The women, one of them a civil rights attorney, took part in a demonstration against ICE inside a Minneapolis church last Sunday. The Justice Department opened a civil rights investigation, with Attorney General Pam Bondi calling the disruption a “coordinated attack.” The church also condemned the protest. The Minnesota attorney general said the protesters were protected by the First Amendment. Tensions over immigration enforcement have erupted in Minnesota since the fatal shooting of Renee Good by a federal agent.

A federal subpoena requested personal information on Jewish faculty, students, and groups as part of an antisemitism investigation at the University of Pennsylvania. More than 150 Jewish faculty members filed an amicus brief this week in support of the school’s attempt to block it. Penn has called the demand “disconcerting” and “unnecessary” and reportedly offered instead to notify employees about how to provide any relevant information. The Justice Department launched a multi-agency task force last year to investigate antisemitism on campuses.

The government has retaken swathes of northern and eastern Syria from Kurdish forces, consolidating President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s rule nearly 14 months after Bashar al-Assad was toppled. The rapid turn of events has brought almost all of Syria back under the authority of the central Damascus-based state, following years of civil war that fractured the country. U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to back Mr. Sharaa, saying he was “working very hard,” adding that Washington was also “trying to protect the Kurds.”

Nine Muslim and Arab states joined the President Trump’s board, meant to oversee Gaza’s ceasefire and reconstruction. Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt, Turkey, Indonesia, and Pakistan joined a list that includes Morocco and the UAE. In a joint statement, they pledged to advance “a just and lasting peace” grounded in Palestinian self-determination. Mr. Trump ratified the board in Davos today.