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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Donald Trump Is Frightened  —  The media verdict is in: President Trump has “softened” his stance on his paramilitary war on Minneapolis.  He struck a “cooperative tone” in a call with Minnesota's Democratic governor, Tim Walz.  The administration hopes to “shift its strategy” on its ICE raids.
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Quinta Jurecic / The Atlantic:
ICE's No. 1 Ally  —  The Department of Justice has rushed to shield federal agents from accountability and launched needless criminal investigations into Minnesota officials and residents.  —  On Saturday, the same day that federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti on a Minneapolis street …
Pema Levy / Mother Jones:
Five Constitutional Amendments Trump Is Ignoring in Minnesota  —  Let us count the ways your rights have been violated.  —  For nearly two months, the Trump administration has unleashed immigration officers on the streets of Minneapolis and St. Paul in a siege of increasing cruelty and violence.
Discussion: Reuters
New York Times:
Nervous Allies and Fox News: How Trump Realized He Had a Big Problem in Minneapolis
Discussion: DCReport.org, The Hill and BusinessDay
American Prospect:   Minnesota CEOs Cry Crocodile Tears Over ICE
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New York Times:
Live Updates: 2 Federal Agents Who Shot Minneapolis Man Are Placed on Leave  —  The move was disclosed by an administration official as more Republican leaders broke with the White House's handling of the shooting.  U.S. Capitol Police were also investigating an attack on Representative Ilhan Omar.
New York Post:
Alleged Ilhan Omar attacker hinted at town hall plans in cryptic texts to neighbor: ‘I might get arrested’  —  The maniac who attacked Rep. Ilhan Omar with a mystery liquid at a Minnesota town hall meeting had hinted in a cryptic text to a neighbor that he “might get arrested” at the event.
John Parkinson / ABC News:
Man arrested after charging Rep. Ilhan Omar, spraying her with liquid during town hall: Police  —  The congresswoman continued her remarks after the incident.  —  A man is tackled after spraying an unknown substance at US Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) (L) during a town hall she was hosting …
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
America at a Boiling Point: Deaths, Threats, Protests and a Town Hall Attack
Discussion: The Hill and Fox News
Jana Winter / Reuters:
FBI executing search warrant at Georgia election office related to 2020 vote, law enforcement official says  —  The Federal Bureau of Investigation is executing a search warrant at a Fulton County election office in Georgia related to the 2020 election, a law enforcement official familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
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Fox News:
FBI agents search election hub in Fulton County, Georgia  —  FIRST ON FOX: FBI agents were seen Wednesday carrying out a search at an election hub in Fulton County, Georgia, a location that became ground zero for concerns and complaints about voter fraud beginning in 2020.
Martin Holmes / Yahoo Entertainment:
‘CBS Evening News’: Tony Dokoupil Under Fire for Interviewing His Own Mom  —  After CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss said she and her team would put a “huge emphasis on scoops,” CBS Evening News anchor Tony Dokoupil responded by... interviewing his own mother.
Michael Biesecker / Associated Press:
Family of Alex Pretti retains lawyers who helped prosecute the George Floyd case  —  The parents of Alex Pretti have retained a former federal prosecutor who helped Minnesota's attorney general convict the police officer who kneeled on George Floyd's neck of murder.
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Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
One Supreme Court Case Is Most Responsible for Our Oligarchy.  It's Not the One You Think.  —  Whether or not money is the root of all evil, the root of our current American oligarchy is a single Supreme Court case.  That Supreme Court decision, Buckley v. Valeo, happens to turn 50 years old this week.
Discussion: Reason
CNBC:
Rap artist Nicki Minaj pledges support for Trump accounts … Rap artist Nicki Minaj will contribute between $150,000 and $300,000 to fund her fans' Trump accounts.  —  The Grammy-nominated star attended a summit on Wednesday with President Donald Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent …
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Jenny Goldsberry / Washington Examiner:
Nicki Minaj says hate for her Trump fandom makes her ‘support him more’
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Liam Conejo Ramos Is Sick In ICE Detention, Says Top School Official  —  The 5-year-old who was taken by federal agents in Minneapolis is being held behind bars with his father in Texas.  —  WASHINGTON - Liam Conejo Ramos, the pre-school student who ICE agents in Minneapolis nabbed last week …
Discussion: ABC News
U.S. Department of Education:
U.S. Department of Education Finds California Department of Education Violated Federal Law by Hiding Students' “Gender Transitions” from Parents  —  Today, the U.S. Department of Education's Student Privacy Policy Office (SPPO) found that the California Department of Education (CDE) …
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Eric He / Politico:
Trump administration finds California's ban on ‘forced outing’ of students violates federal law
Discussion: New York Post
Faiz Siddiqui / Washington Post:
Tesla bet big on Elon Musk.  His politics continue to haunt it.  —  More than a year after Musk joined the Trump administration, the electric vehicle company is still reeling from the damage of his political involvement.  —  When Tesla shareholders approved an unprecedented $1 trillion pay package …
John Sexton / HotAir:
2030 Census Predictions Look Good for GOP  —  At this point we've all heard about the battle for midterm redistricting taking place in Texas, California and several other states.  The outcome of that battle won't be known until November but already some experts are looking ahead at the next census …
Charlotte Klein / New York Magazine:
Inside the Washington Post's existential meltdown.  —  It's been another terrible week for the Washington Post.  The newsroom is bracing for a devastating round of layoffs with rumors flying that some desks may be shuttered entirely.  Sportswriters were stunned to learn they would no longer …
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Fed holds key interest rate steady as economic view improves  —  The Federal Reserve on Wednesday voted to take a break from a recent run of interest rate cuts, as the central bank navigates questions about its independence and awaits a new leader.  —  Meeting market expectations …
Adam Wren / Politico:
New polling memo urges Senate Dems to ‘play hardball’ on ICE … The memo was written by Adam Jentleson, the former chief of staff to Sen. John Fetterman (D-Penn.) and top aide to former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), for his organization the Searchlight Institute …
Kent Nishimura / The Times:
Trump hangs picture of himself with Putin in White House  —  After months of tension the Russian leader has taken pride of place above a photo of the US president and his granddaughter  —  President Trump's on-off relationship with President Putin is so volatile that he has veered from describing …
U.S. Department of Education:
U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights Finds San José State University Violated Title IX  —  Today, the U.S. Department of Education's (ED) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) found that San José State University (SJSU) violated Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX).
