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Can ICE arrest US citizens? Explaining agents’ legal authority

Questions surrounding ICE's arrest powers resurfaced after an agent fatally shot Renee Good in Minneapolis on Jan. 7, 2026.

Dems concede Republicans ‘running circles’ around them online as Trump remakes Washington

The Democratic response to Trump, one Texas lawmaker said, is “too slow and too tepid and not meeting the moment.”

Lobbying firms tied to Trump report wave of new clients

On K Street, firms linked to a new administration often see their fortunes rise. One of the biggest winners this cycle: Ballard Partners.

Trump’s billionaire brigade poised to upend Washington: ‘We are in a post-conflicts-of-interest world’

The new class of moguls surrounding President Donald Trump crave deregulation and fast-paced innovation, but they’ll need to get through Congress and a glacial bureaucracy.

Will Trump’s billionaire cabinet run America like a tech startup?

Will Trump’s billionaire cabinet run America like a tech startup?

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Jim Acosta, prominent Trump critic, leaves CNN

Trump called him “a major sleazebag.” Acosta said the press must “hold power to account.”

Trump plan to upend civil service advances under new name

New guidance gives federal agencies 90 days to do a preliminary review of jobs that are "policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating."

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