Democrats push for Trump to fire Kristi Noem

Tuesday, January 27, 2026

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Democrats are asking Trump to fire Kristi Noem or she will face impeachment, Phillip Glass withdraws from performing at the Kennedy Center, and a person was critically wounded by Border Patrol in Arizona

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1 | Democrats push for Kristi Noem's impeachment if Trump doesn't fire her

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2 | Suspect shot and critically wounded by Border Patrol in Arizona had assaulted federal officer, FBI claims

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3 | Kennedy Center hit with another loss as celebrated composer Phillip Glass withdraws

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4 | Locals show Trump what 'Minnesota Nice' really means in ICE resistance

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5 | Federal judge stops deportation of 5-year-old boy and father whose arrest angered the nation

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The White House is hoping President Trump's plummeting popularity won't be enough to help Democrats take control of Congress if HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr's push to reshape the American diet proves popular with voters.

According to Politico, the Trump administration and Republican political figures believe Kennedy's work to reform America's food supply and upend longstanding dietary guidelines is broadly popular with a wide swath of voters that don't fit into partisan boxes.

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