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FBI executes search warrant at election office in Fulton county, Georgia

Purpose and scope of warrant not immediately clear as officials scramble to understand nature and target of search The FBI executed a search warrant at the Fulton county, Georgia, election office on Wednesday, a spokesperson for the FBI's Atlanta's field office said. The purpose and scope of the warrant were not immediately clear. "Our investigation into this matter is ongoing so there are no details that I can provide at the moment," the spokesperson said. Fulton county officials a ...

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Visa is planning to allow cardholders to spend rewards on Trump accounts

… In a video address to a summit on "Trump accounts" in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, McInerney said that the company wants to "help families save for their children's future through everyday spending." A Visa spokesperson said the company will be "working with our US financial institution partners to enable a new capability that will offer cardholders the option to direct credit card rewards into Trump Accounts." "It's a simple way for families to turn rewa ...

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FBI executes search warrant at election office in Fulton county, Georgia

The FBI executed a search warrant at the Fulton county, Georgia, election office on Wednesday, a spokesperson for the FBI’s Atlanta field office said. The purpose and scope of the warrant were not immediately clear. “Our investigation into this matter is ongoing so there are no details that I can provide at the moment,” said FBI Atlanta spokesperson Jenna Sellitto. Fulton county officials are scrambling to understand the nature and target of the search at the county’s election hub and operatio ...

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Latinas for Trump' Co-Founder Warns Immigration Will Cost G.O.P. the Midterms

The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown over the last year has gone from uncomfortable to untenable for Ileana Garcia, a Republican state senator in Florida. A Transportation Security Administration officer at the Tallahassee airport overheard her speaking Spanish and asked whether Ms. Garcia, who was born in Miami, was an American citizen. She worried for the first time that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents might stop her son, a young adult, because he looks Hispanic. Consti ...

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Bruce Springsteen sings out against Trump in 'Streets of Minneapolis'

By MARK KENNEDY Updated 3:32 PM CST, January 28, 2026 Bruce Springsteen is dedicating his new song to the people of Minneapolis, criticizing President Donald Trump's ongoing immigration enforcement operations in the city. The lyrics of "Streets of Minneapolis," released Wednesday, describe how "a city aflame fought fire and ice 'neath an occupier's boots," which Springsteen calls "King Trump's private army." Springsteen in a statement said he wrote and recorded t ...

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Man douses Ilhan Omar with unknown substance at town hall in Minneapolis

(USA Today) Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat born in Somalia and rhetorical target for President Donald Trump, was sprayed with an unknown substance by a man at a town hall event in Minneapolis late on Jan. 27. The man who sprayed the substance rushed the U.S. congresswoman as she called for ICE to be abolished and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to be impeached. The man spoke to Omar as he sprayed the material at her torso; it’s unclear what he said or what he sprayed.

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Trump insists shakeup in MN immigration operations isn't a 'pullback'

(USA Today) President Donald Trump said he wants to "de-escalate" the explosive situation in Minnesota after federal agents fatally shot two people in recent weeks, insisting a shakeup in leadership of his immigration enforcement team in the state was not a "pullback" by the administration. The Trump administration has been reeling from intense backlash to its operations in Minnesota after federal agents killed Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti this month.

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Police arrest protesters outside Minnesota hotel believed to house ICE agents

(Scripps) Police in suburban Minneapolis took 24 people into custody Monday evening outside a hotel where Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers were believed to be staying. Hotels believed to house ICE agents have been frequent targets of protesters, who use whistles and other noisemakers in an effort to disrupt agents’ sleep. Video from outside the SpringHill Suites showed dozens of people banging pots and pans, beating drums and using other noisemakers.

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ICE agent rebuffed after attempting to enter Ecuadorian consulate in Minneapolis

(AP) Ecuador's minister of foreign affairs has filed a protest with the U.S. Embassy after Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents tried to enter the Ecuadorian consulate in Minneapolis without permission Tuesday. A video of the attempt on social media shows a consulate staffer running to the door to turn the ICE agents away, telling them, "This is the Ecuadorian consulate. You're not allowed to enter." One ICE officer can be heard responding by threatening to "grab" the staffer if he touched the agent before agreeing to leave.

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Germany Issues Formal Travel Advisory For US

(Newsweek) Germany has issued a travel advisory to its citizens travelling to the United States, citing risks linked to immigration enforcement and public-order situations. Germany’s Federal Foreign Office said on Tuesday that German citizens should be aware of demonstrations and clashes with American migration and security authorities.

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