Minnesota Sues to Stop Federal ‘Invasion,’ and Iranians Describe a ‘Blood Bath’

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<p>Plus, the rise of at-home medical tests. </p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/us/minnesota-llinois-lawsuit-ice-trump-administration.html" target="_blank">Minnesota and Illinois Sue Trump Administration Over ICE Deployments</a> by Mitch Smith</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/us/politics/fbi-renee-good-ice-shooting.html" target="_blank">F.B.I. Inquiry Into ICE Shooting Is Examining Victim’s Possible Ties to Activist Groups</a> by Alan Feuer, Glenn Thrush and Devlin Barrett</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/us/politics/supreme-court-transgender-athletes.html" target="_blank">Supreme Court to Hear Challenges to State Bans on Transgender Athletes</a> by Ann E. Marimow</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/climate/trump-epa-air-pollution.html" target="_blank">E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution</a> by Maxine Joselow</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/us/politics/us-boat-attacks-law.html" target="_blank">U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane</a> by Charlie Savage, Eric Schmitt, John Ismay, Julian E. Barnes, Riley Mellen and Christiaan Triebert</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/world/middleeast/iran-protester-deaths.html">‘Shoot to Kill’: Accounts of Brutal Crackdown Emerge From Iran</a> by Erika Solomon, Farnaz Fassihi, Sanam Mahoozi and Sanjana Varghese</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/well/function-health-blood-tests.html" target="_blank">The Rise of the Self-Serve Blood Test</a> by Kristen V. Brown</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6962389/2026/01/11/maxim-naumov-olympics-us-figure-skating-team/" target="_blank">Maxim Naumov Earns U.S. Olympic Figure Skating Spot, Embodying Team’s Resilience</a>, by Marcus Thompson II</p><p>Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>.</p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>