Czech Government Proposes 389 Billion Crown Budget Deficit for 2027
The Finance Ministry’s proposed deficit would be the second-largest in Czech history and includes higher defence, investment, healthcare and public-sector wage spending.
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Ilhan Omar sprayed with unidentified liquid at Minneapolis town hall, man arrested
Rep. Ilhan Omar was sprayed with a strong-smelling liquid during a Minneapolis town hall, where she had been criticizing immigration enforcement and calling for the DHS secretary’s resignation. A suspect was tackled and arrested, and police said forensics were called to the scene as Omar continued the event after the incident.
↗FBI executes search warrant at Fulton County election office seeking 2020 election records, officials say
The FBI executed a search warrant at the Fulton County, Georgia election office on January 28, with county officials saying the warrant seeks records related to the 2020 election. Federal authorities confirmed only that a warrant was being carried out and said the investigation is ongoing. The search renews attention on a jurisdiction that was central to false fraud claims after Donald Trump lost Georgia in 2020.
↗Democrats warn they’ll pursue impeachment if Trump doesn’t fire Noem amid DHS accountability fight
House Democratic leaders say they will proceed with impeachment steps against DHS Secretary Kristi Noem unless Trump removes her, as scrutiny intensifies over enforcement operations and deaths in Minneapolis.
↗Eleanor Holmes Norton, D.C.’s longtime non-voting House delegate, says she will retire
Eleanor Holmes Norton, 88, announced she will not seek another term, ending a 33-year run as Washington, D.C.’s non-voting delegate and a central figure in the city’s statehood and representation campaign.
↗Calls intensify for DHS leadership shake-up after Minneapolis ICE shooting as White House signals pullback
U.S. political pressure escalated after the killing of Minnesota nurse Alex Pretti during an immigration enforcement operation triggered renewed scrutiny of the administration’s crackdown and its oversight. Lawmakers and state leaders demanded accountability while federal officials began shifting personnel and reducing the presence of agents in Minnesota.
↗Calls intensify for leadership changes after Minneapolis shooting linked to federal immigration enforcement
U.S. political tensions over immigration enforcement escalated as lawmakers and advocates responded to a fatal shooting in Minneapolis involving federal agents. Reporting described growing demands for accountability inside the Department of Homeland Security and leadership changes tied to the operation and its public handling.
↗Former special counsel Jack Smith defends Trump investigations at House hearing
Former special counsel Jack Smith defended his investigations into President Donald Trump in a sharply partisan House Judiciary Committee hearing, saying he acted to uphold the rule of law and that no one should be above it. Republicans attacked the investigation as politically motivated, while Democrats pressed Smith on evidence and accountability.
↗Minneapolis shooting puts Trump’s coalition in a bind over guns and immigration enforcement
The fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis by a federal officer has triggered backlash from gun-rights groups and prominent Republicans, forcing the White House to shift its tone. The episode is complicating Trump-era messaging on the Second Amendment and enforcement tactics as investigations and political scrutiny intensify.
↗Minnesota clash with federal immigration crackdown intensifies after fatal shooting and legal moves
Minnesota officials escalated their pushback against a federal immigration operation after the killing of an ICU nurse in Minneapolis drew outrage and lawsuits. The political fight widened as state leaders demanded investigations and sought court orders aimed at preserving evidence and limiting federal actions.
↗Federal agents deploy tear gas during Minneapolis protest outside hotel tied to ICE presence
Tensions escalated in Minneapolis when federal agents used tear gas on demonstrators gathered outside a hotel where protesters believed ICE agents were staying, following outrage over the killing of nurse Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents.
↗Trump touts Greenland ‘framework’ and drops tariff threat; Denmark rejects sovereignty shift
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, President Donald Trump said a “framework” had been reached tied to Arctic security and Greenland and said he would drop a threatened round of tariffs on several European countries. European and Danish leaders reiterated that Greenland’s sovereignty is not negotiable, while the U.S. message focused on security access and strategic interests.
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