Interest Rates, US-Iran Tensions Rise, Amazon Layoffs and more
CNN 5 Things
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🗓️ 28 January 2026
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| 0:00.0 | Hey there from CNN. I'm David Rind with the five things you need to know for Wednesday, |
| 0:06.0 | January 28th. |
| 0:07.0 | It's been a busy 24 hours in Minnesota. Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar was sprayed with an unknown substance while hosting a town hall in Minneapolis last night. |
| 0:17.0 | Omar was not injured, and she declined a medical check and just kept on talking. |
| 0:21.9 | A 55-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of third-degree assault. CNN caught up with |
| 0:27.2 | Omar after the attack. No, I've survived war, and I'm definitely going to survive intimidation |
| 0:33.7 | and wherever these people think they can throw at me because I'm built that way. |
| 0:38.3 | Yesterday, President Donald Trump said he plans to de-escalate a little bit in the state, |
| 0:42.3 | as Borders-Ar Tom Holman has arrived in Minnesota to handle the immigration crack down there. |
| 0:47.3 | Although Trump's tone seems to have shifted again this morning on true social, |
| 0:51.3 | he attacked Minneapolis-Marg Jacob Fry for, quote, |
| 0:59.5 | playing with fire if he doesn't enforce federal immigration laws. Meanwhile, in Washington, D.C., a source tell CNN that Senate Republicans are weighing whether to give in to Democrats on making |
| 1:04.2 | changes to ice practices and a spending bill vote. Another government shutdown is looming at the end |
| 1:10.2 | of this week if the funding bill isn't |
| 1:11.7 | passed. It's a huge day at the Federal Reserve. We'll talk about that in a bit. Stick around. |
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| 1:51.3 | Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is set to announce the Fed's decision on interest rates |
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