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J. David McSwane / ProPublica:
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting  —  The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
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Garrett M. Graff / Doomsday Scenario:
Accountability for ICE and CBP  —  However bad you think the corruption and misconduct at ICE and CBP is — the reality is far far worse. … On Friday, I testified in front of Governor J.B. Pritzker's “Illinois Accountability Commission,” the state government body he set up after the Trump administration's …
Associated Press:
Mayor of Portland, Oregon, demands ICE leave the city after federal agents gas protesters  —  The mayor of Portland, Oregon, demanded U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement leave his city after federal agents launched tear gas at a crowd of demonstrators — including young children …
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Timothy Snyder / Thinking about:
Ethnic Cleansing in Ohio?
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:   A not-'toned down' Trump regime prepares for ethnic cleansing in Ohio
Rachel Leingang / The Guardian:
'We're fighting for the soul of the country': how Minnesota residents came together to face ICE
Discussion: The Atlantic
Doha Madani / NBC News:
5-year-old boy and father return to Minnesota after release from immigration custody  —  Liam Conejo Ramos was taken into custody with his father, Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias, on Jan. 20, but a judge ordered their release on Saturday.  — Add NBC News to Google  —  Listen to this article with a free account
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Associated Press:
5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and father return to Minnesota from Texas detention facility  —  A 5-year-old boy and his father detained by immigration officers in Minnesota and held in Texas have been released following a judge's order.  They have returned to Minnesota, according to the office of Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro.
J. David Goodman / New York Times:
Democratic Upset in Deep Red Texas District Rattles Republicans  —  A Democrat won a state legislative special election in a district that President Trump carried by 17 percentage points, unnerving Republicans in Texas and beyond.  —  In an upset that rattled Republicans in Texas and beyond …
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Owen Auston-Babcock / NBC News:
Democrat Christian Menefee wins special election for vacant, deep-blue House seat in Texas  —  Menefee will serve the remainder of the term won in 2024 by the late Rep. Sylvester Turner, who died almost a year ago.  —  Listen to this article with a free account
John Hanna / Associated Press:
Democrat Taylor Rehmet wins a reliably Republican Texas state Senate seat, stunning GOP  —  Democrat Taylor Rehmet won a special election for the Texas state Senate on Saturday, flipping a reliably Republican district that President Donald Trump won by 17 points in 2024.
David French / New York Times:
This Is Not a Drill  —  It's only February, and the November elections are already in peril.  —  When I think back to the days and weeks before Jan. 6, 2021, one thing that's clear is that many of us suffered from a failure of imagination.  We knew President Trump's lies and conspiracy mongering …
Discussion: Raw Story and CNN
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Ali Bianco / Politico:   The issue Democrats have been scared to run on
Nicholas Riccardi / Associated Press:   What a swing House district in Colorado shows about Republicans' immigration fallout in the midterms
Madison Fernandez / Politico:   Immigration takes center stage in New Jersey special election
Avery Lotz / Axios:
Johnson predicts end by Tuesday to partial shutdown as Dems fight DHS funding … The funding bill would launch a two-week window for high-stakes negotiations over DHS.  — The Senate passed legislation Friday that separated out the fight over immigration enforcement from the effort to prevent a lengthier shutdown.
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Ford McCracken / Reuters:
Jeffries: DHS should be ‘dramatically reformed’ after Democrats delay government funding bill
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Rep. Ro Khanna says he's a ‘firm no’ on reopening the federal government amid ICE funding dispute
New York Times:
U.A.E. Firm Quietly Took Stake in the Trump Family's Crypto Company  —  The $500 million agreement raises new concerns about the propriety of the president negotiating foreign policy with his own business partners.  —  An investment firm tied to the United Arab Emirates purchased nearly half …
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Annie Linskey / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Says Kennedy Center Will Close for Two Years for Renovations  —  President writes that the performing-arts center will be shut on July 4 for ‘Construction, Revitalization, and Complete Rebuilding’  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump said the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts …
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Michelle L. Price / Associated Press:
Kennedy Center will close for 2 years for renovations in July, Trump says, after performers backlash
Madeleine Moore / Salem Reporter:
U.S. citizen injured by federal agents in Salem who demanded to see “papers,” union says  —  A woman who's a U.S. citizen needed medical help Thursday, Jan. 29, after federal agents pulled her from her car after demanding to see her “papers,” one of the state's largest unions said Saturday.
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
What a “Melania” Cinematographer Hoped to Accomplish  —  Dante Spinotti has had a legendary Hollywood career.  Why is he making propaganda for the Trump family?  —  The Italian-born cinematographer Dante Spinotti has had a remarkable Hollywood career, working with directors such as Paul Schrader …
Financial Times:
Apollo chief Marc Rowan consulted Epstein on firm's tax affairs  —  New files reveal extensive talks between disgraced financier and key decision makers at US private capital firm  —  Top Apollo Global Management executives including chief Marc Rowan held wide-ranging discussions …
Stephanie Koithan / San Antonio Current:
Source: Measles outbreak reported at ICE's Dilley family detention facility  —  After a week of public outcry over the South Texas Family Residential Center's treatment of young children behind its walls, the Dilley facility is experiencing a measles outbreak, according to immigration attorney Eric Lee.
Amanda Holpuch / New York Times:
Canadian Company Cancels Sale of Virginia Warehouse to ICE  —  Jim Pattison Developments said the sale of an industrial building, which was planned to become an Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility, would not go forward.  —  A Canadian company said on Friday …
New York Times:
How Trump Appears in the Epstein Files  —  The New York Times found more than 5,300 files with references to Mr. Trump and related terms.  They include salacious and unverified claims, as well as documents that had already been made public.  —  The Justice Department looked …
James Pollard / Associated Press:
The Grammys bring more celebrity pushback to the Trump administration's immigration crackdown  —  Entertainment's awards season has coincided with the Trump administration's mass deportation campaign in Minneapolis, forcing artists to decide whether and how to join the growing cultural revolt against immigration crackdowns.
Avery Lotz / Axios:
Deportation flight judge cleared of DOJ misconduct claims  —  A federal appeals judge tossed the Justice Department's misconduct complaint against Judge James Boasberg, who said last spring the administration defied his order to halt deportation flights to El Salvador.
 
