Thousands rally across Maine against ICE arrests; Gov. Mills requests Trump meeting, calls on Congress to defund agency “until their lawless tactics cease.”
Appeals court declines to force arrest warrants for Don Lemon, four others over church protest; district chief judge called DOJ demand “unheard of.”
Vance pledges anti-abortion action at March for Life; administration expands foreign aid ban to cover abortion providers and DEI programs.
US, Ukraine, and Russia hold first trilateral talks; Zelenskyy calls discussions “constructive” as Russian drones kill and wound dozens during negotiations.
Trump housing finance chief quietly raises bond purchase limit to $450 billion, reversing post-2008 crisis safeguards on government-backed lenders.
Families detained at Texas facility protest conditions and detention of 5-year-old boy ICE agents allegedly used as bait in Minnesota raid.
Trump threatens 100% tariff on all Canadian goods if country proceeds with China trade deal, days after Carney said US-led world order “ruptured.”
Senate Democrats vow to block spending package over DHS funding after second Minneapolis killing, raising odds of partial government shutdown Friday.
Minnesota activates National Guard after Hennepin County request; Minneapolis to file restraining order Monday seeking to halt crackdown and remove federal agents.
Border Patrol agents pin Minneapolis nurse to ground, fire multiple shots into his back; second American killed on video in 17 days during immigration crackdown.
CDC vaccine panel chair questions need for polio vaccines, calls school immunization requirements “authoritarian,” says individual autonomy comes before public health.
California becomes first state to join WHO disease surveillance network one day after Trump completed U.S. withdrawal from the organization.
GAO reports Social Security at risk of “losing many staff in the near term” after telework ban dropped remote work from 42% to 13% of hours.
Watchdog files complaint alleging Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche violated conflict-of-interest law by ending crypto investigations while owning $159,000 in digital assets.
Family with active asylum case detained while taking 7-year-old to Portland emergency room; entered legally through CBP One, now held in Texas.
HUD threatens sanctions against public housing authorities that do not verify tenants’ immigration status within 30 days, claiming audit found 6,000 “ineligible” tenants.
Judge blocks Trump administration from ending deportation protections for 4,000 Myanmar nationals, ruling decision lacked “genuine basis” and ignored country conditions.
FBI agent resigns after facing pressure to stop investigating ICE officer who killed Renee Good; six federal prosecutors also quit over DOJ push to investigate the widow.
DHS halts terminations of FEMA disaster workers as massive winter storm approaches, hours after staff were escorted out during Noem’s tour of headquarters.
ICE staff reported Cuban detainee’s death as suicide on 911 calls, but medical examiner ruled it homicide while detainee was being restrained by guards.
Judge extends order requiring Trump administration to keep funding child care subsidies in five states after HHS cited fraud concerns based on right-wing influencer video.
Federal judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit demanding Georgia voter rolls, ruling the department filed in the wrong court; DOJ has sued more than a dozen states for voter data.
California sues to block restart of pipeline that caused 2015 Refugio oil spill after federal agency reclassified it as “interstate” to bypass state control.
Treasury sanctions nine Iranian “shadow fleet” oil ships as Trump announces U.S. “armada” heading toward Iran following regime’s killing of 5,000 protesters.
U.S. carries out 35th strike on alleged drug boat since September, killing two, one day after House defeated war powers resolution on Venezuela.
British government says Trump “wrong” to claim NATO allies avoided Afghanistan front lines; 457 British troops died in the war, second only to the U.S.
Philadelphia sues National Park Service to restore slavery exhibits removed from President’s House, where George Washington brought enslaved people while serving as president.
Soprano Renée Fleming cancels National Symphony Orchestra concert at Kennedy Center, the latest artist to withdraw after board added Trump’s name to venue built to honor JFK.
Thousands march in Minneapolis as hundreds of Minnesota businesses close for “ICE Out” statewide shutdown protesting federal deportation operation now in its eighth week.
U.S. formally completes withdrawal from World Health Organization one year after Trump initiated process; Rubio and Kennedy say WHO refuses to return American flag over unpaid dues.
White House fences off Lafayette Square for “repairs” through May; Trump reportedly wants brick walkways removed to prevent use as weapons during demonstrations.
TikTok announces deal to spin off U.S. operations, with Oracle, UAE’s MGX, and Silver Lake each taking 15% stakes while ByteDance retains 19.9% and continues managing advertising and e-commerce.
Federal judge questions Trump’s authority to build $400 million White House ballroom, snapping “Come on. Be serious” when DOJ compared it to adding a tennis pavilion.
Trump administration orders review of all federal funding to 14 Democratic-led states and DC, directing agencies to report grants, loans, and contracts by Monday; memo claims effort is “data-gathering,” not withholding.
National Park Service removes panels honoring nine people enslaved by George Washington at Philadelphia’s President’s House, implementing Trump’s order to remove “disparaging” displays before America’s 250th birthday.
Trump sues JPMorgan Chase and CEO Jamie Dimon for $5 billion over 2021 account closures, filing on the same day former special counsel Jack Smith testifies publicly for the first time.
DOJ arrested three organizers of anti-ICE protest at St. Paul church, charging them with conspiracy to deprive rights; White House posted altered photo showing calm arrestee as crying.
Five Democratic states ask judge to block Trump administration from withholding child care funding; HHS claimed fraud without evidence while demanding recipients’ Social Security numbers.
Reagan-appointed judge rules pro-Palestinian academics can seek court relief if immigration status changed as retribution, says Noem and Rubio engaged in “unconstitutional conspiracy.”
House passes final spending bills to avert Jan. 31 shutdown; seven Democrats crossed party to fund DHS as Jeffries called ICE “out of control” and voted no.
VP Vance visits Minneapolis, blames state officials for ICE chaos, falsely claims city has “highest concentration” of immigration violators; says Insurrection Act not needed “at this time.”
Trump attributed large purple bruise on left hand at Davos to hitting a table and his daily aspirin regimen; photos showed he later applied makeup to conceal it.
Trump launches “Board of Peace” at Davos with 19 countries after France, Norway, and Sweden declined; says charter allows him to chair “for life” if he chooses.
Former special counsel Jack Smith told Congress he developed “proof beyond a reasonable doubt” that Trump committed crimes in the Jan. 6 and classified documents cases, and would prosecute again on the same facts.
Canadian PM Carney doubles down on Davos call for “middle powers” to resist economic intimidation, rejecting Trump’s claim that Canada “lives because of the United States.”
Former Des Moines superintendent Ian Roberts pleads guilty to falsely claiming U.S. citizenship and illegal firearms possession, four months after ICE detained him in his school-issued vehicle.
ICE agents used 5-year-old with active asylum case as “bait,” having the child knock on his family’s door to help detain his father, Minneapolis-area superintendent says.
House Oversight Committee schedules Feb. 9 deposition of Ghislaine Maxwell in Epstein probe; her attorney says she will invoke Fifth Amendment throughout.
Three-star admiral Nancy Lacore, removed by Hegseth without cause after 35-year Navy career, announces run for Congress in South Carolina.
Video shows ICE agent entering St. Paul Thai restaurant with handgun drawn, accusing owners of hiding “a kid” as customers ate.
