviews with the Jacksons and a racial justice researcher from the University of Minnesota’s medical school, who can speak complementary to the impact of “chemical weapons on kids.”

As the Jacksons continue their press tour, the couple — calling their family of eight “the latest ICE victims” — …

Federal judge skeptical of Minnesota’s plea for court to end sweeping DHS operation
Who's accountable for the results?

Minnesota officials have asked a federal court to end the Department of Homeland Security’s “Operation Metro Surge” immigration operations immediately, but a federal judge appeared skeptical on Monday that she has the power to grant that sweeping request.

U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, questioned her ability to end the Trump administration’s federal immigration operations in the Minneapolis area, even as state officials claimed it has led to chaos in the Twin Cities in recent weeks. Menendez seemed concerned that she would be making a policy decision if she granted state officials’ full request for a court to order the end of the operation.

“The state has one set of values around immigration enforcement … the federal government has a different set of values captured in its enforcement,” Menendez said, per CNN. “We’re at risk of asking me to decide who’s right here.”

Minnesota Assistant Attorney General Brian Carter asked Menendez flatly to end the operation, claiming it is unprecedented and creating unrest. The Minnesota officials’ request comes days after a second fatal shooting involving a federal officer — a Border Patrol agent in the Saturday incident — and a protester, which left the protester dead.

Menendez acknowledged that the situation was chaotic but repeatedly questioned what legal authority she has to stop the federal government’s operation. Carter pointed to a letter sent by Attorney General Pam Bondi to Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) over the weekend, which promised to wind down the operation if the state cooperates with federal immigration enforcement operations by ending its “sanctuary policies” and if it gives the federal government access to the state’s voter rolls. He argued federal officials were attempting to undermine the state’s sovereignty by demanding cooperation in exchange for the removal of the surge of federal immigration officers.

When Menendez’s questioning turned to DOJ lawyer Brantley Mayers, the federal judge centered much of her skepticism on Bondi’s letter and whether it amounted to a quid pro quo.

“It concerns me that Attorney General Bondi’s letter cites three things that are the subject of pending litigation before this court,” Menendez said, per All Rise News. “Is the executive trying to achieve a goal through force that it can’t achieve through the Courts?”

The federal judge ended the hearing without a ruling on Minnesota’s request, saying it may take her time due …

Pence calls images of Minnesota shooting ‘deeply troubling’
This affects the entire country.

Former Vice President Mike Pence on Monday called video footage of the shooting of Alex Pretti in Minnesota “deeply troubling” as he urged a full investigation into the deadly incident.

“In the wake of the tragic shooting that claimed the life of Alex Pretti this weekend, our prayers are with his family, the citizens of Minneapolis and local, state and federal law enforcement officers serving there,” Pence said in a post on X. “The images of this incident are deeply troubling and a full and transparent investigation of this officer involved shooting must take place immediately.”

Pretti, a 37-year-old Minneapolis resident, was shot and killed by Border Patrol agents on Saturday. The incident, which occurred about 2 miles from where Renee Good was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer on Jan. 7, has ignited a heated debate between the Trump administration and Minnesota officials amid intense scrutiny of the tactics of the president's immigration crackdown.

Protesters have flooded the streets of Minnesota in the aftermath of Pretti’s killing.

State leaders have alleged federal officials have blocked them from being involved in an investigation into the shooting. Administration officials have accused Minnesota authorities of refusing to collaborate with immigration authorities on deportations.

But Pence on Monday called for law enforcement at all levels to work together on investigating the latest shooting.

“The focus now should be to bring together law enforcement at every level to address the concerns in the community even while ensuring that dangerous illegal aliens are apprehended and no longer a threat to families in Minneapolis,” Pence said.

The former vice president is the latest high-profile Republican to express concerns over the events unfolding in Minnesota. Like Pence, some of the party’s top voices have called for a full investigation into the shooting.

Others have disputed the administration's justification that Pretti’s carrying of a gun was legal justification for his killing, which Pence echoed on Monday.

“The American people deserve to have safe streets, our laws enforced and our constitutional rights of Freedom of Speech, peaceable assembly and the right to keep and bear Arms respected and preserved all at the same time,” said Pence. “That’s how Law and Order and Freedom work together in America.”

Minnesota Republican drops governor bid, blasts party over federal ‘retribution’ after Pretti killing
This isn't complicated—it's willpower.

