Month: January 2026

Bruce Springsteen released a protest song, “Streets of Minneapolis,” on January 28, 2026, written in response to recent killings in Minneapolis. He said he wrote it on January 24, recorded it on January 27, and released it the next day. The track, dedicated to Alex Pretti and Renée Good, condemns ICE and attacks President Trump—labeling federal agents “King Trump’s private army”—and culminates in chants of “ICE out.” Posted to Springsteen’s social accounts and YouTube, the full-band folk-rock piece narrates the deaths, calls for justice, and urges solidarity with Minneapolis’s immigrant communities and memorializes the names of the slain publicly today. (theguardian.com)

On January 28, 2026, FBI agents executed a court‑authorized search at the Fulton County elections center in Union City, Georgia, seizing records tied to the 2020 election, including ballots, tabulator tapes and digital images. (theguardian.com) Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, sworn in February 12, 2025, was photographed outside the site with FBI officials, prompting scrutiny because the DNI does not generally oversee law‑enforcement raids. (dni.gov) County officials, voting‑rights groups and lawmakers warned the action risked undermining chain of custody and politicizing election oversight. (theguardian.com) Supporters countered agents acted under a court order; the Justice Department has not detailed allegations as probe continues. (washingtonpost.com)

On January 28, 2026, FBI agents executed a court‑authorized search at the Fulton County Elections Hub in Union City, Georgia, seizing 2020 ballots, tabulator tapes, electronic ballot images and voter rolls as part of an investigation into the 2020 election. (apnews.com) Associated Press and other outlets published photos showing agents loading boxes onto trucks and reported that Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and FBI Co‑Deputy Director Andrew Bailey were seen onsite. (apnews.com) County officials warned about chain‑of‑custody and transparency, noting the action follows renewed scrutiny tied to President Trump’s repeated, unproven 2020 fraud claims; the investigation remains active and questions persist. (wsbtv.com)

On January 28, 2026, FBI agents executed a court-authorized search warrant at the Fulton County Elections Hub and Operations Center in Union City, Georgia, spending nearly twelve hours removing boxes of 2020 ballots, tabulator tapes, digital ballot images and voter rolls as part of a federal probe into preservation of election records and alleged 2020 irregularities. County officials say an initial warrant was corrected before seizure and have raised chain-of-custody and transparency concerns. The action follows long-running challenges to Georgia’s 2020 results and a DOJ suit seeking access to the same materials, prompting partisan debate statewide and national political fallout. (apnews.com)

Conservative commentator Benny Johnson and allied outlets allege Rep. Ilhan Omar’s husband Tim Mynett saw his winery eStCru and venture firm Rose Lake have website pages, officer listings and archives removed after valuation ranges jumped from thousands to millions and social accounts and phone lines went dark. (w.twstalker.com) Forbes and other outlets note Omar’s 2024 House disclosure lists large valuation ranges but flag inconsistencies, revoked registrations and low reported income; Omar says the filings misstate ownership stakes and denies wrongdoing. (forbes.com) The claims remain unverified; reporting is contested as congressional and federal reviewers examine disclosures and related fraud probes, and investigations continue. (newsweek.com)

On January 28, 2026, FBI agents executed a court‑authorized search warrant at Fulton County’s Election Hub and Operations Center in Union City, Georgia, seeking records tied to the 2020 presidential election. Agents seized physical 2020 ballots, ballot images, tabulation tapes and voter rolls amid an ongoing federal probe and a recent Justice Department civil‑rights lawsuit demanding those materials. Local officials said they were not forewarned; videos showed agents removing boxes. The action follows years of post‑2020 fraud claims and prior Fulton County investigations. The FBI and DOJ declined detailed comment as the probe remains active. Officials say more details forthcoming. (pbs.org)

Newly surfaced bystander videos of the January 24, 2026, Minneapolis confrontation show Alex Pretti filming federal immigration officers, being pepper‑sprayed and wrestled to the ground during an anti‑ICE enforcement action; moments later agents fired, fatally wounding him. DHS says Pretti carried a 9mm handgun and violently resisted as officers tried to disarm him, while multiple news analyses conclude the footage does not show him brandishing a weapon. Pretti, a 37‑year‑old ICU nurse, had reportedly been involved in earlier clashes with federal officers about a week before the shooting. I could not verify January 13 video showing him spitting at agents. (factcheck.org)