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Trump threatens to invoke the Insurrection Act in response to Minneapolis protests

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By Rebecca Shabad WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act in response to rising tensions between protesters and federal personnel in Minneapolis. “If the corrupt politicians of Minnesota don’t obey the law and stop the professional agitators and insurrectionists from attacking the Patriots of I.C.E., who are only trying to do their […]

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Venezuela’s opposition leader gives Trump her Nobel Peace Prize medal

National News, Venezuela's opposition leader gives Trump her Nobel Peace Prize medal /

By Peter Nicholas and Monica Alba WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump lost out on the Nobel Peace Prize, yet in a rare confluence of geopolitics and chance, he wound up with the 18-karat gold medal nonetheless. María Corina Machado, who won the 2025 prize, presented her medal to Trump during a private meeting at the White House on Thursday in appreciation for deposing

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Federal prosecutors resign over concerns about probe into Minneapolis ICE shooting, source says

Federal prosecutors resign over concerns about probe into Minneapolis ICE shooting, National News, source says /

By Julia Ainsley, Daniella Silva, Ryan J. Reilly and Michael Kosnar At least three prosecutors with the U.S. attorney’s office in Minnesota have resigned over their concerns with the direction of the investigation into the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, a person familiar with the resignations told NBC News on Tuesday. The

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Caleb Wilson’s mother reportedly frustrated with Southern University

Caleb Wilson’s mother reportedly frustrated with Southern University, National News /

The mother of Caleb Wilson is expressing frustration at Southern University. Following the last meeting of the task force named after her son, who passed away last year following an Omega Psi Phi hazing ritual, Urania Wilson asked if the Beta Sigma chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated, would be welcome back on campus following their recent

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Some Democrats push for a fight over DHS funds after ICE shooting in Minneapolis

National News, Some Democrats push for a fight over DHS funds after ICE shooting in Minneapolis /

By Sahil Kapur, Kyle Stewart and Melanie Zanona WASHINGTON — Democrats are wrestling with whether to use a key Jan. 30 deadline to demand constraints on President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed an American woman in Minneapolis. Progressives in the House and Senate are calling on their party to hold firm

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

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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

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

Minnesota sues federal government to try to end deployment of immigration agents, National News /

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

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

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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

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

National News, 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

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After fatal ICE shooting, DHS and Minnesota officials share contrasting accounts

After fatal ICE shooting, DHS and Minnesota officials share contrasting accounts, National News /

By Minyvonne Burke, Julia Ainsley and Suzanne Gamboa An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed a woman Wednesday during an immigration-related operation in Minneapolis in which she did not appear to be the target, local and federal officials said. The shooting victim has been named as Renee Nicole Good, 37, a mother and U.S. citizen. Dueling narratives emerged

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