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What Happened Today – January 27, 2026

Ecuadorian consulate building in Minneapolis, Minnesota

The Ecuadorian consulate in Minneapolis, where staff turned away a federal agent Tuesday morning in what Ecuador called an "attempted incursion" that prompted a formal diplomatic protest. (Photo by Joe Passe, CC BY-SA 2.0)

ICE agents killing two people in Minneapolis has scarred the country. House Democrats had already threatened to impeach DHS head Kristi Noem over the carnage and fear her agents have caused. Then a federal agent tried to enter the Ecuadorian consulate in Minnesota this morning. Ecuador called it an “attempted incursion” and filed a diplomatic … Read more

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