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7:25 AM ET, January 29, 2026

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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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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.
Discussion: ProPublica and CBS News
Fox News:
FBI agents search election hub in Fulton County, Georgia  —  FIRST ON FOX: FBI agents were seen Wednesday carrying out a search at an election hub in Fulton County, Georgia, a location that became ground zero for concerns and complaints about voter fraud beginning in 2020.
Jana Winter / Reuters:
FBI executing search warrant at Georgia election office related to 2020 vote, law enforcement official says
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
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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.
Discussion: The Guardian
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: ABC News
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
Victor Nava / New York Post:
Rep. Ilhan Omar suggests Trump is to blame for syringe attack: ‘So obsessed with me’
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 …
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
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
Discussion: Reuters
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.
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
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 and Maine Public
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
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
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
Michigan 2026 Poll: Crowded Democratic Senate Primary Remains Wide Open  —  Home Polls Michigan 2026 Poll: Crowded Democratic Senate Primary Remains Wide Open  —  Top Democratic Candidates Competitive Against GOP's Rogers  —  A new Emerson College Polling/Nexstar Media survey …
Discussion: The Hill
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 …
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 …
Discussion: The Argument and Townhall
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 …
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
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 …
 
 
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Son Ji-hyoung / The Korea Herald:
Is press freedom backsliding in S. Korea, again?
Declan Harty / Politico:
Donald Trump promised to make the US the world's crypto capital. His businesses are seizing on it.
New York Times:
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Russell Contreras / Axios:
The 3 groups lagging most in America's post-COVID rebound
Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
Top Democratic groups urge party to shed soft-on-crime image, hire police
 Earlier Items: 
PBS NewsHour:
U.S. cardinal urges defunding of ICE: 'We need to see what's happening in front of us'
CNN:
Trump weighs major new strike on Iran as nuclear discussions show no progress
Tobi Raji / Washington Post:
Removal of flags for fallen Danish soldiers at U.S. Embassy sparks backlash
Discussion: HuffPost, ABC News and France 24
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Supreme Court will consider taking up Trump's appeal of E. Jean Carroll verdict on Feb. 20
Discussion: NewsMax.com and SCOTUSblog
Dustin Bleizeffer / WyoFile:
Hageman cuts short Casper town hall after contentious exchanges over ICE killings
Discussion: Newsweek and Raw Story
Ken Klippenstein:
Exclusive: ICE's Secret Watchlists of Americans
Discussion: Raw Story
 

 
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Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
Source: New York Daily News is cutting six of 10 national desk staffers, one metro reporter, seven print production people, and two photo department staffers

New York Times:
A Q&A with NYT reporters on handling the Epstein files, including creating tools to make them searchable, prepping for the release, and dealing with redactions

Scott Nover / Washington Post:
The Richmond Free Press, a 34-year-old Black-owned weekly, shuts down due to falling ad revenue as the Black press suffers from the dispersion of its readership

 
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