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Crowds in Minneapolis confront federal agents as immigration enforcement ramps up

By Maggie Vespa, Nicole Acevedo and Patrick Smith MINNEAPOLIS — In a neighborhood just a couple of blocks from where an ICE officer shot and killed Renee Nicole Good, a confrontation between protesters and federal immigration enforcement broke out Monday afternoon. Dozens of agents and officers wearing tactical gear and masks covering their faces fired pepper balls and tear gas to disperse a growing crowd of protesters chanting “shame, shame, shame” and telling agents to “get the f— out.” The scene showed how tensions are flaring up in a community grappling with Good’s death as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem vowed to deploy hundreds of

U.S. Department of Education Questions the Constitutionality of Race-Based Grant Programs

U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon recently released a new statement regarding the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel’s (OLC) opinion on the constitutionality of racial quotas and preferences in the Department of Education’s Minority-Serving Institution (MSIs) programs. “I agree with the Office of Legal Counsel opinion, which confirms that using race quotas and preferences to determine eligibility for federal education funding programs is unconstitutional,” said McMahon. “We cannot, and must not, attach race-based conditions when allocating taxpayer funding. This is another concrete step from the Trump Administration to put a stop to DEI in government and ensure taxpayer dollars support

Minnesota sues federal government to try to end deployment of immigration agents

By Tim Stelloh Officials in Minnesota are suing the federal government to stop the deployment of thousands of immigration agents to Minnesota, the state’s top prosecutor said Monday. “We allege that the obvious targeting of Minnesota for our diversity, for our democracy and our differences of opinion with the federal government is a violation of the Constitution and of federal law,” Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said at a news conference. Calling the deployment a federal “invasion of the Twin Cities,” he said: “This has to stop.” The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Minnesota, includes the cities of Minneapolis

N.C. authorities seize $860K in counterfeit goods at HBCU homecomings

The agents seized merchandise bearing counterfeit collegiate and professional sports trademarks, as well as designer brands like Ray-Ban, Gucci, Rolex, Chanel, Louis Vitton, Polo, and Nike. Similar sweeps at a Hickory flea mark and the N.C. State Fair resulted in the seizure of counterfeit merchandise valued at more than $280,000. North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine F. Marshall warned that while counterfeit items may appear to be a bargain, they often carry hidden risks. “When you buy counterfeits, you are getting poor quality products, many with health and safety issues like loose parts that can be a choking hazard, and

Federal Reserve hit with DOJ subpoenas in criminal probe over Chair Jerome Powell testimony

By Steve Kopack, Shannon Pettypiece and Garrett Haake Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Sunday that the Justice Department subpoenaed the central bank Friday with the threat of a criminal indictment, the latest move in a yearlong pressure campaign from the Trump administration. Powell said the threatened indictment related to his testimony before the Senate in June about the renovation of Federal Reserve office buildings. “No one—certainly not the chair of the Federal Reserve—is above the law,” Powell said. “But this unprecedented action should be seen in the broader context of the administration’s threats and ongoing pressure.” Powell said the Justice Department’s subpoenas were just the

National Portrait Gallery makes changes to Trump part of ‘America’s Presidents’ exhibit

By Raquel Coronell Uribe The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has replaced a photo of President Donald Trump and reportedly a caption that accompanied it — erasing mentions of Trump’s two impeachments and the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. The new portrait, displayed in the gallery’s “America’s Presidents” exhibit, was posted on X by the White House on Saturday. The Washington Post was the first to report the change. It reported that the museum “removed a swath of text that mentioned … Trump’s two impeachments and the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.” A spokesperson for the Smithsonian confirmed by email Sunday that the museum was displaying a

How ICE raids in Minnesota connect to a years-old fraud scandal

By David Ingram and Tyler Kingkade On Wednesday morning, the Department of Homeland Security posted on X, “GOOD MORNING MINNEAPOLIS!” Rep. Tom Emmer, a House Republican leader who represents Minneapolis suburbs, commented with encouragement: “Go out there and get ‘em.” The Trump administration has surged thousands of immigration agents into the Twin Cities in what it has called the largest DHS operation ever. While the administration often frames its deportation operations as efforts to keep Americans safe, it has added another angle to its Minnesota campaign: eradicating fraud. In 2022, during the Biden administration, federal prosecutors uncovered an enormous scheme to defraud a pandemic meals program in

House votes to revive Obamacare funds as senators plot a scaled-back bill

By Sahil Kapur, Scott Wong, Melanie Zanona and Julie Tsirkin WASHINGTON — The House voted Thursday to revive expired Obamacare funds for three years, after a group of Republicans rebelled against their party leaders and teamed up with Democrats to force the vote. The vote was 230-196, with 17 Republicans joining a unanimous Democratic caucus to pass the legislation. Most of the breakaway GOP lawmakers represent swing districts and are wary of health care becoming a political vulnerability in the 2026 midterms. The bill would resurrect Affordable Care Act premium tax credits for about 22 million Americans after Republicans rejected bills last year to extend the money past the

Two people shot by Border Patrol agent in Portland, police say

By Marlene Lenthang and Julia Ainsley Two people were wounded Thursday in a shooting by a Border Patrol agent in Portland, Oregon, police said, in what federal officials have called an act of self-defense during a targeted vehicle stop. The shooting comes one day after Renee Nicole Good, 37, a U.S. citizen and mother, was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis while she was in her car. Police had responded to a reported shooting shortly after 2:15 p.m. in the 10200 block of Southeast Main Street, Portland police said in a news release. A few minutes later, officers received a

Trump Says U.S. Oversight of Venezuela Could Last for Years

By David E. SangerTyler PagerKatie Rogers and Zolan Kanno-Youngs President Trump said on Wednesday evening that he expected the United States would be running Venezuela and extracting oil from its huge reserves for years, and insisted that the interim government of the country — all former loyalists to the now-imprisoned Nicolás Maduro — is “giving us everything that we feel is necessary.” “Only time will tell,” he said, when asked how long the administration will demand direct oversight of the South American nation, with the hovering threat of American military action from an armada just off shore. “We will rebuild it in a

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