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Congress
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House Oversight Committee schedules Feb. 9 deposition of Ghislaine Maxwell in Epstein probe; her attorney says she will invoke Fifth Amendment throughout.
Maxwell will attend virtually from Texas prison
Source: NBC News
January 21, 2026
Fighting Back
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Three-star admiral Nancy Lacore, removed by Hegseth without cause after 35-year Navy career, announces run for Congress in South Carolina.
District flipped blue in 2018
Source: ABC News
January 21, 2026
Human Rights
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Video shows ICE agent entering St. Paul Thai restaurant with handgun drawn, accusing owners of hiding "a kid" as customers ate.
Statewide protest set Friday
Source: USA Today
January 21, 2026
Immigration
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ICE deports eight-months-pregnant Colombian asylum seeker through Atlanta despite medical distress, attorneys say, while her mother's credible fear claim was approved.
https://go.govbrief.today/immigrant-pregnant-crisis
Source: The Georgia Recorder
January 21, 2026
Media
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FCC warns TV networks that late-night and daytime talk shows must offer equal time to political candidates, targeting programs Trump has called for taking off air.
No formal rule change issues
Source: CBS News
January 21, 2026
Courts
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Eighth Circuit lifts injunction that barred ICE from tear gassing and detaining peaceful protesters in Minneapolis, restoring agents' authority to use force.
10 of 11 judges GOP-appointed
Source: The Minnesota Reformer
January 21, 2026