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5:20 AM ET, January 29, 2026

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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.
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pbump:
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.
Discussion: CBS News and Election Law Blog
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
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 …
Pema Levy / Mother Jones:
Five Constitutional Amendments Trump Is Ignoring in Minnesota
Discussion: Reuters
American Prospect:   Minnesota CEOs Cry Crocodile Tears Over ICE
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 …
Discussion: Fox News and CNN
Victor Nava / New York Post:
Rep. Ilhan Omar suggests Trump is to blame for syringe attack: ‘So obsessed with me’
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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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Stephen Neukam / Axios:
Body cameras, warrants top list of Democrats' ICE demands
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
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 …
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 …
Discussion: NOTUS
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Ashley Ahn / New York Times:   Another Top Kennedy Center Official Resigns
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.
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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CNBC:
Rap artist Nicki Minaj pledges support for Trump accounts
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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
Oriana González / NOTUS:
Republicans Aren't Rushing to Defend Stephen Miller  —  One Republican senator said he has “no confidence” in Miller, while others demurred.  — Copy  —  The Trump administration's immigration agenda is under scrutiny, and so are the officials overseeing it.  That now includes Stephen Miller.
Discussion: HuffPost
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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 …
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
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 …
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 …
Discussion: HuffPost, ABC News and France 24
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.”
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
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 …
 
 
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: House Democrats told by leadership not to go to Minnesota
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Jory Heckman / Federal News Network:
VA reorganization to shift health care workforce to hubs with growing veteran population
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Supreme Court will consider taking up Trump's appeal of E. Jean Carroll verdict on Feb. 20
Discussion: NewsMax.com and SCOTUSblog
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Catholic Church emerges as a bulwark of resistance
U.S. Department of Education:
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