January 8, 2026: ICE Shooting in Minneapolis, What We Know About the Fraud in Minnesota, CDC Changes Childhood Vaccine Schedule and Dietary Guidelines, and More.

Episode Format:

1. What We Know About the Fraud in Minnesota (4:18)

2. CDC Updates Childhood Vaccine Schedule (~22:52)

3. CDC Updates Dietary Guidelines (~33:29)

4. What We Know About the ICE Shooting in Minneapolis (~43:15)

5. Quick Hitters: VP Vance's Home Vandalized, Gov. Walz Drops Bid for 3rd Term, Trump Wants to Ban Large Investors From Buying Homes, Senate Advances War Powers Measure, Judge Declares Another Trump U.S. Attorney Appointment Unlawful (~53:40)

6. Critical Thinking Segment (~56:54)

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What We Know About the Fraud in Minnesota

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/federal-agents-probe-fraud-allegations-targeting-somali-child-care-providers-in-minnesota

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/minnesota-fraud-cases-explained-how-hundreds-millions-allegedly-slipped-through-state-programs

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/minnesota-fraud-schemes-what-we-know/

https://www.justice.gov/usao-mn/pr/six-additional-defendants-charged-one-defendant-pleads-guilty-ongoing-fraud-schemes

https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/feeding-our-future-fraud-48-million-restitution-sentencing/

https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2026/01/heres-what-the-trump-administration-is-doing-to-crush-minnesotas-fraud-epidemic/

https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-fraud-immigration-enforcement-somali-76e246b70d582f1dd42f1242cf7d7a66

https://www.justice.gov/usao-mn/pr/75th-defendant-charged-feeding-our-future-fraud-scheme

https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/us/ice-minnesota-immigration-federal-agents-somali

https://www.wcvb.com/article/minnesota-child-care-funding-freeze/69915674

https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/IF12924#:~:text=Most%20federal%20grants%20are%20distributed,federal%20government%20for%20those%20expenditures.

https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/02/us/fraud-minnesota-programs-scandal-trump

https://www.cato.org/blog/minnesota-fraud-update

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020s_Minnesota_fraud_scandals

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8AulCA1aOQ

CDC Updates Childhood Vaccine Schedule

https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2025/09/09/maha-commission-unveils-sweeping-strategy-make-our-children-healthy-again

https://www.hhs.gov/maha/index.html

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/12/aligning-united-states-core-childhood-vaccine-recommendations-with-best-practices-from-peer-developed-countries/

https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/assessment-of-the-us-childhood-and-adolescent-immunization-schedule-compared-to-other-countries.pdf

https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/decision-memo-adopting-revised-childhood-adolescent-immunization-schedule.pdf

https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/12/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-begins-process-to-align-u-s-core-childhood-vaccine-recommendations-with-best-practices-from-peer-developed-countries/

https://www.vaccineadvisor.com/news/new-cdc-guidance-cuts-the-number-of-recommended-vaccines-for-kids/

https://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/view/cdc-revises-childhood-immunization-schedule-shifting-several-vaccines-shared-decision-making

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5673618-vaccine-schedule-reduction-criticized-cassidy/

https://x.com/SenBillCassidy/status/2008278922350256150

https://www.ama-assn.org/press-center/ama-press-releases/ama-statement-changes-childhood-vaccine-schedule

https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2026/01/05/nx-s1-5667199/cdc-vaccine-schedule-children

https://x.com/AnnaRMatson/status/2008295218852831311

CDC Updates Dietary Guidelines

https://realfood.gov/ 

https://www.dietaryguidelines.gov/sites/default/files/2020-12/Dietary_Guidelines_for_Americans_2020-2025.pdf

https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/07/health/dietary-guidelines-rfk-maha  

https://www.health.com/beef-tallow-vs-grass-fed-butter-8776992#:~:text=Beef%20tallow%20and%20grass%2Dfed,to%20eat%20both%20in%20moderation.

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/dietary-guidelines-changes-takeaways-meat-dairy-alcohol-rcna252808

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/01/06/new-dietary-guidelines-whole-foods/

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/rfk-jr-upsets-food-pyramid-urging-americans-to-eat-more-meat/

https://apnews.com/article/dietary-guidelines-health-agriculture-federal-nutrition-2d8fa56be3c5900fc45116af7c69d786

What We Know About the ICE Shooting in Minneapolis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIohaInytiw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbq98aqF794

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn9Aq7knocA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYwrEKv3t1Q

https://x.com/DHSgov/status/2008958123092979817

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115855701696773990 

https://x.com/GovTimWalz/status/2008980259199394021 

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/noem-alleges-woman-killed-ice-shooting-stalking-impeding-agents-all-day

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/federal-law-enforcement-involved-ice-related-shooting-minneapolis-rcna252812

https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/2023-02/23_0206_s1_use-of-force-policy-update.pdf

Quick Hitters

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/man-allegedly-broke-windows-jd-vance-home-due-mental-health-issues-not-rcna252559

https://apnews.com/article/tim-walz-minnesota-governor-not-running-fb037492e59e1e376f3be0559c235aec

https://mn.gov/governor/newsroom/press-releases/?id=718148

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/07/trump-housing-affordability.html 

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-senators-join-democrats-stop-trump-from-policing-venezuela 

https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/08/politics/letitia-james-sarcone-us-attorney-northern-district-new-york