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Thursday, January 29, 2026 1:20 AM ET

CBS News - Politics

Read the full transcript of Kelly O'Grady's interview with Scott Bessent -- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent addressed the ongoing investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and the White House's new $1,000 "Trump Accounts" in an interview with Kelly O'Grady. Read the full transcript of their conversation.

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FBI searches Fulton County elections office seeking 2020 ballots. Here's what we know. -- The FBI executed a search warrant Wednesday at an elections office in Fulton County, Georgia, seeking to take ballots in an investigation that a source told CBS News is linked to the 2020 presidential election.

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Trump taps senior DOJ official for new role to root out fraud -- President Trump on Wednesday nominated federal prosecutor Colin McDonald to serve as assistant attorney general for a new Justice Department division tasked with rooting out fraud.

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Video shows Alex Pretti in scuffle with agents 11 days before his death -- A newly released video shows Alex Pretti confronting federal officers on a Minneapolis street 11 days before he was fatally shot in another encounter with CBP agents, a Pretti family representative confirmed to CBS News.

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Bessent defends Powell probe: "Independence does not mean no accountability" -- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent tells CBS News that Federal Reserve officials must be "beyond reproach" in communicating with the public.

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Senate Democrats release demands as clock ticks toward partial government shutdown -- Senate Democrats released their list of demands to reform immigration enforcement and fund the government Wednesday, with little time to avert a partial government shutdown.

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Federal agents involved in Pretti shooting placed on administrative leave, source says -- The federal agents who were involved in Saturday's deadly shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis have been placed on administrative leave, a federal law enforcement official confirmed to CBS News.

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FBI executing search order at Fulton County elections hub -- FBI agents are executing a search at a warehouse that serves as Fulton County's election hub.

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Trump outraged by Bill Belichick's Hall of Fame snub: "Should be overturned!" -- Bill Belichick, who led the New England Patriots to six Super Bowls titles, did not receive enough votes in his first year as a candidate for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

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9 anti-ICE protesters arrested at Sen. Collins' Portland office -- Police arrested nine people who were protesting against ICE at Sen. Susan Collins' Portland, Maine office.

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Trump warns Iran to make a nuclear deal, threatening new U.S. attack -- Suggesting Iran could suffer the same fate as Venezuela, Trump warns Tehran to negotiate a new nuclear agreement, or face "major destruction."

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Former law enforcement trainer sees "unanswered questions" in Alex Pretti's shooting -- A former federal law enforcement trainer says the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers raises serious concerns about their tactical decision-making and use of force.

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Rubio: U.S. doesn't expect to take further military action in Venezuela "at any time" -- Secretary of State Marco Rubio testified before Congress about Nicolas Maduro's capture and the future of Venezuela, and also fielded questions about Iran and Greenland.

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DOJ says it will finish releasing Epstein files soon, but doesn't offer timeline -- Top Justice Department officials said Tuesday they expect to finish reviewing and publishing files on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein soon, but cannot provide a specific timeline. -- Jan 27

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Man sprays Rep. Ilhan Omar with unknown substance at town hall -- Rep. Ilhan Omar was calling for the abolishment of ICE and for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to resign when a man sitting in the front row rushed up and sprayed her. He was arrested and Omar was not injured, police said.

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