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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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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 …
Politico:
Senators block funding package amid DHS standoff … The House already passed these bills, then left town for recess.  The Senate was on track to clear them without much drama.  But then came last weekend's killing in Minneapolis of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen, at the hands of Border Patrol agents.
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 …
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 …
The Atlantic:
Battles Are Raging Inside the Department of Homeland Security  —  This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter.  Sign up for it here.  —  Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem appeared before a bank of television cameras in Washington, D.C., on Saturday night …
Discussion: The Hill, NOTUS and The Independent
Reuters:
Exclusive: ICE officers in Minnesota directed not to interact with ‘agitators’ in new orders
Associated Press:
Trump's border czar suggests a possible drawdown in Minnesota, but only after ‘cooperation’
Washington Post:
Trump faces fresh MAGA blowback for efforts to ‘de-escalate’ in Minnesota
Discussion: Raw Story
David W. Chen / New York Times:
Democratic Governors Promise Accountability After Minneapolis
Discussion: Chicago Sun Times
Andrew Pantazi / Axios:
ICE ends Maine surge, Sen. Collins says
Discussion: Raw Story, NewsMax.com and The Hill
Associated Press:
Sen. Collins says ICE has ended large-scale operations in Maine after talks with Noem
Josh Skluzacek / KSTP-TV:
Border czar Homan pledges ‘massive changes’ with cooperation in first press conference since arrival in Minnesota
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: NewsMax.com
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Ben Penn / Bloomberg Law:
Bondi Hands St. Louis Prosecutor Nationwide Election Fraud Remit  —  The St. Louis-based US attorney overseeing the FBI search warrant executed on Fulton County's election office Wednesday received a special appointment by Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate election integrity cases nationwide …
pbump:
Some things you should know about Fulton County, Georgia
New York Times:
F.B.I. Agents Search Election Center in Fulton County Over 2020 Election
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
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
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 and The Argument
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pbump:
ICE's excuse for wearing masks has never actually manifested  —  From the earliest months of Donald Trump's second term in office, federal immigration officers have conducted their raids and arrests while concealing their identities, a notable deviation from the way in which law enforcement has long been conducted in the United States.
Discussion: Florida's Voice and MS NOW
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 …
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.
Emily Brooks / The Hill:
House Republicans unveil election reform bill dubbed ‘Make Elections Great Again Act’  —  House Republicans on Thursday unveiled a sweeping elections reform bill that would mandate long-sought requirements like photo ID when voting and citizenship verification to register to vote.
Discussion: Fox News, NewsMax.com and IJR
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 …
Max Rego / The Hill:
Tillis ‘thrilled’ Trump called him ‘loser’  —  Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) signaled Wednesday that he's not at all bothered by President Trump labeling him a “loser.”  —  “I am thrilled about that.  That makes me qualified to be [Department of Homeland Security] secretary and senior advisor to the president …
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Media Matters for America:
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NBC News:
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Bloomberg:
Rolex and Gold Given to Trump Before Swiss Deal Queried by Senator
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Alan Elrod / Liberal Currents:
After Alex Pretti's Murder, It's Clear That MAGA Media Views White Liberals as Race Traitors
Paul Krugman:
The World Files for Economic Divorce from America
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Trump officials awarded Venezuela oil-sale contracts to firms tied to bribery
Discussion: Semafor and The Atlantic
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
Michigan 2026 Poll: Crowded Democratic Senate Primary Remains Wide Open
Discussion: Washington Examiner and The Hill