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Today's Political News Compilation - Friday, January. 31, 2025

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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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Sen. Tillis opens up about role in Pete Hegseth's confirmation after Hegseth's ex-sister-in-law's allegations

  • News source: FOX News
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FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., whose vote cemented Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's confirmation last month, opened up about the effort to corroborate last-minute allegations against President Donald Trump's nominee.

"Anytime you have an allegation and somebody is willing to put it in sworn testimony, you owe it to the process to review it and not just dispose it out of hand," the North Carolina Republican told Fox News Digital in an interview.

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Celebrations as crowd greets freed Palestinian prisoners in West Bank

  • News source: BBC News - World
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In total, 183 prisoners were released by Israel, after Hamas released three Israeli hostages who were taken to Gaza on 7 October 2023.
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Here's what happened during President Trump's 2nd week in office

  • News source: FOX News
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The country began to see the effects of President Donald Trump’s policies in his second week in office, with the White House implementing tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China; border crossings plummeting; diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs shuttering; the federal workforce being faced with the decision to return to the office or to resign; and more.

As promised, Trump’s administration has been moving at warp speed to implement his agenda — signing more than 200 executive actions just hours after taking the Oath of Office.

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Anthony Fauci may be deposed as GOP intensifies COVID investigations in new Congress

  • News source: FOX News
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Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is continuing his efforts to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, and he wants answers from Dr. Anthony Fauci.

In his new position as chairman of the Senate's Homeland Security committee, Paul issued subpoenas to 14 agencies from the outgoing Biden administration aimed at building on past congressional investigations into the COVID-19 virus and risky taxpayer-funded gain-of-function research. It is unclear who exactly from each agency will ultimately be deposed, but a Fauci deposition is possible.

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Rubio to focus on curbing immigration, countering China in Latin America

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Marco Rubio is set to embark on his first diplomatic mission abroad since being confirmed to his post, visiting five countries in Central and South America.
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American hostage Keith Siegel freed from Gaza

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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American Keith Siegel has been released from captivity Saturday morning in Gaza City where he was taken onto a stage wearing a cap, flanked by masked Hamas forces.
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'Important opportunity': DNC chair candidates reveal how they will rebound after disastrous 2024 results

  • News source: FOX News
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Nearly three months after Democrats' major setbacks up and down the ballot in the 2024 elections, the party gathers on Saturday to choose new leadership.

It's the Democratic National Committee's (DNC) first formal step to try and emerge from the political wilderness and rebound in upcoming elections after President Donald Trump recaptured the White House and Republicans flipped the Senate, held onto their fragile majority in the House and made major gains with working-class, minority and younger voters.

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Two Israeli hostages handed to Red Cross in Khan Younis

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Ofer Kalderon, 53, and Yarden Bibas, 34, were taken during the 7 October attacks.
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Venezuela frees 6 Americans after meeting between President Maduro and Trump's envoy

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Six Americans who had been detained in Venezuela in recent months were freed by the government of President Nicolás Maduro after he met Friday with a Trump administration official tasked with urging the authoritarian leader to take back deported migrants who have committed crimes in the United States.

U.S. President Donald Trump and his envoy for special missions, Richard Grenell, announced the release of the six men on social media. The visit by Grenell came as a shock to many Venezuelans who hoped that Trump would continue the “maximum pressure”...
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Small plane crashes into Philadelphia neighbourhood, causing explosions

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The small plane was carrying six people and crashed into homes in a busy neighbourhood.
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Father of youngest hostage among three men to be released on Saturday, Hamas says

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Yarden Bibas and two others will be exchanged for more Palestinian prisoners in the fourth swap since the ceasefire began.
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EU foreign policy chief says defence spending must rise

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Kaja Kallas says Europe needs to increase investment to keep pace with threats facing the continent.
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Over 90% of U.S. airport towers are understaffed, data shows

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Less than 10% of the nation's airport terminal towers have enough air traffic controllers to meet a set of standards set by a working group that included the Federal Aviation Administration and the controllers' union, according to a CBS News analysis of FAA data.

The issue has received renewed scrutiny following Wednesday night's midair collision between an American Airlines flight and a Black Hawk Army helicopter near Reagan National Airport outside Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people.

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More than 1,100 EPA employees warned of immediate termination

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Marie Owens-Powell, president of the union that represents more than 8,500 employees of the Environmental Protection Agency, did not mince words during a Friday call about morale among its members: "It's bad. I've been with the agency for over 33 years and I've never seen anything like this."

Starting Wednesday morning, more than 1,100 employees at the EPA received an email, which has been viewed by CBS News, warning they could be immediately fired because of their probationary status as an employee with less than a year in their current role.

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Former senior adviser for Federal Reserve indicted on economic espionage charges

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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A former senior adviser for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors was arrested on charges of conspiring with Chinese officials to steal Federal Reserve trade secrets, federal court filings unsealed Friday revealed.

Prosecutors allege that John Harold Rogers conspired with people in China to steal trade secrets from the Fed's Board of Governors and Open Market Committee and made false statements to the Federal Reserve inspector general.

The indictment alleges that Rogers exploited his relationship with the Federal Reserve and gave information to...
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