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Democrats will block spending bill if it includes Homeland Security funding

(AP) Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said Senate Democrats will not vote for a spending package that includes money for the Department of Homeland Security. Schumer’s statement increases the possibility that the government could partially shut down Jan. 30 when funding runs out. Several Democrats said Saturday that they will not vote for the bipartisan package of bills, which will need some Democratic votes to pass. Democrats say the legislation, which includes money for a broad swath of government agencies, does not include enough restrictions on ICE.

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Democrats in Texas Senate race call for ICE overhaul, hours after Minnesota shooting

(NBC News) Hours after federal immigration agents killed a man in Minneapolis, the top Democrats running for U.S. Senate in Texas appeared on a debate stage together and both called for overhauling Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Just minutes into the debate between Rep. Jasmine Crockett and state Rep. James Talarico, which was hosted by the Texas AFL-CIO and moderated by Nexstar’s KXAN-TV and The Dallas Morning News, Crockett referenced the shooting by Department of Homeland Security agents. She pointed to the incident to lay out the stakes of the race ahead of the March 3 primary.

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Conservatives Call Out DHS Second Amendment Hypocrisy

(Mediaite) Some conservatives were quick to push back on the Department of Homeland Security’s claims following a 37-year-old man being shot and killed. DHS said the suspect had two magazines and no ID. They posted a picture of the pistol the suspect allegedly had and claimed he wanted to cause “maximum damage and massacre law enforcement.” Some conservatives and Second Amendment activists, however, questioned whether a rush to judgement was being made about a lawful gun owner.

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State Terror Has Arrived

(NY Times) After the past three weeks of brutality in Minneapolis, it should no longer be possible to say that the Trump administration seeks merely to govern this nation. It seeks to reduce us all to a state of constant fear — a fear of violence from which some people may at a given moment be spared, but from which no one will ever be truly safe. That is our new national reality. State terror has arrived.

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A statement from the parents of Alex Jeffrey Pretti:

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ICE investigates after Colorado group says agents left 'death cards' in arrested immigrants' abandoned cars

ICE is investigating - and issued a rare condemnation - after a Colorado nonprofit said agents left behind branded “death cards” in vehicles abandoned after their owners were arrested in the state’s high country. The cards were stamped with “ICE Denver field office” and the address and phone number for the immigration detention center in Aurora, said Alex Sánchez, the president and CEO of Voces Unidas, a Glenwood Springs-based immigrant-rights advocacy group. The cards were left in several cars abandoned after their occupants were arrested by ICE agents earlier this week in Eagle County, during what Sánchez described as fake traffic stops.

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Trump housing finance chief OKs more mortgage spending and adds risk for government-backed lenders

PUBLISHED: January 24, 2026 at 8:21 AM EST | UPDATED: January 24, 2026 at 3:31 PM EST WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s federal housing finance director, Bill Pulte, quietly granted government-backed lenders the authority to nearly double a $200 billion bond purchase that Trump ordered to try to lower mortgage rates, a move that could introduce a new level of risk for the companies. An email obtained by The Associated Press that was sent by the Federal Housing Finance Agency to top o ...

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Peace talks on Russia-Ukraine war end as fighting rages

The first three-way peace talks between Russia, Ukraine and the US have ended in Abu Dhabi with no apparent breakthrough, as fighting rages. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky raised the possibility of a second meeting as early as next week, while an American official said a new round would begin on 1 February. The two-day talks ended after waves of Russian air strikes targeted Ukraine's badly damaged energy infrastructure, killing one person and injuring 35 others, Ukrainian officials sai ...

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Trump confirms he will not attend Super Bowl because of music acts: 'I'm anti-them'

Saturday 24 January 2026 10:41 EST President Donald Trump said he will skip this year’s Super Bowl, using the decision to sharply criticize the NFL’s choice of entertainers, opening act Green Day and halftime performer Bad Bunny, both of whom have publicly opposed the president’s agenda. In an Oval Office interview with the New York Post published Saturday, Trump, 79, called the lineup “a terrible choice” for the February showdown in San Francisco. “I’m anti-them. I think it’s a terrible cho ...

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Officer who fatally shot Minneapolis man during protest is an 8-year Border Patrol veteran, federal officials say

January 24, 2026, 2:28 PM MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Officer who fatally shot Minneapolis man during protest is an 8-year Border Patrol veteran, federal officials say. ...

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GOP senator 'defects' from Trump over 'incredibly disturbing' shooting

41 min ago - January 24, 2026 10:46PM ET At least one Republican senator is calling for a full investigation into the incident that led to the death of an ICU nurse by DHS immigration agents. After the death of Alex Pretti, who appears to have been shot by agents ... (Raw Story)

Exclusive: In secret recordings, Cruz trashes Trump, Vance

44 min ago - Sen. Ted Cruz, the Texas Republican eyeing a 2028 White House run, torched Vice President Vance and ridiculed President Trump's tariff policy during private meetings with donors, according to recordings obtained by Axios. Why it matters: Cruz's rebuk ... (Axios)

Democrats can kill DHS and ICE funding with Senate vote

57 min ago - Here’s a link to a CBS News article that seems to NOT be behind a paywall. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/homeland-security-funding-bill-senate-democrats-schumer-minneapolis-shooting/ Here are excerpts from the article – basically, Chuck Schu ... (CBS News)

5-year-old taken into custody by ICE has active immigration case, preventing deportation for now

1 hr ago - Updated on: January 24, 2026 / 9:59 PM EST The 5-year-old immigrant boy taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement alongside his father in the Minneapolis area earlier this week has an active and pending case in immigration court and c ... (CBS News)

