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9:55 PM ET, January 31, 2026

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New York Times:
Bovino Is Said to Have Mocked Prosecutor's Jewish Faith on Call With Lawyers  —  Gregory Bovino, the Border Patrol field leader, made disparaging remarks in reference to the U.S. attorney in Minnesota, an Orthodox Jew, people with knowledge of the phone call said.
Philip Marcelo / Associated Press:
From Elon Musk to the former Prince Andrew, a who's who of powerful men are named in Epstein files  —  From tech titans to Wall Street power brokers and British royalty, a who's who of powerful men make appearances in the huge trove of documents released Friday by the Justice Department …
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Associated Press:
In the latest Epstein files are famous names and new details about an earlier investigation  —  Newly disclosed government files on Jeffrey Epstein are offering more details about his interactions with the rich and famous after he served time for sex crimes in Florida, and on how much investigators knew …
Marina Dunbar / The Guardian:
Epstein files latest: photos appear to show former prince Andrew crouching over female
New York Times:
Judge Orders Release of 5-Year-Old Whose Detention Drew Outrage  —  The treatment of Liam Conejo Ramos, pictured wearing a blue winter hat and Spider-Man backpack while in the custody of immigration agents, drew outrage across the country.  —  A federal judge on Saturday ordered the release …
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Associated Press:
Judge orders US to release 5-year-old and dad taken into custody in Minnesota crackdown  —  A judge on Saturday ordered the U.S. to release a 5-year-old boy and his father from a Texas detention center where they were taken after being detained in a Minneapolis suburb last month.
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Judge orders release of 5-year-old detained by ICE in Minnesota … The Trump administration's mass deportation push has led to a long string of judicial rebukes around the country, particularly as immigration authorities have sought to arrest large numbers of people while their deportation proceedings are playing out.
Washington Post:
Judge denies Minnesota's request for immediate end to immigration crackdown  —  Minnesota officials had said the immigration crackdown was endangering public safety in their state.  —  A judge on Saturday declined to order the Trump administration to immediately scale back its immigration enforcement surge …
Discussion: Mother Jones, UPI, The Hill and Mediaite
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Margery A. Beck / Associated Press:
Judge says she won't halt the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota as a lawsuit proceeds  —  A federal judge says she won't halt the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota and the Twin Cities as a lawsuit over it proceeds.  —  Judge Katherine M. Menendez on Saturday denied …
MPR News:
St. Peter police chief intervenes, prevents federal agents from arresting resident  —  {"type":"doc","content":[{"type":"parag raph", “content”:[{"text":"MPR News has learned that the police chief in the small southern Minnesota city of St. Peter intervened Thursday afternoon …
Discussion: Daily Kos and Raw Story
Annie Gowen / Washington Post:
Thousands of new ICE watchers hit the streets after two killings  —  Minnesotans outraged by the killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti have signed up in large numbers to monitor and protest ICE with other activists.  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Jordan's parents didn't want her to become an ICE watcher.
Discussion: The Guardian
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Associated Press:
ICE claim that a man shattered his skull running into wall triggers tension at a Minnesota hospital  —  Intensive care nurses immediately doubted the word of federal immigration officers when they arrived at a Minneapolis hospital with a Mexican immigrant who had broken bones in his face and skull.
Discussion: Metro.co.uk
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Colleen Barry / Associated Press:
Demonstrators in Milan protest ICE unit at Winter Olympics
Discussion: NPR, NewsMax.com and Reason
Wall Street Journal:
‘Spy Sheikh’ Bought Secret Stake in Trump Company  —  $500 million investment for 49% of World Liberty came months before U.A.E. won access to tightly guarded American AI chips  —  Four days before Donald Trump's inauguration last year, lieutenants to an Abu Dhabi royal secretly signed …
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David D. Kirkpatrick / New Yorker:   Trump's Profiteering Hits $4 Billion
Sarah Mervosh / New York Times:
A Minnesota School District Guards Against ICE, From Dawn to Dusk  —  In Fridley, a Minneapolis suburb, school officials are driving nervous teachers and buying families groceries.  At dismissal, the superintendent patrols for federal agents.  —  In the predawn darkness …
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
ICE Is Circling Minnesota Schools, Looking For Children to Take
Discussion: Raw Story
Status:
‘This Is a New Dimension’ … On Friday morning, hours after Don Lemon was apprehended in a Beverly Hills hotel lobby by a team of federal officers, two dozen agents arrived at the Minnesota home of independent journalist Georgia Fort, with a warrant for her arrest.
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Politico:
Don Lemon vows to fight charges in First Amendment showdown with Trump
Stacy Robinson / The Epoch Times:
Jury Finds Doctors Liable for Malpractice in Gender Surgery Lawsuit  —  A jury awarded $2 million in damages to a 22-year-woman who underwent breast removal surgery as a teenager. … WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.—A jury on Jan. 30 found a psychologist and surgeon liable for malpractice after they supported …
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Wesley J. Smith / National Review:   ‘Detransitioner’ Wins $2 Million Medical-Malpractice Lawsuit
Washington Post:
Trump wants to build a 250-foot-tall arch, dwarfing the Lincoln Memorial  —  The president is eying a plot of land near Memorial Bridge.  The art critic who proposed the idea called for a smaller arch or for Trump to pick a new site.  —  The White House stands about 70 feet tall.
Zeteo:
Trump's Plot to Rig the Midterms Has Kicked Off in Georgia  —  Donald Trump's administration raided an elections office in Fulton County, Georgia.  It's a preview of how he could try to interfere in the midterm elections.  —  ∙ Paid  —  Donald Trump's administration escalated …
Discussion: The Independent, UPI and The Hill
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Victoria Bekiempis / The Guardian:
Epstein lawyers discussed possibility of cooperation with prosecutors days before his death, files reveal  —  Less than two weeks before convicted abuser was found dead, lawyers met with Manhattan federal prosecutors  —  Less than two weeks before Jeffrey Epstein's death in jail …
Discussion: Mediaite
Wired:
How to Film ICE  —  Filming federal agents in public is legal, but avoiding a dangerous—even deadly—confrontation isn't guaranteed.  Here's how to record ICE and CBP agents as safely as possible and have an impact.  —  In January 2026, two Americans were killed in the act of watching Immigration …
 
