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  Hi there, It’s Tuesday. At a Republican retreat, Donald Trump pushed members of Congress to pass the SAVE Act and enact strict new restrictions on voters before the 2026 midterms. Meanwhile, the Pentagon says today will be ‘our most intense day of strikes inside Iran as Israel locks down the West Bank while the world is distracted. And in the wake of this war, the Trump administration announced a settlement with Live Nation over its antitrust case against the ticketing monopoly. The reported settlement involving Live Nation is not just a business or regulatory story—it raises serious questions about the influence of corporate power over public institutions. When one of the most dominant companies in the live entertainment industry reaches deals that shape enforcement outcomes and legal accountability, the public deserves to know whether justice is being negotiated behind closed doors rather than pursued in the open. When media outlets treat these outcomes as routine legal develop...

  Israel escalates deadly strikes in Gaza; U.S. seizes another oil tanker in the Caribbean; ACLU sues Trump admin for racial profiling in Minnesota Drop Site Daily: January 16, 2026 Drop Site News Jan 16 Multiple Israeli  strikes  across Gaza kill up to 15 Palestinians. Senior Hamas official Osama Hamdan  says  the killing of commander Mahmoud al-Holi is an attempt to derail the ceasefire amid other  violations . Israeli  strikes  in southern Lebanon kill two. Contentious Palestinian Authority security figure Sami Nasman  tapped  for Gaza’s transitional technocratic committee, as Israel  delays  the committee’s chair at Allenby Crossing. Iranian state TV  claims  extensive property damage during protests. U.S.  imposes  new Iran sanctions over protest crackdown and evasion. U.S. and Iran  trade  accusations at UN Security Council meeting. A House bill  boosts  aid to Israel and blocks fu...