Baghdad says it will prosecute Islamic State militants being moved from Syria to Iraq

2 hrs ago - By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Updated 5:53 AM CST, January 25, 2026 Leer en español BAGHDAD (AP) — Baghdad will prosecute and try militants from the Islamic State group who are being transferred from prisons and detention ca ... (AP)

Peace talks on Russia-Ukraine war end as fighting rages

3 hrs ago - The first three-way peace talks between Russia, Ukraine and the US have ended in Abu Dhabi with no apparent breakthrough, as fighting rages. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky raised the possibility of a second meeting as early as next week, whil ... (BBC)

Putin Is Disrupting 'Everyday Communications' For Ordinary Russians In Fresh Crackdown, UK Says

3 hrs ago - Vladimir Putin is cracking down on WhatsApp in Russia in a wider attempt to quell criticism towards the Ukraine war, according to the UK. In its latest social media update, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said Moscow already had a tight grip over forei ... (HUFFPOST)

Democrats in Texas Senate race call for ICE overhaul, hours after Minnesota shooting

4 hrs ago - Jan. 24, 2026, 5:29 PM EST / Updated Jan. 24, 2026, 7:15 PM EST Hours after federal immigration agents killed a man in Minneapolis, the top Democrats running for U.S. Senate in Texas appeared on a debate stage together and both called for overhauling ... (NBC News)

Meet 'Amelia': the AI-generated British schoolgirl who is a far-right social media star

5 hrs ago - In certain corners of the internet, on niche news feeds and algorithms, an AI-generated British schoolgirl has emerged as something of a phenomenon. Her name is Amelia, a purple-haired “goth girl” who proudly carries a mini union flag and a ... (The Guardian)

Trump Approves 'Emergency Declarations' for Several States for Winter Storm

5 hrs ago - Published Jan 24, 2026 at 06:39 PM EST President Donald Trump approved emergency funding for multiple states affected by this weekend's severe winter storm, he announced on Saturday. “I have just approved Emergency Declarations for Tennessee, Ge ... (Newsweek)

The last 2 pandas in Japan are leaving for China as ties are strained

5 hrs ago - TOKYO (AP) — Japanese panda fans gathered Sunday for the final public viewing at Tokyo’s Ueno zoo before twins Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei return to China this week. Their departure on Tuesday will leave Japan with no pandas for the first time in ... (AP)

Confusion remains after Trump administration abruptly halts public health funding to cities and states, then reverses

5 hrs ago - 12h As public health departments across the country prepared for a massive winter storm this weekend, notice landed in their inboxes that pivotal grant funding from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was paused. No more money could be ... (msn/CNN Health)

'Insane Claim': Conservatives Call Out DHS Second Amendment Hypocrisy -- Amid Claims Man Shot and Killed Was

6 hrs ago - Jan 24th, 2026, 4:12 pm Some conservatives were quick to push back on the Department of Homeland Security’s claims following a 37-year-old man being shot and killed. A Minnesota resident — identified by the Minnesota Star Tribune as Alex ... (MEDIAite)

Minneapolis man shot by Border Patrol remembered as VA nurse, advocate for immigrants

6 hrs ago - Posted 3:57 PM, Jan 24, 2026 Family members say the man killed by a federal officer in Minneapolis on Saturday was an intensive care nurse at the Veterans Administration who cared deeply about people and was upset by President Donald Trump’s imm ... (Scripps News/AP)

Walz calls on federal agents to leave state after second deadly shooting

7 hrs ago - 01/24/26 3:33 PM ET Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) demanded federal officers vacate the state after agents shot and killed a second person in Minneapolis on Saturday. “Donald Trump, I call on you once again: Remove this force from Minnesota,” ... (The Hill)

Trump housing finance chief OKs more mortgage spending and adds risk for government-backed lenders

7 hrs ago - PUBLISHED: January 24, 2026 at 8:21 AM EST | UPDATED: January 24, 2026 at 3:31 PM EST WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s federal housing finance director, Bill Pulte, quietly granted government-backed lenders the authority to nearly ... (Baltimore Sun/AP)

Florida congressman allegedly punched in the face during 'racist' attack at Sundance Film Festival

9 hrs ago - U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost, a Florida Democrat, said he was punched at a party by a man who shouted that Donald Trump would deport him. The alleged assailant then shoved a woman at the party, according to a probable cause statement filed in court, befor ... (The Salt Lake Tribune)

Judge orders Trump administration officials to preserve evidence from shooting

9 hrs ago - Share & Save -- Search NBC News NEW UPDATES 13m ago / 12:18 AM EST Judge orders Trump administration officials to preserve evidence from shooting Gary Grumbach Image: Dennis Romero Gary Grumbach and Dennis Romero A federal judge in Minnesota ha ... (CNN)

Detained Immigrant Families Protest Inside Texas Facility Housing 5-Year-Old Boy, Father

11 hrs ago - Dozens of immigrant families protested Saturday behind the fences of a Texas detention facility where a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father were sent this week after being detained in Minnesota. Aerial photos taken by The Associated Press showed ... (AP via HuffPost)

Kaiser Permanente releases Maui pharmacy closure details ahead of Monday strike

12 hrs ago - By Brian Perry January 24, 2026 · 7:00 PM CST Kaiser Permanente Hawaiʻi announced operational plans Saturday for Maui County ahead of an open-ended strike by unionized health care workers scheduled to begin Monday. While the health provid ... (Maui Now)