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White House working on ‘drawdown’ plan for ICE in Minnesota

White House border czar Tom Homan holds a news conference at the Bishop Whipple Federal building on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2025 in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times 56 minutes ago

White House border czar Tom Homan said Thursday he is working on a “drawdown” plan to bring some federal agents and officers out of Minnesota, hoping to calm soaring tensions over the massive federal presence and the violent protests against it.

Trump fumes over Fed interest-rate decision, calls Jerome Powell a ‘moron’

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, right, and President Donald Trump look over a document of cost figures during a visit to the Federal Reserve, July 24, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Trump escalated his attacks on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday, dubbing the central banker a “moron” for keeping interest rates steady.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, right, and President Donald Trump look over a document of cost figures during a visit to the Federal Reserve, July 24, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

Trump fumes over Fed interest-rate decision, calls Jerome Powell a ‘moron’

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Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, left, speaks on stage with fellow candidate Comptroller Brad Lander at his primary election party in New York on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa) **FILE**

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The USS Abraham Lincoln carrier and a U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress, conduct joint exercises in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in Arabian Sea June 1, 2019. (Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brian M. Wilbur/U.S. Navy via AP, File)

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First lady Melania Trump poses for photos on the podium after ringing the New York Stock Exchange opening bell, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., arrives at his office as the Senate returns at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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First lady Melania Trump bets on herself with release of groundbreaking documentary

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., arrives at his office as the Senate returns at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Schumer lays out Senate Democrats’ plan on reining in ICE through DHS funding bill

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People attend the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) hearing on the midair aircraft collision that killed 67 people near Washington Reagan National Airport, at the National Transportation and Safety Board boardroom in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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A person walks past a memorial honoring Alex Pretti outside the Minneapolis VA hospital on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, in Minneapolis. (Kerem Yücel/Minnesota Public Radio via AP)

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Federal agents make a traffic stop on a U.S. citizen as they provide their identification including a passport and drivers license, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)

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In this Jan. 28, 2012, photo, U.S. soldiers, part of the NATO- led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) patrol west of Kabul, Afghanistan. As the United States ends the nearly 20-year war in Afghanistan and as the Taliban recaptures much of the country, Americans are asking if the longest war in their history was worth the cost. (AP Photo/Hoshang Hashimi) **FILE**

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A Ukrainian drone operator from the Kraken 1654 unit, callsign Imla, flies a Vampire drone during a demonstration for The Associated Press, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) **FILE**

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In this photo provided by the South Korea Defense Ministry, South Korean Navy's destroyer Yulgok Yi I, front row right, U.S. Navy's aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, center, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's Umigiri, front row left, sail in formation during a joint naval exercise in international waters off South Korea's southern island of Jeju on April 4, 2023. North Korea’s recent escalation of threats and endless tests of weapons aimed toward South Korea haven't done much to upset the calm in Seoul. Residents in the South's capital feel they've seen it all before and it's North Korea's way of getting attention in an election year for South Korea and the U.S. (South Korea Defense Ministry via AP, File)

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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks at the Federal Reserve, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

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President Donald Trump greets the crowd at the conclusion of an event on "Trump Accounts" at Carnegie Mellon Auditorium, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, right, and President Donald Trump look over a document of cost figures during a visit to the Federal Reserve, July 24, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

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White House border czar Tom Homan holds a news conference at the Bishop Whipple Federal building on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2025 in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

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People attend the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) hearing on the midair aircraft collision that killed 67 people near Washington Reagan National Airport, at the National Transportation and Safety Board boardroom in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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In this photo provided by the South Korea Defense Ministry, South Korean Navy's destroyer Yulgok Yi I, front row right, U.S. Navy's aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, center, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's Umigiri, front row left, sail in formation during a joint naval exercise in international waters off South Korea's southern island of Jeju on April 4, 2023. North Korea’s recent escalation of threats and endless tests of weapons aimed toward South Korea haven't done much to upset the calm in Seoul. Residents in the South's capital feel they've seen it all before and it's North Korea's way of getting attention in an election year for South Korea and the U.S. (South Korea Defense Ministry via AP, File)

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In this photo provided by the South Korea Defense Ministry, South Korean Navy's destroyer Yulgok Yi I, front row right, U.S. Navy's aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, center, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's Umigiri, front row left, sail in formation during a joint naval exercise in international waters off South Korea's southern island of Jeju on April 4, 2023. North Korea’s recent escalation of threats and endless tests of weapons aimed toward South Korea haven't done much to upset the calm in Seoul. Residents in the South's capital feel they've seen it all before and it's North Korea's way of getting attention in an election year for South Korea and the U.S. (South Korea Defense Ministry via AP, File)

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