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New York Mayor Eric Adams attends a press conference on gun violence prevention and public safety last summer. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption

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Will New York's mayor survive widening scandal?

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Monday

Los Angeles County firefighters pull a hose in front of a burning home as the Eaton Fire moved through the area in Altadena, Calif., on Jan. 8. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

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Power lines sparked new fires in LA after the Eaton Fire began, radio traffic shows

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Wednesday

The Department of Homeland Security released photos of migrants as they boarded planes for Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. DHS hide caption

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ACLU and other advocates sue for access to migrants moved to Guantánamo Bay

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Tuesday

A screenshot showing Glen Simon (highlighted in the red rectangle) entering the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on Jan. 6, 2021. Prosecutors cited this photo in the case against Glen Simon. A coalition of media organizations said Tuesday that video evidence from Simon's case had "disappeared" from a government platform. Department of Justice hide caption

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Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk speaks as President Trump signed an executive order about limiting the size of the federal workforce. Musk is leading the "Department of Government Efficiency" team that claims to have uncovered billions of dollars of savings, though the data underlying those claims is murky. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption

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TRACKING DOGE UPDATE

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Thursday

Former Metropolitan Police Department Officer Michael Fanone, who helped defend the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 attack. Fanone is filing for protective orders against the men who assaulted him that day. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption

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FBI agents and prosecutors fear retribution from Jan. 6 rioters pardoned by Trump

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Tuesday

Sailors and Coast Guardsmen erect tents for a migrant holding facility in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. President Trump has directed the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security to prepare for 30,000 detained migrants. Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Raphael Dorne/U.S. Navy hide caption

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The first group of migrants has been sent to Guantánamo, but legal challenges loom

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President Trump takes questions from reporters at the White House on Thursday about the collision of an American Airlines flight with a military Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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The control tower at the Reagan National Airport after the crash of an American Airlines plane on the Potomac River on approach to the airport on Jan. 30, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption

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Near-collisions at Reagan National Airport often involve military aircraft

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Protesters hold flags as they are pushed back by police on Jan. 6, 2021, after President Trump's supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol. Trump pardoned almost every person who participated in the riot. Julio Cortez/AP hide caption

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Criminal records of Jan. 6 rioters pardoned by Trump include rape, domestic violence

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Tuesday

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Trump issues Jan. 6 pardons

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Saturday

A Super Scooper plane drops water on the Palisades fire on Jan. 7 in Pacific Palisades, Calif. Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images hide caption

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