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.

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

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 …

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

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 …

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

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) …

‘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.

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 …

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.

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.

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 …

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

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 …

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.

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.

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.

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).

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 …