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House Narrowly Passes ICE Funding Bill With Democratic Support After Jeffries Declined To Whip Against It

A bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security narrowly passed the House on Thursday, 220-207. Seven Democrats joined Republicans in supporting the measure, which ensures that DHS and its agencies, such as Immigration and Customs Enforcement, will be funded through the end of September. ICE will receive $10 billion for the fiscal year. But the agency has tens of billions more at its disposal, thanks to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which allocated $85 billion to the agency last year. The ...

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Businesses in Minneapolis are planning to close Friday to protest ICE

Jan. 22, 2026, 4:17 PM EST MINNEAPOLIS — Even with a below-freezing forecast through the end of the week, several residents and business owners said they are planning to turn out Friday for an “ICE Out” day of protest in the city. Organizers are calling for no work, no school and no shopping, and some businesses said they would close their doors as part of the civil action. “This is a bigger thing than the weather,” said Larry Weiss, a retired resident who patrols on his block alongside his w ...

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House Republicans Move To Block Jan. 6 Payout For Republican Senators

Jan 22, 2026, 05:28 PM EST | Updated 9 hours ago WASHINGTON — Congress is set to repeal a controversial new law allowing certain U.S. senators to claim millions of dollars in damages from the Justice Department. It’s revenge for House Republicans, who were furious when their Senate counterparts slipped what’s essentially a personal payday into a government funding bill that ended the longest government shutdown in U.S. history last fall. “Several weeks ago now, the Senate sent us legislation ...

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White House posts an altered photo of Minnesota protester's arrest to make it look like she was crying

January 22, 2026 / 5:36 PM EST / CBS News The White House posted a photo on social media that was digitally altered to make it look like a protester was sobbing as she was arrested in connection with a protest against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at a Minnesota church. A photo of Nekima Levy Armstrong's arrest — showing Armstrong with a neutral expression — was first posted on X by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem Thursday morning. The image the White House posted appears t ...

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Philadelphia sues Trump administration over removal of long-standing slavery exhibit from historic park

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2026, 3:39 AM ET The City of Philadelphia is suing the Trump administration after the National Park Service removed a long-standing exhibit on slavery in the city's Independence National Historical Park. The lawsuit, filed in federal court Thursday against the US Interior Department, Secretary Doug Burgum, the park service and its acting director Jessica Bowron, asks for a judge to issue a preliminary injunction to return the displays. The exhibit, located at the President's ...

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Trump Sues JPMorgan for $5 Billion Over Debanking Claims

January 22, 2026 at 12:22 PM EST Updated on January 22, 2026 at 1:12 PM EST President Donald Trump sued JPMorgan Chase & Co. and its chief executive officer, Jamie Dimon, for at least $5 billion over allegations that the lender stopped offering him and his businesses banking services for political reasons. The complaint, filed Thursday, accuses the bank of trade libel and breach of implied covenant of good faith. It also claims Dimon violated Florida's deceptive trade practices law. In respon ...

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No written document memorializes the future deal framework for Greenland, sources say

Updated Jan 22, 2026, 2:30 PM ET PUBLISHED Jan 22, 2026, 11:01 AM ET President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte reached a verbal understanding about Greenland during their meeting on Wednesday, but no document has been produced yet memorializing a future deal, people familiar with their discussion told CNN. Trump and Rutte agreed to further discussions about updating a 1951 agreement between the US, Denmark and Greenland that governs the US military’s presence on the island, ...

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Trump budget office orders review of funds to Democratic-controlled states

January 22, 2026 at 12:44 p.m. EST.. The Trump administration has ordered Cabinet agencies to review federal funding for a group of Democratic-controlled states, according to a White House budget official, as the administration looks to cut off resources for "sanctuary" jurisdictions that refuse to collaborate with immigration enforcement authorities. The White House Office of Management and Budget ordered all federal agencies except the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments to r ...

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Trump administration arrests three protesters who disrupted Minneapolis church service

Federal agents with Homeland Security and the FBI arrested three protesters in connection with a demonstration that interrupted Sunday service at a church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Attorney General Pam Bondi said on social media Thursday. The protesters -- Nekima Levy Armstrong, Chauntyll Louisa Allen and William Kelly -- along with others involved in the demonstration objected to a pastor at Cities Church who they said works for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Meanwhile, a federal magis ...

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The slavery exhibits at the President's House have been removed following Trump administration push

Published Jan. 22, 2026, 4:22 p.m. ET The National Park Service has started dismantling exhibits about slavery at the President’s House in Independence National Historical Park. The President’s House, which serves as a memorial to the nine people George Washington enslaved there during the founding of America, has come under increased scrutiny by President Donald Trump’s administration. The president and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum ordered content at national parks that “inappropriately ...

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Trump withdraws Canada's invite to his 'Board of Peace'

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Philadelphia sues Trump administration over removal of long-standing slavery exhibit from historic park

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House Narrowly Passes ICE Funding Bill With Democratic Support After Jeffries Declined To Whip Against It

2 hrs ago - A bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security narrowly passed the House on Thursday, 220-207. Seven Democrats joined Republicans in supporting the measure, which ensures that DHS and its agencies, such as Immigration and Customs Enforcement, wil ... (Mediaite.com)

Snow way: Senators warily eye weekend snowstorm

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White House posts an altered photo of Minnesota protester's arrest to make it look like she was crying

3 hrs ago - January 22, 2026 / 5:36 PM EST / CBS News The White House posted a photo on social media that was digitally altered to make it look like a protester was sobbing as she was arrested in connection with a protest against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enf ... (CBS News)

House Republicans Move To Block Jan. 6 Payout For Republican Senators

4 hrs ago - Jan 22, 2026, 05:28 PM EST | Updated 9 hours ago WASHINGTON — Congress is set to repeal a controversial new law allowing certain U.S. senators to claim millions of dollars in damages from the Justice Department. It’s revenge for House Repu ... (Huff Post)

Businesses in Minneapolis are planning to close Friday to protest ICE

4 hrs ago - Jan. 22, 2026, 4:17 PM EST MINNEAPOLIS — Even with a below-freezing forecast through the end of the week, several residents and business owners said they are planning to turn out Friday for an “ICE Out” day of protest in the city. Orga ... (NBC News)

Workplace rights agency scraps anti-harassment guidance, citing Trump's orders

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Google must face consumer antitrust lawsuit over search dominance, US judge rules

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Jury finds Chicago man not guilty of circulating $10K bounty on life of top Border Patrol leader

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Veterans stunned by VA plans to build hundreds of 8-by-8ft sheds in California for ex-service members to live in

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The deal to secure TikTok's future in the US has finally closed

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Nebraska to deploy 200 National Guard members to D.C. as security for nation's 250th anniversary

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Trump administration to block foreign aid from those promoting abortion, DEI and gender identity

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