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12:35 PM ET, January 29, 2026

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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 …
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David Dayen / American Prospect:
Democrats Determined to Squander Advantage on DHS Funding  —  Democrats are succeeding in getting a showdown on new rules for immigration enforcement.  But will those rules amount to anything?  — Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email  —  Republicans in Congress appear …
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.
Associated Press:
Democrats poised to trigger government shutdown if White House won't meet demands for ICE reform  —  Senate Democrats are threatening to block legislation that would fund the Department of Homeland Security and several other agencies Thursday, potentially bringing the government a step closer …
Associated Press:
Trump's border czar suggests a possible drawdown in Minnesota, but only after ‘cooperation’
Andrew Pantazi / Axios:
ICE ends Maine surge, Sen. Collins says
Discussion: Raw Story, NewsMax.com and The Hill
Stephen Swanson / CBS News:
Homan says CBP, ICE working on drawdown plan in Minnesota, but says “I'm staying 'til the problem is gone”
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Washington Post:
Trump faces fresh MAGA blowback for efforts to ‘de-escalate’ in Minnesota
Discussion: Raw Story
Associated Press:
Sen. Collins says ICE has ended large-scale operations in Maine after talks with Noem
George Chidi / The Guardian:
Trump's border chief vows ‘improvements’ for ICE operations but doesn't mention fatal shootings of US citizens - live
The Atlantic:
Battles Are Raging Inside the Department of Homeland Security
Discussion: The Independent and NOTUS
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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 and NewsMax.com
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
NBC News:   Top DOJ official posts picture of himself with Sidney Powell
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.
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Associated Press:
Unearthed videos show Alex Pretti scuffling with federal officers in Minneapolis days before his death
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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Haaretz:
IDF Accepts Gaza Health Ministry Death Toll of Over 71,000 Palestinians Killed During the War  —  Although many international experts have accepted the Health Ministry's data as reliable, and even conservative relative to the true death toll, Israel had refused to accept the Health Ministry's count until now
CNN:
Appealing to Jeff Bezos  —  With widespread layoffs expected at The Washington Post in the coming weeks, teams of reporters are sending impassioned letters to Jeff Bezos, urging him not to shrink the newsroom.  —  This morning, I obtained a letter from the newspaper's White House reporters.
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 …
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: Raw Story, The Argument and Townhall
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Kyle Kondik / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
The Senate: A Couple of Rating Changes in Favor of Democrats, but Republicans Still Favored Overall
Discussion: The Hill
Mia Sato / The Verge:
The rise of the slopagandist … The violent federal occupation of Minneapolis — and the subsequent killings of two residents at the hands of immigration agents — began with a vlog.  Nick Shirley, a roving 23-year-old with a smartphone and a taste for outrage, made a YouTube video …
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 …
Kyla Guilfoil / NBC News:
Rep. Ilhan Omar points finger at Trump's ‘hateful rhetoric’ after town hall attack  —  The man accused of carrying out the assault has social media accounts that include multiple photos in support of Trump and criticizing Democrats.  The FBI is investigating.  — Add NBC News to Google
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 …
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.
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  —  In the wake of the murder of Renée Good, I argued at MS NOW that it was the natural consequence of both DHS's violent and reactionary agency culture and the Trumpian right's wider outlook.
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: Washington Examiner and The Hill
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
 
 
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
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