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Live updates: This is not the first time federal agents have shot someone in recent months during immigration enforcement. The news outlet The Trace counted 14 shootings since late July.
Live: ICE agent shoots, kills woman in Minneapolis
Local law enforcement flooded the scene in south Minneapolis following the shooting around 9:30 a.m.
bit.ly
January 7, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Live updates: This is not the first time federal agents have shot someone in recent months during immigration enforcement. The news outlet The Trace counted 14 shootings since late July.
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ICE, get the fuck out of Minneapolis.
January 7, 2026 at 9:11 PM
ICE, get the fuck out of Minneapolis.
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We are not ok. That freak caricature running the DHS goons is a liar, ICE murdered her point-blank. For the record, she was a 37-year-old, white, US Citizen, who used her car to block traffic. Spread the word to stop the blatant lies by this administration!
Local officials in Minneapolis, including Mayor Jacob Frey, called on federal forces to leave the city after an ICE agent shot and killed a woman.
Many Local Officials Call for Federal Forces to Leave Minneapolis
Minneapolis leaders condemned the immigration crackdown, as federal officials defended the operation.
nyti.ms
January 7, 2026 at 8:04 PM
We are not ok. That freak caricature running the DHS goons is a liar, ICE murdered her point-blank. For the record, she was a 37-year-old, white, US Citizen, who used her car to block traffic. Spread the word to stop the blatant lies by this administration!
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The U.S. Coast Guard has been pursuing the sanctioned tanker—now sailing with a Russian registration—for the past two weeks after it refused to be boarded in the Caribbean Sea.
Russia Sends Naval Escorts To Aid Oil Tanker Pursued By U.S., Reports Say
The U.S. Coast Guard has been pursuing the sanctioned tanker—now sailing with a Russian registration—for the past two weeks after it refused to be boarded in the Caribbean Sea.
www.forbes.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:35 AM
The U.S. Coast Guard has been pursuing the sanctioned tanker—now sailing with a Russian registration—for the past two weeks after it refused to be boarded in the Caribbean Sea.
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Minneapolis ✊💚 Way to stand strong against ICE!
December 16, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Minneapolis ✊💚 Way to stand strong against ICE!
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Close to a deadline for mailing your ballot, tax return or legal document? To make sure it gets a postmark on time under the latest USPS changes, you may want to send it early or visit a post office. n.pr/47ll5Nc
Your ballot or other mail may not get postmarked by USPS the day it's dropped off
Close to a deadline for mailing your ballot, tax return or legal document? To make sure it gets a postmark on time under the latest USPS changes, you may want to send it early or visit a post office.
n.pr
October 23, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Close to a deadline for mailing your ballot, tax return or legal document? To make sure it gets a postmark on time under the latest USPS changes, you may want to send it early or visit a post office. n.pr/47ll5Nc
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is continuing to buck GOP congressional leadership, placing blame on top Republicans for failing to pull the government from its ongoing shutdown.
Marjorie Taylor Greene ‘putting blame’ on GOP congressional leaders for shutdown
Greene has continued to be a thorn in the side of Republican leadership in recent weeks, splitting from Trump and the GOP on a string of high-profile topics.
www.politico.com
October 9, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is continuing to buck GOP congressional leadership, placing blame on top Republicans for failing to pull the government from its ongoing shutdown.
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Trump's off-script comments are causing shutdown headaches for GOP leaders.
Trump's off-script comments cause shutdown headaches for GOP
President Donald Trump, Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune are straining to project a united front against Democrats.
www.politico.com
October 8, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Trump's off-script comments are causing shutdown headaches for GOP leaders.
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“These leaked messages make it blatantly clear that the decision to send troops to Portland is based on political optics, not safety,” said U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore.
‘Dangerous and un-American’: Politicians deride Trump administration over leaked messages on deploying Army to Portland
Several Democrats in Minnesota and Oregon criticized the administration this weekend, responding to an exclusive report by the Minnesota Star Tribune.