 
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Austin Kocher:
Show Your Work: The Math Behind My Claim that 92% of ICE's Detention Growth Comes from People with No Criminal Convictions
KPTV-TV:
Labor unions rally, march to Portland ICE facility in protest
Associated Press:
Utah governor signs bill adding justices to state Supreme Court as redistricting appeal looms
Maryclaire Dale / Associated Press:
Judge Calls DOJ's Statements On Slavery Exhibit Display ‘Dangerous’ And ‘Horrifying’
Discussion: TheGrio
 Earlier Items: 
New York Times:
Minneapolis Residents Wear Their Passports, Desperate to Ward Off ICE
Iman Palm / The Hill:
Salmonella outbreak linked to superfood supplements sickens 65 people across 28 states
Joe Rennison / New York Times:
Sell America Is the New Trade on Wall Street
Discussion: Fortune
Don Moynihan / Can We Still Govern?:
Autocracy in America  —  A year in, the pattern of democratic backsliding under Trump is undeniable.
Discussion: Financial Times and The Atlantic
 

 
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Bob Iger has told associates that he plans to step down as Disney CEO before December 31; the board plans to vote on his replacement next week

Austin Fuller / Current:
The Public Media Bridge Fund, formed due to CPB cuts, raises $66.5M of its $110M goal and launches disaster recovery and restructuring programs for stations

Matthew Keys / TheDesk.net:
Former GM of Sacramento public radio service CapRadio, Jun Reina, was arrested and charged with allegedly embezzling ~$1.33M from station funds for personal use

 
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