Minneapolis has consumed the country’s attention for weeks.
Federal agents have killed two Americans, protesters have faced pepper spray in sub-zero cold, and a 5-year-old is locked in a Texas detention center. All of it deeply matters.
But today the FBI loaded 700 boxes of 2020 ballots into trucks in Georgia after a judge denied the White House civil access to those same records. Marco Rubio told the Senate that Venezuela must now submit a monthly budget to Washington. And a framed photo of Trump and Putin from their Alaska summit now hangs in the White House visitor lobby.
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Today’s GovBrief News
Framed photo of Trump and Putin from Alaska summit now hangs in White House visitor lobby, part of Palm Room renovation.
Source: The Hill
January 28, 2026
Rubio says technical talks with Denmark and Greenland have begun after Trump backed off tariff threats and military force rhetoric over takeover calls.
Source: The Associated Press
January 28, 2026
Rubio tells Senate that Venezuela must submit monthly budget to Washington for approval, with US controlling how oil proceeds are spent.
Source: Semafor
January 28, 2026
US Embassy in Copenhagen removes flags honoring 44 Danish soldiers killed in Afghanistan, claims staff was unaware of their significance.
Source: CNN
January 28, 2026
South Carolina measles outbreak reaches 789 cases with 570 people in quarantine, hundreds of students sent home from Upstate schools.
Source: WCBD Charleston
January 28, 2026
Kansas Legislature passes bathroom ban targeting transgender people with veto-proof majority, using procedural maneuvers to avoid public hearings.
Source: The Kansas Reflector
January 28, 2026
Federal Reserve holds rates steady as Powell calls Supreme Court case over Trump's attempt to fire Governor Cook "perhaps the most important" in Fed's 113-year history.
Source: CNBC
January 28, 2026
Bondi announces 16 Minneapolis protesters charged with assaulting federal officers, including veteran accused of slapping away agent's hand.
Source: KMSP Minneapolis
January 28, 2026
FBI seizes 2020 election ballots from Fulton County warehouse after judge previously denied White House lawsuit seeking same records.
Source: CBS News
January 28, 2026
Detainees at Florida Everglades detention center testify calls were dropped when they asked about attorneys, had to use soap to write down phone numbers.
Source: The Associated Press
January 28, 2026
Federal judge calls Bondi's posting of protester arrest photos "deeply disturbing," refuses to protect anonymous ICE agents whose identities prosecutors won't reveal.
Source: Raw Story
January 28, 2026
Minnesota's chief federal judge cancels contempt hearing for ICE chief after agency releases wrongly detained man, but warns of 96 violated court orders: "ICE is not a law unto itself."
Source: Reuters
January 28, 2026
Border Patrol places two agents who shot Alex Pretti on leave as White House says DHS "may not have been following protocol."
Source: UPI
January 28, 2026
Leaked ICE guidance orders Minnesota agents to avoid "agitators" and arrest only immigrants with criminal history, reversing broad sweeps that led to two killings.
Source: USA Today
January 28, 2026
Rep. Castro says 5-year-old Liam Ramos is "very depressed" and "lethargic" after visiting him in Texas detention, calls for disbanding ICE.
Source: KENS San Antonio
January 28, 2026
Video shows Alex Pretti kicking federal vehicle nine days before killing, family attorney says earlier confrontation cannot justify shooting.
Source: KARE Minneapolis
January 28, 2026
DHS inventory reveals ICE has been using Palantir AI to process tips since May 2025, with separate tool creating maps of deportation targets using health agency data.
Source: Wired
January 28, 2026
Bruce Springsteen releases "Streets of Minneapolis" three days after Pretti killing, calling out "King Trump's private army" and naming Miller and Noem in lyrics.
Source: Billboard
January 28, 2026
Kennedy Center's new programming chief resigns less than two weeks after Grenell announced his hire to "expand commonsense programming."
Source: The Washington Post
January 28, 2026
Nicki Minaj receives Trump gold card "free of charge" after appearing at Trump Accounts rollout, pledging up to $300K for fans while bypassing $1.15M fee.
Source: USA Today
January 28, 2026
Trump administration moves to sell Old Post Office, once home to Trump hotel, as observation tower that was open to public for decades is now shuttered.
Source: The Washington Post
January 28, 2026
"No Kings" coalition schedules third national protest for March 28 with flagship event in Minneapolis, citing need for security infrastructure after two federal killings.
Source: Time
January 28, 2026
Texas state troopers deploy pepper spray on protesters outside detention center holding 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father.
Source: The Associated Press
January 28, 2026
Federal judge blocks detention of Minnesota refugees under Operation PARRIS, orders those moved out of state returned within five days.
Source: KTSP St. Paul
January 28, 2026