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October 5, 2025 at 12:14 PM
“These leaked messages make it blatantly clear that the decision to send troops to Portland is based on political optics, not safety,” said U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore.
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September 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Ranks of farmers are expected to have record corn and soybean yields this year. So far, China hasn’t placed a single order of U.S. soybeans for the upcoming market year. The absence has sent farmers across the Upper Midwest scrambling for what to do with the crops.
Without China trade, what’s next for Upper Midwest soybean farmers?
It’s been raining for hours in Ransom County, North Dakota. The weather reminds Mike Langseth why he has grown a bumper crop of soybeans.
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September 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Ranks of farmers are expected to have record corn and soybean yields this year. So far, China hasn’t placed a single order of U.S. soybeans for the upcoming market year. The absence has sent farmers across the Upper Midwest scrambling for what to do with the crops.
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1) Take food money from hungry families
2) Start trade war that drives up food costs
3) Stop tracking the # of hungry families
4) Declare hunger solved without actually feeding people
2) Start trade war that drives up food costs
3) Stop tracking the # of hungry families
4) Declare hunger solved without actually feeding people
USDA cancels survey tracking how many Americans struggle to get enough food
The Department of Agriculture said it will end a longstanding annual food insecurity survey. Experts say the move will obscure the effects of recent changes that will lead to people losing food aid.
www.npr.org
September 23, 2025 at 6:05 PM
1) Take food money from hungry families
2) Start trade war that drives up food costs
3) Stop tracking the # of hungry families
4) Declare hunger solved without actually feeding people
2) Start trade war that drives up food costs
3) Stop tracking the # of hungry families
4) Declare hunger solved without actually feeding people
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Weeks before an assailant opened fire on a Catholic church in Minneapolis, the Trump administration cut funding to a program in Minnesota aimed at preventing acts of mass violence, documents show.
Before Minnesota Shooting, a Program Aimed at Preventing Attacks Lost Federal Funding
The cut by the Trump administration does not appear to have affected the handling of the church shooting this week, but state leaders say it weakens efforts to identify future threats.
nyti.ms
September 1, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Weeks before an assailant opened fire on a Catholic church in Minneapolis, the Trump administration cut funding to a program in Minnesota aimed at preventing acts of mass violence, documents show.
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Breaking News: President Trump and Vice President JD Vance berated President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in a tense White House meeting.
Trump and Vance Rebuke Zelensky During White House Meeting: Live Updates
www.nytimes.com
February 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Breaking News: President Trump and Vice President JD Vance berated President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in a tense White House meeting.
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Staffing at the HUD office that pays for housing and support services across the country is slated to be cut by 84%. Advocates warn such heavy cuts could make record-high homelessness even worse.
Trump administration plans mass firing at office that funds homelessness programs
Staffing at the HUD office that pays for housing and support services across the country is slated to be cut by 84%. Advocates warn such heavy cuts could make record-high homelessness even worse.
www.npr.org
February 22, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Staffing at the HUD office that pays for housing and support services across the country is slated to be cut by 84%. Advocates warn such heavy cuts could make record-high homelessness even worse.
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This is the ultimate dick boss move from Musk - except he isn’t even the boss, he’s just a dick.
February 23, 2025 at 12:41 AM
This is the ultimate dick boss move from Musk - except he isn’t even the boss, he’s just a dick.
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As racial and gender equity programs come under attack, many American companies have scaled back. But Costco, Microsoft and others have forged ahead.
As D.E.I. Programs Come Under Attack, Companies Like Costco and Microsoft Forge Ahead
As racial and gender equity programs come under attack, many companies have scaled back. But Costco, Microsoft and others have forged ahead.
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
As racial and gender equity programs come under attack, many American companies have scaled back. But Costco, Microsoft and others have forged ahead.
So refreshing to not be monitored by Zuck!
November 13, 2024 at 11:47 AM
So refreshing to not be monitored by Zuck!