Here is the GPL News Brief for January 30th, 2026:
* Former CNN journalist arrested over anti-ICE protest at Minnesota church
* Feds arrest Don Lemon, Minnesota journalist and 2 others over church protest
* DOJ releases tranche of Epstein files, says it has met its legal obligations
* Trump, Musk, Lutnick Show Up in Latest Epstein Files Release
* Musk and Epstein Exchanged Emails About Visiting One Another, Documents Show
* Child sex abuse tip against Trump passed on to FBI for further investigation: Epstein file
* South Africa expels Israel’s top diplomat in a move that could prompt a strong reaction from the US
* DOJ opens a civil rights probe into Alex Pretti’s fatal shooting in Minneapolis, deputy AG says
* ‘Batman’ demands city council does not support ICE
* Trump signs order launching initiative to address drug addiction
* Catherine O’Hara, Two-Time Emmy Winner and ‘Home Alone’ Star, Dies at 71
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