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Senate passes compromise spending bill, averting lengthy government shutdown

The Senate passed a spending package, averting a government shutdown by funding most agencies until September 30. A two-week Homeland Security funding extension was attached to the deal. The House will consider the package Monday, facing potential challenges from conservative hard-liners and some Democrats wary of the stopgap measure.

The Times of India

Senate passes shutdown fix, extends DHS talks

The package funds non-DHS programs through Sept. 30 and continues DHS funding at its current level for two weeks.

Axios

ICE detains two more students from Liam Ramos’s school, officials say

The brothers’ mother was taken by ICE and Minnesota educators were forced to bring the children to her

The Guardian - US

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Kristi Noem would’ve been fired over Minnesota in the first Trump White House. Here’s who may have saved her

ANALYSIS: Trump’s desire to avoid giving in to media pressure is keeping DHS Secretary Kristi Noem safe for now, writes Andrew Feinberg, but the looming midterms may force him to discard his ‘no scalps’ rule

The Independent UK

The Minneapolis Shootings Underline the Advantages of Body Cameras, Which DHS Has Been Slow To Adopt

A pending appropriations bill could increase transparency and accountability by requiring DHS personnel to record encounters with the public.

Reason

US DoJ opens federal civil rights investigation into killing of Alex Pretti

Deputy attorney general makes announcement over fatal shooting in Minneapolis as fierce protests there continue

The Guardian - US

Wrap-up: Senate plows spending work back to the House

With choice words and blunt instruments, people chipped away at obstacles in Washington this week — and it wasn’t just the “snowcrete.”

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US Senate approves deal to fund government and discuss ICE restrictions

Partial shutdown of government still expected to begin after midnight Friday, lasting at least through weekend

The Guardian - US

DOJ launches civil rights probe into Alex Pretti’s death

Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin confirmed Friday that the FBI will lead the Pretti probe

The Independent UK

I’m a former FBI agent who studies policing, and here’s how federal agents in Minneapolis are undermining basic law enforcement principles

The Trump administration says federal agents have “absolute immunity” from prosecution in Minneapolis. Department of Justice and Homeland Security officials have indicated that criminal investigations into the killings by immigration agents of Minneapolis protesters Renee Good and Alex Pretti are inappropriate, declaring that both were domestic terrorists.

The Conversation

Trump at odds with Homan on pulling federal agents from Minnesota after Pretti killing

President appears to walk back Homan’s suggestion that DHS could soon reduce its footprint in Minnesota

The Independent UK

Even Hannity questions Kristi Noem for calling Alex Pretti a ‘terrorist’: Was that ‘premature’?

‘People seem to be upset over the term domestic terrorism. Why do you believe that is appropriate?’ Sean Hannity pressed Kristi Noem on Thursday evening.

The Independent UK

Antifa used to unmask neo-Nazis, now it’s exposing ICE: ‘Predators don’t get anonymity’

Following in a long American tradition of identifying fascists, a network of leftists has set out to name and shame Trump’s immigration agents

The Guardian - US

Trump Taps Kevin Warsh To Lead Fed

Plus: Shutdown averted? Pixar's NIMBY robot beavers, Amazon goes big on AI, and Trump wants to prop up home prices.

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The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Democrats agree deal to avoid shutdown but demand DHS bill include reforms to ‘rein in ICE’

Agreement spins off Department of Homeland Security spending bill as Democrats demand changes to immigration enforcement. Plus, US leads global surge in gas-fired power

Roll Call

As ICE arrests increased, a higher portion had no U.S. criminal record

FactCheck.org examines the Trump administration’s claims that they are focusing on “the worst of the worst” in immigration enforcement.

The Independent UK

ICE ramping up surveillance with face scans and data tracking

Homeland Security and other federal agencies have dramatically expanded their ability to collect, share and analyze people's personal data

Euronews

Democrats and White House reach spending deal to avoid government shutdown

The move follows the fatal shooting of two US citizens, 37-year-old Alex Pretti and 37-year-old Renee Good, at the hands of federal agents in Minneapolis.

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Axios

Last-minute hiccups hit Dems' deal with White House as shutdown looms

The deal includes a stopgap measure to continue current funding for DHS for two weeks.

The Independent UK

Deal reached to avert government shutdown

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The Guardian - US

Trump news at a glance: Turkey steps in as president maintains threats of US-Iran war

Iran’s foreign minister to travel to Ankara for talks aimed at preventing a US attack – key US politics stories from 29 January at a glance

The Independent UK

White House and Democrats strike deal to prevent government shutdown

The deal emerges as the nation grapples with the deaths of two protesters in Minneapolis

The Independent UK

ICE reportedly backs down on its threat to patrol the Super Bowl

The Department of Homeland Security’s reported reversal comes at a time when more than half of Americans, responding to a Fox News poll, believe ICE is ‘too aggressive’ in its immigration enforcement actions

Reason

DHS Retreats From the Claim That the Agents Who Killed Alex Pretti Faced a 'Violent Riot'

The department now describes the threat as "several civilians" who were "yelling and blowing whistles."

The Times of India

Senate blocks government funding package as DHS dispute stalls talks — will US face a second shutdown?

Senate Democrats and some Republicans blocked a government funding package, jeopardizing a Friday deadline and signaling ongoing negotiations. Democrats opposed the bill due to Homeland Security funding, demanding reforms to ICE's immigration crackdown. A shutdown could impact agencies like the IRS and court operations, though many departments are already funded.

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