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11:45 AM ET, January 30, 2026

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New York Times:
Federal Agents Arrest Don Lemon Over Minnesota Church Protest  —  The former CNN anchor has said he was not demonstrating, but reporting as a journalist, during the interruption of a service inside a St. Paul church earlier this month.  —  The former CNN anchor Don Lemon was arrested late Thursday night …
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CNN:
Journalist Don Lemon taken into custody after Minnesota church protest  —  Journalist Don Lemon was taken into custody on Thursday night, according to his attorney.  —  Lemon was with dozens of anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement protesters as they rushed into Cities Church in St. Paul …
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Feds arrest 4, including Don Lemon and Minnesota journalist over church protest  —  Former CNN anchor Don Lemon and independent Minnesota journalist Georgia Fort were among four people arrested by federal agents.  —  U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi posted on X: “At my direction …
New York Times:
Minnesota Live Updates: Don Lemon Is Among Several More Arrested Over Church Protest  —  The former CNN anchor and three others were arrested on charges related to a protest this month in St. Paul, Minn., Attorney General Pam Bondi said.  Protests were beginning in Minneapolis against the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.
Perry Stein / Washington Post:
Don Lemon arrested by federal officials in connection with church protest
Discussion: New York Post and The Independent
NBC News:
Don Lemon arrested by federal authorities after protest at Minnesota church service
David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
There Can Be No More Doubt. Trump Wants to Kill Free Speech
Discussion: Mediaite
Bloomberg:
Trump Administration Prepares to Back Warsh for Fed Chair  —  The Trump administration is preparing for the president to nominate Kevin Warsh to be the next Federal Reserve chair, according to people familiar with the matter.  —  President Donald Trump said Thursday he plans to announce …
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Adam Wren / Politico:
‘A number of crazy stories’  —  With help from Eli Okun, Ali Bianco, Irie Sentner and Makayla Gray  —  Happy Friday.  This is Adam Wren.  Some have called this a newsletter.  It is not.  It is a “creative experience that offers perspectives, insights and moments.”
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Trump nominates Kevin Warsh for Federal Reserve chair to succeed Jerome Powell  —  President Donald Trump on Friday named Kevin Warsh to succeed Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve chair, ending a five-month odyssey that has seen unprecedented turmoil around the central bank.
Joe Rennison / New York Times:   Stock Market Takes Warsh Nomination in Stride
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Expected to Pick Kevin Warsh as Fed Chair
Wall Street Journal:
Spy Chief Tulsi Gabbard Is Hunting for 2020 Election Fraud  —  The director of national intelligence is leading an administration-wide effort to hunt for proof of tampering in the election that Trump lost  —  Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, has spent months investigating …
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Samuel Benson / Politico:   ‘A pretext to rig the election’: Democrats scramble to block ICE crackdowns near polling sites
The Bulwark:
Defang ICE → Save the Midterms
Discussion: Washington Post
New York Times:
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are  —  Agents use facial recognition, social media monitoring and other tech tools not only to identify undocumented immigrants but also to track protesters, current and former officials said.  —  On the morning of Jan. 10 …
Mia McCarthy / Politico:
Capitol agenda: Senate shutdown deal hits a Lindsey Graham snag  —  A partial shutdown of multiple federal agencies is just 16 hours away as the Senate deals with a Lindsey Graham-sized snag and House Republicans face pressure from President Donald Trump to expedite whatever the other chamber sends their way.
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NBC News:
Trump says he and Democrats are ‘getting close’ to a deal to resolve shutdown fight
Politico:
Trump-blessed deal to keep government funded gets snagged in Senate
Associated Press:
Judge bars federal prosecutors from seeking death penalty against Luigi Mangione  —  Federal prosecutors can't seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a judge ruled Friday, foiling the Trump administration's bid to see him executed …
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NBC News:
Luigi Mangione will not face the death penalty after judge nixes two federal counts  —  The judge dismissed two of the four federal counts against Mangione, including murder through use of a firearm, which carried a potential death sentence.  —  Listen to this article with a free account
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Erik Larson / Bloomberg:
Trump Sues IRS, Treasury for $10 Billion for Tax-Return Leak  —  President Donald Trump sued the US Treasury and Internal Revenue Service for at least $10 billion over an unauthorized disclosure of his tax returns to the press during his first term in office, potentially putting American taxpayers on the hook for a massive payout.
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Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Gov. Tim Walz and Minnesota AG Keith Ellison will testify before Congress  —  Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and state Attorney General Keith Ellison will testify March 4 before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.  The announcement of their joint appearance by by Chair James Comer …
Discussion: KSTP-TV
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Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
Here is the User Guide for ELITE, the Tool Palantir Made for ICE  —  Earlier this month we revealed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is using a Palantir tool called ELITE to decide which neighborhoods to raid.  —  The tool lets ICE populate a map with potential deportation targets …
Jose Pagliery / NOTUS:
Minneapolis' Hotel Workers Are on Edge  —  There are two things keeping a Minneapolis hotel housekeeper scared this week: the roughly 20 federal immigration agents staying where she works and the threat of pro-immigrant protesters discovering that the agents are there.
New York Times:
For Some Americans, the End of Obamacare Subsidies Means Falling Off a Financial Cliff  —  Earning just one dollar more could mean a $10,000 increase in insurance premiums.  —  Obamacare's open enrollment period is over, and Americans around the country are facing higher health insurance costs.
Discussion: CNBC, KFF, UPI and NOTUS
Chris Lehmann / The Nation:
The Smug and Vacuous David Brooks Is Perfect for The Atlantic  —  The former New York Times columnist is a one-man cottage industry of lazy cultural stereotyping.  —  The Smug and Vacuous David Brooks Is Perfect for “The Atlantic”  —  The former New York Times columnist is a one-man cottage industry of lazy cultural stereotyping.
MPR News:
'I don't have words': 2 more kids from Liam Ramos' Columbia Heights school taken into ICE custody  —  {"type":"doc","content":[{"type":"parag raph", “content”:[{"text":"Two more Minnesota children — a second grader and a fifth grader — were taken into custody with their mother on Thursday …
David Brooks / New York Times:
A Farewell Column From David Brooks  —  My grandfather Bernard Levy played a big role in my childhood.  When we weren't exploring New York City together, he was writing letters to the editor to The New York Times from his law firm's office in the Woolworth Building in Lower Manhattan …
 
 
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Financial Times:
Jeffrey Epstein sent £10,000 to Mandelson's husband, emails show
Adrian Carrasquillo / The Bulwark:
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Richard Luscombe / The Guardian:
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Associated Press:
DHS ramps up surveillance in immigration raids, sweeping in citizens
Financial Times:
Arab and Muslim powers mount last-ditch effort to avert US-Iran conflict
Discussion: New York Times and Semafor
Associated Press:
Protesters call for nationwide strike against Trump's immigration policies
Discussion: abc7NY, KSTP-TV and MS NOW
Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:
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Kari Lake promotes Trump on Voice of America. Does that break the law?
Susie Blann / Associated Press:
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Joey Peters / Sahan Journal:
Border Patrol employee found ‘covered in vomit’ in St. Paul, charged with drunk driving
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
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