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Arizona Is Now At the Center Of Election Investigations Both the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI are probing the results of the 2020 election in Arizona.

Exclusive: HSI, a branch of DHS that usually investigates drug cartels and human trafficking networks, is probing the 2020 election results in Arizona, Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, Sarah Fitzpatrick, and Nick Miroff report.

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Trump Is Expected to Endorse Cornyn Republican strategists hope the endorsement will make the Texas Senate race less expensive and less competitive.

Trump Is Expected to Endorse Cornyn
Republican strategists hope the endorsement will make the Texas Senate race less expensive and less competitive. By @michaelscherer.bsky.social @ashleyrparker.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

'We're at a crossroads': Water cutbacks looming for AZ YouTube video by 12 News

'We're at a crossroads': Arizona's top water official discusses the looming Colorado River water cutbacks by the Trump administration and their potential impact on the Valley.
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From ‘America First’ to ‘Always America Last’ Trump promised to stop wars. His grip on his base is being questioned now that he’s started one.

Trump’s grip on his base may be weakening as his “America First” devotees are starting to push back, @toluseo, @jonlemire and @ashleyrparker report: www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

Tucson woman seeks $3 million from Tempe after arrest over 'Game of Thrones' meme Police evacuated a Tempe City Council meeting after a post showing Queen Cersei incinerating opponents.

Tucson woman seeks $3 million from Tempe for arrest over 'Game of Thrones' meme. Social media post led to evacuation of City Council chambers last August. (link fixed)
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The Democrats are lost, Mark Leibovich argues. He traveled around the country and interviewed about four dozen Democratic candidates, elected officials, operatives, and voters to assess if the party is capable of regaining its power: theatln.tc/6dW1IMXz

Kristi Noem Watch A shutdown threat is bringing more attention to the DHS secretary’s record.

Kristi Noem Watch: a shut down threat is bringing more attention to the DHS secretary’s record

www.theatlantic.com/politics/202... with @nickmiroff.bsky.social @michaelscherer.bsky.social

Arizona Supreme Court may change law license rules after investigation Court regulators backed steps to rein in a licensing program The Arizona Republic found is trailed by consumer complaints.

Important reporting by Arizona Republic's Laura Gersony
on AZ's 5-year-old change in law-firm licensing. It was never OK'd by voters or Leg. Result: Consumers lose, Wall St. wins, conflicts of interest are rampant. www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

The Epstein Emails Show How the Powerful Talk About Race The files reveal the disgraced financier’s interest in “race science.”

Jeffrey Epstein’s conversations about “race science” provide clues as to how the pseudoscientific idea has been reanimated into a force that’s influencing the country’s politics right now, Ali Berland writes: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

Mayor's DHS Information Request Letter

READ Surprise AZ City Council wants answers from DHS Secretary Kristi Noem after uproar over ICE detention center at recent council meeting. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

What Is Kari Lake Trying to Achieve? The Arizona politician has wasted millions of dollars while blocking U.S. efforts to bring reliable news to repressive countries.

This is really something.

Excellent reporting from @anneapplebaum.bsky.social and @yvonnewingett.bsky.social:

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

‘Not American Enough’ — The Atlantic Trump’s immigration crackdown has Latinos wondering if they belong in his America.

Trump’s immigration crackdown has Latinos wondering if they belong in his America, the @theatlantic.com's @yvonnewingett.bsky.social reports

#immigration
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The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...

Such an important story: ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the U.S. and the fear of what comes next.
@micarosenberg.bsky.social

‘The Trust Has Been Absolutely Destroyed’ Some state election officials say they no longer trust their federal partners.

Inside the White House, Trump's obsession with disproving the results of the 2020 election has led to the creation of a standing working group that meets regularly to coordinate federal efforts to investigate past elections and reform future election processes. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

The Risk of Speaking Spanish in Public Trump’s immigration crackdown has Latinos wondering if they belong in his America.

