Top Stories • February 4, 2026

Border Czar Tom Homan announced that about 700 ICE and CBP officers are being withdrawn from the Minneapolis area in a partial drawdown after cooperation agreements with local authorities, though thousands of federal immigration officers will remain as enforcement continues. At the Critical Minerals Summit in Washington, Secretary of State Marco Rubio emphasized that secure access to critical minerals is vital for U.S. economic strength and national security amid global supply chain concerns. In Georgia, Fulton County officials asked a federal court to order the return of 2020 election materials seized by the FBI, arguing the county still needs the ballots for legal and administrative purposes. And in Florida, a rare freeze has triggered an unprecedented cull of iguanas left immobile by the cold. Daniel Compatangelo reports.