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.

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.

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

Inside the White House in the chaotic hours after Alex Pretti's shooting  —  NBC News spoke to 15 people about how the Trump administration scrambled to respond to a second fatal shooting in Minneapolis.  — Add NBC News to Google  —  Listen to this article with a free account

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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

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 …

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 …

The 3 groups lagging most in America's post-COVID rebound  —  In a stunning warning for the rapidly-aging U.S., poverty rose for seniors in more than 800 counties over the past five years, according to new Census Bureau estimates. … The winners clustered in educated metro areas and owned homes outright.

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.

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 …

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” …

DHS raids are the stuff of Rand Paul's nightmares.  What will he do about it? … “For people to have confidence in government and confidence in law enforcement ... we have to be very honest,” Paul told reporters.  “I don't think anybody in America believes he was assaulting those officers, so we have to tell the truth.”

ICE Prepares to Descend on Ohio Haitian Community After TPS Expires  —  Local officials in Springfield, Ohio—the subject of Vice President JD Vance's racist smears about Haitian immigrants—are bracing for a 30-day ICE surge.  —  In a message obtained by the Springfield News-Sun …

Removal of flags for fallen Danish soldiers at U.S. Embassy sparks backlash  —  There was no malicious intent in removing the flags, said a State Department spokesperson, who added that the flags had been replaced.  —  The U.S. Embassy in Denmark on Tuesday removed 44 Danish flags …

U.S. cardinal urges defunding of ICE: 'We need to see what's happening in front of us'  —  One of the country's highest-ranking Catholic leaders, and a top ally of Pope Leo, is sharply criticizing the Trump administration's immigration enforcement, calling ICE a “lawless organization.”

Judge Scolds Bondi for Publishing Photos of Protesters on Social Media  —  “This conduct is not something that the court condones,” Judge Dulce J. Foster said during a hearing in a Minneapolis federal court.  —  In a Minneapolis federal court where 16 people were charged on Wednesday …

Hageman cuts short Casper town hall after contentious exchanges over ICE killings  —  CASPER—U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman abruptly ended a town hall session here Tuesday evening and walked off the stage to booing and shouting from her constituents while others in the audience attempted to shout down her critics.

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 …

Trump's fraud czar pick is ‘fearless’ prosecutor Colin McDonald — who busted crooked police chief  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump on Wednesday announced Colin McDonald as his nominee for a new assistant general for fraud position that would — with Senate approval — grant him a broad license …