Democrats Demand Agents Take Off Their Masks, and Judge Says ICE Violated Nearly 100 Court Orders

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<p>Plus, Amazon's big "Melania" push. </p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/us/politics/ice-body-cam-masks-dhs-funding.html" target="_blank">Democrats Demand Unmasked Agents, New Limits to Fund D.H.S.</a>, by Carl Hulse and Catie Edmondson</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/us/trump-schumer-deal-shutdown.html" target="_blank">Trump and Schumer Move Toward Possible Deal to Avert a Shutdown</a>, by Carl Hulse</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/us/politics/judge-minnesota-ice-court-orders.html" target="_blank">Judge in Minnesota Says ICE Has Violated Nearly 100 Court Orders</a>, by Alan Feuer</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/us/politics/minnesota-refugees-ice-crackdown.html" target="_blank">Judge Orders Release of Minnesota Refugees Targeted in ICE Crackdown</a>, by Miriam Jordan</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/us/politics/trump-iran-armada.html" target="_blank">Trump Threatens Iran With ‘Massive Armada’ and Presses a Set of Demands</a>, by David E. Sanger, Tyler Pager and Farnaz Fassihi</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/us/politics/rubio-hearing-venezuela.html" target="_blank">Rubio Says Venezuela Will Submit Monthly Budget to White House</a>, by Michael Crowley</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/us/politics/fbi-search-election-center-georgia.html" target="_blank">Move to Seize Ballots Thrusts F.B.I. Into Trump’s Election Conspiracy Claim</a>, by Devlin Barrett, Richard Fausset and Nick Corasaniti</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/business/silver-gold-prices.html" target="_blank">Silver Prices Are Surging Even Faster Than Gold</a>, by Kailyn Rhone</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/business/media/amazon-melania-trump-film-critics.html" target="_blank">Amazon’s Promotion of ‘Melania’ Has Critics Questioning Its Motives</a>, by Nicole Sperling and Brooks Barnes</p><p>Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>.</p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>