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Trump Justice Department Charges Journalist Don Lemon With Civil Rights Crimes After He Covered Anti-ICE Protest

by Alanna Durkin Richer, Eric Tucker and Associated Press January 30, 2026January 30, 2026

The Trump Justice Department has arrested journalist Don Lemon after he covered a Minnesota church protest. It is unclear what charge or charges he faces.

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Democrats, White House Strike Spending Deal That Would Avoid Government Shutdown

by Mary Clare Jalonick, Kevin Freking, Seung Min Kim and Associated Press January 29, 2026January 29, 2026

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Democrats Block Funding Bills, Demand Restrictions on ICE as Negotiations to Avert Shutdown Continue

by Mary Clare Jalonick, Seung Min Kim, Kevin Freking and Associated Press January 29, 2026January 29, 2026

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How Trump’s Threat to Invoke Insurrection Act Differs From JFK’s Use in Mississippi

by Daja E. Henry and The Marshall Project - Jackson January 28, 2026January 30, 2026

An official portrait of Alex Pretti, RN posed in blue scrubs and sitting in front of the US Flag, inset over a photo of Tate Reeves speaking at an outside event

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Mississippi Governor Defends Federal Agents After Alex Pretti Killing, Calling Protesters ‘Lawless Hordes’

by Ashton Pittman, Jim Mustian, Michael Biesecker and Associated Press January 26, 2026January 26, 2026