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Under Trump, a Shift Toward ‘Absolute Immunity’ for ICE
Since the fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis, administration officials have defended the use of deadly force, which agency guidelines say should be a last resort.
By Hamed Aleaziz and Nicholas Nehamas
CreditAudra Melton for The New York Times
The U.S. Is Pressing Mexico to Allow U.S. Forces to Fight Cartels
The United States is escalating pressure on the Mexican government to permit the U.S. military to target fentanyl labs, according to American officials.
By Maria Abi-HabibJulian E. BarnesEric Schmitt and Tyler Pager
CreditMeridith Kohut for The New York Times
1. Leading Prediction Firms Share a Commonality: Donald Trump Jr.
  Traders in companies with ties to the president’s eldest son can bet on the outcome of events the president affects.
  By Sharon LaFraniere
  CreditMark Schiefelbein/Associated Press
2. All the Things Named for Trump, and How Long Other Presidents Had to Wait
  In one highly self-referential year, he has broken with presidential norms on naming.
  By Amy Fan and Margot Sanger-Katz
  CreditThe New York Times

The Front Page

Highlights

Under Trump, a Shift Toward ‘Absolute Immunity’ for ICE

The U.S. Is Pressing Mexico to Allow U.S. Forces to Fight Cartels

Leading Prediction Firms Share a Commonality: Donald Trump Jr.

All the Things Named for Trump, and How Long Other Presidents Had to Wait

As Trump Pushes Housing Affordability, His Mortgage Chief Undermines It

Initial Review Finds No Widespread Illegal Voting by Migrants, Puncturing a Trump Claim

The Biggest U.S. Crypto Company Asserts Its Power in Washington

Kyiv’s Cruelest Winter: Russia Knocks Out the Heat in the Bitter Cold

Machado Presents Trump With Her Nobel Peace Prize Medal

After California Fire, a Family Raises a New Life While Burying Its Old One

Astronauts Are Safe After NASA Medical Evacuation From Space Station

Beijing Won Its War for Blue Skies, but Villagers Are Paying the Price

Iran Backpedals on Executions Threat but Casts Protesters as ‘Terrorists’

The Judge in the Maduro Case Is 92. All Eyes Will Be on His Stamina.

2026 May Be the Year of the Mega I.P.O.

Elon Musk’s X Restricts Ability to Create Explicit Images With Grok

He Survived Dachau. He Captured Its Horrors on Paper the Next Day.

‘28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ Review: Sympathy for the Devil

TODAYS FRONT PAGES

International

Beijing Won Its War for Blue Skies, but Villagers Are Paying the Price

Drum Diplomacy: Leaders of Japan and South Korea in Sync to K-pop

Uganda Holds Elections Despite Delays and Internet Blackout

National

All the Things Named for Trump, and How Long Other Presidents Had to Wait

Au Pair Testifies of Lurid Plot in Virginia Double-Murder Trial

After California Fire, a Family Raises a New Life While Burying Its Old One

Obituaries

Renfrew Christie Dies at 76; Sabotaged Racist Regime’s Nuclear Program

Frank Dunlop, 98, Dies; Director Who Gave Theater a Free-Spirited Spin

Rebecca Kilgore, 76, Dies; Acclaimed Interpreter of American Songbook

Editorials, Op-Ed and Letters

Iran’s Murderous Regime Is Irredeemable

Forget Trump’s Tariffs. The Real Danger Lies in China’s Trade Surplus.

Suddenly, Alaska Is in Play

Business Day

As Trump Pushes Housing Affordability, His Mortgage Chief Undermines It

2026 May Be the Year of the Mega I.P.O.

Trump Vows to Make Venezuela Rich. It Will Take More Than U.S. Cash.

Weekend Arts

He Survived Dachau. He Captured Its Horrors on Paper the Next Day.

‘28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ Review: Sympathy for the Devil

9 Art Shows to See Before They Close This Winter

Pages A2-A3 and Corrections

Interviewing Colombia’s President, Before and After His Call With Trump

Quote of the Day: In Bitter Winter Freeze, Russia Focuses on Wiping Out the Heat

Corrections: Jan. 16, 2026