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January 6, 2026
Donald Trump
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Health
NPR - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reducing its number of recommended childhood vaccines from 17 to 11. The agency’s new schedule, which includes vaccines that had previously been recommended for all children — such as those for rotavirus, hepatitis A and B, meningitis and seasonal flu — is now more restrictive. The agency made these changes in response to a memo Trump issued in December directing health officials to align the U.S. schedule with those in "peer, developed countries" such as Germany and Japan.
The Supremes hard right turn
Reclaiming January 6 as the day democracy prevailed
January 6 is a dark day in American history, not the least because it is compounded by Trump’s shameful pardon of insurrectionists who assaulted law enforcement officers defending Congress as it completed the transfer of power commanded by the Constitution. Congressional Republicans continue the shameful effort to rewrite the narrative of January 6 by refusing to install a plaque in the Capitol—as required by law—honoring the law enforcement officers who served as the last line of defense on January 6. See CBS News, Congress defies its own law, fails to install plaque honoring Jan. 6 police officers.
We must reclaim January 6 as a celebration of the day democracy held. We can do so by completing our defense of democracy, a defense that includes taking control of Congress and the presidency, reforming the Supreme Court (and undoing its corrupt jurisprudence), and holding to account everyone who facilitated Trump’s lawless reign, including cabinet secretaries, agency heads, military leaders, and corrupt business executives.
We can transform January 6 into a day celebrating democracy through our ongoing resistance to the antidemocratic forces that assault the Constitution to this day. Protest by protest, postcard by postcard, streetcorner by streetcorner, and election by election, we will remake January 6 into a day celebrating the victory of democracy over the forces of darkness.
On the fifth anniversary of January 6, be part of the process to reclaim it as a day of celebration. Raise your voices. Exercise your rights to assemble and to petition the government for redress of grievances. Contact your representatives. Be seen. Be heard. Inspire others to action. Remind others—and ourselves—that we are “the governed” whose consent is necessary for the government to exist.
Reclaim January 6 for ourselves and for democracy by completing the work that began five years ago today.
Best cities for jobs
| Best Cities for Jobs | Worst Cities for Jobs |
| 1. Scottsdale, AZ | 173. Huntington, WV |
| 2. Columbia, MD | 174. Toledo, OH |
| 3. Portland, ME | 175. Fayetteville, NC |
| 4. South Burlington, VT | 176. Columbus, GA |
| 5. Pittsburgh, PA | 177. Augusta, GA |
| 6. Orlando, FL | 178. Las Cruces, NM |
| 7. Plano, TX | 179. Shreveport, LA |
| 8. Washington, DC | 180. Stockton, CA |
| 9. Austin, TX | 181. Memphis, TN |
| 10. Huntsville, AL | 182. Detroit, MI |
Best vs. Worst
- Columbia, Maryland, has the highest median annual household income (adjusted by cost of living), which is 3.4 times higher than in Detroit, Michigan, the city with the lowest.
- San Jose, California, has the highest monthly average starting salary, which is 3.1 times higher than in Juneau, Alaska, the city with the lowest.
- Fremont, California, has the fewest part-time employees for every 100 full-time employees, which is 3.7 times fewer than in Burlington, Vermont, the city with the most.
- Fremont, California, has the lowest share of workers living in poverty, which is 9.7 times lower than in Huntington, West Virginia, the city with the highest.
Corporation for Public Broadcasting says it is beginning to shut down
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced on Monday that its board of directors had voted to dissolve the organization after nearly 60 years in operation.
Patricia Harrison, president and CEO of CPB, said in a statement Monday that the organization’s board of directors voted to dissolve the organization as it “faced a profound responsibility”.
She added: “CPB’s final act would be to protect the integrity of the public media system and the democratic values by dissolving, rather than allowing the organization to remain defunded and vulnerable to additional attack.”
The organization was created by the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, which built the organization to support NPR and PBS, along with 1,500 locally owned and operated public media stations. The organization was tasked with distributing $500m worth of funding annually to NPR, PBS and its network of local broadcast stations.
Trump moves to dominate Western Hemisphere
The president's foreign policy focus in the Western Hemisphere has been almost exclusively on Venezuela for months as he faced off with Maduro and oversaw dozens of strikes on alleged drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean and East Pacific.
But the administration has quickly shown in the days since Maduro’s arrest that it's eyeing changes beyond just one country, with Trump repeatedly targeting Cuba, Columbia and Mexico, railing against the communist regime in the first and drug cartels operating in the latter two.
“This is our hemisphere,” the State Department said in a poster shared Monday on the social platform X.
▪ The Hill: Trump signals U.S. power flex.
▪ The Hill: The Memo: U.S. signals imperialist muscle.
Venezuelan opposition leader praises Trump
One less job for humans
Hyundai Motor’s Boston Dynamics unit unveiled the latest iteration of a humanoid robot designed to work in its manufacturing plants.
