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5 things to know for Jan. 20: Davos 2026, Anti-ICE protests, Epstein files, Solar radiation storm, Indiana Hoosiers

By Alexandra Banner, CNN Construction is underway at the White House’s East Wing for President Donald Trump’s sprawling new ballroom — but a far more interesting project is happening underground. Beneath the site, a “top secret” bunker is likely being rebuilt with modern technology to counter evolving threats. Here’s what else you need to know

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Protesters interrupted a church service in St. Paul

Trump officials investigate protesters who interrupted Minnesota church service, targeting ICE official

By Andy Rose, Elise Hammond, CNN (CNN) — A Sunday morning church service in the Twin Cities interrupted by anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement protesters is the latest flash point in escalating tensions between the Trump administration and demonstrators in Minnesota. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, who oversees the Civil Rights Division of the Department of

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President Trump says he can pull funding for sanctuary cities. Judges have repeatedly said otherwise

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — It was billed as an address on economic successes, but President Donald Trump’s speech last Tuesday in Detroit also focused on economic punishment for communities that don’t help him with his immigration agenda. “Starting February 1, we’re not making any payments to sanctuary cities or states having sanctuary cities

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Aftermath video of latest ICE shooting involving a man officials say assaulted an officer contradicts officials’ account

By Diego Mendoza, Caroll Alvarado, Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Newly obtained videos of the moments right after the Wednesday incident in which an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot a Venezuelan man in the leg in Minneapolis appear to contradict at least some of ICE’s claims about events leading up to the shooting. In

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Right-wing influencer Jake Lang is confronted by protesters at a rally near City Hall on January 17

Far-right activist chased away by counterdemonstrators while leading small rally in Minneapolis

By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Right-wing influencer Jake Lang was chased away by counterdemonstrators while leading a small rally in Minneapolis amid tensions over the Trump administration’s sweeping Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in the Twin Cities. Lang is among the January 6 defendants granted clemency by President Donald Trump. He was charged with

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Demonstrators stand in front of members of federal law enforcement officials near the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building during a protest in Minneapolis

1,500 soldiers on standby for possible Minnesota deployment, source says, as state mobilizes National Guard

By Hanna Park, Jake Tapper, Haley Britzky, Natasha Bertrand, Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers to prepare for possible deployment to Minnesota, according to a Trump administration source, as state officials have also mobilized the National Guard. Having troops on standby does not mean a deployment is imminent

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Prayer books, a Moses sculpture and a holy horn are among items damaged or lost after alleged arson at Mississippi synagogue

By Alisha Ebrahimji, Jason Carroll, CNN Jackson, Mississippi (CNN) — What was once a place of worship filled with precious objects packed with meaning now sits in heavy layers of dark soot, burdened by the pungent smell of smoke after someone set fire to Mississippi’s largest and oldest synagogue. A 19-year-old suspect confessed just hours

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Celebs including Zoë Kravitz (center) and Kylie Jenner (in the pink wig) sit front-row at a Vera Wang runway show in 2016.

Why people in 2026 are hung up on 2016

By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Measles was eradicated in the Americas, Beyoncé made “Lemonade” and liberal hopes were high for the first woman president. Voters were encouraged to Pokémon Go to the polls. Remember 2016? A decade on, celebrities and laypeople are sharing fond memories from 2016, the era of face “baking” and #ImWithHer,

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A painting depicting Renee Nicole Good at a makeshift memorial in Minneapolis

911 transcripts, incident reports and videos show how an ICE agent shot a mother of 3 at ‘point blank range’

By Zoe Sottile, Alisha Ebrahimji, Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Emergency call logs and reports detailing last week’s fatal shooting of Renee Good by a federal immigration officer reveal a greater sense of the organizational chaos and heightened emotion surrounding her final moments. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents “just shot a lady,” one 911 caller

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