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After Charles Tillman transformed football, he joined the FBI. Then the immigration raids started

By Dan Pompei
Jan 30, 2026 10:58 am - The Charles Tillman you remember transformed defensive football with his“Peanut Punch,” grabbed more interceptions than any cornerback in Bears history and had a rivalry ...
Justice Department releasing 3 million pages from its Jeffrey Epstein files

By ERIC TUCKER, MICHAEL R. SISAK and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
Jan 30, 2026 10:22 am - The Justice Department on Friday released many more records from its investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein, resuming disclosures under a law intended to reveal what the government knew about the millionaire financier's sexual abuse of young girls and his interactions with the rich and powerful.
Trump sues IRS and Treasury for $10 billion over leaked tax records

By Frances Vinall
Jan 30, 2026 8:16 am - President Donald Trump, his two eldest sons and the Trump family business on Thursday sued the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department over the leak of their tax information to news organizations during the first Trump administration.
Journalist Don Lemon arrested after protest that disrupted Minnesota church service

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER
Jan 30, 2026 8:08 am - Journalist Don Lemon was arrested in connection with an anti-immigration protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church and increased tensions between residents and the Trump administration, his lawyer said Friday.
Trump names former Federal Reserve official Warsh as the next Fed chair to replace Powell

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Jan 30, 2026 8:05 am - President Donald Trump said Friday that he will nominate former Federal Reserve official Kevin Warsh to be the next chair of the Fed, a decision likely to result in sharp changes to the powerful agency that could bring it closer to the White House.
Trump threatens tariffs on any country selling oil to Cuba, a move that puts pressure on Mexico

By MICHELLE L. PRICE and MEGAN JANETSKY
Jan 29, 2026 7:54 pm - President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that would impose a tariff on any goods from countries that sell or provide oil to Cuba, a move that could further cripple an island plagued by a deepening energy crisis.
Friction emerges between Trump and Venezuelan opposition over Machado’s return

By John Hudson and Noah Robertson
Jan 29, 2026 6:47 pm - Venezuela’s leading opposition figure made a solemn request to House lawmakers during a closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill last week: “Tell the president that I want to go back to Venezuela as soon as possible,” said María Corina Machado, according to notes taken by a person in the room and reviewed by The Washington Post.
Trump’s biggest climate rollback stalls over fears it will lose in court

By Jake Spring
Jan 29, 2026 6:24 pm - Trump officials have delayed finalizing the repeal of a landmark legal opinion key to their effort to eliminating the Environmental Protection Agency’s climate rules because of concerns the proposal is too weak to withstand a court challenge, according to two people familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss confidential information.
RFK Jr. picks promoters of debunked vaccine-autism claims for key panel

By Ariana Eunjung Cha
Jan 29, 2026 3:55 pm - Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has reshaped a key federal autism advisory board, appointing members who have echoed his controversial views, including promoting debunked claims linking vaccines to autism.
Trump’s border czar suggests a possible drawdown in Minnesota, but only after ‘cooperation’

By GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO and REBECCA SANTANA
Jan 29, 2026 2:33 pm - The Trump administration could reduce the number of immigration enforcement officers in Minnesota, but only if state and local officials cooperate, the president's border czar said Thursday, noting he has “zero tolerance” for protesters who assault federal officers or impede the ongoing Twin Cities operation.

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