A Minneapolis lawyer who represented the immigration agent who fatally shot Renee Good is ending his Republican bid for Minnesota governor after a second protester was killed by federal authorities.
"I cannot support the national Republicans’ stated retribution on the citizens of our state," Chris Madel said in a message posted on social media Monday, as he announced he was dropping his outsider bid for the GOP gubernatorial nomination. "Nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so."
Madel's move comes two days after a U.S. Border Patrol agent shot and killed Alex Pretti, an intensive care nurse at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center who was filming an immigration operation.
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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials initially said Pretti, who was legally armed with a handgun, was threatening agents, who they say fired in self-defense. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem labeled the actions of Pretti as "domestic terrorism" and White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller called him a "would-be assassin."
But videos of the shooting seem to indicate Pretti was brandishing a cell phone rather than his handgun, with federal agents appearing to secure Pretti's weapon moments before he was shot multiple times.
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The fatal shooting has further inflamed political tensions in Minnesota and across the country over aggressive efforts by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Border Patrol and other federal agencies to enforce President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration.
"I support the originally stated goals of Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Operation Metro Surge in locating and deporting the worst of the worst from our state," Madel said.
But he argued, "Operation Metro Surge has expanded far beyond its stated focus on true public safety threats. United States citizens, particularly those of color, live in fear. United States citizens are carrying papers to prove their citizenship. That’s wrong."
While he praised a number of Trump's achievements so far in the president's second term in the White House, Madel claimed that the massive deployment of a couple of thousand federal immigration agents to Minnesota "has been an unmitigated disaster."
"At the end of the day, I have to look my daughters in the eye and tell them I believe I did what was right. And I am doing that today," he added.
No Republican has won an election for governor in blue-leaning Minnesota in …

Trump's antisemitism envoy slams Walz for comparing ICE enforcement to Anne Frank, Holocaust
This isn't complicated—it's willpower.

The Trump administration's special envoy to combat antisemitism harshly criticized Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz for his comparison of the crackdown on illegal immigrant criminals the Holocaust and Anne Frank.
Walz was speaking to reporters Sunday following the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti, a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) ICU nurse, during an encounter with immigration agents a day earlier. 
During a press briefing, Walz said some children in the state felt scared to go outside because of aggressive tactics being employed by federal agents. 
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"We have got children in Minnesota hiding in their houses, afraid to go outside. Many of us grew up reading that story of Anne Frank," Walz said, referring to the German-Jewish teenager who documented her life in hiding during the Nazi persecution in World War II.
"Somebody is going to write that children's story about Minnesota, and there's one person who can end this now," he added, referring to President Donald Trump. 
On Monday, Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun, Trump's special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism at the State Department, criticized the comparison, noting the difference between enforcing immigration law and genocide. 
"Ignorance like this cheapens the horror of the Holocaust. Anne Frank was in Amsterdam legally and abided by Dutch law," he wrote on X. "She was hauled off to a death camp because of her race and religion. Her story has nothing to do with the illegal immigration, fraud, and lawlessness plaguing Minnesota today."
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"Our brave law enforcement should be commended, not tarred with this historically illiterate and antisemitic comparison," he added. 
StopAntisemitism, which tracks antisemitic incidents, also responded to Walz's remarks. 
"For those who invoke the Holocaust or Anne Frank to score political points while staying silent as Jew-hatred explodes worldwide: shame on you," the group wrote Monday on social media. "Exploiting the murder of 6 million Jews while refusing to confront today’s violent antisemitism isn’t remembrance, it’s abuse of history."
Fox News Digital has reached out to the Minnesota governor's office. 
The Trump administration and the Department of Homeland Security have said federal agents are targeting illegal immigrants who have committed crimes while in the United States. Some of the worst offenders have been arrested for or charged with violent crimes and sex …

One year, one chart and an eye-popping jump in Ilhan Omar’s personal wealth
This deserves loud pushback.

Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar's latest federal financial disclosures show millions of dollars in newly reported assets tied to her husband’s businesses, representing a massive increase compared to previous years' listings.
The disclosures, filed as part of Congress’ annual financial reporting requirements, come as Omar has publicly denied being a millionaire, labeling such assertions "ridiculous."
Despite those denials, the sudden appearance of the assets at high valuations has raised questions about her husband’s business holdings and prompted President Donald Trump to call for a Department of Justice investigation into the couple’s shared wealth.
Omar’s office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
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Two of her husband’s business ventures, a Santa Rosa, California-based winery and a Washington, D.C.–based venture capital firm, account for the bulk of the reported assets.
Federal disclosure forms do not list exact amounts, instead reporting assets in broad ranges; the figures shown in the chart below reflect the midpoint of those ranges for comparison.
The winery, listed as eStCru LLC, saw its reported valuation jump from a range of $15,000 to $50,000 in 2023 to between $1 million and $5 million the following year. 
Rose Lake Capital showed an even sharper increase, rising from a reported value of between $1 and $1,000 in 2023 to an asset range of $5 million to $25 million in 2024.
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At the same time, Omar’s disclosures list outstanding debts, including student loans, auto payments and credit card balances.
The increase has drawn growing scrutiny, including from Trump, who questioned Omar’s finances in a series of Truth Social posts. 
On Monday, Trump said the Department of Justice would investigate her reported wealth, which he claimed totaled $44 million. "Time will tell all," Trump wrote.
Separately, Minnesota has been at the center of multiple high-profile fraud cases in recent years, underscoring broader concerns about financial oversight in the state.