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Kate Santaliz / Axios:
House Republicans fume at Kristi Noem as impeachment push looms … - For vulnerable Republicans, the prospect of an impeachment vote tied to immigration enforcement efforts would be particularly painful. … - Saturday's killing, and the botched messaging that followed …
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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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Tina Smith / New York Times:
Senator Tina Smith: My State Showed Courage. Will Republicans?
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Politico:
DHS raids are the stuff of Rand Paul's nightmares. What will he do about it?
DHS raids are the stuff of Rand Paul's nightmares. What will he do about it?
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Quinta Jurecic / The Atlantic:
ICE's No. 1 Ally — The Department of Justice has rushed to shield federal agents …
ICE's No. 1 Ally — The Department of Justice has rushed to shield federal agents …
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Politico:
White House banks on Homan to help avert shutdown
White House banks on Homan to help avert shutdown
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Oriana González / NOTUS:
Republicans Aren't Rushing to Defend Stephen Miller
Republicans Aren't Rushing to Defend Stephen Miller
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Punchbowl News:
1/29/26☀️ AM: … The episode will be live this afternoon. … Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and the White House are negotiating a framework to pass five of the six outstanding FY2026 funding bills, as well as a stopgap measure for the Department of Homeland Security, per sources familiar with the discussions.
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Politico:
Is a shutdown deal in sight? — With help from Eli Okun, Ali Bianco, Irie Sentner and Makayla Gray — Good Thursday morning. This is Jack Blanchard. Get in touch. — SIGH OF RELIEF: A second snow storm looks increasingly unlikely to hit D.C. this weekend, per Capital Weather Gang.
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Punchbowl News:
The House GOP's Homeland problem
The House GOP's Homeland problem
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HuffPost, The Hill, Daily Caller News Foundation, Washington Examiner and Politico
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
America at a Boiling Point: Deaths, Threats, Protests and a Town Hall Attack
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Trump and Schumer Move Toward Possible Deal to Avert a Shutdown
Trump and Schumer Move Toward Possible Deal to Avert a Shutdown
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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.
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Jana Winter / Reuters:
FBI executing search warrant at Georgia election office related to 2020 vote, law enforcement official says
New York Times:
F.B.I. Agents Search Election Center in Fulton County Over 2020 Election
F.B.I. Agents Search Election Center in Fulton County Over 2020 Election
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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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Associated Press:
Omar criticizes Trump's ‘hateful rhetoric’ after attack; suspect had made pro-Trump posts online
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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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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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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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Pema Levy / Mother Jones:
Five Constitutional Amendments Trump Is Ignoring in Minnesota
Five Constitutional Amendments Trump Is Ignoring in Minnesota
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Reuters
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
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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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
Rap artist Nicki Minaj pledges support for Trump accounts
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Axios:
Trump's fire-free zone — President Trump dismissed a bipartisan groundswell calling for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to be fired after Alex Pretti was killed — a new example of a top Trump official surviving a high-profile humiliation. … In his second term as president, he resists ousting aides who mess up.
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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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Wall Street Journal:
The Perils of a Falling Trump Dollar — He says he's OK with a weaker currency. Voters may feel differently. — Click for Sound — President Trump this week said he thinks a weaker dollar is “great,” but he should be careful what he wishes for. Many politicians over the years …
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Adam Wren / Politico:
The GOP is losing one of its best issues … A torrent of viral images from Minnesota and beyond as Trump's immigration agents stepped up their shambolic interior campaign of enforcement in recent months — and the killing of two people in Minneapolis in two separate incidents this past month …
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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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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: House Democrats told by leadership not to go to Minnesota … - But in an email to Democratic congressional offices dated Monday, a copy of which was obtained by Axios, a senior staffer for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) urged members to remain in their districts for security reasons.
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Mattathias Schwartz / New York Times:
What We Learned After Tracking Every Lawsuit Challenging Trump's Policies — President Trump's agenda faced more than 600 lawsuits over the past year. In many cases, district court judges found his policies to be unlawful. — The New York Times has been tracking every lawsuit challenging …
Russell Contreras / Axios:
The 3 groups lagging most in America's post-COVID rebound — In a stunning warning for the rapidly-aging U.S., poverty rose for seniors in more than 800 counties over the past five years, according to new Census Bureau estimates. … The winners clustered in educated metro areas and owned homes outright.
Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
Top Democratic groups urge party to shed soft-on-crime image, hire police — The Center for American Progress wants Democrats ‘on their front foot’ talking about crime, an issue where Republicans have long held the advantage. — A leading left-leaning think tank is urging more spending on police …
