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Some things you should know about Fulton County, Georgia — On Wednesday, FBI investigators executed a search warrant targeting the headquarters of the Fulton County, Georgia elections department. The warrant, obtained by ProPublica, sought physical ballots and election records from the state's 2020 election.
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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.
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.
New York Times:
F.B.I. Agents Search Election Center in Fulton County Over 2020 Election
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Reuters:
Exclusive: ICE officers in Minnesota directed not to interact with ‘agitators’ in new orders — ICE officers in Minnesota on Wednesday were directed to avoid engaging with “agitators” as they carry out President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, according to internal guidance reviewed by Reuters.
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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 …
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Pema Levy / Mother Jones:
Five Constitutional Amendments Trump Is Ignoring in Minnesota
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Justin Rohrlich / The Independent:
Brother labels suspect who attacked Ilhan Omar a ‘right-wing extremist’ who has hated Somalis for decades — Exclusive: 'In my mind, he's a piece of s**t,' Anthony Kazmierczak's brother told The Independent — The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday
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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
America at a Boiling Point: Deaths, Threats, Protests and a Town Hall Attack — An attack at a town hall in Minneapolis, amid a surge in threats against lawmakers, was the latest sign of the fraying of the nation's political fabric. — The battle for Minneapolis and the killings …
Associated Press:
Omar criticizes Trump's ‘hateful rhetoric’ after attack; suspect had made pro-Trump posts online
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NBC News:
Inside the White House in the chaotic hours after Alex Pretti's shooting — NBC News spoke to 15 people about how the Trump administration scrambled to respond to a second fatal shooting in Minneapolis. — Add NBC News to Google — Listen to this article with a free account
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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 …
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Travis M. Andrews / Washington Post:
Kennedy Center's new programming head resigns days after hire was announced — Kevin Couch, appointed the center's senior vice president of artistic programming, resigned less than two weeks after his hire was announced. — In a Jan. 16 news release, the Kennedy Center announced …
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Ashley Ahn / New York Times:
Another Top Kennedy Center Official Resigns
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Judge in Minnesota Says ICE Has Violated Nearly 100 Court Orders — A federal judge said ICE had disobeyed more judicial directives this month than “some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.” — The chief federal judge in Minnesota excoriated Immigration and Customs Enforcement …
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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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Newsweek, Politico, Blaze Media and The Daily Caller
Jenny Goldsberry / Washington Examiner:
Nicki Minaj says hate for her Trump fandom makes her ‘support him more’ — Rapper Nicki Minaj received praise online Wednesday following her pledge to support President Donald Trump and the Trump accounts. — Minaj, whose legal name is Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty, was onstage with Trump …
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Rap artist Nicki Minaj pledges support for Trump accounts
Rap artist Nicki Minaj pledges support for Trump accounts
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
Josh Shapiro accuses JD Vance of giving ‘comfort’ to right-wing antisemitism — The Democratic governor of Pennsylvania, a potential 2028 presidential candidate, is on a book tour promoting his memoir, which highlights his Jewish faith. — Listen to this article with a free account
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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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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 …
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Stephen Neukam / Axios:
Body cameras, warrants top list of Democrats' ICE demands — Senate Democrats are demanding that federal agents be barred from donning masks and that they wear body cameras as part of sweeping changes to DHS that also include a ban on roving patrols and tighter use of warrants.
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Michael Gold / New York Times:
Republicans Gave ICE a Slush Fund. Democrats Want to Limit It.
Republicans Gave ICE a Slush Fund. Democrats Want to Limit It.
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The Argument, Bloomberg, The Independent, The Daily Signal, New York Daily News and Newsweek
Edith Olmsted / New Republic:
ICE Prepares to Descend on Ohio Haitian Community After TPS Expires — Local officials in Springfield, Ohio—the subject of Vice President JD Vance's racist smears about Haitian immigrants—are bracing for a 30-day ICE surge. — In a message obtained by the Springfield News-Sun …
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Tobi Raji / Washington Post:
Removal of flags for fallen Danish soldiers at U.S. Embassy sparks backlash — There was no malicious intent in removing the flags, said a State Department spokesperson, who added that the flags had been replaced. — The U.S. Embassy in Denmark on Tuesday removed 44 Danish flags …
PBS NewsHour:
U.S. cardinal urges defunding of ICE: 'We need to see what's happening in front of us' — One of the country's highest-ranking Catholic leaders, and a top ally of Pope Leo, is sharply criticizing the Trump administration's immigration enforcement, calling ICE a “lawless organization.”
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.
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New York Times:
Judge Scolds Bondi for Publishing Photos of Protesters on Social Media — “This conduct is not something that the court condones,” Judge Dulce J. Foster said during a hearing in a Minneapolis federal court. — In a Minneapolis federal court where 16 people were charged on Wednesday …
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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.
CNN:
Trump weighs major new strike on Iran as nuclear discussions show no progress — President Donald Trump is weighing a major new strike on Iran after preliminary discussions between Washington and Tehran over limiting the country's nuclear program and ballistic missile production failed to make progress …

