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Trump administration fires prosecutors involved in Jan. 6 cases and moves toward ousting FBI agents​

By ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
Updated 7:47 PM CST, January 31, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Friday fired a group of prosecutors involved in the Jan. 6 criminal cases and demanded the names of FBI agents involved in those same probes so they can possibly be ousted, moves that reflect a White House determination to exert control over federal law enforcement and purge agencies of career employees seen as insufficiently loyal.

Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove ordered the firings of the Jan. 6 prosecutors days after President Donald Trump’s sweeping clemency action benefiting the more than 1,500 people charged in the U.S. Capitol attack, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press. About two dozen employees at the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington were terminated, said a person familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss personnel issues.

A separate memo by Bove identified more than a half-dozen FBI senior executives who were ordered to retire or be fired by Monday, and also asked for the names, titles and offices of all FBI employees who worked on investigations into the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot — a list the bureau’s acting director said could number in the thousands. Bove, who has defended Trump in his criminal cases before joining the administration, said Justice Department officials would then carry out a “review process to determine whether any additional personnel actions are necessary.” ...

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Trump officials make plans to revoke legal status of migrants welcomed under Biden

The DHS proposal would terminate a Biden administration program that allowed more than 530,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans to fly to the U.S.
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Trump said he hadn’t read Project 2025 – but most of his early executive orders overlap with its proposals | CNN Politics

A CNN analysis of Trump’s first week in office found that two-thirds of his early executive orders and actions appear closely aligned with Project 2025’s plans.
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Trump targets FAA diversity efforts in plane crash probe despite no evidence they played any role

President Donald Trump's remarks this week blaming diversity recruitment at the FAA as a potential reason for the plane crash that killed 67 people has drawn attention to the agency’s attempts to address its most pressing and long-standing staffing problem.
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Hakeem Jeffries pledges Democrats will 'fight' Trump agenda 'in the streets'

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries criticized President Donald Trump's agenda in a press conference on Friday.
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Second federal judge orders temporary pause to Trump administration efforts to freeze funding

A second federal judge has ordered a temporary pause in Trump administration efforts to freeze federal funding in the latest twist over the spending of trillions of dollars in grants and loans.
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Trump White House demands apology after Jeffries calls for Dems to fight president's agenda 'in the streets'

The Trump White House is hitting back after House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., called on Democrats to protest President Donald Trump's agenda "in the streets."
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Is the Trump administration following Project 2025? Here's what we know now.

President Donald Trump tried to distance himself from Project 2025 on the campaign trail, but is he implementing its policies? Here's what we know.
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More than 1,100 EPA employees warned of immediate termination

"It's bad. I've been with the agency for over 33 years and I've never seen anything like this," said Marie Owens-Powell, president of the union that represents more than 8,500 EPA employees.
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Trump White House marks Black History Month while Defense Department declares 'identity months dead'

The Trump White House has issued a proclamation recognizing February as Black History Month around the same time the Defense Department issued guidance declaring “identity months dead.”
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Hegseth announces death of ‘identity months’ at DOD as part of DEI crackdown - Washington Examiner

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth invited service members and civilians to still attend celebrations in their "unofficial capacity outside of duty hours."
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Trump DOJ demands list of thousands of FBI agents, others who worked on Jan. 6 and Trump investigations for possible firing | CNN Politics

The Trump administration is set to expand a purge of career law enforcement officials, demanding the names of those who worked on January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack and Trump-related investigations for potential removal – a move that could affect thousands.
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For every new rule, Trump tells federal agencies to eliminate 10 old ones

The president's latest order requires federal agencies repeal "at least 10 existing rules" for every new rule created.
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The DNC's outgoing chair says Democrats should have stuck with Joe Biden in 2024

The departing leader of the Democratic National Committee is reflecting on why his party lost to Donald Trump.
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Trump to enact tariffs against Canada, China and Mexico on Feb. 1. Here's what to know.

