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10:35 AM ET, January 29, 2026

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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Trump and Schumer Move Toward Possible Deal to Avert a Shutdown  —  The president and the top Senate Democrat were discussing an agreement to split off homeland security funding from a broader spending package and negotiate new limits on immigration agents.  —  President Trump …
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Jim Puzzanghera / The Boston Globe:
ICE ending Maine surge, Senator Collins says  —  US Senator Susan Collins of Maine announced Thursday morning that Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has informed her the agency will end the immigration enforcement surge in the state.  —  “While the Department …
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.
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.
Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
‘Abolish ICE’ is imperative
Discussion: New York Times
Associated Press:
Democrats poised to trigger government shutdown if White House won't meet demands for ICE reform
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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.
New York Times:
F.B.I. Agents Search Election Center in Fulton County Over 2020 Election  —  F.B.I. agents searched a Fulton County, Ga., election center for ballots from 2020, escalating an investigation of a heavily Democratic jurisdiction the president has criticized over his defeat.
Will Neal / The Daily Beast:
Sleepless Trump, 79, Launches Manic 6AM Post-a-Minute Rampage  —  TRIGGER HAPPY  —  The perennially online president started out his Thursday with a bombardment of posts that sometimes came just seconds apart.  —  Donald Trump has kicked his morning off bright and early with an almost post-a-minute rampage on Truth Social.
Discussion: Election Law Blog
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:   January 28, 2026  —  Federal agents continue to rain terror on Minneapolis, Minnesota …
Kyle Kondik / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
The Senate: A Couple of Rating Changes in Favor of Democrats, but Republicans Still Favored Overall … KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE  — Despite facing what is likely to be a difficult national political environment this fall, Republicans remain favored to hold their Senate majority.
Discussion: The Hill
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Adam Wren / Politico:
The GOP is losing one of its best issues
Discussion: Raw Story, The Argument and Townhall
Lakshya Jain / The Argument:   Immigration is turning into a disaster for Trump
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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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: New York Times, Wonkette, CNN and ABC News
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 …
Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs / New York Times:
Videos Show Alex Pretti in Confrontation With Agents 11 Days Before His Death  —  More than a week before federal agents killed Mr. Pretti, a Minneapolis nurse, different agents pushed him to the ground after he spit at them and broke a taillight on their S.U.V.
Emma Uber / Washington Post:
A teddy bear, an ice skate, a wife's note: DCA crash relics return home  —  A year after a plane and helicopter collided over the Potomac, families and first responders reflect on the enduring sorrow.  —  By Emma Uber  —  The brown teddy bear smelled like oil and jet fuel.
Discussion: Associated Press
Alan Elrod / Liberal Currents:
After Alex Pretti's Murder, it's Clear That MAGA Media Views White Liberals as Race Traitors  —  MAGA is committed to the belief that the people ICE is pursuing are inherently bad and that therefore opposing ICE is standing with criminals and rapists against the American people.
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.
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 …
Christa Dutton / NOTUS:
Amy Klobuchar Is Running for Governor in Minnesota  —  “I believe we must stand up for what's right and fix what's wrong,” she said in a video.  “That's why today, I am announcing my candidacy for Governor of the state of Minnesota.”  —  Her decision to run comes after two fatal shootings by federal immigration officers in Minnesota.
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.
Discussion: Staten Island Advance
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 …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Bloomberg:
Rolex and Gold Given to Trump Before Swiss Deal Queried by Senator  —  US Senator Ron Wyden asked for a detailed account of Donald Trump's acceptance of a Rolex table clock and one-kilogram gold bar from Swiss businessmen shortly before the president slashed tariffs he previously imposed on Switzerland.
Sarah Jeong / The Verge:
Best gas masks … I was tear gassed by the government for the first time in July 2020 at one of the many Black Lives Matter protests that broke out all over the country.  The feeling is excruciating, like your lungs are trying to kill you from the inside out.  The sting in your eyes is painful, too.
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
Washington Post:
Trump faces fresh MAGA blowback for efforts to ‘de-escalate’ in Minnesota  —  The president's response to widespread public dismay over the shooting death of another Minnesotan has put him in a bind with his own base.  —  President Donald Trump's efforts this week to “de-escalate” …
Discussion: Raw Story
Paul Krugman:
The World Files for Economic Divorce from America  —  What you do when your (trading) partner is abusive  —  On Monday India and the European Union concluded negotiations on a breakthrough free trade agreement.  Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission …
Discussion: Raw Story
Financial Times:
Trump officials met group pushing Alberta independence from Canada  —  Separatists from oil-rich province try to capitalise on friction between White House and Mark Carney  —  The Trump administration has held covert meetings with fringe separatists from Canada's oil-rich province of Alberta …
Discussion: The Independent and Global News
Josh Skluzacek / KSTP-TV:
Border czar Homan pledges ‘massive changes’ with cooperation in first press conference since arrival in Minnesota  —  The man now charged with managing the ongoing federal immigration enforcement and fraud investigation operations in Minnesota pledged “massive changes” — with cooperation …
Washington Post:
Trump officials awarded Venezuela oil-sale contracts to firms tied to bribery  —  Two trading houses with a history of bribery and corruption won $500 million deals, court records show.  —  Two global trading houses that brokered an opaque deal with the Trump administration this month …
Discussion: The Atlantic and Semafor
Eliot A. Cohen / The Atlantic:
Whatever This Is, It Is Not Strategy  —  Defending the nation will take more than sycophancy, slurs, and slop.  —  “At least,” a friend sighed, “they didn't call it the 2026 National War Strategy.”  True enough, although if Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth claims that he now leads the Department of War …
Yvonne Yue Li / Bloomberg:
US Aluminum Premium Tops $1 a Pound for First Time  —  The regional premium for aluminum delivered to the US market climbed above $1 a pound for the first time as US President Donald Trump's tariffs make the metal more expensive in the domestic market.  —  The so-called US Midwest premium …
Son Ji-hyoung / The Korea Herald:
Is press freedom backsliding in S. Korea, again?  —  Cheong Wa Dae accused of stepping up attacks on adversarial TV networks  —  Concerns over freedom of press and accusations of the government oppressing media with opposing political inclinations are once again rising in Korea …
 
 
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‘Who can you kill?’: Minnesota crisis collides with Rand Paul's ideological crusade
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
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