{"id":198884,"date":"2026-02-01T17:36:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T17:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-news-at-a-glance-president-orders-homeland-security-to-avoid-protests-in-democratic-led-cities-the-guardian\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T17:36:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T17:36:26","slug":"trump-news-at-a-glance-president-orders-homeland-security-to-avoid-protests-in-democratic-led-cities-the-guardian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-news-at-a-glance-president-orders-homeland-security-to-avoid-protests-in-democratic-led-cities-the-guardian\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump news at a glance: president orders homeland security to avoid protests in Democratic-led cities – The Guardian"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kristi Noem\u2019s department told to \u2018under no circumstances\u2019 get involved with protests in cities led by Democrats unless they ask for help \u2013 key US politics stories from 31 January at a glance
Donald Trump has instructed the homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, not to intervene in protests occurring in cities led by Democrats unless local authorities ask for federal help amid mounting criticism of his administration\u2019s immigration crackdown.
On his social media site, Trump posted that \u201cunder no circumstances are we going to participate in various poorly run Democrat Cities with regard to their Protests and\/or Riots unless, and until, they ask us for help\u201d.
He provided no further details on how his order would affect operations by US Customs and Immigration Enforcement and DHS personnel, or other federal agencies, but added: \u201cWe will, however, guard, and very powerfully so, any and all Federal Buildings that are being attacked by these highly paid Lunatics, Agitators, and Insurrectionists.\u201d
Chicago\u2019s mayor, Brandon Johnson, has ordered Chicago<\/a> police to investigate and document alleged illegal activity by federal immigration agents in the city, a move that will escalate tensions over jurisdiction between local and federal authorities.
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Donald Trump has said Iran is \u201ctalking to\u201d the US and hinted at a deal to avoid the use of military strikes. \u201c[Iran is] talking to us, and we\u2019ll see if we can do something, otherwise we\u2019ll see what happens \u2026 We have a big fleet heading out there,\u201d he told Fox News. \u201cThey are negotiating.\u201d
Trump added that US allies in the region were not being told of plans for possible strikes due to security reasons.
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Survivors, lawmakers and watchdog groups accused Donald Trump\u2019s justice department of withholding records it is legally required to release after the disclosure of millions of files from the investigation into the disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein<\/a>.
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Donald Trump reportedly wants the arch he is planning to build in Washington DC to dwarf the Lincoln Memorial. The president envisions the planned arch to be a height of 250ft, or significantly taller than the 100ft Lincoln Memorial. The Washington Post reported<\/a> Trump has his eye on a plot of land near Memorial Bridge over the Potomac River.
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Funding lapsed for several US government departments on Saturday, the result of a standoff in Congress over new restrictions on federal agents involved in Donald Trump\u2019s mass deportation campaign after the killings of two US citizens in Minneapolis.
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Financed by Amazon<\/a> MGM Studios, the Melania documentary has been marketed with the gusto of a Hollywood blockbuster rather than a discreet political portrait.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
Facing a widespread backlash from the public, Democrats and even his own Republican party, Trump has been forced into a partial retreat, distancing himself from efforts by aides such as Stephen Miller and homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, to demonise Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by federal agents.
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Germany\u2019s football federation, the DFB, has ruled out a boycott of the World Cup despite calls to send a message to Trump.
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A US judge has ordered the release of a five-year-old boy and his father from a Texas detention center<\/a><\/strong> by Tuesday after they were taken into custody by immigration agents in Minneapolis earlier this month.
A federal judge has denied a request by Minnesota\u2019s state government to end the federal immigration operation in Minneapolis<\/a><\/strong> that has resulted in government agents killing two people.
Recently demoted border patrol official Gregory Bovino reportedly made mocking and sarcastic remarks about the Jewish faith of Minnesota\u2019s US attorney, Daniel Rosen.<\/a><\/strong>
Greenland\u2019s PM Jens-Frederik Nielsen has gained fans at home and abroad after his rebuke of Trump<\/a>.<\/strong>
A US Customs and Border Protection employee was recently arrested amid the immigration crackdown in Minnesota after state troopers reportedly found him \u201ccovered in vomit\u201d and unconscious in a car<\/a><\/strong>.
Catching up? Here\u2019s what happened on 30 January 2026<\/a><\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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