News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
This is an OPEN THREAD, folks. Chat about any of the stories listed, share links to stories that caught your eye today, and generally have a good time discussing whatever you want.
Federal agents involved in Alex Pretti's shooting in Minneapolis were put on administrative leave, a source says.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) January 28, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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Federal immigration officers have been collecting personal information about protesters and agitators in Minneapolis, sources told CNN – and had documented details about Alex Pretti before he was shot to death. https://cnn.it/3LXMwpp
— CNN (@cnn.com) January 27, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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BREAKING: Two Republican senators, Thom Tillis and Lisa Murkowski, call for DHS Secretary Kristi Noem to resign.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) January 27, 2026 at 6:38 PM
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Ecuador’s minister of foreign affairs has filed a protest with the U.S. Embassy after Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents tried to enter the Ecuadorian consulate in Minneapolis without permission Tuesday.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) January 27, 2026 at 7:49 PM
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Janet Mills: Maine ‘will not be intimidated’ amid ongoing ICE surge
— Politico (@politico.com) January 27, 2026 at 7:29 PM
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A Russian drone hit a Ukrainian passenger train traveling in Ukraine's eastern Kharkiv region Tuesday, killing at least five people, according to the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) January 28, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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A man attacked Minneapolis Rep. Ilhan Omar, spraying an unknown substance with a strong odor toward her, just seconds after the Democratic congresswoman called for DHS Secretary Kristi Noem to resign and urged the abolishment of ICE. https://cnn.it/49Z8Kzz
— CNN (@cnn.com) January 27, 2026 at 9:33 PM
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A person was removed as President Trump spoke at an event in Clive, Iowa, on January 27. Trump, speaking from the lectern, said the person and others were "paid agitators," adding, "They get paid," he said, and called them "paid insurrectionists" and "sickos."
— Reuters (@reuters.com) January 27, 2026 at 9:25 PM
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The Federal Reserve keeps interest rates unchanged even as President Trump continues to insist they be lowered.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) January 28, 2026 at 2:18 PM
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The FBI told NBC News that it was "conducting court-authorized law enforcement activity" at the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) January 28, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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New “Trump Accounts” that provide free savings for millions of babies are proving popular, with 600,000 American families already signed up as the program that formally launched Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told NBC News.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) January 28, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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On this day in 1986, seven astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger — Ellison S. Onizuka, Mike Smith, Christa McAuliffe, Dick Scobee, Greg Jarvis, Ron McNair and Judy Resnik — died when the spacecraft broke apart 73 seconds into its launch. Learn more: https://to.pbs.org/4hr9ob7
— PBS News (@pbsnews.org) January 28, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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