Less than two weeks into his second term, President Trump is poised to deploy steep tariffs against key U.S. trading partners.
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Israel to free 183 Palestinians as 3 captives due for release in Gaza

Planned exchange of captives for prisoners comes as 50 Palestinians due to leave by Rafah crossing for hospitals abroad.
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Trump blasts Rep. Al Green as 'an embarrassment' to Democrats, says he 'should be forced to take an IQ test'

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EXCLUSIVE: President Donald Trump told Fox News Digital Thursday that Rep. Al Green "should be forced to pass an IQ test because he is a low IQ individual and we don’t need low IQ individuals in Congress," after the Democrat disrupted his joint session address.

The House of Representatives Thursday, in a bipartisan vote, censured Green, D-Texas, for interrupting the president’s Tuesday joint session address to Congress.

In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, the president reacted.

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US 'energy dominance': Wright, Burgum visit Louisiana liquefied natural gas facility amid $18B expansion

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FIRST ON FOX: Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum are traveling to a Louisiana-based liquefied natural gas exporter Thursday, as the company announces a massive $18 billion expansion of its existing facility — a move the Trump administration says sends a "signal to the rest of the world that American energy dominance is back."

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Dems throw House into chaos after 10 moderates join GOP to punish Al Green

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House lawmakers have voted to censure Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, after he was thrown out of President Donald Trump's address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night.

Ten Democrats joined Republicans in voting for the measure. Green himself voted "present," along with first-term Rep. Shomari Figures, D-Ala.

"Al Green's childish outburst exposed the chaos and dysfunction within the Democrat party since President Trump's overwhelming win in November and his success in office thus far. It is not surprising 198 Democrats refused to support Green's...
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It's time to ban Chinese AI app DeepSeek from 'government devices,' state AGs urge Congress

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House Dems suggest Trump is trying to bring back slavery in racially charged livestream: 'Back to the fields'

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FIRST ON FOX: Two House Democrats, including prominent President Donald Trump critic Jasmine Crockett, suggested during a live stream on Tuesday that the president’s policy agenda is aimed at driving Black people "back to the fields" to the time of slavery.

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Pelicots' daughter presses charges against father jailed in mass rape case

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Caroline Darian - who says she is her father's "forgotten victim" - is convinced he drugged and raped her.
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Gabon football coach named by BBC in sexual abuse report banned by Fifa

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Patrick Assoumou Eyi has been found guilty of sexually abusing multiple young footballers.
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NZ fires envoy to UK who questioned Trump's grasp of history

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Phil Goff asked if Trump "understands history" as he contrasted him with Sir Winston Churchill.
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Denmark postal service to stop delivering letters

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The decision will end 400 years of the company's letter service, and postboxes will disappear from June.
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House votes to censure Rep. Al Green for disrupting Trump's speech to Congress

  • News source: Kyle Stewart and Scott Wong | NBC News
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The Republican-controlled House on Thursday voted to censure Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, for disrupting President Donald Trump’s address to Congress on Tuesday.

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Vance visits the US-Mexico border to tout Trump's immigration crackdown

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Second federal judge extends block on Trump administration funding freeze

  • News source: Michael Casey | The Associated Press
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A second federal judge on Thursday extended a block barring the Trump administration from freezing grants and loans potentially totaling trillions of dollars.

U.S. District Court Judge John McConnell in Rhode Island granted the preliminary injunction in the lawsuit filed by nearly two dozen Democratic states after a Trump administration plan for a sweeping pause on federal spending stirred up a wave of confusion and anxiety across the United States.

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Layoff announcements soar to the highest since 2020 as DOGE slashes federal staff

  • News source: Jeff Cox, CNBC
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President Donald Trump's efforts to pare down the federal government workforce left a mark on the labor market in February, with announced job cuts at their highest level in nearly five years, outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas reported Thursday.

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Vatican offers brief update as Pope Francis begins 21st day in hospital

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Judge extends block on Trump's federal assistance freeze indefinitely

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Washington — A federal judge in Rhode Island barred the Trump administration from freezing federal assistance, extending the block he put in place weeks ago in a case brought by a group of 23 states and the District of Columbia.

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