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TSA begins charging $45 per person for travelers without Real ID or passport starting Sunday, with no guarantee the identity check will clear in time to board.
Program delayed from 2008 launch
Source: The Associated Press
January 31, 2026
Wired publishes a free guide on how to film ICE agents, protect your phone, and preserve footage for courts and investigators, warning there is no way to do it safely.
Two observers killed in Minneapolis
Source: Wired
January 31, 2026
Border Patrol leader Bovino mocked federal prosecutor's Jewish faith on conference call, asking "Do Orthodox criminals also take off on Saturday?" weeks before being reassigned over a separate fatal shooting.
Bovino was previously found to have lied under oath in Chicago
Source: CBS News
January 31, 2026
Federal appeals judge dismisses DOJ misconduct complaint against Judge Boasberg, ruling that even if he warned of a constitutional crisis at a Judicial Conference meeting, that would not violate ethics rules.
DOJ filed when Boasberg threatened disciplinary hearings
Source: Reuters
January 31, 2026
Kennedy Center lists no Black History Month events for the first time after Trump-installed board renamed venue, drove out artists and lost its programming chief in under two weeks.
Washington National Opera cut ties this month
Source: The Washington Post
January 31, 2026
Trump pushes for 250-foot permanent triumphal arch near the Potomac that would dwarf the Lincoln Memorial and obstruct views of Arlington National Cemetery.
Original proposal was 60-foot temporary structure
Source: The Independent
January 31, 2026
