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How the spray attack on Ilhan Omar unfolded as Minnesota congresswoman hits back: 'I survived a war'
Wednesday, Jan 28th, 2026 -
Brendan Rascius 6 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The assailant, who has not been identified, was quickly detained after rushing the stage and spraying the substance on Omar, prompting condemnation from officials and calls for swift justice. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar says she refuses to bow to "intimidation" after she was attacked while delivering an anti-ICE speech in ...
Source: yahoo.com
Wednesday, Jan 28th, 2026 -
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Several Democratic-led states are pursuing laws trying to enable people to sue federal agents deployed to their communities for civil rights abuses, a push that has gained steam amid protests over tactics used by ICE during U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown in Minneapolis and elsewhere. Illinois last month became the first state to pass such a law. ...
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Wednesday, Jan 28th, 2026 -
to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. In the days since Alex Pretti was shot to death by federal agents in Minnesota, Republican administration officials have been deploying torturous logic to defend the agents responsible and villainize the 37-year-old ICU nurse. Pretti had a gun when he encountered law enforcement on Saturday—which he was ...
Source: slate.com
Wednesday, Jan 28th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials are expected to keep their short-term interest rate unchanged Wednesday after three cuts last year, ignoring huge pressure for lower borrowing costs from the White House in favor of waiting to see how the economy evolves. The central bank's rate reductions last year were intended to shore up the economy and prevent a sharper deterioration in the job market, after ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Wednesday, Jan 28th, 2026 -
Jan. 28 (UPI) -- The Foreign Ministry of Ecuador has filed a protest with the U.S. Embassy in the South American country after a federal immigration agent tried to enter its consulate in Minneapolis. Uncorroborated video of the incident shared online shows a consular employee confronting Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents attempting to enter the facility. The employee stands in the doorway and tells the ICE ...
Source: upi.com
Tuesday, Jan 27th, 2026 -
Washington — Senate Democrats are threatening to block a package to fund major parts of the government this week, including the Department of Homeland Security, following the deadly shooting of a man by federal agents in Minneapolis. But a partial government shutdown would likely have little impact on the administration's ongoing immigration enforcement operations, since the relevant DHS agencies received a ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Tuesday, Jan 27th, 2026 -
When Congress pressed CBP for a report on Pretti's killing, it offered answers to a list of questions. CBP also supplied the questions itself. members of Congress to produce a mandated report on the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday, United States Customs and Border Protection instead sent Congress its responses to a list of questions — which the agency had drafted ...
Source: theintercept.com
Tuesday, Jan 27th, 2026 -
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday he told U.S. President Donald Trump that he meant what he said in his speech at Davos, and told him Canada plans to diversify away from the United States with a dozen new trade deals. Carney rolled his eyes and rejected U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's contention to Fox News that he aggressively walked back his comments at the World ...
Source: apnews.com
Tuesday, Jan 27th, 2026 -
United Parcel Service announced Tuesday about 30,000 job cuts this year as the company winds down its partnership with Amazon as part of an intense cost-cutting agenda — and after cutting tens of thousands of jobs just last year. The Atlanta-based delivery giant plans to slash total operational hours by approximately 25 million by reducing its dependence on Amazon, CFO Brian Dykes said during a call with ...
Source: nypost.com
Tuesday, Jan 27th, 2026 -
Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Retired Lt. Col. Alex Vindman, who testified against President Donald Trump in his first impeachment trial in 2019, said he will run for Senate in Florida as a Democrat. Vindman, 50, is running for the seat left by Secretary of State Marco Rubio . Ashley Moody, R-Fla., a former state attorney general, was appointed to the seat by Gov. Ron DeSantis . The winner of the Democratic primary will face ...
Source: upi.com
Tuesday, Jan 27th, 2026 -
The United States population experienced its slowest growth since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic amid President Trump's deportation and border crackdown, new data from the Census Bureau show. The nation's population grew by 1.8 million people, or about 0.5%, from July 2024 to July 2025, driven largely by a decline in net immigration. The immigrant population grew by 1.3 million over that timeframe, compared ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Tuesday, Jan 27th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article The US stands as the only country ever to have withdrawn from the pact. It is alongside Iran, Libya and Yemen as the only countries not party to the agreement The US has officially withdrawn from the landmark Paris climate agreement for the second time – reinforcing Donald ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Monday, Jan 26th, 2026 -
The Treasury Department said Monday that it would cancel all of its contracts with Booz Allen Hamilton, linking the decision to a former employee now serving prison time for leaking tax returns. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a three-paragraph press release that the agency's 31 contracts with Booz Allen Hamilton — worth $21 million in total obligations and $4.8 million in annual spending — ...
Source: fedscoop.com