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The Trump administration will reduce the number of federal immigration enforcement agents in Minnesota by 700, White House border czar Tom Homan announced on Wednesday. "Given this increase in unprecedented collaboration and as a result of the need for fewer law enforcement officers to do this work in a safer environment, I have announced effective immediately, we will draw down 700 people effective today," Homan said. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he had a "productive" phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping, during which the leaders discussed China's possible purchase of more agricultural products and oil and gas from the United States, Taiwan, the war in Ukraine and Iran. Meanwhile, Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday unveiled plans to marshal allies into a preferential trade bloc for critical minerals, proposing coordinated price floors as Washington escalates efforts to loosen China's grip on materials crucial to advanced manufacturing.

President Donald Trump will welcome Colombian President Gustavo Petro for a bilateral discussion at the White House in Washington on Tuesday. The two spoke by phone in January, with Trump announcing the meeting shortly after. The U.S. House of Representatives will take up a bill on Tuesday to fund several federal agencies as a partial shutdown enters its fourth day. Many Democrats—including leaders—have vowed to withhold support from the package.

The U.S. House of Representatives on Feb. 2 will begin work to pass a Senate bill to fund the government as multiple agencies remain in a partial shutdown. Punxsutawney Phil, the legendary groundhog that lives in a tree stump in rural Pennsylvania, has issued a highly anticipated weather forecast: six more weeks of winter.

A rapidly intensifying bomb cyclone buried parts of North Carolina in record snow, knocked out power, halted travel, and canceled flights, as bitter Arctic air pushed rare freezing temperatures and snow flurries into Florida. The U.S. government is partially shut down, and House Speaker Mike John (R-La.) said he’s confident that he has enough republican votes to end it by at least Feb. 3. An American envoy arrived in Caracas as plans moved forward to reopen the U.S. embassy. President Donald Trump signaled warmer ties, and possible oil cooperation after the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. It’s America’s most consumed beverage: according to a 2025 report, Americans drink more coffee than they do bottled water. However, is coffee ultimately good for our health? Vital Signs’ Brendon Fallon presents the views of two nutrition-specialist doctors on coffee. A new exhibition at the British Museum is rethinking the samurai: from warriors to artists and leaders. The surprising history is being revealed, including the powerful role of women.

The Justice Department on Friday released many more records from its investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the department was releasing more than 3 million pages of documents in the latest Epstein disclosure. The files, posted to the department’s website, include 2,000 videos and 180,000 images related to Epstein. Former CNN anchor Don Lemon has been arrested, Lemon's lawyer confirmed on Friday. Lemon and three others were arrested "in connection with the coordinated attack on Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota," AG Pam Bondi said in a post on X.

Border czar Tom Homan said on Jan. 29 that agreements with state and local officials could lead to an ICE drawdown. "This is common sense cooperation that allows to draw down on the number of people we have here," Homan said at a news conference in Minneapolis. President Donald Trump is holding a Cabinet meeting at 11 a.m. ET on Jan. 29 at the White House.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is testifying in the Senate about President Donald Trump's Venezuela policy on Wednesday. It will be the first time Rubio has publicly faced lawmakers' questions over the January 3 operation to seize former Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro. Amazon confirmed 16,000 corporate job cuts on Wednesday, completing a plan for around 30,000 since October, while leaving open the possibility of further reductions. Amazon said on Tuesday it was closing its remaining bricks-and-mortar Fresh grocery stores and Go markets, despite years of effort, and said it was dropping its Amazon One biometric payment system, which scans the palm of a customer's hand.

First Lady Melania Trump called for unity amid the protests in Minnesota. “We need to unify. I'm calling for unity. I know my husband, the president, had a great call yesterday with the governor and the mayor, and they're working together to make it peaceful and without riots. I'm against the violence,” Melania Trump said during an interview with Fox News. The deadly storm that brought crippling ice to the South and deep snow to the Northeast finally began to swirl out to sea. But thousands of Americans were still without power or heat, and temperatures were forecast to plunge well below freezing by early Tuesday in areas where the ice storm did its worst damage.

President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he is sending border czar Tom Homan to Minnesota in the wake of the shooting of an anti-immigration enforcement protester by a federal agent. The president said in a morning Truth Social post that Homan would be going to Minnesota on Monday evening, noting that though Homan hasn’t been involved in operations there, he knows many officials in the state. “Tom is tough but fair, and will report directly to me,” Trump wrote. A powerful winter storm sweeping across much of the United States forced airlines to cancel thousands of flights and delay hundreds on Monday, as freezing rain and heavy snowfall disrupted travel and snarled transportation networks. About 3,800 flights were canceled and over 1,000 were delayed as of early Monday, according to flight-tracking website FlightAware, following more than 11,000 cancellations reported on Sunday. The weather has been blamed for the deaths of at least 13 people.

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Heavy snow was falling over Northwest Texas and Oklahoma City on Friday morning as a major winter storm began moving east across the U.S., bringing deadly cold and the threat of power outages and treacherously icy roads to almost half the nation's population and prompting more than a dozen governors to declare states of emergency. Ryan Wedding, a Canadian former Olympic snowboarder suspected of becoming a cocaine smuggling kingpin, has been arrested and is being brought to the U.S. to face charges, the FBI said on Friday.

Jack Smith, the former special counsel who led two now-dismissed criminal cases against President Donald Trump, testifies before the House Judiciary Committee on Jan. 22. This marks the first time Smith has publicly defended his failed prosecutions in an open hearing before the committee. On the second and final day of his visit to Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday, Trump signed the Board of Peace charter, officially launching a new international organization tasked with overseeing the peace process between Israel and Hamas to end the war in Gaza.

President Donald Trump addressed the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, speaking to an audience of the globe’s wealthiest and most influential leaders. Tensions with European allies over Greenland have taken center stage at this year’s gathering in the Alpine village. YouTube creator Nick Shirley will testify on Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol about his findings, during a House Judiciary Hearing named "When Public Funds Are Abused: Addressing Fraud and the Theft of Taxpayer Dollars."

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Jan. 20 expressed confidence that the United States and European countries would find a solution to the Trump administration’s effort to acquire Greenland. Bessent, speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, dismissed what he called "hysteria" about a possible trade war. The UK government on Jan. 20 approved plans for China to build its largest embassy in Europe, in London, in a bid to improve ties with Beijing despite warnings from British and U.S. lawmakers that the facility could be used for spying. d

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday that he does not believe U.S. President Donald Trump is 'genuinely considering' military action on Greenland. He suggests that Britain would not retaliate against U.S.tariffs. The German and French finance ministers said that European powers would not be blackmailed and that there would be a clear and united response to U.S. tariffs threat. Donald Trump is expected to join the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland this week.