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Fighting Back 1 of 16

Second federal judge blocks IRS from sharing taxpayer data with ICE, also ordering ICE to stop using address data it already received.

Another judge issued injunction in November

Source: Newsweek

February 5, 2026

Criminal Justice 2 of 16

Maryland man charged with attempted murder after allegedly arriving armed at OMB Director Vought's Arlington home, with digital evidence showing he solicited others to kill him.

Arrested 5 months after August 2025 incident

Source: ArlNow

February 5, 2026

Censorship 3 of 16

National Park Service pulled brochures from Medgar Evers' home that called his killer a racist, then returned them hours after Mississippi Today reported the removal.

31 years between assassination and conviction

Source: Mississippi Today

February 5, 2026

Grift 4 of 16

Trump told Sen. Schumer last month he would release $16 billion in frozen Gateway tunnel funding if Penn Station and Dulles Airport were renamed after him.

1,000 workers facing layoffs

Source: CNN

February 5, 2026

Religion 5 of 16

Trump tells National Prayer Breakfast he "probably should" get into heaven, says he had to win 2024 "for my own ego," and calls ICE protesters "like the Gestapo" for entering a Minnesota church.

77 minute speech, May 17 event announced

Source: USA Today

February 5, 2026

Immigration 6 of 16

Arizona Gov. Hobbs launches "Know Your Rights" website for immigrants, employers and protesters after weeks of ICE enforcement protests and the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.

Home to 22 federally recognized tribes

Source: The Arizona Mirror

February 5, 2026

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