Politics Jan 28 WATCH LIVE: Trump, Bessent, Nicki Minaj and others speak at 'Trump accounts' launch event By Makiya Seminera, Moriah Balingit, Associated Press
Politics Jan 28 Homeland Security's Kristi Noem faces rising calls for her firing or impeachment A groundswell of voices have come to the same conclusion: Noem must go. By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press
Politics Jan 28 WATCH: Man arrested after spraying unknown substance on Rep. Ilhan Omar at Minneapolis town hall Minneapolis police said officers saw the man use a syringe to spray an unknown liquid at Omar. They immediately arrested him and booked him at the county jail for third-degree assault. By Laura Bargfeld, Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press
Politics Jan 27 Fact-checking Trump's claim that anti-ICE protesters are 'paid agitators and insurrectionists' With throngs of people in Minnesota protesting the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement surge, President Donald Trump and some of his allies repeatedly described the protesters as paid. Evidence shows a large volunteer protest movement in the Twin Cities. By Maria Briceño, Amy Sherman, PolitiFact
Politics Jan 27 Watch 9:18 Whistleblower responds after DOJ confirms DOGE mishandled Social Security data The Social Security Administration says members of Elon Musk’s DOGE team working at the agency accessed and shared sensitive data. The latest disclosure from the Trump administration seemed to confirm some key concerns first raised in a whistleblower complaint filed… By Amna Nawaz, Matt Loffman
Jan 27 Fact-checking FBI Director Patel's claim that guns are barred at protests By Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact After federal immigration agents shot and killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, FBI Director Kash Patel said people cannot bring loaded firearms to protests. Laws vary by state, but the law in Minnesota, and many other states, makes guns at protests… Continue reading
Jan 27 WATCH LIVE: Fed chair Powell holds news conference on interest rate decision By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Federal Reserve officials are expected to keep their short-term interest rate unchanged Wednesday after three cuts last year, ignoring huge pressure for lower borrowing costs from the White House in favor of waiting to see how the economy evolves. Continue reading
Jan 27 Trump suggests his shakeup of federal officials in Minnesota may 'de-escalate' things By Associated Press President Donald Trump spoke of his sending "border czar" Tom Homan to Minnesota during an interview on Fox News’ “Will Cain Show” on Tuesday saying, “we’re going to de-escalate a little bit.”… Continue reading
Jan 27 Virginia Democrats' redistricting resolution illegal due to technicality, judge finds By Olivia Diaz, Associated Press/Report for America The judge also said the Democratic-led legislature failed to follow its own rules in adding the redistricting amendment to a special session, calling that “a blatant abuse of power.”… Continue reading
Jan 27 Judge issues temporary order barring removal of 5-year-old and father detained in Minnesota By Associated Press A federal judge has issued a temporary order prohibiting removal of a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father whose arrest last week in Minnesota quickly became another lightning rod for America’s divisions on immigration under the Trump administration. Continue reading