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La Liga: Matchday 18 analysis
The Spanish tournament is halfway through and it was a tough weekend for the leaders who played under difficult weather conditions, thanks to a snowstorm. Nevertheless, games were played as scheduled, except for Atletico Madrid vs. Athletic de Bilbao at Wanda Metropolitano.
Granada 0-4 Barcelona.
FC Barcelona traveled to the south of the country to play at the Nuevo Estadio de los Cármenes. The Red and White had lost only once so far this season until this game. Koeman seems to have found the line-up, the starting eleven and his players’ positions, as he has been on an eight-game unbeaten streak, with six wins and two draws.
Barcelona seems more confident and full of chemistry, especially in the new Messi-Pedri partnership. De Jong and Griezmann are also playing their best games. Although there are still many doubts when the rival team attacks, because when defending, Barca spreads out a lot. Similarly, the best version of the team is already showing and has managed to shorten the distance between the Madrid teams.
Osasuna 0-0 Real Madrid.
Real Madrid, against all odds, traveled to Pamplona on Friday because of the weather. And at the last-minute Zidane was allowed to travel with the team as he had been in contact with someone from the coaching staff who tested positive for COVID-19.
The team had Ramos and Hazard return in the starting eleven, so it seemed that despite the weather, Real Madrid would make it through. But the snow made it impossible to reach the goal. So much so that with 70% possession, Real Madrid only had one shot to score. While Osasuna, with less possession, got one more shot to score.
For the time being, Zizou won’t be worried about La Liga, as the Super Copa and Copa del Rey matches are coming up in the next few days. He will do it until January 23, when Madrid plays against Alavés.
Seville 3-2 Real Sociedad.
Andalusians and Donostians had a direct encounter since Lopetegui’s team was three points down in the table. The white-and-blue team arrived at the Sánchez Pizjuán stadium in a downward spiral, as they had been on a bad run with only one win in the last six games. And the Europa League champion took advantage of it with En-Nesyri’s hat-trick and tied the rival in points, even with three fewer games played.
Atletico remains in the lead, with 38 points, despite having three matches still to play, while Real Madrid is down by one point and Barcelona is close with 34 points. Should Atletico win their pending matches, they will have a 10-point difference with the second place, they will play the first match this Tuesday against Sevilla.
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Trump files $15 billion defamation suit against The New York Times
U.S. President Donald Trump has filed a $15 billion defamation and libel lawsuit against The New York Times, which denounced the legal move on Tuesday as an attempt to silence the press.
In this new stage of his presidency, the 79-year-old Republican leader has escalated his long-standing hostility toward traditional media, repeatedly attacking critical journalists, limiting their access, or taking them to court.
The lawsuit, filed Monday in Florida, seeks $15 billion in damages, along with additional punitive compensation “in an amount to be determined at trial.”
The New York Times had reported last week that Trump threatened legal action over articles concerning a birthday letter allegedly sent by him to financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The letter featured a typed message inside the outline of a nude woman. Trump denies that the accompanying signature is his.
“For too long, The New York Times has been allowed to lie, defame, and slander me freely — and that ends NOW!” Trump wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social.
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Maduro warns Venezuela would enter armed struggle if attacked by foreign forces
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro stated on Friday that if his country were attacked, it would enter a phase of armed struggle, amid his claims of “threats” from the United States, which is conducting a military deployment in Caribbean waters near Venezuela’s coast under the pretext of combating drug trafficking.
Maduro emphasized that Venezuela is currently in the non-armed phase, which he described as political, communicational, and institutional, but added that if the country were somehow aggressed, it would move to a planned, organized armed struggle involving the entire population, whether the threat is local, regional, or national.
“We would enter a stage of armed struggle, in defense of peace, territorial integrity, sovereignty, and our people,” Maduro said during an event activating citizen militias, broadcast on state channel Venezolana de Televisión (VTV).
He also noted that Venezuela is currently in a phase of readiness and preparation to defend the country and will proceed to the deployment of defensive capacities, including training and retraining of the entire Venezuelan population.
Maduro described the Venezuelan people as pacifist yet warrior-like, asserting that “no one will enslave us, neither today nor ever.”
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USCIS gains law enforcement powers: Agents now authorized to investigate and arrest immigration violators
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), traditionally responsible for handling naturalizations, visas, residence permits, and work authorizations, is now expanding its role to include law enforcement powers, according to a statement released by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Under the new directive, specially designated USCIS agents are now authorized to investigate, arrest, and bring to justice individuals who violate U.S. immigration laws. Previously, USCIS primarily managed administrative and bureaucratic processes, while enforcement responsibilities were handled by agencies like Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
Illegal immigration has been a central issue under President Donald Trump’s administration, with DHS reporting that over 300,000 migrants have been arrested in the first six months of his presidency. However, the number of people who have crossed U.S. borders illegally in recent years remains controversial, with experts estimating between 8 to 10 million individuals.
The policy shift also comes amid heightened legal battles over immigration enforcement. Recently, a federal judge blocked the deportation of minors to Guatemala, who were moments away from boarding a flight. Trump’s aggressive measures, including large-scale raids in cities like Los Angeles, have faced multiple judicial challenges, some upheld and others overturned at various federal levels, including the Supreme Court.
According to the DHS statement, the expanded authority allows USCIS to “manage investigations from start to finish rather than referring cases to ICE,” aiming to reduce backlogs and combat fraud within the immigration system.
USCIS Director Joseph B. Edlow will have the power to appoint and train special agents under the order signed by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, ensuring that the agency can effectively execute its newly granted enforcement responsibilities.
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