The Hound | Jan. 23

Hi there,

It’s Friday. With a major winter storm hitting a huge portion of the U.S. this weekend, I hope you stay safe if you live in an area that’ll be impacted! Jack Smith publicly testified before Congress warning that Americans are taking the rule of law for granted, Trump is suing JPMorgan and CEO Jamie Dimon for $5 billion over alleged debanking, and a new report shows how food prices rose during the first year of Trump’s second presidency.

In addition, new reports show just how willing ICE is to break the law with a memo leaking declaring agents are able to enter homes without a warrant. And the agency’s enforcement continues to grow more bold and reckless, with a community member in Minneapolis saying, “It’s like they’re hunting.” Yet much of the American mainstream press still treats these events as routine enforcement stories, buried in crime desks or framed as partisan controversy. This obscures the human toll: people of color being stopped and detained without clear cause, legal residents terrified to go about daily life, and U.S. citizens suffering violence, wrongful detention, and death by law enforcement.

🖊️ Add your name to call on major U.S. news organizations to cover ICE’s actions with force and clarity—placing them at the center of national security, civil rights, and democracy beats; exposing patterns of racial profiling and constitutional abuse; and holding both enforcement agencies and political leaders accountable.

Read about this, and more, with today’s stories:

What happened at Davos? (Tangle)

‘It’s like they’re hunting’: US citizens and legal residents report increase in racial profiling by ICE (The Guardian)

Immigration officers claim sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says (PBS News)

Trump sues JPMorgan and CEO Jamie Dimon for $5 billion over alleged debanking (Business Insider)

Smith defends his Trump investigations at a public hearing, saying, ‘No one should be above the law’ (Associated Press)

NATO Chief Dumps Cold Water on Trump’s Spin on Greenland “Framework” (The New Republic)

Tens of millions of Americans brace for winter weather blast (NPR)

Report Shows Food Prices Increased During Trump’s First Year (Civil Eats)

Until next time,

Harry from The Hound

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