 
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Dana Bash / CNN:
GOP Sen. Ron Johnson pans Democrats' proposed DHS reforms: They are ‘neutering our ability to enforce any immigration laws’
Discussion: The Hill, NewsMax.com and Politico
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Trump says if Iran doesn't agree to nuclear deal, 'we'll find out' whether U.S. attack would spark a regional war
Jacob Stern / The Atlantic:
Ammon Bundy Is All Alone
CBS News:
Transcript: Rep. Michael McCaul on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Feb. 1, 2026
New York Times:
Despite ‘Wrong’ Comments, Gun Rights Groups Say Trump Has Their Back
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Politico
 Earlier Items: 
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
Democrats hit historic high in Fox News Poll as GOP loses ground on key issues
Discussion: New York Post and The Hill
Financial Times:
Xi Jinping calls for China's renminbi to attain global reserve currency status
Discussion: Semafor
Ezra Klein / New York Times:
Trump Has Overwhelmed Himself
Discussion: OutsideTheBeltway and Althouse
Brittany Gibson / Axios:
Resistance erupts over ICE's warehouse buying spree
Discussion: New York Daily News
Amanda Chu / Politico:
RFK Jr. is now a wellness guru for Republicans in Washington
Nathan Heller / New Yorker:
Gavin Newsom Is Playing the Long Game
Discussion: Politico
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller posted on social media this morning: …
Meg Anderson / NPR:
Minnesota citizens detained by ICE are left rattled, even weeks later
 

 
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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

Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
ESPN closes the deal to acquire multiple NFL Media assets after receiving US regulatory approval; NFL will get a 10% stake in ESPN as part of the agreement

Trishla Ostwal / Adweek:
OpenAI says it is asking select advertisers to commit at least $200K as it rolls out beta ads on ChatGPT; two sources say their firms were pitched lower amounts

 
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