The NewsWorthy Lawmakers Assaulted, TikTok Censorship? & KPop Demon Hunters Toys - Wednesday, January 28, 2026
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Jan 28, 2026 Two lawmakers say they were violently confronted over immigration and a watchdog offers a different take on a Border Patrol shooting. Federal moves shift disaster permits and agents are being redeployed. Census data shows slowing population growth and fewer immigrants. TikTok faces outages and censorship complaints while Amazon shutters grocery experiments. K-Pop Demon Hunters spawn a major toy boom.
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Lawmakers Attacked During Public Events
- Ilhan Omar was sprayed with a syringe of strong-smelling liquid during a Minnesota town hall after calling to abolish ICE.
- Maxwell Frost said he was punched at Sundance and told Trump would deport him, and both lawmakers were uninjured.
Watchdog Report Counters Initial Claims
- CBP's internal watchdog review of the Alex Preddy shooting found no mention of him attacking officers or threatening them before he was shot.
- The report describes a brief struggle, a shouted claim of a gun, and shots fired about five seconds later, challenging earlier official characterizations.
Political Spin After A Contested Shooting
- Top administration officials quickly labeled Preddy's actions as domestic terrorism and called him a would-be assassin, prompting bipartisan criticism after the watchdog report.
- President Trump met with Kristi Noem and sent Border Czar Tom Homan to Minnesota while local leaders asked ICE agents to leave.