The Risk of Speaking Spanish in Public: Trump’s immigration crackdown has Latinos wondering if they belong in his America. My latest for @theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

Bad Bunny Uses Joy to Put Out Political Firestorm at Super Bowl Halftime Bad Bunny delivered a pointed message in Spanish to millions of Americans watching the Super Bowl on Sunday night: “We’re still here.”

Bad Bunny delivered a pointed message in Spanish to millions of Americans watching the Super Bowl on Sunday night: “We’re still here.” on.wsj.com/4amKrvG

‘The Trust Has Been Absolutely Destroyed’ Some state election officials say they no longer trust their federal partners.

"The Trust Has Been Absolutely Destroyed" Some state election officials say they no longer trust their federal partners, by our @theatlantic.com team. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

‘It’s a Five-Alarm Fire' The FBI’s search and seizure of material from Fulton County election offices marks a major escalation.

"A five-alarm fire": Election officials are unnerved by the federal government’s raid on Fulton County election offices, with some comparing it to an occupation, @sfifz787.bsky.social @yvonnewingett.bsky.social report.
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Trump’s acting cyber chief uploaded sensitive files into a public version of ChatGPT The interim director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency triggered an internal cybersecurity warning with the uploads — and a DHS-level damage assessment.

Trump’s acting cyber chief uploaded sensitive files into a public version of ChatGPT www.politico.com/news/2026/01...

Washington Post demands government return materials seized from reporter The Post demanded in a court filing Wednesday that federal law enforcement officials return electronic devices the government seized from a staff reporter’s home.

Washington Post demands government return materials seized from reporter
The seizure “chills speech, cripples reporting, and inflicts irreparable harm,” The Post says in statement. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

What Happened to Pam Bondi? How the attorney general became a person who loves telling Trump yes

What happened to Pam Bondi? By @mccrummen.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

Harris’s Staff Questioned Whether Josh Shapiro Was an Israeli Double Agent The Pennsylvania governor discusses the strange questions he received in his vice-presidential vetting—and settles some scores.

Harris’s staff questioned whether Josh Shapiro was an Israeli double agent www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

ICE deports 5-year-old US citizen from TX to Honduras, group says Génesis Ester Gutiérrez Castellanos and her mom were arrested in Austin on January 5.

ICE deports 5-year-old US citizen from Texas to Honduras, group says www.mysanantonio.com/news/austin/... via @mySA

Trump’s Billion-Dollar Board of Peace The new entity has a global remit and a steep price for a permanent seat.

NEW: Donald Trump has invited various heads of government to join a new Board of Peace—but the price of a permanent position on the board is steep

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‘Make no mistake, this is an occupation’: ICE’s deadly presence casts long shadow over Minneapolis Classrooms have emptied, shops have shut, and the mood is tense – but as the federal operation has ramped up, so has residents’ response

From before dawn to the middle of the night, here’s what it’s like on the ground in Minneapolis during this ICE surge - and how residents are fighting against it www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

A preview of decisions to come?

Why does Trump DOJ want Arizona voter rolls? YouTube video by 12 News

Why does Trump DOJ wants Arizona's voter rolls? @yvonnewingett.bsky.social explains, plus lookahead to Trump impact on '26 vote. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgxN...

MAGA Thinks Maduro Will Prove Trump Won in 2020 The capture of the Venezuelan leader has revived a debunked conspiracy theory.

MAGA Thinks Maduro Will Prove Trump Won in 2020
The capture of the Venezuelan leader has revived a debunked conspiracy theory.

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Gov. Polis tells CBS that Tina Peters' sentence is "harsh" and he's considering clemency for her. Peters, sentenced to 9 years on 4 felonies, has never disavowed her role as county clerk to breach her own election system to prove Trump's lie that he won 2020.
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$1,776 Checks for the Military The president has authorized bonuses for more than 1 million service members.

In his address to the nation tonight, Donald Trump announced onetime bonus checks of $1,776 for many military service members.
@ashleyrparker.bsky.social and @nancyyousef.bsky.social had the news first in @TheAtlantic.
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