NOTUS:
Kristi Noem Is Holding Up More Than $1 Billion in Hazard Mitigation Funds  —  Somewhere in the pile of projects awaiting Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's personal signature sits a plan to protect the town of Los Alamos, New Mexico, from devastating wildfire.
Discussion: Raw Story
Ken Klippenstein:
Exclusive: ICE's Secret Watchlists of Americans  —  We've broken lots of major stories about ICE this month, but we're just getting started (I have more leaked documents than time to write them up!)  Help make sure we have the resources to get these stories out by becoming a paid subscriber.
Discussion: Raw Story
Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Trump's fraud czar pick is ‘fearless’ prosecutor Colin McDonald — who busted crooked police chief  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump on Wednesday announced Colin McDonald as his nominee for a new assistant general for fraud position that would — with Senate approval — grant him a broad license …
Max Kim / New York Times:
Miller Suggests Federal Agents May Have Diverted From ‘Protocol’ Before Pretti Shooting  —  The comments by Mr. Miller, the influential White House deputy chief of staff, came after days of blaming Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by federal agents.  —  Stephen Miller, a top aide to President Trump …
Dustin Bleizeffer / WyoFile:
Hageman cuts short Casper town hall after contentious exchanges over ICE killings  —  CASPER—U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman abruptly ended a town hall session here Tuesday evening and walked off the stage to booing and shouting from her constituents while others in the audience attempted to shout down her critics.
Discussion: Newsweek and Raw Story
Reuters:
Ecuador says ICE agent was blocked from entering its Minneapolis consulate  —  The Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry said it had issued “a note of protest” to the U.S. embassy in Ecuador.  —  Listen to this article with a free account  —  Ecuador's Ministry of Foreign Affairs says an Immigration …
Washington Post:
Bari Weiss to CBS News staff: Without a shift in strategy, ‘we are toast’  —  The editor in chief said the network needs to produce journalism people want as she named a raft of new contributors from her website, the Free Press.  —  Bari Weiss has two jobs.
Politico:
European leader spoke of shock at Trump's state of mind after Mar-a-Lago meeting  —  BRUSSELS ― Slovakia's prime minister told EU leaders at a summit last week that a meeting with Donald Trump left him shocked by the U.S. president's state of mind, five European diplomats briefed on the conversation said.
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Supreme Court will consider taking up Trump's appeal of E. Jean Carroll verdict on Feb. 20  —  The Supreme Court scheduled President Trump's petition seeking a review of the jury verdict finding him liable for sexually abusing writer E. Jean Carroll for the justices' Feb. 20 meeting, according to a new docket update.
Discussion: NewsMax.com and SCOTUSblog
Jason DeParle / New York Times:
Homelessness Appears to Decline, Reversing a Yearslong Trend  —  The Trump administration has not yet released the count, which could complicate its plans for tough new policies.  —  Homelessness appears to have fallen in the last year of the Biden administration, according to local counts reported …
Craig Unger:
Jeffrey Epstein's Really Big Short  —  In addition to his sex crimes, Epstein ran an obscure company that accrued billions in liabilities in the same dicey securities that led to the 2008 financial crisis.  Know who bailed him out?  You did! … If you paid federal income taxes back during …
 
 
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Jory Heckman / Federal News Network:
VA reorganization to shift health care workforce to hubs with growing veteran population
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Judge in Minnesota Says ICE Has Violated Nearly 100 Court Orders
Tobi Raji / Washington Post:
Removal of flags for fallen Danish soldiers at U.S. Embassy sparks backlash
Discussion: France 24
Nicole Charky-Chami / Raw Story:
Bizarre Trump fundraising email threatens MAGA donors: ‘ICE will hunt you down’
Discussion: The Daily Beast and NOTUS
Reuters:
Exclusive: US handing over seized tanker to Venezuela, officials say
Washington Post:
Government moves to sell Old Post Office, once home to Trump hotel
Naomi Lim / Washington Examiner:
Cuba regime change, Iran faltering: Five takeaways from Rubio's testimony to Congress
Nick Turse / The Intercept:
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 Earlier Items: 
Stephen Neukam / Axios:
Body cameras, warrants top list of Democrats' ICE demands
Avery Lotz / Axios:
Catholic Church emerges as a bulwark of resistance
Discussion: The Daily Register
Politico:
Republicans set to make ‘best and final’ Obamacare offer, Moreno says
New York Times:
Trump Threatens Iran With ‘Massive Armada’ and Presses a Set of Demands
Thomas Gibbons-Neff / New York Times:
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Brandy Zadrozny / MS NOW:
In Minneapolis, far-right influencers frame ICE resistance as terrorism
 

 
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