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.

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 …

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

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 …

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

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.

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 …

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 …

Another Top Kennedy Center Official Resigns  —  Kevin Couch, who was announced as senior vice president of artistic programming less than two weeks ago, is the latest to leave since President Trump took control of the center last year.  —  The top official overseeing artistic programming …

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) …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

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.”

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.

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 …

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