Trump News for Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Minneapolis is once again the focus of debates about violence involving law enforcement after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother, in her car. The incident quickly prompted dueling narratives.…

BBC analysis editor Ros Atkins looks at why tensions have been running so high in the city - and how we got here.

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump is refusing to tone down his rh…

If his East Wing project stalls out, that will serve as a potent metaphor for his presidency.

The country’s founding principles will survive only if the public remains willing to fight for them.

The administration has shifted it's tone on the shooting.

The US Secretary of State remained robustly on message when asked about the legality of Maduro's removal, plans for oil sales, and the future of Venezuela.

Democratic officials shot back that Trump has failed to deliver the federal funds needed for rebuilding efforts.

Protesters in Baghdad burned photos of Donald Trump, rejecting the US president’s demands regarding Nouri al-Maliki.

Last month, the Supreme Court’s Republican majority reinstated Texas’s Republican gerrymander after a lower federal court struck it down. The plaintiffs in that case presented considerable evidence that Texas’s gerrymander was enacted, at least in part, to ra…

The FBI said Wednesday that there is court authorized activity at the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center.

The FBI would not clarify whether the action is tied to the 2020 election, but last month the Department of Justice announced it's suing Fulton County for records related to the election.

FBI searches Fulton County election office in Georgia over 2020 election concerns linked to Trump-Biden contest.

What a world.

The operation in Washington, D.C. alone is projected to cost upwards of $660 million if it runs through the end of this year as expected, according to new data released by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.

The Trump administration does not "intend or expect" to again take military action in Venezuela, Marco Rubio said.

Cheryl Ladd, Kate Jackson and Jaclyn Smith will come together for the festival in April to celebrate the hugely popular series.

There’s a line buried in Adam Serwer’s recent Atlantic piece on the Minneapolis resistance to ICE that deserves to be pulled out, examined, and posted on every lamppost in America: The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and…

The Trump administration’s “real food” campaign will go only so far as the offerings at your local mini-mart.

US President Donald Trump says it is "ridiculous" that Bill Belichick - widely considered the greatest NFL coach ever - has reportedly been denied first-ballot induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

The journey to find the country's best hot cocoa brings "GMA" to Garcia Nevett.

Commentary: With new US ownership, the magic of TikTok's algorithm appears to have run out. And so has my interest.

“Trump’s federal thugs beat up on his face and his chest/Then we heard the gunshots, and Alex Pretti lay in the snow, dead”

First off, there’s a chance my headline (which went through several iterations) undersells what’s actually going on here. What’s detailed below is yet another jaw-dropping act of executive hubris, with the DOJ again deciding it can do whatever the hell it wan…

The man accused of squirting an unknown substance on Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar at a town hall in Minneapolis has a criminal history and has made online...

A U.N. special rapporteur has suggested more than 20,000 may have been killed.

The Chicago Bulls legend reflects on his career highlights and the emotional ceremony.

An ABC News investigation examines how “ghost students” use stolen identities to fraudulently apply for college loans and financial aid.

Fears of a US attack on Iran are again heightened after Donald Trump threatened action “like with Venezuela.”

Eleven children have died due to the cold, according to the Hamas-run health ministry, including baby Shaza, whose parents told ABC News they fear for their other children.

During a town hall in Minneapolis on Tuesday, a man charged the podium where Rep. Ilhan Omar was giving remarks, appeared to spray a liquid at her, and was tackled to the ground by a security guard.

President Trump said a "massive Armada" was heading toward Iran and warned Tehran to make a nuclear deal or the attack would be "far worse."

The singer will hit the road for a seven-city tour to promote his forthcoming album.

Iran says it will deliver an unprecedented retaliation to any US attack following threats by Trump.

First lady Melania Trump rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday morning, giving her a high-profile platform in the business world as ...

At a rally to remember Jose Marti, some protesters disavowed any interference in Cuba from US President Donald Trump.

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he has signed an executive order to “cut through bureaucratic red tape” and speed up reconstruction of tens of thousands of homes destroyed by the January 2025 Los Angeles area wildfires.Trump’s order, signed Frid…

Donald Trump's son told officers he had seen the victim being beaten up during a video call in January 2025.

Iranian protests have exposed the regime's fragility, and its future hangs in the balance.

President Donald Trump says he has his doubts about the strange syringe attack on Rep. Ilhan Omar Tuesday night ... claiming she "probably" set the incident up herself! We told you all about it -- the Democratic congresswoman representing…

New details have emerged in the killing of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis. ABC News' Matt Rivers reports.

Hint: The answer starts with “mid” and ends with “terms.”

Refuse Fascism has been ready for years to meet this moment — but have its ties to a former 1960s radical become an albatross hampering its ambitious agenda?

Tim Davie announced his resignation amid a storm about the way Panorama edited a Donald Trump speech.

President Donald Trump previewed a "more relaxed" approach from federal agents operating in Minnesota following three shootings in Minneapolis.

Our shitty autocrats are nothing if not predictable. As we just got done noting, the Trump administration and their right wing extremist billionaire friend have joined forces to wage war on Netflix’s attempted acquisition of Warner Brothers. Larry wants Warne…

The Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut is calling the hatching of the critically endangered African penguins a “hopeful milestone.”

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is the latest US ally to visit Beijing, pursuing renewed ties and trade deals.

The president renews his threat, saying Tehran can either negotiate 'a fair and equitable deal' or face a US armada.

A key European ally of Donald Trump said he was “traumatized” by a meeting where the U.S. president’s “psychological state” came across as “dangerous...

It's probably a coincidence that Trump had spent most of the week attacking Ilhan Omar online, immediately before she was attacked in person.

Experts say federal immigration agents' skills are a dangerous mismatch for urban settings such as the Twin Cities

Bystander videos have shaped public perception for decades. The ability to now spread video widely can lead to real-time access and transparency, but experts say videos can't tell the full story.

US President Donald Trump said Alex Pretti shouldn’t have been carrying a gun, even though he was legally armed.

US president says he still has confidence in Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem amid calls for her resignation.

His statement to his employees is not exactly forceful.

Apple CEO Tim Cook has responded to events in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after two people were shot and killed by U.S. federal immigration agents this month. In an internal memo to Apple employees, obtained by Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Cook said he is "heart…

Young says he hopes the offer will "ease some of the unwarranted stress and threats" Greenlanders feel over Trump's threats to the territory.

Trump attempts to shift focus to bread-and-butter issues amid outrage over two fatal shootings by federal agents.

Following intense criticism for attending a VIP White House screening of the ‘Melania’ documentary just hours after the killing of Alex Pretti, Bloomberg reports that Tim Cook sent an internal memo to Apple employees, where he tried to address the situation. …

Al-Sharaa is due in Moscow on Wednesday to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

President Trump told ABC News' Rachel Scott on Tuesday he hasn’t "heard" comments over the weekend from top administration officials labeling Alex Pretti a "domestic terrorist" and an "assassin."

The US president said Iraq would have "zero" chance of success without American support.

The killing of Alex Pretti over the weekend led MInnesota officials and locals to renew calls for Trump to end his immigration operation there.

The jet's landing gear appears to fail before the aircraft skids on its belly across the runway with flames trailing behind it.

Video captures the heart-stopping moment the mountainside gives way during the backcountry run.

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Wildfire smoke, spore-spread fungal diseases and microplastic are all on the rise, even as the US government slashes support for respiratory research and policy.