First Thing: Minnesota girl, 10, released from ICE custody after a month in detention

Elizabeth Caisaguano and her mother released from Texas facility hit by measles outbreak. Plus, the Epstein stories you may have missed Good morning. A 10-year-old Minnesota girl has been released from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody after a month in detention in Dilley, Texas, school officials said, one of hundreds of children detained … Read more

Michigan accuses big oil of being ‘cartel’ that fuels climate crisis and high energy costs

In first-of-its-kind complaint, state accused four fossil fuel majors and US oil lobbying group of climate disinformation Amid rising concern about global heating and soaring energy costs, Michigan has sued big oil for allegedly fueling both crises – a move experts have hailed as groundbreaking. In a first-of-its-kind complaint, the state’s attorney general, Dana Nessel, … Read more

Trump says Pretti and Good were ‘not angels’ while signalling ‘softer touch’ on immigration crackdown – US politics live

President addresses deaths in Minneapolis during NBC interview, claiming ‘nobody feels worse about shootings than ICE agents’ Donald Trump is in Washington today. As we noted earlier, we’ll hear from the president shortly when he attends the National Prayer Breakfast. Later today we’ll also hear from White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, when she holds … Read more

Federal judge rules against DHS on warrantless immigration arrests in Oregon

A federal judge on Wednesday barred the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from carrying out warrantless immigration arrests in Oregon without individualized assessments of flight risk, finding that federal agents likely violated the law through a pattern of unlawful arrests. U.S. District Judge Mustafa Kasubhai granted a preliminary injunction in a proposed class-action lawsuit against … Read more

Trump Administration to Withdraw 700 ICE Agents From Minnesota

Border czar Tom Homan announced that the Trump administration will withdraw 700 federal agents from Minnesota. It comes weeks after agents killed two United States citizens in Minneapolis, sparking protests around the country. President Donald Trump told NBC’s Tom Llamas in an exclusive interview that he learned maybe his administration could use a “softer touch” … Read more

Vance, Rubio greet American winter Olympians in Italy

Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio greeted American Olympians in Milan, Italy, as the athletes prepared to represent the U.S. at the winter games. Vance arrived with his wife, second lady Usha Vance, and their children, Ewan, Vivek and Mirabel. While holding their children’s hands, the second couple greeted the athletes … Read more

Trump calls family of Staff Sgt Ollis to confirm Medal of Honor award

In a heartfelt moment captured on video, President Donald Trump called the family of Staff Sgt. Michael Ollis to personally confirm that the fallen U.S. Army Ranger would receive the Medal of Honor, recognizing his heroism and sacrifice after he died shielding an allied soldier in Afghanistan in 2013. In the video, Ollis’ father, Robert, … Read more

Dem leaders share list of 10 demands for ICE reforms with GOP

Democratic leaders in Congress shared a list of 10 demands for reforms to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Wednesday, insisting they be added to the funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., put forward the following demands in a letter … Read more