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Sunday, January 11, 2026 11:21 AM ET

CBS News - Politics

Homeland Security again restricts when lawmakers can visit ICE facilities -- The Department of Homeland Security policy is dated Jan. 8 and was submitted Saturday in federal court comes amid three Democratic lawmakers being denied entry to an ICE facility in Minneapolis.

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Machado can't give Nobel Peace Prize to Trump, organization says -- Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has indicated she'd like to give or share the prize with President Trump.

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3 congressional lawmakers say they were denied access to ICE facility in Minneapolis -- Three Democratic lawmakers said they were denied access to the ICE facility at the Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis on Saturday.

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Congress debating possible consequences for ICE after Renee Good's death -- Lawmakers are demanding a range of actions, from a full investigation and policy changes to the defunding of ICE operations and the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. -- Jan 10

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Greenland's leaders reject Trump push: "We don't want to be Americans" -- Greenland's leaders said the island's future must be decided by its people.

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Over $120M in USDA award payments to MN suspended, Sec. Rollins says -- U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Friday that she is suspending payments on all active and future awards from the USDA to Minnesota amid the long-running fraud scandal in which the White House has alleged a misuse of federal funds. -- Jan 10

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Trump urges credit card companies to slash interest rates to 10% for one year -- President Trump called for a one-year cap on credit card interest rates late Friday, an idea that has drawn strong support from lawmakers in both parties but pushback from card issuers.

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San Francisco mayor says he convinced Trump in phone call not to surge federal agents -- In October, President Trump announced that he had called off a plan to "surge" federal agents to San Francisco. -- Jan 9

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Exclusive - DOJ Civil Rights Division prosecutors won't investigate Minneapolis ICE shooting - Prosecutors in the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division were told they will not play a role in the investigation into a fatal shooting of a Minnesota woman by an ICE officer, two sources said. Jan 9

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Judge blocks HHS from freezing $10 billion in social services funding to 5 states -- A federal judge has temporarily blocked HHS from halting $10 billion in social services funding to five states, a move the agency argued was necessary to crack down on fraud - but the states called unconstitutional. -- Jan 9

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U.S. Treasury Secretary pushes for Minnesota fraud crackdown -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the creation of a new IRS task force and other measures to combat fraud, underscoring the Trump administration's focus on Minnesota amidst the immigration crackdown. -- Jan 9

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DOJ creates task force to challenge state AI regulations -- A new group within the Justice Department will target state artificial intelligence laws that it says hinder innovation, according to a memo. -- Jan 9

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Colombian president says Venezuela "will implode" if U.S. runs country for years -- President Gustavo Petro responded to President Trump's comment that he expected U.S. oversight of Venezuela to last "much longer" than a year. -- Jan 9

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Trump posted some U.S. jobs data the before its official release -- The White House said it will review its protocols for releasing economic data after President Trump's "inadvertent public disclosure."

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Veteran Danish diplomat slams Trump's Greenland bid as U.S. imperialism -- Veteran diplomat tells CBS News Denmark "ready to cooperate" on Greenland, and he expects U.S. to abandon "anachronistic approach of colonialism" post-Trump. -- Jan 9

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