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    Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) executed a search warrant at the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center, in...

    FBI raids Georgia elections office as Trump administration seeks voter data from states

    1/28/2026 - 6:55 pm

    The FBI searched an elections center in Georgia seeking records related to the 2020 election. Baseless claims of voter fraud have been a focus of President Trump since he lost that race and it comes as his administration has requested voter information from states. Liz Landers discussed more with two secretaries of state, Democrat Shenna Bellows of Maine and Republican Michael Adams of Kentucky.

  • News Wrap: DHS says agents in Alex Pretti shooting on leave

    1/28/2026 - 6:50 pm

    In our news wrap Wednesday, Homeland Security officials say the two federal agents who fired shots in the death of Alex Pretti have been on administrative leave since Saturday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended the Trump administration's military operation to seize then-Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and the Federal Reserve hit the brakes on interest rates after three cuts last year.

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    Weekly Senate Democratic caucus policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington

    Immigration crackdown fuels tensions as Congress faces shutdown threat

    1/28/2026 - 6:45 pm

    For senators, Wednesday was the first full day back in Washington after the killing of Alex Pretti. It comes ahead of their Friday deadline to fund the Department of Homeland Security and some of the government's other large agencies. They arrived as another lawmaker faced a new threat. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports.

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    Press conference following the election of Pope Leo XIV, at the Pontifical North American College in Rome

    U.S. cardinal urges defunding of ICE: 'We need to see what's happening in front of us'

    1/28/2026 - 6:40 pm

    One of the country's highest-ranking Catholic leaders, and a top ally of Pope Leo, is sharply criticizing the Trump administration's immigration enforcement, calling ICE a "lawless organization." Cardinal Joseph Tobin, the head of the Archdiocese of Newark, urged members of the Church to pressure lawmakers to block funding for ICE. Geoff Bennett spoke with Cardinal Tobin to discuss his concerns.

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    Protest outside the CoreCivic Houston Processing Center, a privately operated federal immigration detention facility, in H...

    Detainees held at Texas ICE facility protest living conditions and treatment

    1/28/2026 - 6:35 pm

    Two Democratic members of Congress visited the ICE family detention center in Dilley, Texas, where five-year-old Liam Ramos is being detained, along with many other children and families. Over the weekend, hundreds inside the facility protested their conditions and treatment in a display of defiance. Amna Nawaz spoke with immigration attorney Eric Lee, who was at the center that day.

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