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9:40 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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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.
Discussion: Washington Post
Associated Press:
Democrats poised to trigger government shutdown if White House won't meet demands for ICE reform
Politico:
Is a shutdown deal in sight?
Discussion: The Guardian
Politico:
‘Who can you kill?’: Minnesota crisis collides with Rand Paul's ideological crusade
Discussion: Time and National Politics
Punchbowl News:
The House GOP's Homeland problem
Discussion: The Hill and Washington Examiner
Tina Smith / New York Times:
Senator Tina Smith: My State Showed Courage. Will Republicans?
Discussion: NBC News
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.
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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.
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.
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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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 …
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 …
Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:   ‘Abolish ICE’ is imperative
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 and YouGov
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Lakshya Jain / The Argument:   Immigration is turning into a disaster for Trump
Adam Wren / Politico:
The GOP is losing one of its best issues
Discussion: The Argument and Townhall
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 …
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 and ABC News
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.
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The Hill:
Klobuchar launches bid for Minnesota governor
Discussion: New York Post
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: New York Times
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.
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
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 …
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
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: WCSH
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
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 …
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 …
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.
Discussion: NewsMax.com
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 …
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 …
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.
 
 
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Discussion: The Hill
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PBS NewsHour:
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Max Tani / Semafor:
To avert layoffs, WaPo's White House correspondents, not considered at risk, write a letter to Jeff Bezos highlighting collaborations among the paper's sections

New York Times:
Amazon's $35M marketing campaign for Melania is ~10x the budget for similar documentaries like CNN's RBG; some suggest Amazon is currying favor with Trump

Wall Street Journal:
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